The Island Green Podcast

The boys chose a remote location to record this edition and were joined with the much younger guest host and Countryview ‘Legend’ Scott Morton.

Discussions included Scott’s modest golf career, the Halftime show at the Superbowl, the Wasted Management, Tiger Woods with SUN DAY RED, the return of Anthony Kim, and much more.

Why You Shouldn’t Always Help Your Neighbours Shovel & the McRib is Back It’s episode LIV (54) and we talk about the emerging Shankers Tour with Tour Founder Keegan MacKinnon. Len & Chris also realise that there is only so much golf content in the wintertime so mix it up with local newsworthy items…including the lack of news sources, the PEI weather forecasters job security, Superbowl, and MORE.

After a reasonably significant hiatus Len & Chris return for the 53rd episode with special guest Alison Griffin-Waddell, Executive Director of the PEI Golf Association.

Discussions includes Alison’s impressive curling career, this year’s Amateur events, a tricky rules scenario, amongst other topics. Len & Chris also put a wrap on 2023 PEI Players of the Year, discuss hydroponics, AI gambling picks, the Superbowl, our partner Red Rooster Golf, and the difficulties of securing sponsorships.

Len's Eagles are headed to the Superbowl, and to celebrate, Chris + Len are going on a Weight Loss Challenge? Find out what they're up to as well as some very relevant golf updates with regards to the PEI Amateur, Fiona Damage, and the Upcoming Super Bowl!

On todays episode Chris and Len discuss their Christmas plans, the worst Golf Gifts, The PEI Amateur, Shooting 46 in a Scramble (or 49), The Edd McNeill Memorial Tournament, the PEIGA AGM and more! 

Len + Chris get together after about a month to recap what's been going on. The story of Mrs. Currie getting sick of Chris as a 5 year old, Len's latest "procedure", and recap of all the PEIGA award winners and what's been going on around the mud ball. Enjoy! 

Episode 49 is finally here and Chris and Len get to catch up and talk about all the exciting things that have been happening in the Golf world and lots of other PEI news (namely a Hurricane!). Merlin Affleck joins us to catch us up on what happened with the clubhouse and the plans going forward, Len goes off on prizes in PEI golf tournaments and Chris buys a house and moves in two days before a hurricane. Smart move.

Len + Chris are back after a very busy month with a ton of updates!! We've got Club Championship results, an incredible Island Open, Stanhope Open, and more! Some exciting news from Chris' family, his wife's first Old Home Week, some LIV golf talk of course and a lot more. Enjoy folks, hopefully a lot more to come soon!  

Len + Chris get together to talk about Len's Mid-Master tournament in New Brunswick, The Eagles Glenn one-day tournament, the Belvedere Club Championship, talk about Music on the golf course, question who's the best Canadian golfer of all time and lots more! 

Len + Chris give updates on all things PEI Golf for the last little while. Lots of shout outs, tournament updates, incredible scores, some hole in ones to bring up, and lots more. No interview this week, but that's ok, let's get the Island Golf News out there! 

Huge new episode up (a few days after recording), with two of the PGA of Canada professionals Matt Kreutz + Trevor Yu! These two great guys stayed with Len for a week while Dundarave hosted the PGA TOUR Canada's PEI Open event. Stay tuned for more episodes (and less drinks from Len) in the coming weeks! 

We had such a blast last week with Evan we decided to recruit one of his partners in crime and get Mike Favier on the podcast. Great talking to these two young lads and Mike certainly has some great stories and a great memory as well. The guys talk a little about their favorite swing tips, what's going on locally around the golf courses, and some more stories of the Medicine Hat junior trip come out as well. It's a dandy, enjoy folks! 

They say that you only get one chance to make a first impression. This weeks guest, Evan Stewart, made an incredible first impression on Len by ironically impersonating the former British Open first tee announcer Ivor Robson. Evan joins Len for the entire episode and they discuss a very wide range of golf subjects from his current role at Belfast Highland Greens, to going to the nationals and the first time his Dad watched him golf. A ton of laughs are had and a big shoutout to Dan Martell as he's not only mentioned a ton during the episode, but we drop a sample of his music at the end of the episode. Enjoy! 

If you were like Len who, living in PEI wasn't sure who Dave Williamson is, listen up. He's 2020 NS player of the year, former PGA Tour Canada player, 2008 NS AND NB Amateur Champion (in addition to 2010 Am champ in NS), and a Junior Champion up the wazoo. The best part about meeting with Dave however was his memory. Stories about playing against Adam Hadwin, buddies with Joel Dahmen, and stories about last weeks guest Anthony Warren. This guy was a beauty to listen to and the stories are fantastic. Nick + Len have a bunch of Masters talk of course and of course some local updates. Enjoy folks.

This weeks anticipated episode we have Anthony Warren on the podcast for a few hours to discuss his golf career. As Anthony would say it's been a career filled with peaks and valleys, but no one can deny the incredible talent he showcased and continues do on the golf course. There are things he can do with a golf club that few others can, and it was a pleasure to talk to him about his history and his pro life. The boys get caught up with a number of topics such as our new merchandise shop available on our website, how lucky we are to have Golf Mania sponsor the podcast for another year, Len already been outside golfing in PEI, course updates and much more. Enjoy

In what will probably be our most 'Fast Forward To the Interview' podcast yet, Dave + Cathy Shellington, PEI's Power Golf Couple join us for a great chat about their history, travel, golf adventures and much more. The boys recap Len's trip to Orlando and Tampa with the details of all the golf down there, going to the Arnold Palmer Invitational and questioning why we live on PEI in the winter. A travel themed episode and some great travel tips included! Enjoy

The days are getting longer and so is this podcast. We were pumped to have Tim McCullum join us on the podcast for an extended interview talking about his Holland College experiences, his playing days, working with Taylor Made and how that came to be, living in a Hotel and more! Brodie + Stephen have nothing better to do currently so we got them on the podcast to do our regular ranting about the PGA tour and the Saudi league, the Waste(d) Management, the new Junior Golf sponsor on PEI and lots more. 

Really pumped to have Paul MacCormack, the GM and Superintendent of Fox Meadow Golf Course on the podcast this week. He was kind enough to share his experiences becoming a superintendent, the jobs he's had getting there, his current roles, how important mental well-being is and his advocacy in that regards with being the mindfulsuper. The boys talk about Len doing Dry February, a photo surfaces of Frid's trip to the Players years ago, and lots of other random chit chat. Enjoy!

The boys are pumped to have Stephen Anderson join us from Denmark and Brodie Ward join us from, well, Stratford. Lots of talk about the new Island Green website which was just launched, recent PEIGA Tournament announcements, some incredible banter from the boys which we hope you enjoy! 

Nick and Len get together to discuss lots of things which happened since the last time the boys got together including an incredible twist the day the last podcast was released. The boys also discuss:

• Covid Of Course
• Tiger and Charlie Woods
• Membership Rates in PEI
• The PEI Amateur
• GolfPEI Updates
• PGA Tour Ideas
• Some of the latest favorite Shows

Where does the time go? 35 Episodes in a crazy and fun filled 2021 and we're going to take a little Holiday Hiatus. On this episode the boys talk about how Ben is lucky to be alive, the return of the GOAT, a little summer recap, some PEIGA moves, and much more. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

On this episode we've got Canadian PGA Tour Caddie Billy Spencer, he was kind enough to share over 45 minutes of his time as the boys peppered him with questions about life as a caddie, how he got into the business, his career of over 21 years, they Olympics, the language barrier and much much more. The fellas recap an fantastic weekend of golf with the Luke Allen Memorial scramble as well as the BrudyFox Cup, tons more discussion as well, enjoy!

The boys are back together this week are joined by the all around beauty Terry Hamilton. An incredible 50 Year career as a PGA of Canada professional wrapped up this year and we get to sit down with him and enjoy a bottle of wine or two at the incredible new private room at the Merchantman in downtown Charlottetown. 

Well for episode 32 we went back to the OG's for an hour as Len + Nick give updates on the last couple of weeks of Island Golf. The boys talk about the Ryder Cup, the Rose Bowl, the Atlantics, the upcoming Maritime Cup, Luke Allen and his memorial golf tournaments coming up, the BrudyFox and what the hell that is, and lots more. 

Today we welcome the GM of beautiful Gowan Brae Golf Club and President of the PGA Atlantic Zone, Adam Chamberlain. Golf season is winding down but there is still plenty to talk about and Nick and BK take over this week and tackle all sorts of conversations including the Korn Ferry finals, a Tour Championship Recap, the Solheim Cup, The upcoming Ryder Cup, and of course the local Atlantics and Rose Bowl. Enjoy!

The Island Green is 30 episodes in and on this episode we are lucky enough to have a number of the Mackenzie Tour players on for chats. Blair Bursey joined us in studio for a longer chat, but we also grabbed Ziggy Nathu for a few minutes to chat after we finished up with the pro-am, and perhaps we're good luck as we had the PEI Open champion Michael Blair on to talk with Frid for a bit as well. We also chat about the wild BMW finale, the Fox Club Championship, upcoming events and much more! 

On this weeks episode we are fortunate to have a conversation with PGA Tour Caddie - Duane Bock. This is incredible as his boss Kevin Kisner is right in the middle of playing in the BMW Championship and teed off hours after we spoke to him. A great conversation about life on tour, the life of a professional caddie, the experience of a 6-way playoff at the Wyndham Championship and so much more. The boys do a recap of some of the recent events like the MacKenzie Tour Pro-Am, the Island Open, and all kinds of new information and things going on including the announcement of the very first tournament that the Island Green is putting on themselves, the Hump Day Scramble! Enjoy the episode! 

On this episode of the Island Green, we're pumped to have on Executive Director of PGA of Canada Atlantic, Lindon Garron as well as Chris Ferguson of Andersons Creek and we're excited to have them on for the duration of the podcast. A ton of laughs are had and we discuss a lifetime of stories in the golf industry, last weeks Club Championships held around the Island, Roger Sloans exciting week, Len's trip to the USA, the upcoming Island Open and much, much more. 

This episode is a must listen! While Len joins this week from the USA, the boys at home were hard at work getting interviews, playing in, and being around our first title sponsored event the Island Green Stanhope Open! We were lucky enough to get interviews from a number of people playing in and helping with the tournament including: Shannon Grinton, Liz Clay and Sandy Gallant, Tim McCullum and Connor Shea, Peters and Brian Affleck, winner of the event Neal Ryan and Alex Egan. 

On this episode of the Island Green, we welcome the director of golf in Mill River, Sean Joyce. A great friend of BK, the boys chat about his career and what's going on up west at the beautiful Mill River Resort, his time as Executive Director of the PEIGA, growing up in Ottawa, and much more. The boys chat about the olympic recap, this weekends Stanhope Open, the Canadian Amateur as well as some local golf tournament recaps from last weekend. Enjoy! 

In this episode, while we don't have a longer interview with a guest, Chris Currie joins us for a classic "Tales from the first tee" story. The boys discuss tons of topics including camping, the Olympics, the Atlantic Team Championship, Belvedere Club Championship, COVID protocol updates and some of the interesting stats from the PGA tour.

On this episode the boys talk about their new TITLE sponsorship of the Stanhope Golf & Country Club Open, we've got Brett Mckinnon on to talk about his probability of going in the NS Mid-Am, his current hot streak and plans for the future here and Chris Larsen, President of Sports & Entertainment Atlantic whom are putting on the Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada event at PEI's Finest Golf Dundarave in a few weeks!

We're so pumped to have an interview with the author of many of our favorite golf books, Tom Coyne on the pod. He's written "A Gentleman's Game" which was turned into a movie, one of Lens' favorite books "Paper Tiger", as well as Best Selling books "A Course Called Ireland", "A Course Called Scotland", and his most recent book which was just released in May, "A Course Called America". BK and Nick take over the podcast for the week as Len wasn't available for the recording and the boys discuss the Nova Scotia and NB Amateur championships, the Stanley Cup Finals and the big PGA Atlantic Zone Championship. Obviously the picks are in for The Open as well which you'll have to check out - it's even better when you hear them after the event is done. 

On this episode, not only do we have a huge new sponsorship announcement, we also have one of TV's most popular Sports Broadcasters over the last decade or more on the podcast, in addition to that, we have a number of interviews Frid took on Day 1 of the big PEI Amateur tournament held at Fox Meadow last weekend. We were so excited to have Natasha on the podcast, we talked about her love of golf, her recent move to Calgary, her favorite cities and teams, BK quizzes her on her "Whip it up Whenever" segments, we ask a TON of questions which we think you'll love and a ton more. Len goes into not only the PEI Amateur weekend but his success during it having a highlight weekend himself, and as mentioned Frid interviews a few competitors during the tourney including the winner Brett Mackinnon, Trevor Giggey, Paul Macormack, Jason Poley, Connor MacFadyen, Curtis Martell, CJ Keliher, Mike Favier, and Jeff Hughes. Huge thanks to Coolbet and Stony Wilds for sponsoring the podcasts and our new title sponsor,  Golf Mania whom are just about to open up their store in Charlottetown for all your golf desires! 

If you don't know our guests name this episode, make sure you take note. Owen Mullen is one of the brightest golf talents to come out of Atlantic Canada in some time and were pumped to have the Short Lake, NS native on to talk about his career so far in golf, his upcoming season in Notre Dame, his golf idols, exercise regime, his rivals, favorite NHL team and much much more. This young talent hits the ball a country mile, and backs it up with a superb short game and we can't wait to see where it takes him. BK, Len and Nick discuss this weekends PEI Amateur, the Habs vs Tampa Stanley Cup finals, the recent tournament results and much much more. Enjoy! 

PEI has announced two Mackenzie tour events coming in August and we’re so excited to have the Executive Director of the tour Scott Pritchard on the podcast to chat with us about it. Those looking to Monday Qualify may want to listen. The boys are also coming off a long day of golf with the Golfapalooza, Len talks about the Mill River experience last weekend and then we’ve got a little tournament called the US Open to discuss. Obviously things go off the rails for a bit as we chat about the NHL playoffs, this weeks Travellers championship and a ton more.

The boys are back for episode 19 (even though we thought it was 20), and we're so excited to have Kris Currie - Superintendent of Countryview Golf Course on the podcast whom joined us live for the entire show! The show starts off talking about all the recent golf news including the Mackenzie tour events coming to PEI, the Avondale Open recap, the Monday qualifier Fight on the Korn Ferry tour, and they start off with some congrats going out to a crazy Ace last week as well as the rarest shot in golf, an albatross at Belvedere! In our interview with Kris, we get into how he became one of the craziest "turf guys" in PEI, the history of Countryview golf course, how special it was for him to win the Countryview Open, his political career and more! The wrap up is on the upcoming US Open and the boys all give their picks for what looks to be an incredible weekend of golf coming up. Enjoy the episode! 

On this episode, we welcome Scott MacLeod to the podcast. Scott is not only the associate publisher at Flagstick Golf and been in the golf media business for over 20 years, he also runs a very popular podcast called TeeTalk hosting some incredible guests. We get to pick his brain and talk about his media career, his love of PEI (his parents still live here), his relatively late entry into the world of being a Class A golf professional, some of his favorite trips he's been a part of, and much, much, more. The boys recap last weeks Countryview Open, the John Rahm debacle at last weeks Memorial, lots of shoutouts and as usual, great banter. Enjoy! 

Episode 17 of the Island Green is here and it’s a doozy! This episode with talk to dual athlete Stephen Anderson - 2-time PEIGA Player of the year, 3-time national U-Sport hockey champion and we let ‘er fly about some hot topics including the state of COVID and golf in PEI, Lens’ idiotic (in his opinion) question about breaking 100 at Kiawah, the points system for the PEIGA and more. The boys recap the action with last weeks Anderson Creek Open, Early Bird, Senior Tour and look forward to this weekends Countryview Open as well.

Episode 16 brings us the one and only Louis Melanson, a 7 time Atlantic PGA of Canada Teacher of the Year, a 3 time Atlantic PGA of Canada  Coach of the Year, Owner and founder of the Louis Melanson Golf Academy and General Manager of the Fox Creek Golf Club in Moncton. We also have a recap of a very exciting past week of golf news including our own Island Green Invitational, The Cavendish Cup, the upcoming events the Early Bird and the Anderson Creek Open, and all things PGA Championship. This one is worth a listen for a few classic Ben rants and lots, lots, more. Enjoy! 

On Episode 15 of the Island Green, Len, Nick + Ben are fortunate enough to sit down and chat with PGA Tour Professional Roger Sloan. Roger is having an extremely solid year with 10 made cuts on tour and we get to chatting about his journey to PGA status, including his first win on the Canadian Open, the big Web.com win in 2014, the T-2 in Puerto Rico and more. Roger talks about the new golf league that is trying to start up, how the team gets formed for the Zurich Classic and much more. The boys announce the final roster for the Island Green Invitational Match play, lots of local golf updates including tournament announcements and results, and of course the picks and chat on this weeks huge major the PGA Championship. 

Absolutely huge podcast this week as not only do we have an incredible guest in the NSGA Executive Director Jason Lohnes, we're also super excited to announce that we are lucky enough to have Ben King joining us as an additional host on the show. With Jason we talk about the state of golf in Nova Scotia, playing in the mini-tours, his time at Oakfield, Ashburn and some of the more private clubs in Toronto and a lot more. Ben joins Len + Nick and the banter is FLYING as they discuss the hardest opening hole in PEI, thoughts on pace of play, Patrick Cantlay's uniform, their picks for this weeks tournament, Ben learns some of the rules of the Island Green early, and much more. Hope you enjoy.

This week we’ve got Bob Weeks on the podcast. Bob has been a staple in Canadan Golf Broadcasting for many years and we were lucky enough to talk to him about how he got into broadcasting, we talk Mike Weir, the biggest moments of his career, the most emotional, his love for PEI, state of Canadian Golf and the incredible golfers we have on tour right now and so much more. We also give a big shoutout to our buddy and superhero Maverick Bishop (son of Woody Bishop, the GM of Glascow), Len + Nick cover the local PEI golf scene including upcoming tournaments, Mike Weir’s big win on the Champions tour, and more ramblings. This was a huge episode for us and we’re so excited to have you listen. Let us know what you think.

We are pumped to have Morgan Bell on the podcast this week, one of best female golfers to ever swing a club from PEI. While she's currently working with Westjet in Media & Public Relations, she's worked for years with Hockey Canada, and Golf Canada. We talk about her history as a junior golfer right up to the state of her game currently including her husband Dustins' smooth engagement story which is incredible. We've got an update on the Island Green Invitational including announcing partners Eagles Glenn and Colliding Tides as sponsors, Len’s thoughts on a mandatory bar tab at Belvedere, Ladies nights and clinics including Nick’s clinics he's putting on at Stanhope, we've got a ton of PEI Golf Updates including courses opening dates, Tournament Results are coming in already and more!

Episode 11 of the Island Green is here and we're so excited to have dedicated an entire interview to Chris Currie who come on to tell his John Daly stories and more! The boys have started golfing as Island golf courses are opening up and they share their thoughts on that, as well as their thoughts on the new PGA Player Impact program, thoughts on the continuing lockdown and golfing in Ontario, and much more. Enjoy! 

In a fun filled first for the Island Green, our guest this weeks joins us for the duration of the show. Nick Peters is the head golf professional at Rustico Resort Golf Course and we were so excited to have him come on to discuss his career in the golf industry, his thoughts on last weeks Masters, the golf courses opening up in Prince Edward Island including a few rounds in the books, he's got his picks for this weeks Harbourtown this week and much more! 

On Episode 8 of the Island Green, Len + Nick interview PGA Tour professional Michael Gligic. Gligic is coming off his best ever finish T-4 at the Corales Punta Cana Championship and we talk about his road getting to the PGA Tour and what life is like for him playing golf at the highest level. He also talks about the crazy world of "conditional statuses", being 1st alternate at the Players, how he'd handle playing with Tiger Woods, and much more. Chris Currie joins the podcast again to talk about his Masters experience, Frid has an personal announcement to make and golf is now starting this week in PEI and we couldn't be more excited. The boys open up the podcast talking about their picks for the Masters as well. 

There's nothing like when the boys get together. Episode 8 comes with the Len + Nick welcome often mentioned Trevor Giggey (head professional at Fox Meadow) to the podcast as well as Len's brother Chris Currie comes on again for an incredible Starter Story. Everyone's getting excited about the golf season with the beautiful weather the last few days - and it's not long away! We've got course updates, tournament announcements, and some great laughs and stories including this weeks Golf Picks! Make sure you use the code GREEN100 when you signup with Coolbet for double your deposit as a welcome bonus!

Jam packed episode 7 comes with the Len + Nick welcome Dormie Workshop founders and brothers Todd and Jeff Bishop to discuss their business origins, their history, some of the stories about their journey into one of Atlantic Canada's best golf startups of the last decade. Len also grabs his brother Chris for a quick chat about about some stories of his move out west and Nick and Len discuss golf fashion, the Atlantic Bubble, this weeks' Match Play tournament and much more.