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| 2026 Mass Four-Ball winners: Chris Gatcomb and Shane Walsh | 21 May 2026 | 00:25:10 | |
Shane Walsh and Chris Gatcomb came out of nowhere to win the 2026 Massachusetts Four-Ball at Indian Pond and Waverly Oaks — and they did it the hard way: seven-under in miserable cold and rain, a hole-in-one from Chris, an agonizing wait on the leaderb... | |||
| 2026 PGA Championship Preview | 13 May 2026 | 01:00:31 | |
Sean and Burke are back to break down the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club — the major that sneaks up on you after a month of no-cut, no-stakes tournaments. Burke shares his firsthand take on Aronimink after playing it and attending the 201... | |||
| 10 MA Courses to Play Before Winter (or before They’re Gone) | 31 Oct 2025 | 00:19:22 | |
As fall fades and winter looms, there’s still time for a few unforgettable rounds across Massachusetts golf courses. In this video, I share 10 must-play spots before the season ends — from Cape Cod Country Club and Taconic to Franklin Park and Miacomet... | |||
| Ryder Cup Memories, Changes, and Captains Picks | 02 Sep 2021 | 01:19:36 | |
This pod was supposed to focus team USA's captains picks, but before talking through all the different options and characters we talk about some Ryder Cup news, our 1999 Ryder Cup memories from The Country Club, and what we'd change about the event if ... | |||
| Ryder Cup Characters: Christy O'Connor Sr. | 27 Aug 2021 | 00:23:00 | |
A different kind of episode this week. A little dive into the life and times of Christy O'Connor Sr. The Irishman played in 10 straight Ryder Cups from 1955-1973. Back then the Ryder Cup was tilted firmly in favor of the Americans, but O'Connor kept co... | |||
| Pro Golfer Joe Hooks | 20 Aug 2021 | 00:44:04 | |
This week’s guest is Joe Hooks, a pro golfer who I discovered on Erik Anders Lang’s Breaking Sawgrass this past spring. Joe speaks about playing competitive golf at an early age, his golf support system, and making the choice in 9th grade to focus on p... | |||
| Playing 18 holes with Tung | 06 Aug 2021 | 01:16:48 | |
This is the fourth installment of podcasts with my friend Tung about the first months of his golf journey. This past spring, Tung caught the golfing bug and hasn’t looked back. If you haven’t listened to the other three pods with Tung, give them a list... | |||
| All things golf with Kevin Van Cleef | 30 Jul 2021 | 00:42:22 | |
Kevin Van Cleef is this week’s guest. This is his second time joining me on the pod. We connected through twitter last fall and since then he has continued his work on the grounds crew at Old Sandwich. He shares some news on his progress, but we also t... | |||
| Golf and Fitness with Bobby Dattero | 23 Jul 2021 | 01:00:22 | |
Over the last 20 years, fitness has become more important to playing good golf over a longer period of time. Bobby Dattero is a self-described golf addict. He has taken his love of the game and blended it with his profession as a physical trainer to he... | |||
| The Open Championship: Glory's Last Shot | 14 Jul 2021 | 01:24:40 | |
It's been two years since the world's best golfers competed for the Claret Jug. Paul joins me to talk about the five year anniversaries of the Open. Stenson, Clarke, Tiger, Duval, and Baker-Finch get some air time before we dip our toes in two discussi... | |||
| The Past and Present of Hooper Golf Course with Josh Beer | 08 Jul 2021 | 00:39:54 | |
Hooper Golf Course is one of the best nine hole golf courses in the world. Its history is deeply connected with the community of Walpole, New Hampshire, which is a big part of why it survived financial challenges and the threat of becoming condominiums... | |||
| Vacation Golf and more with Tung | 02 Jul 2021 | 01:08:33 | |
Back by popular demand, Tung joins me to talk about his latest adventures as a new golfer. Since our last pod, he's graduated from par 3 courses to a few rounds of nine holes at a full golf course both with and without his son. He also tells a great st... | |||
| US Open preview with Paul Burke | 16 Jun 2021 | 01:24:27 | |
The US Open is at Torrey Pines this week. Burke and I start the pod discussing the Korn Ferry Tour on-course fight and arrest this Monday before jumping into our US Open topics. We start with our US Open five year anniversaries that include DJ, Rory, G... | |||
| September Recap: From Pebble Beach to Truro | 16 Oct 2025 | 00:28:30 | |
September Golf Recap: 9 courses, 6 new checks, and one West Coast detour. I sprinted through Cape Cod with a four-day run and squeezed in Whitinsville plus a Walker Cup–adjacent round at Poppy Hills. Quick hits on conditions, vibe, difficulty, and a ho... | |||
| The Hickory Hacker | 09 Jun 2021 | 00:56:33 | |
Golf has endless entry points. For Christian Williams (aka The Hickory Hacker), it started in high school with some curiosity, some used clubs, and a friend. In the last few years, Christian reconnected with the game through hickory golf. The challenge... | |||
| PGA CHAMPIONSHIP at The Ocean Course | 18 May 2021 | 01:10:06 | |
It's major week, so I've got Paul Burke back on to talk about the PGA Championship. We quickly touch on the course before diving into the PGA's anniversary victories, which includes John Daly's incredible 1991 victory, a Greg Norman meltdown, and Kenny... | |||
| Ron Forse on Pete Dye, Kiawah, and the Future of Golf | 17 May 2021 | 00:58:43 | |
I was fortunate to have Ron Forse join me for a second podcast. We start with Pete Dye's impact on golf architecture and what to look for this week as you watch the PGA Championship on TV. Then we move on and discuss the future of golf. We start with w... | |||
| Tung the Beginner Part 2 | 14 May 2021 | 00:49:00 | |
Today’s pod is a free flowing discussion with my friend Tung. We catch up on his latest golf adventures as he and his son continue to fall in love with the game. Tung has played a couple rounds at a local par 3 course, hit balls at the range, and even ... | |||
| Sandy Jamieson Will Make You a Golfer in One Hour | 07 May 2021 | 00:57:00 | |
This week we head to Australia to talk with Sandy Jamieson about his golfing life. Sandy has stood with, and coached, some of the best players in the world - Robert Allenby and Y.E. Yang to name two. But after years of grinding on professional tours, S... | |||
| Golf from a Beginners Perspective with Tung | 23 Apr 2021 | 01:12:33 | |
My friend Tung is dipping his toe into the game of golf. He has stepped foot on a golf course once in the last decade, but his son’s interest in the game has brought the game back into his life. We cover a bunch of different questions beginners have ab... | |||
| David Jones on Playing Every Golf Course in Oklahoma | 16 Apr 2021 | 00:50:25 | |
David Jones is a superintendent in Oklahoma who caught my attention last month when he popped up on my Twitter feed because he only has a few courses left to play before he can say he’s played every golf course in Oklahoma. We start our discussion focu... | |||
| 2021 Masters Preview, Picks, and Anniversaries! | 06 Apr 2021 | 01:17:44 | |
It’s Masters week, so my major preview stalwart Paul Burke joins me. We start with a discussion about the Augusta National Women’s Amateur that was held this past weekend. Then we jump into some silly hypotheticals. We pick a permanent home course for ... | |||
| Golf Architect Ron Forse | 01 Apr 2021 | 01:01:40 | |
Ron Forse got into the golf architecture game in the late 1980s. Over the last 30+ years, alongside his partner Jim Nagle, Ron has worked at countless courses doing restorations, renovations, and original designs. His love of art, sports, and history p... | |||
| Golf Pet Peeves, Rules Changes, the 2021 Season, and THE PLAYERS with Paul Burke | 11 Mar 2021 | 01:18:45 | |
Paul Burke joins me to touch on a bunch of different golf related topics. We hit on golf pet peeves, with some help for some folks on Instagram, and then we offer up some new golf rules that we think might make the game better or more interesting. Next... | |||
| 2025 Ryder Cup Preview | 23 Sep 2025 | 01:15:21 | |
In this Ryder Cup 2025 preview, Sean Melia and Paul Burke dive into every major storyline shaping golf’s biggest team event. From Bethpage Black’s iconic setup and rowdy New York crowds to the captaincy drama surrounding Keegan Bradley, Luke Donald, an... | |||
| Laz Versalles on golf and writing (and a wide variety of other items) | 19 Feb 2021 | 01:03:02 | |
Laz Versalles is a man full of interesting stories and hot takes. During our conversation, we talk about golf in Minnesota, Laz’s stint as a club pro, his path to writing for various golf publications. Laz isn’t afraid of sharing his opinions on twitte... | |||
| Mass Golf Legend Frank Vana Jr. | 12 Feb 2021 | 00:43:35 | |
Frank Vana Jr. is one of the most dominant amateur golfers in Massachusetts history. For starters, Vana qualified for the Round of 32 in 24 straight Massachusetts Amateur championships. Over the course of 9 years, Vana reached the MassAm final match 6 ... | |||
| Former PGA TOUR player Bill Buttner | 05 Feb 2021 | 00:51:47 | |
Bill Buttner is currently the golf coach at Ekerd College in Tampa Bay, Florida. His journey to Ekerd was a long and winding path. It started with a baseball injury in high school, then to UNC-Chapel Hill where he wanted to play basketball. All the whi... | |||
| 2020 Massachusetts Golfer of the Year Nick Maccario | 29 Jan 2021 | 00:40:09 | |
Nick Maccario joins me on today’s podcast. Nick won the 2020 Mass Golf player of the year award after finishing runner-up in the Amateur Invitational, the Mass Amatuer, the New England Amateur, and The Ouimet Invitational in four straight weeks. He cap... | |||
| The Tiger Documentary on HBO with Paul | 22 Jan 2021 | 01:06:18 | |
My friend Paul Burke joins me to talk about the new documentary on HBO. We hit on the people we'd like to have seen, the people we could do without, the stars of the doc, memories that we had forgotten about, if it was fair, and if we liked it. Twitter... | |||
| Winchester CC Head Pro Jim Salinetti | 15 Jan 2021 | 00:55:25 | |
On today's podcast Jim Salinetti, the Head Pro at Winchester CC joins me. Jim was an exceptional amateur player in Massachusetts, winning the Massachusetts Amateur in 1997, 1999, and 2000. In 1997, Jim was the youngest player to ever win the Mass Am. J... | |||
| Ed Meyers and the Goal to Play the Top 200 Courses in America | 08 Jan 2021 | 00:47:23 | |
Ed Meyers joins me for this week's episode. Ed started played golf in 2016. He grew up playing baseball competitively, and after finishing his college career on the diamond, he started playing golf with his buddies. The golf bug bit him hard. He loved ... | |||
| Part 2: Putting a Bow on Golf in 2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 00:52:31 | |
Hey everyone, the final Imperfect Game Podcast of 2020 is the second part of my talk with Paul Burke. In this pod Burke tells us about us his Masters online food order. Then we revisit some of our takes about Rory, Bryson, and the boredom of Winged Foo... | |||
| Part 1: Golf Time Travel and Five Rounds in Massachusetts | 23 Dec 2020 | 00:42:44 | |
This week, I wrap up the year with Paul with a 2-part podcast. Paul is my go to guest for the preview of the majors. This pod is a bit different. In part 1, we tackle two questions: Question 1: If you could go back in time and experience three historic... | |||
| Colin Brennan on the ups and downs of golf | 17 Dec 2020 | 00:48:55 | |
This week Colin Brennan joined me to talk about his start in the game and those endless summer days on the course with his brother, playing 36 holes and killing time on the range. Colin was the 2012 MGA player of the year, and that summer’s success ins... | |||
| Inside the Mind of a Golf Coach: Dan Boisvert on Competition, Coaching & MA Golf | 22 Sep 2025 | 00:49:32 | |
Junior golf, coaching philosophy, and the surge of competitive golf in Massachusetts—all with Coach Dan (Dan Boisvert of Pin High Golf). We dig into training juniors/college players, how to set realistic expectations, avoiding burnout, indoor vs. outdo... | |||
| Seth and Chris from Be Good Golf | 10 Dec 2020 | 01:01:42 | |
Seth and Chris, the guys behind Be Good Golf join me to talk about a wide range of golf topics. They share their golf origin stories and how Be Good Golf came to be during a lot car ride through Nebraska. We lament the challenges of Instagram and figur... | |||
| Returning to the Game of Golf with Mike Giblin | 03 Dec 2020 | 01:02:54 | |
Sean has his friend Mike on this week to talk about golf. In strange twist of fate, some big NBA news dropped just before they recorded and because their friendship blossomed around the NBA, we break down the trade first. Then we get to Mike's reinvigo... | |||
| Ryan French of Monday Q Info | 19 Nov 2020 | 00:43:14 | |
Ryan French who runs the Monday Q account on Twitter joins me on this podcast. Ryan is a champion of the mini-tour golfer and has spent the last three years documenting the challenges of making it as a professional golfer. We discuss how he got into th... | |||
| A Chat with Matt Roberts of Old Line Golf | 13 Nov 2020 | 00:55:54 | |
On this episode, I have am joined by Matt Roberts who runs Old Line Golf. Matt is an admitted golf nut and loves to travel all around Maryland playing golf and finding interesting stories to tell. We covered a bunch of topics including his changed pers... | |||
| Masters 2020 Preview | 10 Nov 2020 | 01:14:56 | |
Today's podcast is a Masters Preview with Paul Burke. In this episode, we discuss the golf course and some hypotheticals if we were able to play only some of the golf holes at Augusta National. We touch on the good and bad about a November Masters befo... | |||
| A Chat with The Cape Cod Golf Guys | 05 Nov 2020 | 01:00:45 | |
Adam and Jarrod joined me to talk about Cape Cod Golf. These two brothers, aka The Cape Cod Golf Guys, have decided to play each course on the Cape and Islands. Their motivation is both from a love of golf and a glaring lack of online info about course... | |||
| Plymouth Country Club Historian Jed Moller. | 29 Oct 2020 | 01:02:29 | |
Jed Moller joins me to talk about Plymouth Country Club. Jed is a member at Plymouth CC but is also become the club’s historian. He’s full of great info about Plymouth’s history on and off the golf course. We talk about the founding of the course, Dona... | |||
| Golf Course Grounds Crew Life and a Tour of South Shore Golf with Kevin Van Cleef | 22 Oct 2020 | 00:51:28 | |
I'm joined on this pod by Kevin Van Cleef. Kevin and I had never met before this pod, we found each other on golf twitter and he seemed like he had some interesting thoughts on golf and he is also currently working on the grounds crew at Old Sandwich i... | |||
| An Interview with Matt Parziale | 15 Oct 2020 | 00:31:02 | |
Golfer Matt Parziale joins me for this pod to talk about playing in major championships, his mental game, life as a big time amateur golfer, his preparation for events, his schedule, his plans for golf down the road, and more. Matt has won the Mass Ama... | |||
| US Open at Winged Foot Preview and Picks | 15 Sep 2020 | 01:13:17 | |
It's the week of a major, so Paul joins the pod to dish on US Open golf. They start off talking about Winged Foot the course, a place neither of them know terribly well. Paul believes that might be due to the lack of truly memorable holes as compared t... | |||
| 10 Courses in Massachusetts to Play Before the End of the Season | 01 Sep 2025 | 00:24:09 | |
Looking for the best golf courses in Massachusetts to play before the season ends? I’ve played 157 courses across the state and narrowed it down to 10 that are worth checking out. From splurge-worthy tracks to hidden value gems, this list has something... | |||
| PGA Championship at Harding Park Preview | 04 Aug 2020 | 01:28:55 | |
Sean has his golf stand-by Paul Burke on because it's major week. The PGA is the first major in more than a year. Paul launches into a golf coverage rant right off the bat. The Golf Channel dropped the ball by not having any real coverage from Harding ... | |||
| Golf during a Pandemic | 16 Apr 2020 | 01:13:06 | |
I am joined by Paul Burke to talk about golf and how we're filling the void of live sporting events. We challenge the Golf Channel to be better, because they've dropped the ball on various opportunities to show coverage of great tournaments instead of ... | |||
| COVID-19 in China and the USA | 23 Mar 2020 | 01:10:42 | |
On Friday March 20, Sean spoke to his cousin about his experience in China during the spread of COVID-19 across the world. Jerome currently teaches third grade in China and has some interesting stories to tell about containment and how people reacted t... | |||
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