PG Eh! Podcast

Back with a special episode featuring interviews with Mike Weir and Stephen Ames as they prepare for the 2021 Shaw Charity Classic being played in Calgary at the Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club August 13-15. An absolute treat to sit down with both of these Canadian legends of golf. Special thanks to Hugh Burrill and Golf Town for giving me the opportunity to sit down with Mike. Make sure to tune in to the Shaw Charity Classic this weekend if you aren't attending in person and check out their website and social media accounts for information on all of their charity initiatives. 

Still can't believe it! Interview starts at 14:04 (I'm pretty sure). Lorie Kane was nice enough to join me for a great talk about golf, we get into her decision to turn professional back in 1993, golf in PEI, her excitement to play in her 30th straight CP Canadian Women's Open next year, how Mark Messier inspired her first win, her advice for young golfers trying to go pro, and much much more. Also, you're going to want to hear her story about her favourite Canadian TV show. Episode also has the Weekly Golf Report featuring results from the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Tour Champions, Forme Tour, Toronto Players Tour, Vancouver Golf Tour, Great Lakes Tour, East Coast Pro Tour, Dakotas Tour and a couple others. 

Better late than never, right? Quick episode this week recapping results of Canadians from the last week in professional golf. Also dove into my first tournament of the year, the Calgary Matchplay Invitational. Was pulling hard for Mac at the US Open, we're going to see a Canadian win a men's major soon, I can feel it! 

Executive Director, Scott Pritchard, walks us through the plans for the 2021 MacKenzie Tour that were announced this week. How it came together, his part in the new Forme Tour, who's eligible to play in the 8-event schedule and why they are so excited to be playing at all. We also discuss the current state of Canadians in the pro game (spoiler alert, it's great) and chat hockey playoffs. Players can e-mail pgatourcanadaqt@pgatourhq.com to get more information about signing up for the events, or go to their website to get on the mailing list. 

Canadian, Stephen Ames, wins the Principal Charity Classic and fellow Canadian, Mike Weir, finishes in second. Brooke gets another top 10 with her 7th place finish at the US Open. All of that and more in the Weekly Golf Report. That is followed by a great conversation with Albert Pistorius, we talk about how he prepares for events, how he adapted his approach to Monday Qualifiers before successfully getting into the Visit Knoxville Open on the Korn Ferry Tour. 

Great conversation with Wil Bateman this week, he shares a story about a recent run-in with Paul Casey, the work he's been doing on his mental game to stay patient, his new physical routine and we chat about a trip we went on together to Scotland as Juniors. A lot of good finishes by Canadians this week, hear all of the results in the Weekly Golf Report for May 24-30. 

I did not enjoy talking this much! Will be doing a lot of outreach on Holiday Monday to try to schedule a bunch of interviews so I never have to do that again. I talk Phil Mickelson winning the PGA Championship at 50 years old, and the crowd in South Carolina that almost killed him. I also discuss Golf Canada's latest announcement about the future of the "Canadian" Open. If you listen to the whole episode, you'll learn why google is not enough on it's own to learn anything about Canadian golfers! Back next week with guests. Thumbs up! 

Great chat with Riley Wheeldon this week. The Comox, BC, native discusses everything from his junior days, his time at the University of Louisville, to his close encounter with Tiger Woods at the Farmers Insurance Open. After a recent win on the Outlaw Tour, Riley is playing in a US Open Qualifier this week and then will prepare for his season on the newly minted Forme Tour. I also discuss the NCAA controversial decision to cancel the Regional Championship in Baton Rouge, and Riggs from Barstool Sports stepping up to offer an alternative. 

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Another win for a Canadian in the golf world as Riley Wheeldon picks up a win on the Outlaw Tour. A couple Canadians advance in the US open qualifying process, and plenty more in the Canadian Golf Report on this Mother's Day episode. My guest is Selena Costabile of Thornhill, Ontario. She is currently on the Symetra Tour, having earned status in 2019 and then spending last year playing on the Toronto Players Tour due to Covid. She is one of many Canadians looking to finish in the top 10 on the money list to earn her LPGA TOUR card for next year. You're going to want to keep your eye on Selena's bright future! 

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It's bittersweet, but my time running the Shaw Charity Classic has come to an end. I decided to take this week to talk about the incredible experience and the amazing people I've worked with along the way. I also threw in some stories about my interactions with Tom Watson, John Daly, Fred Couples, and Miguel Jimenez for added entertainment. Canada also picked up another win on a major tour with Mike Weir winning the Insperity Invitational, that and more in the Canadian Golf Report. Oh and my mom got a hole-in-one this week, way to go mom! 

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Brooke Henderson continues to make her mark on the record books by securing her 10th win on the LPGA TOUR. There were 2 other Canadians that won this week on the Outlaw Tour and the National Women's Golf Association. Plenty of other good results including a Monday qualifier and a couple runner up finishes. My guest this week is Yohann Benson of Montreal. He shared some detail about his US Open start in 2008 at Torrey Pines, his caddying experience with Mark Hubbard, Adam Hadwin and Russell Knox, and what it's like to be on-site at Augusta as a part of the broadcast team for RDS. Make sure to follow Yohann on twitter and Instagram and join his Facebook community to see the great content he produces. 

MacKenzie Tour moves the final Q-School from BC to Washington, PGA TOUR replaces the Canadian Open, Ontario shuts down golf courses. All that and the Weekly Canadian Golf Report on this week's episode. We're joined by Blair Hamilton from Burlington, Ontario. Blair was a highly ranked amateur golfer and a member of the University of Houston golf team for 4 successful years. He talks about the need for constant improvement to make it as a professional golfer, his days as a junior golfer in Ontario, the state of Canadian golf and his trip to a silent meditation retreat in Alberta on his search for success. 

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Extended Masters review in the intro to this week's pod. From Corey Conner's Ace, to Rose's hot finish on Thursday, Hideki's hot finish on Saturday, who let us down and why you should be buying stock in Will Zalatoris. Plus, a lot of Canadian results from the world of mini-tours this week. Finally, I'm joined by Jim Kenesky to discuss the Great Lakes Golf Tour, how he became the co-owner of the tour and the many people who have influenced the landscape of developmental golf in Ontario and Canada. 

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Another strong week for Canadians on the major tours with top 20 finishes on the PGA TOUR, LPGA TOUR and the Korn Ferry TOUR. Edmontonian, Wil Bateman, earned his card at the MacKenzie TOUR Q-School. All that and more in the Weekly Canadian Golf Report. My guest this week is Kaleb Gorbahn, a regular on the Outlaw TOUR and Vancouver Golf Tour. The Smithers, BC, native discusses his college days at Holy Cross and Nevada, his ability to hit the long ball, and how he's used his experiences so far to learn about his game. 

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This was a huge week for Canadians in professional golf, but probably bigger than you know! We dive into the results on and beyond the major tours in the Weekly Canadian Golf Report. I was actually nervous while recording this episode because I wanted my excitement to come through! We are joined by Russell Budd, founder of the Toronto Players Tour for a talk that spans from his days at DePaul University, to starting one of his first professional golf events with a hole in one followed by a hole out eagle, to what he would do after a missed cut on the Latino America Tour and a deep dive into his new passion of running golf tournaments. Registration for TPT events starts April 1st (www.torontoplayerstour.com) 

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Another great week for Canadians in the world of professional golf. There was a win on the Minor League Golf Tour by Riley Goss, a successful Monday Qualifier on the Korn Ferry Tour by Albin Choi, and a great finish on the Swingthought Tour by Brittany Marchand. All that and more in the weekly results report. Then we are joined by the Founder, President and Commissioner of the Vancouver Golf Tour, Fraser Mulholland to chat about the VGT, his career as a professional golfer, how he used his experience in South Africa and Australia to structure his new tour and his vision for developmental golf in Canada. 

Nick Taylor attempts to defend his title at the AT&T Pro-Am at Pebble Beach. A lot of Canadian mini-tour players in action on the Outlaw Tour, the Swingthought Tour, the Minor League Golf Tour and the Cactus Tour. There should be a lot more action in the coming weeks as the Korn Ferry season starts, the LPGA gets back in action and more mini-tour schedules fill up. We're joined by Kimberley, BC native, Jared du Toit and we chat about growing up as a junior golfer in Kimberley, his time at Arizona State, and his career so far as professional golfer including some pretty impressive highlights like a 59 last year in an Outlaw Tour event. 

Golf Canada announces their 2021 Young Pro Squad as well as a new award for "Emerging Professionals". I add the Vancouver Golf Tour to my list of tours to report on, and there are a handful of results by Canadians on the PGA TOUR and the mini-tours. I chat with Michael Gligic about his path away from hockey and into golf as a kid, about his long-term relationship with Sean Foley, and about the nerves he felt the first time he teed it up at the RBC Canadian Open. Check out Mike's social media channels below, and even though we didn't get around to talking about it, look for what he's doing with the Scholarship in partnership with Levelwear and Whistle Bear Golf Club! 

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Weekly recap of Canadian results includes another win, this time by Adam Svenson and a spattering of other Canadians making a little bit of money. I share a story about tying Jared do Toit in a men's night at my home course. We are joined on the show by professional golfer and professional YouTuber, Andrew Jensen. Our conversation covers a wide array of topics including how he started making videos, his path to professional golf, his mental health advocacy, and how he convinced his wife to watch Schitt's Creek. Make sure to subscribe to "Andrew Jensen" on YouTube and check him out on Twitter (@andrewjensen) and Instagram (@andrewsjensen). **This episode contains a few words for a mature audience** 

Well we are officially a podcast with guests. We're joined by Scott Pritchard, Executive Director of the Mackenzie TOUR, to discuss his path to one of the highest positions in professional golf in Canada. We also recap a fairly busy week of play for Canadians on Tours around the world including the first win of the year by Will Bateman. 

I forgot to thank Dave again! I'll figure that out, but anyways...thanks Dave! 

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Still working out the bugs before trying to promote the show. If you happen to listen to this episode you'll notice I forgot to thank Dave, and I said there were 5 Canadians in the field at the Sony when there were really 6! We're still going to forge ahead, we have a potential first guest lined up for next week and more and more Tours starting up their seasons. If you came back to listen to how this podcast got started, I hope the quality of what I am doing has greatly improved! 

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This is the first episode of the new show, The PG Eh! Podcast. We hope you'll come back every week to find out how all of your favourite and soon to be favourite Canadian golfers did this week, and hear interviews with some of Canada's biggest golf names. This week's episode is just a warm-up to introduce you to the show's concept and host. Episodes moving forward will have more results to share and will get started with our interviews. If you want to get in touch with the show please follow us on twitter (@eh_podcast) and Instagram (@pg_eh_podcast)