On this episode of The 19th Hole Golf Show, Ryan Ballengee is joined by Mike Hicks, long-time caddie to Payne Stewart. Looking back 25 years after Stewart's tragic death, Hicks talks about his time with Payne, their wins, their relationship and some of his favorite stories.

On this episode, Ryan tells about the new GNN TV, a 24/7 golf TV channel just launched. Then he explains how the GNN website was compromised by an Asian syndicate, Google and other factors. Needless to say, it's been an interesting 2024.

On this week's show, Ryan talks about the events of the last week, with Jon Rahm going to LIV, as well as the subsequent fallout, and how that has damaged professional golf. Then, on happier terms, Ryan talks about his year in golf and what he's looking forward to next year. Finally, Mark Wang, President and CEO of Hilton Grand Vacations, joins to talk about his company's sponsorship of the LPGA Tournament of Champions and what's coming next month.

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Tiger Woods came back and looked good at the Hero World Challenge, and Ryan Ballengee reviews his return. Also, what's next for Woods in 2018? Then, Ryan looks into some shady tactics by a PR firm that is a chance to showcase that sometimes what you're seeing and reading isn't what it seems.

Tiger Woods is back (again) at the Hero World Challenge, and Ryan lays out what he thinks are the goals for the week and the measuring stick for Woods in the future. Can a 42-year-old guy with a major in 10 years become what he once was? Also, Ryan details a huge potential shakeup of the 2018-19 PGA Tour schedule, which could see maybe eight events change in some fashion.

On this episode, Ryan Ballengee looks into the comments made by Bridgestone CEO Angel Ilagen that the time is now for a pro-only, scaled-back golf ball. Is something in the works? Also, we look at the run of future major site announcements from the USGA and PGA of America. Why are they making unprecedented future announcements so soon?

PGA Tour pro Kyle Thompson joins us to talk about his return to the PGA Tour, the crazy win in Exuma that helped propel him back to the big show, how he approaches the game and making the Web.com Tour a better place to earn a living. We also dig into the case of Emily Nash, the Mass. high school golfer who beat all the boys in a district tournament but wasn't awarded the trophy because she's a girl.

We look at the decreasing meaning of eye-popping purses like the $9.25 million on offer for the inaugural CJ Cup in South Korea. With so many huge purses for top-tier players, are money grabs less meaningful? Also, we look at why there should be a more brutal cutoff for keeping a PGA Tour card. Finally, Ryan looks back on his first Mike Strantz experience at True Blue near Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Just before the Presidents Cup starts at Liberty National in New Jersey, Ryan previews the U.S. vs. Internationals and what looks to be a whoopin' on paper. Then we look at a possible fix (finally!) for the FedEx Cup and muse about how this new generation is taking some of the best from Arnie, Jack and Tiger to make golf their own.

The PGA Tour season and FedEx Cup playoffs end this week at the Tour Championship, and we get hyped for the finale. We also dig into the debacles -- some man-made, some caused by Mother Nature -- at The Evian Championship. What can be done to fix the LPGA's fifth major?

We're joined by world No. 1 long driver Maurice Allen, who tells us about his rise to the top, his global travels and how long drive is equal parts science and swagger. We also dig into the fantastic first two legs of the FedEx Cup playoffs and how this could be Year 3 of who knows how many of dominating parity.

Ryan Ballengee is back from a pair of amazing trips to play golf in Michigan at Forest Dunes and elsewhere, as well to Sand Valley is Wisconsin. Then Major Ed Pulido joins the conversation to talk about the upcoming Patriot Golf Day, raising money for the Folds of Honor Foundation.

With just hours until the PGA Championship, we discuss who is likely to win the season's final major (for the second-to-last time). We also talk about the changes to Quail Hollow Club, how they're being received and how they might affect the field. Finally, we dig into the big shake-up to golf's calendar.

On this week's show, Ryan gets into the Golf Digest report of the forthcoming golf ball rollback for all golfers -- why it happened this way, how it'll work and when it'll happen. Then it's time to talk about the game of public negotiating between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund. Finally, our guest is Sgt. Keniel Martinez, who joins Ryan to talk about PGA HOPE and the importance of the veteran golf community.

Digest story: https://www.golfdigest.com/story/usga-ra-rollback-announcement-december-2023

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The 1995 PGA champion (and co-founder of Secret Golf) Steve Elkington joins the show to talk about his run at Riviera, playing with fellow PGA champions at his club, how many beers the Wanamaker holds and looks forward to this year's championship at Quail Hollow. We start the show by offering our deepest sympathies to David Feherty's family on the passing of his eldest son, Shey.

After an incredible finale to the 2017 British Open Championship, Ryan Ballengee looks back at the championship-clinching stretch by Jordan Spieth as an example of why he's the best golfer of his generation. Spieth is a different kind of player that should be appreciated for who he is, not compared to the likes of Nicklaus and Woods.

Then Mike Maher from the Evans Scholars Foundation joins us to talk caddying and its future, the lessons from caddying and how nearly 1,000 kids are going to college through their caddy-to-scholarship program.

On the eve of The Open Championship, multi-time major contestant Clark Burroughs joins us for his usual spot previewing the major championships. We talk through Royal Birkdale as a host, the contenders, the sleepers and the joys of getting up in the middle of the night (or staying up all night) to watch the game's oldest major championship.

After nearly a month away, we're back with a new The 19th Hole Golf Show! We start by talking about Brandel Chamblee's comments and research into anchoring on PGA Tour Champions. Ryan Ballengee proposes a solution to the problem. Then Ryan is joined by Cobra Puma Golf's Global Head of Footwear and Accessories, Grant Knudson, to talk about the innovative footwear coming from his shop and what it's like to work with his team and company staffers.

We preview the 117th U.S. Open with Will Haskett, regular GNN columnist and one of the great voices on PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM. We talk about Erin Hills and our experience there, as well expectations for it as an Open host. We go through the favorites in the field and assess their chances, as well talk about the potential dark horses that could walk away with the trophy.

We're joined by world No. 9 long driver Landon Gentry as he's competing in the Clash in the Canyon in Mesquite, Nev., which will air June 6 on Golf Channel. Gentry talks us through the highly technical aspects of long drive, how he got involved in the sport and how he manages to perform at such a high level.

On the latest episode, Ryan talks through his reaction to Tiger Woods' arrest on suspicion of DUI and what he hopes for Woods moving forward. On happier topics, the subject of Muirfield Village hosting a May PGA Championship comes up, and it sounds like a good idea.

In our second interview during First Timers' Day at The Players, Brett Stegmaier joins us to talk Sawgrass, his season struggles and trying to escape them, as well the difficulties for players who try to make a schedule and a career after graduating from the Web.com Tour and Web.com Tour Finals.

On First Timers' Day at The Players, we spoke with Tyrone Van Aswegen about his experience at Sawgrass, his season and career as he tries to improve as a player while continuing to make a living against the best in the world on the PGA Tour. (Also PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan makes the first of two cameos in our interviews.)

After a great week at The Players, we look back on the Blog Cabin experience including a fantastic time with killer company in Ponte Vedra Beach. We also look back on Si Woo Kim's Players win, as well Ian Poulter choosing to play safely instead of aggressively down the stretch at TPC Sawgrass.

On this week's show, Ryan looks at Camilo Villegas' emotional win in Bermuda and what resonated in the remarkable moments after the win. We look at the new pro golf fall to see what went right and maybe what went wrong. Finally, a little PSA about where golf content comes from these days.

Si Woo Kim became the youngest winner of The Players Championship on Sunday, taking down the PGA Tour's crown jewel with a bogey-free closing 69 to win by three shots over Ian Poulter and Louis Oosthuizen. Ryan Ballengee and TJ Rives look back on Kim's win, Poulter's decision on 17, J.B. Holmes' blow-up 84 and much more.

Three rounds are in the books at The Players Championship, and the unlikely midway leaderboard largely remained intact at the top on Saturday. TJ Rives and Ryan Ballengee walk through the contenders for Mother's Day at TPC Sawgrass, and ESPN's Jason Sobel joins in for his thoughts on the tournament so far.

We're at the halfway point of The Players Championship, and Louis Oosthuizen and Kyle Stanley share the lead on a fascinating leaderboard. TJ Rives and Ryan Ballengee recap Day 2 on GNN Live, and they're joined by Golf Channel's Rex Hoggard to set the scene for the weekend at TPC Sawgrass.

After a bunch of surprises on Day 1 at TPC Sawgrass, TJ Rives and Ryan Ballengee recap the action from the crown jewel of the PGA Tour including the ace from Sergio Garcia and Rory MvIlroy salvaging his round.

On the eve of the 44th Players Championship, Ryan Ballengee joins TJ Rives for a preview of the fifth major. They talk through contenders on both sides of the Atlantic and preview the changes to TPC Sawgrass.

Clark Burroughs joins us to talk about his memories of competing in The Players Championship, the odds and prop bets for the week ahead at TPC Sawgrass. We also cover myriad topics in golf, including the LPGA and European Tour.

(Sorry for the echo on the host's end. We tried to correct it to no avail, but the info is too good to scrap it.)

This episode of The 19th Hole is a bit of a hodgepodge, talking about the success of the Zurich Classic and the future for team golf events, the USGA and R&A trying to get it right on developing golf problems and looking forward to the Blog Cabin at The Players.

Golf instructor and short-game genius Dave Pelz stops by to talk about his new green-reading technique and taking the unique step of offering it to early adopters through Kickstarter. Pelz goes through putting statistics and realities that will almost certainly make you feel better about your putting and get you excited about reading greens.

Tiger Woods had a fourth back surgery in a little over three years, presumably Wednesday or Thursday, to fuse together his L5 and S1 vertebrae. He's gonna be out at least six months. So why was there talk of him trying to play the Masters or the U.S. Open? Who is deceiving who, and why?

PGA Tour pro Willy Wilcox is our guest this week, as he prepared to head to Texas for the Valero Texas Open (which he got in as first alternate not long after we recorded). We talk about his journey on the PGA Tour, trying to fulfill a major medical, how his game and personality have evolved and a whole host of other topics.

On this week's show, Ryan gets into the potential problems facing the PGA Tour as it operates more as a for-profit organization, as well as the problems facing the pro game as it embraces legalized betting. PXG's LPGA Tour manager Scott Kim joins the show as well to talk about the incredible year the brand has enjoyed.

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Sergio Garcia is a major champion! El Nino became El Hombre by winning a sudden-death playoff against Justin Rose to win the Masters at age 37 and in his 19th try. Ryan Ballengee joins GNN Live host TJ Rives and Grant Boone, who called the action for Masters Live, to talk about a spectacular Sunday.

We have a great, fascinating leaderboard for Sunday at Augusta National, and we get ready for the final round with a review of the third round and predictions for Sunday in this episode of our majors special, GNN Live. Ryan Ballengee joins TJ Rives and Will Haskett.

A highlight of Masters Week for the last several years has been a visit with nine-time major winner Mr. Gary Player. He joins us again this year to talk about Day 1 of the Masters, his experiences at Augusta National and in majors, as well conversation about hot topics in the sport.

Clark Burroughs played in the 1984 Masters, making the cut en route to successful professional golf career. He joins us each year around big tournaments to talk betting lines, wagering and pools with BetDSI.com. We talk all kinds of lines, teasers and match-ups and props for the 2017 Masters.

This week marks the first Masters since Arnold Palmer's passing last September, and the feeling of absence will likely be profound. Our guest is award-winning and best-selling writer Tom Callahan, whose new Palmer biography, "Arnie," hits stores on April 4. We talk about Palmer's life, his impact on golf and the Masters and delve into the details that illuminate the legend.

1995 PGA champion and 11-time Masters contestant Steve Elkington joins the show to preview the year's first major. Elk talks about his experience at Augusta National, how the club is looking from his recent trip there, the psychology of winning golf tournaments and why Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth are so tough to beat. Elk also talks about Secret Golf, the instruction there and insight into ambassadors and 2017 Masters contestants Jason Dufner and Pat Perez.

On this edition of "The 19th Hole Golf Show," defending KitchenAid Senior PGA champion Rocco Mediate joins us to talk a slew of topics. We also start the show by talking about Jason Day's revelations about his mother's cancer diagnosis and why it's a lesson that we sometimes are too quick to draw to conclusions.

The Arnold Palmer Invitational will be played this week for the first time sine the passing of Mr. Palmer last September. While PGA Tour players have been critical of their peers for, in some cases, skipping the event, Ryan Ballengee implores golf to look after the longer-term future of the event. That could include breaking up the Florida Swing as we know it to make sure Bay Hill has a proper, important place on the calendar.

On this episode of The 19th Hole, we dig into Pat Perez's comments about Tiger Woods, why he was shouted down for having an opinion and the comparison in reaction to him voicing his views as opposed to the reaction to Steven Bowditch's DUI arrest.

Tiger Woods withdrew from the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on Friday, citing back spasms, his fourth WD with such issues since 2014. So now what? Is this who Tiger is for the rest of his life? Unless he makes drastic changes, Woods' career could be over.

On this week's show, Ryan starts by talking about the joy of taking his kids to the driving range and seeing them enjoy golf. Then he gets into LIV Golf's season finale and what might happen next, as well as a new place to play for PGA Tour players (the DP World Tour!). College Golf Experience founder and good buddy Josh Jacobs joins me to talk about college golf camps and their increasing importance in the recruiting world.

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We open up the 2017 season with a look at Justin Thomas' dominating performances in Hawaii, as well a look at how Donald Trump probably won't impact golf at all as President. We also set the table for the year on the podcast and Golf News Net.

We put a bow on 2016 in the final 19th Hole podcast of the year, and we close it with a great guest in up-and-coming PGA Tour stud Jon Rahm. We spoke with Rahm at TaylorMade Golf's 2017 line reveal about his crazy early run as a pro, his equipment, his goals for next year and some of the people who have helped him get to this point. Then we close the show and the year with some news items, including Phil Mickelson's second sports hernia surgery, the birth of the Senior LPGA Championship and Tiger Woods committing to the 2017 Genesis Open.

We look at how Tiger Woods did in his return to competitive golf at the Hero World Challenge and what the takeaways should be from his week. We also discuss Hideki Matsuyama's rise with his fourth win in his last five starts. We're also joined by Harvey Silverman, one of the creators of Quick.golf, a pay-by-the-hole concept that's looking to change how golf operators and golfers see their time and tee sheets.