Yearly Archives: 2015

Friends of Tiger, Episode 12: Alex Myers of Golf Digest!

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Shane

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Alex Myers of Golf Digest is making his first appearance on the show, and I know what you’re thinking: IS HE READY FOR THE FIRE PIT?! Good news: He is! We talk about Rory’s big win at the Wells Fargo, and just why we find the guy so darn appealing. Will anyone be his Rafa—the guy who emerges as a true competitive rival? Could it be Jordan? Our conversation ranges from stat nerdery to history to tennis to NBA basketball. All of it, of course, loops back to our favorite game. Don’t miss this one!

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Friends of Tiger, Episode 11: Kyle Porter of CBS on Rickie, Rory, and More

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Shane

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Kyle Porter is BACK, and he’s ready to bring the red hot heat. Kyle wrote a great piece on Rickie Fowler, and the way we as fans and pundits tend to overreact to the results of a single weekend, so we start there before moving on to Rory McIlroy. Kyle and I rank the top 7 Rory Rivalries, and the results may shock and appall you. Elsewhere, I encourage people to harass a certain Twitter account, and things get surprisingly philosophical as Kyle and I discuss the nature of life, fandom, language, and so much more. Tune in, my friends, or be left behind at the water cooler like a DWEEB.

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Friends of Tiger, Episode 10: D.J. Piehowski of the PGA Tour

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Shane

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We’ve gone official! D.J. Piehowski of the PGA Tour is our guest today, and we’re talking all about Rickie Fowler’s thrilling win at the Players Championship over Sergio Garcia and Kevin Kisner. What does this mean for the game? Is Rickie still overrated? Is he the next Tiger? Is he already better than Tiger? It’s a red-hot session of scorching takes, and D.J. also tells us a little about what it’s like to work for the Tour. If you miss this episode, you’re not a real golf fan, and you might not even be a real person.

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Friends of Tiger, Episode 9: Ryan Ballengee of Yahoo! and GolfNewsNet

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Shane

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We’re back and chomping at the bit as Ryan Ballengee stops by to discuss his career in golf media, the pains of getting older, and also a bit of GOLF: Players Championship, Jordan, Rory, Horschel, Matsuyama, Tiger, and all your favorites. Literally every single one of your favorites, of all time. It’s a spine-tingler, we DO NOT recommend listening alone!

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Friends of Tiger, Episode 8: Stephanie Wei

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Shane

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There are only two topics on the table today: Stephanie Wei’s credential revocation, and Rory McIlroy’s big win at the Match Play Championship. Enjoy!

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Friends of Tiger, Episode 7: EMERGENCY PODCAST with Chris Solomon

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Shane

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It’s fight night in America! Keegan Bradley, Miguel Angel Jimenez, and a caddie called Pepsi mixed it up at the Match Play Championship, and Chris Solomon (NoLayingUp.com) and I are here to sort through the rubble. This is a shorter, emergency podcast, and we’re mostly talking Keegan-Miguel, but we share some of our own golf war stories and make predictions for the rest of the match play bracket. This episode is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.

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Friends of Tiger Episode 6: Ashley Mayo of Golf Digest!

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Shane

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Today our lucky stars have aligned, and we’re joined by Ashley Mayo, Golf Digester extraordinaire and one of Sports Illustrated’s Top 100 Twitter follows. Ashley and I chat about her life and times, Golf Digest’s new hip young direction, and the upcoming Match Play Championship in San Francisco. Ashley has played TPC Harding Park since the re-routing, and we talk about the course and the groups that were announced on the Golf Channel special. Will Victor Dubuisson destroy all? We finish up by taking Twitter questions, covering everything from Poulter to the name of this podcast to how to behave around people you have a crush on to whether Ashley is interested in dating a Twitter user named PiltyBones. Don’t miss it!

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Friends of Tiger, Episode 5: Luke Kerr-Dineen of USA Today

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Shane

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Transatlantic heart-throb Luke Kerr-Dineen is on the program today, and it doesn’t take long before we get into the reallll good stuff. Luke wrote an article about Jordan Spieth’s high marketability, but we both puzzle over the fact that he’s kinda…dull. We go from there to a discussion about the differences between American and European golf fans, and as someone who has spent years on both sides of that big ol’ pond, Luke has a terrific perspective. Next, it’s on to Poulter, and whether he has a good point about not playing at the BMW PGA Championship, or if he’s just being his usual self. We field Twitter questions, share some predictions about the Zurich Classic, and generally just let it fly. NOTE: There are some audio issues on Luke’s end for the first 8 minutes. Hang with it, they get better after that!

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Friends of Tiger, Episode 4: Stephanie Wei of WeiUnderPar

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Shane

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I’m psyched to have my good friend Stephanie Wei on the show, and we waste no time getting into the nitty-gritty of Jim Furyk’s win at the RBC Heritage. He came out storming with a Sunday 63, and survived two grueling playoff holes against a game Kevin Kisner to win his first event since 2010. It’s a big moment for Furyk, and we talk about how people will view the playing legacy of one of the most thoughtful, but also contradictory, players on the Tour. We touch on Kisner’s heroics, and we round it out by talking about our experiences on the PGA Tour with angry players (*ahem* Els and Poulter *ahem*), paranoid tournament hosts, and overzealous locker room attendants. It’s a humdinger!

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Friends of Tiger, Episode 3: Kyle Porter of CBS

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Shane

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Today I’m joined by CBS’ Kyle Porter—the perfect shot in the arm for our collective Masters hangover. We’re talking about Jordan Spieth and his appearance on David Letterman, Bubba Watson’s latest foray into the world of hip-hop, Phil’s lunacy, and why it seems like the PGA Tour pros like Spieth better than Rory McIlroy—and why we’re so ready to move beyond Rory and place the crown on young Jordan. Also, what’s going to happen in Hilton Head this weekend? It’s a really fun hour with Kyle, so don’t miss a minute!

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Links: Jordan Spieth talking to his ball supercut. Bubba Watson rapping (3-minute mark).

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