Wild Golf – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Welcome to this episode of The Wild Golf Podcast.  I am your host Michael McDonald.   My guest on this episode is Richard Pennell,  the passionate author behind Stymied; a blog about Richard’s love affair with the beguiling mistress that is golf.  In this episode we discuss Richard’s journey in life and the golf industry,  starting with his first golf teacher and mentor and finishing with his current sabbatical away from the golf industry, but still passionately in love with the game and writing about it every morning.  I hope you enjoy this discussion as much as I did and hope the readings in this episode will inspire you to subscribe to Stymied and fall in love with the game again.

You can follow Richard on Twitter (@pitchmarks) and Instagram (@pitchmarks) and you can subscribe to Richard’s blog Stymied for free here:  https://richardpennell.substack.com/

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Welcome to the first episode of The Wild Golf Podcast.  I am your host Michael McDonald.   My guest on this episode is Robin Down, author of Golf in the Wild and its sequel, Golf in the Wild,  Going Home.  Both books are about golf and life, on some of the most beautiful and wild courses in England and Scotland.  In this episode we discuss Robin’s first book, including its many diversions, Robin reads a few passages along the way.   I hope you enjoy this discussion as much as I did and that it will inspire you to go on your own golf journey in the wild. 

You can follow Robin on Twitter (@Robin_Down) and you can find out more about Golf in the Wild on Robin’s website (https://golfinthewild.org.uk).  You can also follow Allendale Golf Club, the home of Golf in the Wild, on Twitter (@AllendaleGolf) and Facebook and the Allendale GC website is here (https://Allendale-golf.com).  Both of Robin’s books can be found on Amazon or you can order directly from Robin’s website.

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Welcome to this episode of The Wild Golf Podcast.  I am your host Michael McDonald.  My guest this week, the last episode of 2021, is Rajen Sewgolum, the son of “Papwa”, the greatest South African golfer of all time, who you’ve most likely never heard of as he was a person of colour whose livelihood was cruelly taken away from him by the apartheid state.  During this week when we lost Lee Elder, and at a time when countless professional golfers are quite happy to get into bed with serial human rights abusers, I would ask that you please share the story of Papwa, as it is an important story that needs to be told.  

You can find out more about Papwa by reading "Papwa:  In the Grip of a Champion" by Derrick Hubbard and by following Rajen on Twitter (@PapwaGolf) and Instagram (@rajen_sewgolum).                 Rajen can also be reached by email on rajenpapwa@gmail.com. 

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Welcome to this episode of The Wild Golf Podcast.  I am your host Michael McDonald.  My guest today is the engaging, entertaining, thoughtful, always optimistic, Emma Ballard, the Editor of Women & Golf, a popular 30 year old magazine that went digital during the pandemic.  We follow Emma’s journey from her early sporting life as a child, her first golf lessons at Wentworth, to her path in the sport and golf industry leading up to her current role at Women & Golf which started just eight months ago.  We also discuss the R&A’s Women in Golf Leadership Development Programme, as well as women’s golf at every level, but as Emma says, at the end of the day, “Golf is just Golf”.   I hope you enjoy this discussion as much as I did.   

You can find out more about the Emma Ballard and Women & Golf on this website website (https://womenandgolf.com).  You can also follow Emma and Women & Golf on Twitter (@EmmaOffTwitr and @Women_and_Golf),   Instagram (@emmaballard21 and @women_and_golf) and Facebook (@Women & Golf).

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Welcome to this episode of The Wild Golf Podcast.  I am your host Michael McDonald.  My guest today is the inspirational and resilient Amir Malik, the founder of the  The Muslim Golf Association (or MGA for short) is the worlds first dedicated golfing platform that caters for the modern, professional, Muslim male & female golfer.  We follow Amir’s journey in life and golf, from the early death of both of his parents when he was a teenager, to having to grow up quickly and pay the rent, to his university days and life in the City as a recruitment agent, to his spiritual journeys to Mecca, and his discovery and love of golf.   We also discuss Amir’s experience of racism in its many forms along the way.   I hope you enjoy this discussion as much as I did.   

You can find out more about the MGA on its website ( https://muslimgolfassociation.com                       ).  You can also follow Amir on Twitter (@AmirWMalik) and Instagram (@AmirMalik and @muslimgolfassociation).

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Welcome to this episode of The Wild Golf Podcast.  I am your host Michael McDonald.  My guest today is Lauren Cupp.    Lauren coaches both the men’s and women’s golf teams at Hamilton College, one of the oldest and most prestigious liberal arts colleges in the United States.  She is an educator, mentor and leader, mother of three young children and an elite amateur golfer.  She also happens to be the most impressive speedgolfer in the world, period.  She is the reigning world record holder, the reigning world number one, and the reigning US national speedgolf champion and she has been undefeated since 2018.   That's a lot of reigning.  What an impressive role model and leader!  What more can I say.   I hope you enjoy this discussion as much as I did.   

 You can find follow Lauren on both twitter (@speedgolfher) and Instagram (@laurencupp8) and you can follow the Hamilton College golf teams on twitter (@HamCollGolf) and Instagram (@hamiltoncollegegolf).

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Welcome to this episode of The Wild Golf Podcast.  I am your host Michael McDonald.  My guest today is Mike Romatowski.  Mike is a multi-certified personal trainer, golf fitness expert, and post-rehab exercise specialist. He is the creator of the revolutionary Mach 3 Golf Speed training System. Mach 3 is a year-round speed training protocol that has produced an average gain in clubhead speed of 11.5 miles per hour. The tools used in Mach 3 are dynamic and unique, allowing golfers to experience the sensation of “Speed Out in Front,” which is the hallmark of Mach 3.   The single biggest barrier to getting better at golf, is insufficient length off the tee.  If you want more length, you must increase your clubhead and ball speed.  To do that, look no further than Mike and Mach 3 speed training.   I hope you enjoy this discussion as much as I did.   

You can find out more about Mike and Mach 3 speed training on his website (https://mach3speedtraining.com/) and you can also follow Mike on Facebook (@SusieMeyers60) and you can follow Mach 3 on instagram (@mach3speedtraining).

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Welcome to this episode of The Wild Golf Podcast.  I am your host Michael McDonald.  My guest today is Susie Meyers.  Susie is a former collegiate all-American and LPGA tour player who has competed in five majors.  She also happens to be one of the top golf coaches in America and is the author of Golf from Point A.  Like the other golf coaches we have had the honour of having on this podcast, Susie takes a learning approach to her coaching.  If you want to improve in golf and in life, you should play golf and live life from Point A.   I hope you enjoy this discussion as much as I did.   

You can find out more about Susie on her website https://susiemeyersgolf.com/ and you can also follow her on Twitter (@SusieMeyers60) and Facebook (Susie Meyers),

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Welcome to this episode of The Wild Golf Podcast.  I am your host Michael McDonald.  We are continuing on the speedgolf theme this week with Scott Dawley from Houston, Texas.  Scott is an athlete, entrepreneur, pioneer and coach and the founder of Speedgolf USA.  But at his heart, Scott is a speedgolfer.  We follow his up and down journey from golf phenom in Highschool, to mini-tour golfer to entrepreneur and husband and father.  We finish up with Jamie’s speedgolf exploits; winning the US championships in 2020 at the age of 42 and setting the speedgolf world record in the US championships just a few weeks ago.  Scott has been on an amazing journey and there is much more to come from this man who has a vision for getting speedgolf into the Olympics by 2040.  I hope you enjoy this discussion as much as I did.    

You can find out more about Scott on his website www.scottdawley.com and you can follow him on Instagram (@scottdawleygolf) and Facebook (@Scottdawleygolf).

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Welcome to this episode of The Wild Golf Podcast.  I am your host Michael McDonald.  My guest today is Aimi Bullock.  Aimi is a world beating disability golfer and Director of Golf Development at EDGA,  a not-for-profit, volunteer organisation, that promotes golf for players with a disability at every level and aims to encourage golf to be fully inclusive. We follow Aimi’s journey from active multi-sport athlete with her own thriving accounting practice, to dabbling in golf, a sport she initially disliked with every bone in her body, to her eventual diagnosis of MS in her thirties; we finish up with an extensive discussion of her many successes as a completive golfer and her current role at EDGA where she passionately grows the game of golf.  Aimi’s resilience, sense of humour and passion for golf and her role in the game comes through every step of the way.  I hope you enjoy this discussion as much as I did.    

You can find out more about  Aimi and EDGA at https://edgagolf.com and you can follow her on Twitter (@AimiMSgolfer) and Instagram (@aimimsgolfer).

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