The GOLFIZZ Show - Golf Podcast

On this very special episode of The GOLFIZZ Show podcast, Andy and Michael catch up from New Zealand with the Three-time Major Champion and European Team Captain for the 2020 Ryder Cup, Pádraig Harrington, from his home in Ireland. Hear never-before-heard stories from the former Champion Golfer of the Year as well as the thoughts and insights around his continued passion for the game. Enjoy!

She's getting millions of views on social media around the world for her incredible golf trick shots and now she's taking things to the next level by appearing on The GOLFIZZ Show podcast! Actually, we cornered this homegrown talent at her base in Arizona and mildly begged for her to help us out. 

She agreed (yay) and then forgot our first recording date :(

Then we begged some more and now here she is. Enjoy!

Speed golf is not just cramming in a quick 9 when your better half thinks you're running late home due to an unexpected work "meeting". Speed golf, as the name suggests, is a fast-paced and fast-growing competitive part of the game and New Zealand has the world's top athlete; High School physical education teacher, Jamie Reid. In this episode of The GOLFIZZ Show podcast, Andy and Michael jog through a chat with Jamie during the pandemic lockdown, to hear about his early success and to discuss the future of this exciting sport. Enjoy!

For decades New Zealand has punched well above its weight on the international golfing scene with talented players in every corner of the game and we're right up there when it comes to caddying as well. On this episode of The GOLFIZZ Show podcast, Andy and Michael chat with leading NZ caddie Sam Pinfold, to hear about the way lady luck played a small part in getting him on the bag for Cameron Smith, rolling up to Augusta in your gym clothes and what it will be like if the PGA Tour resumes this year without spectators. Enjoy!

On this episode of The GOLFIZZ Show, Andy and Michael check-in with the Steven Reid Heyes, the Golf Services Manager from their home course, the fantastic Akarana Golf Club. Find out what it's been like being on the isolated front-lines of a golf club during the pandemic and hear his thoughts about the future of this central located Auckland club. Enjoy!

One of the early, and arguably one of the most hardest-hit sectors of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, is tourism. In this episode of The GOLFIZZ Show, Andy and Michael chat with Rauru Walker, an outstanding entrepreneur who has built a successful golf tourism business that showcases the incredible experiences New Zealand has to offer. Catering to the wealthy and those that are committed to ticking off their golfing dreams down-under, Luxury Golf Tours NZ has delivered on that promise for 13 years so far - but where are things at now?  Listen and Enjoy!

What happens when you're about to say goodbye to your professional playing days, and then you qualify for the biggest and most prestigious tournament on the planet? On this episode of The GOLFIZZ Show, Andy and Michael catch up across the ditch with Aussie Pro, Aaron Pike to hear that story and a career full of promise, pain, opportunity, and getting things back on track. Enjoy!

The GOLFIZZ Show co-host Andy Wright was a guest on London's talkRADIO with host Darryl Morris, to chat about living life during COVID-19 lockdown and to get his 'isolation toolkit'. They also talk a bit about golf. Enjoy!

He's an incredible talent, has hair to rival that of Erik Anders Lang and, if we ever get out of this COVID lockdown, he will be Andy's future Groomsman. 

Luke Toomey has it all going for him: fantastic recent form, his mojo and now plenty of spare time to catch up with Andy and Michael to talk about the highs as well as and his thoughts on getting out of life's bunkers in this episode of The GOLFIZZ Show. Enjoy!

In 2004 a tragic accident changed Brad's golfing journey forever, and in recent times, several happy accidents have set him on a trajectory to a prosperous future. In this episode of The GOLFIZZ Show, Andy and Michael check-in with one of New Zealand's most exciting golf prospects of the early 2000s and hear about the journey from Murupara to the US and then to Queenstown, and many stories in between. Enjoy!

In this episode of The GOLFIZZ Show, Andy and Michael catch up with one of the leading New Zealand golf course General Managers, Hayden McCallum. No, he's not the cousin of one of the country's greatest cricketers (Brendon), but he is a big fan of a drinks break. Enjoy!

He has been President Obama's golfing buddy, he is a member of Augusta National and is soon to be an unpaid remote intern at Golf Media* - that's right, in this very special episode of The GOLFIZZ Show, Andy and Michael catch up with Sir John Key, the former Prime Minister from his lockdown 'bunker' somewhere in Parnell, Auckland. So sit back and listen to declassified golf stories before they self-destruct. Enjoy!

Thanks to Luke Toomey for his assistance in making this episode possible.

Getting your golf equipment from The Clubroom is a rare and wonderful retail experience. In this episode of The GOLFIZZ Show, Andy and Michael chat with co-owner David Feeney to find out how this likeable human is coping with a forced break, plans for the business's future and whether or not his lockdown beard will stay. Enjoy!

The team at New Zealand Golf work hard to support the infrastructure as well as connect all the people surrounding the game we love. In this episode of The GOLFIZZ Show, Andy and Michael fumble their way through a COVID-19 lockdown chat with Sector Relationship Manager at NZ Golf and NZ Golf Industry Council Chairman, Carl Fenton to find out what's been happening, at an administrative level, in these difficult times...and you'll also discover why Andy hates the gym so much. Enjoy!

In this episode of The GOLFIZZ Show, Andy and Michael remotely catch up with Kiwi professional golfer, Ryan Fox during his lockdown induced golfing hiatus. Find out about his most surreal moments in golf so far, a talent he'd steal from another pro if he could, and hear Andy try to squeeze-in that he once played a round with Ryan at the St Andrews Golf Club (in Hamilton). Enjoy!

On this episode of The GOLFIZZ Show, Andy and Michael catch up with passionate fitness and golf coach, Emma Fairnie, from her lockdown pad in Snells Beach. Find out why she moved away from the home of golf to New Zealand, learn about Andy's secret beer stash and listen for Michael's (potential) COVID induced nose-sniffing which couldn't be removed from the edit. Enjoy!

How will the greens hold up during the COVID-19 Level 4 lockdown? On this episode of The GOLFIZZ Show, Michael and Andy chat with George Flynn, the very talented Course Manager of the Pukekohe Golf Club and President of The Auckland Golf Course Superintendents Association to get the inside word.

In this episode, Andy and Michael have another quarantine catch-up and reminisce about the time they got to interview Tiger Woods at the 2019 Presidents Cup in Melbourne, and they chat with the General Manager of one the most spectacular golf courses in New Zealand, the Muriwai Golf Links. 

During New Zealand's COVID-19 Level 4 lockdown, Andy and Michael catch up with Marcus Wheelhouse, coach of some of New Zealand's best and up and coming players including Ryan Fox, Fraser Wilkin, Harry Bateman, Daniel Pearce and many more.

Marcus started playing golf at just 8 years of age and had a successful career. He ranked the Number One Amateur Golfer in the world in 1995 and was awarded Auckland Sportsman of the Year that year.  As an amateur, Marcus won 31 amateur tournaments including successfully defending the New Zealand Stroke play Championship in 1993 and 1994.

He was a member of the successful New Zealand Eisenhower Trophy Team of 1994 and enjoyed overseas success too, winning six overseas tournaments including the Malaysian Amateur Tournament and the prestigious Lake Macquarie Championship in Australia.

Marcus turned professional in January 1996 and was named Rookie of the Year on the Australian Tour.  He then played in Europe on the Challenge Tour for five years before playing on the nationwide and mini-tours in the USA for another few years before an injury ended his playing career.

Beginning a new chapter in his life, Marcus returned to New Zealand in 2007 and started teaching the game he loves and now is a AAA NZPGA member.

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