The Golfer's Journal Podcast

Gary Player was 17 and had only been playing golf for three years when he told his father that he was turning pro. Player went on to win nine majors and the career grand slam on two different tours, and today, at 91, he still cannot entirely explain how. On this episode, he and host Tom Coyne go looking for the answer in what Player calls “it,” a quality he can spot in champions but never quite define. Along the way he tells the story of the five words he got out of Ben Hogan at his first U.S. Open, the 22-footer he holed at Augusta for a caddie who needed a new roof, what made Arnie and Jack brothers rather than rivals, and the goal he’s chasing: Teeing it up at 100 years old. The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider becoming a member here: https://glfrsj.nl/MembershipsYTThe Golfer’s Journal Podcast is presented by Titleist.

Tom Coyne spent four months walking 1,118 miles around the links of Ireland, and it turned into a bestseller. Nearly two decades later his book has become a television series, and this time he had company, considerably better accommodations and a few less miles on foot. A Course Called Ireland premieres Sunday on Paramount+ and the BBC, with our editor playing the links of Northern Ireland and the Republic alongside Bill Murray and a rotating cast of Murrays and friends. In this episode, Coyne is joined by Joel Murray, Johnny Murray and executive producer Casey Scharf to share their favorite stories from the show, including a surf lesson that went sideways, how a massage therapist ended up on the crew and what it actually takes to keep Bill in line.The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider becoming a member here: https://glfrsj.nl/MembershipsYTThe Golfer’s Journal Podcast is presented by Titleist.

On October 13, we celebrated Member Appreciation Day, our annual thank-you to the Broken Tee Society members who power everything we do. To help celebrate, we went live inside the BTS Community for our first-ever edition of MAD Radio, catching up with members, contributors and friends of the brand. You can listen to each segment of the show here in The Golfer’s Journal Podcast feed.About Charlie Warzel:Charlie is a staff writer at The Atlantic, host of the Galaxy Brain podcast and one of TGJ’s regular contributors. In this episode, we cover the $700 human-hair mullet he got to pay off a bet with Chasing Scratch, the Twitter DM that became a Ben Rector song at Lincoln Center, and the deer that charged the 18th at Cypress Point.The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider becoming a member here:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://glfrsj.nl/MembershipsYT⁠⁠The Golfer’s Journal Podcast is presented by Titleist.

On October 13, we celebrated Member Appreciation Day, our annual thank-you to the Broken Tee Society members who power everything we do. To help celebrate, we went live inside the BTS Community for our first-ever edition of MAD Radio, catching up with members, contributors and friends of the brand. You can listen to each segment of the show here in The Golfer’s Journal Podcast feed.About Shane Bacon:Shane calls golf for CBS and the Korn Ferry Tour, co-founded the logo studio Ground Under Repair and is a TGJ contributor. In this episode, we cover the Korn Ferry Tour graduates to watch, what makes a great club logo, and his Wednesday walks around Augusta National with Billy Kratzert.The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider becoming a member here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://glfrsj.nl/MembershipsYT⁠The Golfer’s Journal Podcast is presented by Titleist.

On October 13, we celebrated Member Appreciation Day, our annual thank-you to the Broken Tee Society members who power everything we do. To help celebrate, we went live inside the BTS Community for our first-ever edition of MAD Radio, catching up with members, contributors and friends of the brand. You can listen to each segment of the show here in The Golfer’s Journal Podcast feed.About Jim Dodson:Jim is a NYT bestselling author who wrote Final Rounds, Arnold Palmer’s memoir A Golfer’s Life and the definitive Ben Hogan biography, and he’s a regular TGJ contributor. In this episode, we cover the call from Winnie Palmer he was sure was a prank, what Arnie trusted him to put in the book, and the story of the last time he saw Palmer before he passed.The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider becoming a member here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://glfrsj.nl/MembershipsYT⁠The Golfer’s Journal Podcast is presented by Titleist.

On October 13, we celebrated Member Appreciation Day, our annual thank-you to the Broken Tee Society members who power everything we do. To help celebrate, we went live inside the BTS Community for our first-ever edition of MAD Radio, catching up with members, contributors and friends of the brand. You can listen to each segment of the show here in The Golfer’s Journal Podcast feed.About Brad Gehl:A former Oklahoma State player and mini-tour pro, Brad now shapes golf courses, runs his own firm, American Golf Design, and is a TGJ contributor. In this episode, we cover how he made the leap into building courses, the shapers whose names you’ll know soon, raiding Pete Dye’s basement for books, and the fake Montauk course that fooled the internet.The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider becoming a member here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://glfrsj.nl/MembershipsYT⁠The Golfer’s Journal Podcast is presented by Titleist.

On October 13, we celebrated Member Appreciation Day, our annual thank-you to the Broken Tee Society members who power everything we do. To help celebrate, we went live inside the BTS Community for our first-ever edition of MAD Radio, catching up with members, contributors and friends of the brand. You can listen to each segment of the show here in The Golfer’s Journal Podcast feed.About Jeff Warne:Jeff recently wrapped 25 years as Director of Golf at The Bridge to build New Holland Golf Club in Aiken, South Carolina. In this episode, we cover the backyard course he built as a kid in Augusta, his design philosophy for New Holland, when you can tee it up, and, of course, the hot dog bar.The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider becoming a member here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://glfrsj.nl/MembershipsYT⁠The Golfer’s Journal Podcast is presented by Titleist.

On October 13, we celebrated Member Appreciation Day, our annual thank-you to the Broken Tee Society members who power everything we do. To help celebrate, we went live inside the BTS Community for our first-ever edition of MAD Radio, catching up with members, contributors and friends of the brand. You can listen to each segment of the show here in The Golfer’s Journal Podcast feed.About Ian Birrell:Ian grew up in Anstruther, Scotland, and won the club championship at St Andrews at 17. Now he spends winters teaching skiing in Mammoth Lakes, California, and summers at the golf courses there. In this episode, we cover golf at 8,000 feet, the Rally from Death Valley to Sierra Star, the Mammoth Open, and the copy of TGJ that got him through his toughest times.The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider becoming a member here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://glfrsj.nl/MembershipsYT⁠The Golfer’s Journal Podcast is presented by Titleist.

On October 13, we celebrated Member Appreciation Day, our annual thank-you to the Broken Tee Society members who power everything we do. To help celebrate, we went live inside the BTS Community for our first-ever edition of MAD Radio, catching up with members, contributors and friends of the brand. You can listen to each segment of the show here in The Golfer’s Journal Podcast feed.About Ben Clymer:Ben founded Hodinkee, the most influential watch publication in the world, and is a card-carrying BTS member. In this episode, we cover the Winged Foot invite from Adam Scott that pulled him back into golf, watching Tiger’s 2019 Masters win, what it really takes to get some of the most coveted timepieces, and which watch brand matches each famous golf course.The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider becoming a member here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://glfrsj.nl/MembershipsYT⁠The Golfer’s Journal Podcast is presented by Titleist.

On October 13, we celebrated Member Appreciation Day, our annual thank-you to the Broken Tee Society members who power everything we do. To help celebrate, we went live inside the BTS Community for our first-ever edition of MAD Radio, catching up with members, contributors and friends of the brand. You can listen to each segment of the show here in The Golfer’s Journal Podcast feed.About Tom CoyneTGJ editor and NYT bestseller Tom Coyne has a new project. In this episode, we cover A Course Called Ireland, his new series with Bill Murray premiering October 25 on Paramount+. He gets into how Bill saved the title, the moment at Newark when he knew it was real, and a raucous birthday party at Mount Falcon.The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider becoming a member here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://glfrsj.nl/MembershipsYT⁠The Golfer’s Journal Podcast is presented by Titleist.