What a way to wrap up 2024! Nothing like having a conversation with a member of the 1986 Miracle Mets and a WORLD SERIES CHAMPION.
WALLY BACKMAN is our guest on this episode of The Approach Shot and yes, he was part of the team that broke the Red Sox faithful's hearts. He too, watched Mookie Wilson's ball go under Bill Buckner's glove, but has a different perspective on that play and others.
He also gave back so much to the game he loves by managing in the Minor Leagues and was able to impart wisdom and fire in his players. That love and fire also exist in his golf game and we enjoyed every second of our conversation with WALLY BACKMAN!
Have a listen!

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Dashing and Handsome? CHECK!
Sharp witted? HECK YEAH!
A great friend to Wells Adams and Joey Graziadei? YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!
Happily married? UH HUH.
Golf nut? YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!

BEN HIGGINS is all of those things plus an amazing business man who runs a coffee business whose proceeds helps other non profits around the world. He's also a hilarious and great guest and we have him on this week's episode of The Approach Shot.

This is a must listen for BACHELOR NATION and even non fans of The Bachelor (gasp!)

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To a baseball purist, Pete LaCock was a dangerous hitter. His eye, his plate discpline and his ability to come through in the clutch allowed him to have a terrific 9 year MLB career before playing in Japan. But it's his love for the game, his rivalry with Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, and his famous family (and their friends) that make this such an endearing conversation with a great storyteller.

If you're a Cubs fan, Royals fan, fan of Hollywood Squares, My Three Sons, The Dick Van Dyke Show or just of great stories, this episode is a must listen with Pete LaCock. (listen closely and you can hear his wife "helping" Pete with his stories. We got a 2-1!!)

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3 more of our favorite guests and their 6 pack answersSupport the show

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This week the Approach Shot goes back into the archives for some Holiday Cheer. We have picked three of what we think are the best, the funniest, the most interesting, the most entertaining of the 6Pack segments. Each week we ask our guests a series of 5 questions where we admonish them to give us the first answer that pops into their heads. This way, you get a peek into their minds and learn a little bit on a deeper level what these folks are all about. This week we include the 6Pack segments of Baseball Great, Brett Boone as well as LPGA Legend Jane Blalock and Actor Mathew Laurance from “Beverly Hills 90210” and “Eddie And The Cruisers”.Support the show

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This week on The Approach Shot our guest is Tim Laird, America’s CEO – Chief Entertainment Officer! Tim spent many years with Brown-Forman Distillers in Louisville, Kentucky. In that capacity he became totally familiar with every label under the Brown-Forman umbrella like Woodfood Reserve, Old Forrester, Jack Daniels, etc. He is also an expert on wine and Champagne. His 2 greatest talents are his abilities to create delicious cocktails but also pairing those cocktails with specific foods to compliment the tastes. Tim shares many golfing stories, drinking stories, and some special recipes on this week’s edition of The Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

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Carl Lee III was not heavily recruited out of high school by D1 teams. He accepted an offer from Marshall University in Huntington WVa. He was from Charleston WVa so Marshall was the obvious choice. He won a total of 8 games in his 4 years there. He was drafted in the 7th round by the Vikings. He was told he was too small, too slow to make it in the NFL. He was cut before his rookie year started, but was brought back in 4 days because of an injury to the player above him on the depth chart. 12 years later Carl is recognized as one of the 50 greatest Minnesota Vikings of ALL TIME! Carl’s is a wonderful story on what a person can accomplish if they don’t believe the naysayers. And Carl has some terrific insights into his golf game too. Another fantastic interview with one of the world;s most interesting people, Carl Lee III this week on The Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

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Katie Laurino helps athletes who have retired create and maintain their legacy. She helps them create their personal charitable foundations. She counsels them on fundraising, setting up the foundation along IRS guidelines. She mentors them. Some might say she mothers them. Katie loves golf, plays golf, and talks to us this week on The Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

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J Marc Chambers is a comedian and a golfer. He has friends that are comedians and golfers. They decided to create a business that incorporates both golf and comedy. Add to those two the element of fundraising and you have their business, Hole Hecklers. J Marc and his friends will come out to your golf outing, charity scramble, even a client appreciation day, and set up shop on a par 3 hole. Unless they are paid by the golfers (to raise funds for the charity involved with the golf outing) they will heckle the golfers as they try to tee off. It is impossible to hit a good shot while you are laughing your ass off. Trust us, we’ve tried. You can also pay extra to get your buddy heckled mercilessly. It’s fun. It’s funny. And it’s a great way to raise some money on the golf course for a worthwhile cause. It also makes for one helluva funny hour of gold podcast. Listen now to J Marc Chambers from Hole Hecklers, this week’s guest on The Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

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Matthew Laurance is our guest this week on The Approach Shot Podcast. Yes, the same Matthew Laurance you remember from Beverly Hills 90210; from Eddie And The Cruisers”; from guest appearances on “Cheers” and countless other TV guest shots. Plus, he was on SNL of an entire year. Matthew Laurence currently does radio in Lexington, Kentucky and plays lots and lots of golf: bad golf. Yeah, for someone who plays as often as does he, you think he’s play a lot better, but no, he sucks! Yes, as a golfer Matthew is a great actor. But he does have lots of great stories and you are about to hear a bunch of them. Funny, heart warming, and some embarrassing stories this week on the Approach Shot podcast.Support the show

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Garrett Johnston has covered golf for outlets around the world for more than a decade, including the hometown papers of most players on the PGA Tour. He also has contributed to GolfDigest.com, Golf.com, USOpen.com, China Daily, The Irish Examiner and New Zealand Golf Magazine. Sadly, he has not improved his golf handicap since he left high school, and covering 30 major championship hasn’t helped him through osmosis. But he does regale us this week with some terrific stories from some of the most prestigious golf tournament that he is lucky enough to cover. We coax the good stuff from him. Listen and enjoy.Support the show

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Chris Mascaro is a member of the Sports/Golf Podcasting brotherhood. And being one of our brethren, we welcome Chris in with open arms. Chris does two podcasts: Next On The Tee and Thursday Night Tailgate. His podcast, Next On The Tee has been around for quite a few years. On it, Chris interviews some of the most iconic names in professional golf (Gary Player is a regular guest). You might expect Chris has quite a few stories that he has heard over the years. Quite a few stories that he can repeat as well as some of his own he can relate. No matter where they originated, Chris spends some time with us in The Approach Shot swapping golf stories you won’t want to miss.Support the show

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Bob Picozzi is a television and radio announcer who was employed by ESPN and Fox Sports as a play-by-play announcer for college football and basketball. You are familiar with his voice if you ever listened to Mike & Mike on ESPN Radio, he is the man with the updates. His coolest gig though, in our own humble yet never-the-less expert opinions was the Play By Play guy for UConn Women’s Basketball. Unless you could have called the UCLA games in the 70’s with Coach Wooden, you will not find a team with more wins, more championships than UConn Women. Bob has been there for some of the greatest moments in sports. He also has some very cool golf stories. Listen to them all this episode of The Approach Shot.Support the show

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He pitches, he golfs and he helps others through his charity SABES WINGS. Bret Saberhagen tells stories of his career, being a 21 year old kid dominating MLB, especially during the 1985 season (in which his Royals won the World Series).
Bret tells stories of George Brett. of his search for his birth family, and his love for golf, which carries over into his annual SABES WINGS golf tournament.
Go to sabeswings.org for details and to contribute to his incredible charity which helps provide everyday living expenses for patients fighting cancer. Can you imagine a better reason to donate to a cause?

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Chris Smeal is a PGA Professional in San Diego California. He works primarily with junior golfers, the kids of today that will become the greens fees paying adults of tomorrow. And we all know that is the only way to assure this game will continue to be a constant choice for recreation. Through junior leagues, junior lessons, Chris makes sure Junior Golf is strong on the area of southern California and beyond. Chris has even created some junior tournament activity as far away as China. So, to help “grow the game” and to pass on the benefits of the game we love, listen to how Chris Smeal is helping to create the golfers of tomorrow.Support the show

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This week we welcome Gill Capps as our guest on The Approach Shot Podcast. Gil is an Emmy award-winning content creator. He has spent his entire working career in golf media, having founded a regional golf magazine right out of Davidson College and written extensively about the game before jumping into television. Capps has worked on-site at more than 500 tournaments around the world – most spent sitting in NBC’s main tower providing editorial content and direction to its broadcasts and announcers such as Johnny Miller, Dan Hicks, and Dick Enberg. He also built and led Golf Channel’s ground-breaking Editorial Research Unit. A native of North Carolina, Capps resides with his family in Florida. And we are lucky to have Gil and his many stories this week on The Approach Shot PodcastSupport the show

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You know how they say you should never go to the grovery store on an empty stomach? It seems when you shop fr food while hungry you tend to buy too much because everything looks delicious. Well, this episode of The Approach Shot is much the same. Do Not Listen On An Empty Stomach! Everything will sound delicious. In fact, everything will sound delicious even if you’re full. Our guest, Jeff Tracy, is The Cowboy Cook. He is a Bar-B-Que expert with books, blogs radio and television shows all about cooking meat with flames. So pull up a rack of ribs and settle in for a captivating conversation with The Cowboy Cook, Jeff Tracy.Support the show

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Michael Whalen has shelves full of Emmy Awards. He was a big time producer at HBO for years. And then a good ol’ boy from Birmingham Alabama approached him with an offer to put a brand new cable channel with a brand new concept on the air, Even though many told him people won’t watch golf all day, Michael Whalen ignored them and took the gig and helped to build The Golf Channel! Michael talks with us this week and relates some of the best stories, shares some of the success and the mistakes, and talks about some of the iconic, talented folks he was able to hire at the beginning to make The Golf Channel the success it is today. Another enjoyable, informative and entertaining edition of The Approach Shot.Support the show

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This week on The Approach Shot Podcast we are excited to welcome a true golf legend. One of the women who built the reputation of the LPGA, Jane Blalock. Jane still holds the record for consecutive cuts made: 299. That’s over 12 years without missing a cut. She won multiple times. She holds many records on the LPGA. She is currently playing on the Legends Tour and is still winning. Jane is so much fun to talk to and we’re sure you’ll have as much fun listening this week to Jane Blalock on The Approach Shot.Support the show

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Gary Reasons has two Super Bowl rings. He won them while playing with the NY Football Giants. He was a linebacker. Gary played next to Lawrence Taylor. LT’ s number has been retired. Gary is still know for “the hit” (check out the video on Youtube). Gary is currently a College Football Analyst for Fox Sports TV. He plays a mean game of golf too. Be advised, you want him on your scramble team. He hits the ball a long way and gives a great interview. Get to know him along with us on The Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

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This week’s guest is the top rated Golf Architect in Latin America, Augustin Piza. He has worked with such golf icons as Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, and now has teamed up with Brandel Chamblee to create the most original idea in golf course design since the bunker. He calls it the Butterfly effect with 3 6 hole layouts you can play in any combination for any number of holes from 6 to 24. And that’s just one of his out of the box (some might say off the wall) ideas. Join us this week for a conversation with golf course design genius, Augustin Piza.Support the show

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Connie Willis is the weekend host for Coast To Coast AM Radio Show. She also has a few of her own on-line shows all exploring the weirder side of life. Ghosts, Aliens, Big Foot are all topics you will delve deeply into with Connie. And she plays golf. Yeah, the truth is out there and Connie spends most of her free time looking for it. Spend some time with this episode of The Approach Shot Podcast and we guarantee you will laugh, laugh with us, laugh at us, laugh next to us. It matters not, but you will laugh! Enjoy.Support the show

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Keith Hirshland is an Emmy Award–winning sports television producer with more than three decades of experience producing live and pre-recorded programs that aired on ESPN and ESPN2. Among the first forty people to be hired by the Golf Channel in 1994, Hirshland was in the middle of the action when that network debuted in 1995. He provided his talents for Golf Channel, as its live tournament producer, for two decades.
Cover Me Boys, I'm Going In: Tales of the Tube from a Broadcast Brat is a memoir about his experiences in the television industry. Published by Beacon Publishing Group, Cover Me Boys was recognized as the Book Talk Radio Club Memoir of the Year. Hirshland’s second book, and first work of fiction, Big Flies, was published in 2016 and is the recipient of the New Apple Awards “Solo Medalist” in the True Crime Category. Hirshland followed that success with his third book, The Flower Girl Murder. In 2020 Beacon Publishing Group will release Murphy Murphy and the Case of Serious Crisis, Hirshland’s third mystery novel. All four books are available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other bookstores. Or on his website, http://keithhirshland.comSupport the show

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Joe Greiner is this week’s guest on The Approach Shot Podcast. Joe is Max Homa’s caddy. Joe is also Max’s boyhood friend. They grew up together, played golf together, and are both pretty good golfers. In fact, Joe holds a course record at the course they both grew up playing. He only rubs it in a few times a year. Joe talks about his own golf prowess, about how easy it is to work together with a good friend in a PGA Tournament and how much fun golf is, in general. And to prove it, we have a blast talking about it. Give a listen. We guarantee you will laugh your butt off.Support the show

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A 12 year veteran of the NFL? CHECK!
A member of the fan-chosen 40th anniversary Vikings team? YEP!
A member of the Florida A & M Football HOF? YOU BETCHA
A member of the State of Florida Track and Field Hall of Fame? MMM HMMM
The first exclusively black punter in NFL History? YES SIR

But none of those things define Greg Coleman. His smooth, witty, selfless personality does, though. Having accomplished so much, he is heavily invested in giving back, in staying involved and making sure that people that he touches understand that he is all about helping build character, developing skills and enjoying life.

You have to listen to this inspiring and fun episode of The Approach Shot.

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On this week’s edition of The Approach Shot Podcast we are so lucky to have the most beautiful, gracious, and talented Heather French Henry, Miss America 2000. Since winning that crown Heather has been tirelessly traveling the country espousing Veteran’s Rights and Benefits, she has coached other pageant contestants, she has designed a line of evening wear, she has helped her husband in his efforts to make men aware of the benefits of Prostate Cancer screening, and has played a lot of golf. We talk about all of that, especially the golf. Meet and get to know Heather French Henry on this week’s Approach Shot PodcastSupport the show

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Old Rockers never die! They start Golf Podcasts. Our guest this week on The Approach Shot Podcast is Frank Basset, host of the podcast, Golf Talk America which can be heard on PGATour.com. Frank is also the founder of the Golf Talk America Network, of which The Approach Shot Podcast is a proud member. While we know John and Neal are old (although the word “former” might sound better) DJ’s, Frank is a former musician. He’s played with Blood, Sweat & Tears, The Memphis Horns, and done many studio musician gigs. The chances are pretty good if you listen to 70’s music, you’ve heard Frank’s trumpet work. We talk about music, musicians, golfers, podcasters and any other topic that pops up. (Alcohol seems to be a recurring theme). We laughed a LOT while creating this episode. We’re pretty sure you will laugh a lot while listening. Enjoy this episode of The Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

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Kiel Christianson has the job everyone wants. No, not the one in Linguistic Psychology with advanced degrees from Michigan State and UMass, Amhurst. No, the one where he travels the world, playing golf, reviewing courses and getting paid! Yeah, that gig. To say we are jealous would be a vast understatement. The dude played a round in Finland at midnight on the Summer Solstice. He played in Ireland in rain and 34 degrees. Kiel has seen the best sights, eaten the best meals and played some of the best courses in the world and on this episode he tells us all about it.Support the show

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With best wishes from the beach, and we mean the real beach not the bunker. Here is one of our most popular episodes of all time. Listen for the first time or the 20th, it will be informative, fun, funny, and entertaining conversation with a true Renaissance woman. To enter to win this Abstract vision of The Ocean Course go to: https://kingsumo.com/g/lxqbwm/the-ocean-course-abstract/68zzege?Support the show

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We spend some time with Tony Casillas, former defensive stud for the Dallas Cowboys. The man has two large hands, each with a Superbowl Ring. His hands may be large, but they are soft. Yes, Mr. soft hands is killer on the golf course. He carries a 6 handicap but still won't play with Romo. Listen this week to some fun, funny, entertaining conversation with Tony Casillas of the Dallas Cowboys on The Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

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This week on The Approach Shot Podcast we feature conversations with author Jim Flynn. Now don’t get confused (like we did). There are 5 other authors on Amazon named Jim Flynn, so ours calls himself Jim Flynn Six. Jim comes from the world of finance so that’s the setting for what he calls his Financial Thrillers”. J.R. is the main character. J.R. is an avid golfer and a terrific golfer, even playing at Augusta with Jack Nicklaus as his partner (it was a very bad year for Jack). So, Jim’s first book: “Be Sincere: Even When You Don’t Mean It” is not only a hilarious read, but words to live by. Check out Jim’s website, jimflynnsix.com and listen to this week’s episode of The Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

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This week on The Approach Shot Podcast we spend some quality time talking to PGA Tour Pro, Max Homa. We talked together on the eve of the Travelers Tournament in Connecticut so we didn’t know then that, unfortunately, he would miss the cut this week. After hearing this dude and realizing how funny he is, we will start rooting for him on a regular basis.Support the show

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Jermichael Finley, number 88, Tight End for the Green Bay Packers is our guest this week on The Approach Shot Podcast. Jermichael was a beast on the field, one of the first Tight Ends to not only block but also catch passes. He tells us what it’s like to be on the receiving end of an Aaron Rogers pass. He tells us how his career was ended abruptly by a serious injury. He tells us all about his new found love for golf and about his foundation and how he is using golf to raise funds, And we tell him abut Bourbon Slushies! And we revisit our segment with one of America’s funniest stand up comedians: The Comedian Loose Canon. It’s another fantastically entertaining episode of The Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

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This week on The Approach Shot we share Golf Stories with the President of The Golf Heritage society, Dr. Bern Bernacki. Bern is a great guy with some fantastic stories and some advice on anyone who is or wants to get into collecting golf items. It’s never too late to start collecting Historical Golf souvenirs or starting with a contemporary collection and waiting until it becomes historical! We also go back into the archives for this week’s edition of Golf Is A Funny Game and bring back comedian Daniel Storrow. Another fun, funny, entertaining and informative edition of The Approach ShotSupport the show

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This week on the Approach Shot Podcast we spend some quality time with a baseball legend: Brett Boone. Brett is a third generation All-star. Who can forget the fantastic 2001 Mariners? We talk about baseball, about life, and, of course, we talk a lot about golf. We also visit the podcast archives and go back to our very first edition of Golf Is A Funny Game and reintroduce you to Galli Kroup! Another fun, funny, and truly entertaining edition of The Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

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He hit 50 HR's in one season and over 300 for his career and was considered one of the most dangerous sluggers in baseball. So much so, that one of baseball's most colorful owners changed a long-standing rule just for him. GREG VAUGHN talks about baseball, his Vaughn's Valley Foundation Golf Tournament, which helps raise money to help find a cure for Type 1 diabetes and of course his personal golf game on this episode of The Approach Shot.

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This week on The Approach Shot Podcast we feature a guest from the art world. Linda Hartough (hartough.com) is the country’s preeminent Golf Landscape Artist. Her original landscapes of Augusta National, Torrey Pines, Pebble Beach and others are hanging on the walls of The Butler Cabin, Jack Nicklaus’s house, and many other homes of golf’s greats. She talks about golf, art, and we try to figure out just how many shades of green there are in nature. We also debut a new comedy feature: “Who Should of Sung It?” An indescribably delicious few minutes of adlibbed improvisational comedy. Or, at least, an attempt there at. Another great hour of stories, entertainment and conversation on The Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

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The Approach Shot Podcast this week is a banner episode. First, we welcome Mike Timlin, the relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox that helped them win their first World Series in 2004. We talk about that for a bit. Have you ever noticed John is a rabid Red Sox fan? Mike is also an avid golfer and we talk to him at length about his golf game, about the similarities between golf and other sports, and the psychological approach to both. John and Mike found they have something in common: both of their mothers passed away from ALS and they promise to throw a golf tournament charity fund raiser for the cause. Listen to find out how to participate. This week’s Golf Is A Funny Game segment is fantastic! I mean, this is the funniest one we’ve done yet. Bert Hart joins us along with his friend Mike with a C and we slug it out with another Bad Jokes And Dad Jokes competition. You can’t miss this.Support the show

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The Approach Shot Podcast this week features a man that will make every golfer who listens so jealous. His name is Joe Fellini and he is just an average guy who plays golf…lots of golf. Joe has played at over 380 golf courses so far and he isn’t even close to being done. He still has a list of one course in every state that he intends to play and then of course there are the trips to Ireland, Scotland, and every other country with a golf course. Joe has gotten on many of the famous courses that most of us can only dream aboiut. How? Well, hopefully he will share the secret. Listen and you, too, can be playing all these courses. What happens when a touring stand up comedian runs for office as a joke? HE GETS ELECTED! This and other hilarious stories from comedian Jeremy Nunes this week in Golf Is A Funny Game segment. Another fun, funny, entertaining edition of The Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

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Jeff Garcia has been to the Pro Bowl 4 times as a quarterback. He’s been to The Approach Shot just once, but he had more fun with us. At least, it took less effort. Jeff has a football camp coming up on May 15 but everything else he says is timeless advice. Advice on playing golf, advice on rearing children, advice on lowering expectations on the golf course. He is absolutely right when he says it took thousands of hours of practice and coaching to be able to play quarterback I the NFL, yet he, as well as most of us, hit the golf course with no coaching, no lessons, no practice, not even some warm ups, and expect to play well. What are we thinking? But you want to talk timeless? Let’s talk about the comedy of Andy Fileta! A very funny man on this week’s edition of Golf Is A Funny Game. Another great fun, funny, and entertaining edition of the Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

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David Kelly is an author, a baseball fan, and a mystery aficionado. So he takes these three things and melds them into a series of children’s’ books about a mystery solving couple of friends who travel to major league ballparks and solve mysteries while they are there. A fascinating concept from a very creative man. You’ll love our conversation. Then, spend an inordinate length of time with our comedian, Lou Santini. We will admit, this “Golf Is A Funny Game” segment ran longer than any before. That’s because Lou is not only hilarious, but also a former radio guy (just like Neal and John) so we swap some radio stories that will keep you rolling. This is an episode not to miss.Support the show

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When you come across a guy as funny as Cory Michaelis, you talk to him exclusively, the whole show is just one guest. Cory is a former teacher. He was the school golf coach. He played on the school golf team when he was in high school. He plays golf about 3 times a week whether at home or on the road. If you don’t think that combo makes for some hilarious stories, both about golf and otherwise, you would be severely mistaken. Spend a hilarious 45 minutes with us on this edition of The Approach Shot Podcast. And for Pete’s sake, learn how to pronounce his name correctly.Support the show

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Whoop! Here he is! This week on The Approach Shot Podcast our special guest is rapper DC Glen from Tag Team and the star of one of the most popular commercials on TV, Geico’s “Scoop There it is” Spot. DC talks about the genesis of the record, how he came to be in a Geico commercial and what it has meant to his career and his future. He also confesses his golf game is just like most of ours, it sucks. We also enjoyed a conversation with comedian Jeff Macilino, a fellow podcaster and stand up comedian who performs regularly in Florida comedy clubs. Join John Ashton and Neal Michaels for another fun, funny and entertaining golf themes podcast, The Approach Shot.Support the show

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The Approach Shot on Master’s Sunday features the GolfChannel.com feature writer, Rex Hoggard. He talks with us live from the media center at Augusta National Golf Course. Find out his favorites to win. Find out why he thinks Bryson Dechambeau won’t win. And hear some of the funniest golf stories you have ever heard. And then get ready to dance and cluck like a chicken. Adam Jones, a comedy stage hypnosis guy spends time with us…we are getting sleepy … more fun, funny and ultra entertaining golf talk on this week’s Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

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This week on The Approach Shot the guys talk with one of Nashville’s truly wonderful talents and all around nice guy, Larry Stewart. Larry is the former lead singer of the band, Restless Heart and also a man that enjoyed a remarkable solo career. We all talk about music, the state of country music today, some of Larry’s favorite musicians, and about the day Vince Gill showed up for a music video dressed rather inappropriately. And then, of course, we get to the topic at hand, GOLF. Larry has played with some of the best. He hasn’t quite hung with the best. He confesses his short comings on the course. This week we revisit comedian Jeff Blanchard. For those of you who may have missed him the first time we suggest you not make that mistake again. Another fun, informative, and entertaining week on The Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

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Another week with two more phenomenal guests and probably the funniest 15 minutes pf podcasting you will hear all week. Our first guest is Tom Abbot, fomr The Golf Channel/NBC. Tom is the play-by-play announcer for the network’s LPGA coverage. You will also remember Tom as the co-host of the Golf Channel Series, The Big Break. We talk Master’s. LPGA. Womens’ Golf, the PGA and all sorts of interesting stuff. Then Bert Hart marks his triumphant return to The Approach Shot. Our “Bad Jokes and Dad Jokes” segment is the funniest (and for some of us, most embarrassing) 15 minutes of podcasting you will hear this week. EnjoySupport the show

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Want to know what it was like to run in a touchdown in a huge Notre Dame/Michigan game while unconscious?

How about what is was like sharing a backfield with the likes of Jérôme Bettis?

Want to hear the story of catching the 2 point conversion that helped Notre Dame beat Penn State in the '92 Snow Bowl? How about some golf stories from this same amazing athlete?

Then, this is your episode. REGGIE BROOKS is our guest with incredible stories galore on this episode of THE APPROACH SHOT.

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This week’s episode of The Approach Shot features a sports expert, Jake Asman from Sports Map Radio Network. We talk about the NCAA March Madness. We talk about the Master’s coming up in a few weeks. We talk about how badly Jake plays golf. And then we introduce you to the Comedian Loose Cannon. He will tell you upfront he is a jerk and will most probably offend you. In fact, he figures of he hasn’t offended you he hasn’t done his job properly. If you think you can handle it, put on your big boy pants and listen to this week’s episode of the golf flavored Approach Shot Podcast.Support the show

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This week on The Approach Shot, something novel for us: .we talk about golf exclusively with our first guest, Kessler Karain. Kessler is a professional caddy on the PGA Tour and is both the caddy and brother-in-law to Patrick Reed. Reed has been embroiled in some rules controversies recently and we get the inside scoop on what happened and what they were thinking from the man who was there, caddy Kessler Karain. Also, golf is a funny game and we have comedian Max Heering on with us to prove it. We want to welcome Public Rec as a new partner to the podcast. Check out the most comfortable pants you will ever wear at Publicrec.com/golfguysSupport the show

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This week on The Approach Shot Podcast is the legendary Disc Golf Pioneer, Scot Stokely. He talks about the early years in disc golf, the 17 championships and the records he holds, how he travels the country giving seminars, workshops and clinics. And he also explains how and why he has introduced disc golf to the special needs community. Also this week, probably the most hilarious Golf Is A Funny Game Segment ever. Neal and John go head to head with comedian Bert Hart in a bad joke contest. We won’t spoil the ending but can the guys hold their own toe to toe against a real comedian? The segment will keep you laughing, that’s for sure.Support the show

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