Golf with High Fade Society

Alex Riggs sits down with High Fade Society to discuss his approach to coaching and how our changing world allows him to utilize his creativity to better serve the golf community. This interview is 45 minutes long.

Chris goes off on CBS and their lackluster or nonexistent coverage of the Playoff holes from the Workday Charity Open Tournament. 

Lisa Marie Brantley sits down with Rich and Chris to talk about Social Media's Influence on Women and Girls who play golf. We talk about Women with Drive, Golf Curious, Tee Up with Lisa Marie. Lisa Marie Brantley has overcome a bad marriage, a miscarriage, and a divorce only to find her place in the world thru the great game of golf. Since her return to golf Lisa Marie has hosted several events and her own Television Show, "Tee Up with Lisa Marie". Tune into High Fade Society to catch more Sports and Golf stories on Apple Podcasts. 

A Golf Podcast with Rich and Chris bring to you UFC 251: Fight Island as Covid-19 impacts a Championship fight. Tiger Woods returns next week to the Memorial Tournament as the PGA hosts back to back events at the same location, Muirfield Village, being a one time replacement for the John Deer Classic. UFC 251 kicks off this event with co-main events, Kamaru Usman takes on replacement Jorge Masvidal. Jorge Masvidal replacing Gilbert Burns as Burns has tested positive for COVID-19. 

5X NPC Champion attacks new challenges in an aggressive manner. In the past four years, she has taken home the top prize at NPC Regional events and has been a top qualifies in top events. Her newest challenge that she faces is learning the first steps to take in becoming a better golf player. She is learning about the short game by playing on Par 3 and Executive Courses. She believes that putting and chipping are the most important part of the game and our host Chris Vetere agrees. Chris provides some tips on practicing putting in the house while providing some in house games he used to play during his early years in the game. 

Scott and Rich discuss golf culture, the barriers to entry in becoming a golfer. The challenges of arriving at a golf course, the dress attire, other people seeing your bad shots, pace of play, and food and drink at the course. Scott talks about his history behind the camera at PGA Events, The Wandering Golfer, Golf Curious, and some new projects coming up. 

Chris stands up for his fellow Americans and stands up against a 2 space parker. Does height matter for the ladies and for the guys. Golf clubs, golf balls, and golf grooves. High Fade Society covers it all when it comes to equipment. What types of equipment changes do you need to make in order to improve your game. High Fade Society is now on You Tube. Follow Golf with High Fade Society on all of your favorite podcast channels. 

Rich and Chris bump heads and run into trouble balancing life, work, and a podcast. Mike Trout steps up to the plate at Top Golf Las Vegas and crushes a bomb. Rich and Chris debate if Trout can keep up with the PGA's finest drivers. Rocket Mortgage kicks off and newcomer Will Gordon will have to up his game. Can he maintain this momentum at the top? New Jersey's Best Golf courses are up for debate as Rich makes some plans to do some traveling.

Chris and Rich look to make good on some friendly bets with this weekend's Freedom Invitational at Wild Turkey Golf Club in Franklin, NJ. Phil Mickelson leads the way into the Travelers Championship this weekend. Rich's son arrived home today. What's the one exercise that you can take away in order to get a better feel for your golf swing? You'll need big balls. 

Rich and Chris review the heartbreaking playoff ending that took place at the Colonial in Fort Worth, TX in what will be remembered as an all time classic Charles Schwab Challenge. Daniel Berger took home the championship, however, the compelling story coming out of the event may be around the up and coming young star, Colin Marikawa. 

We then move on to the intense field at the RBC Heritage. This event is usually a light field immediately following The Masters. We head down to Hilton Head to discuss the upcoming match up. 

Finally, when and where will we see Tiger Woods and does it even matter if we ever see him again. Following his 2019 Masters win, what more does he have to accomplish and will there ever be another Tiger in our lifetime.

Rich gives a quick update into this weekend's Charles Schwab Challenge. 

Weekly Update:

• Charles Schwab Championship
  • Daniel Berger 1,350,000
  • Colin Morikawa misses a 5 foot putt off the edge of the cup
    
  • Bigger Names:
    • Bryson Dechambeu $366k
    • Patrick Reed T7$240k
    • Bubba Watson T7 $240k
    • Justin Thomas 10TH, $180K
    • Jordan Speith 10TH, $180K
    • Rory McIlroy T32
    • Brooks Kepka T32
    • Phil Mickelson Missed the Cut
    • Tiger Woods Did Not Participate
      
• Wild Wednesday’s at Wild Turkey
• 4:45pm Sunset Round
  
• Fast Company Summer Invitational
• Registration Kicks off
  
• Paige Spiranac Update
• Working on a puzzle last night we’ll see how that works out.
  

In the first short form podcast, Rich talks about 

• Summer Time, 
• Paige Spiranac's explosive Social Media Following, 
• the return of the PGA, UFC, NBA; 
• what in the world is going on with Major League Baseball
• the challenges & enjoyments of launching a podcast
• The Charles Schwab Challenge

High Fade Society is a podcast hosted by Rich Mastriani and Christopher Vetere. Rich and Chris cover all things sports with a focus around amateur Golf Culture, lessons learned from playing, teaching and their overall experience in golf. High Fade Society host guests such as golf pro's, greenkeepers, cart girls, players of all levels, and weekend golfers as well.