Yardage Book Yarns – Details, episodes & analysis

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Yardage Book Yarns

Glenn Whittle

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Frequency: 1 episode/35d. Total Eps: 44

Glenn Whittle (Australian PGA Member) talks candidly about Golf and life with his amazing list of players, celebrities, coaches, caddies

Yardage Book Yarns is now an official podcast of the Australian PGA!

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Mike Ferguson - Interview

Monday, November 18, 2024 • Duration 54:49

Mike shares many great stories with Glenn, from starting out in Golf, turning pro, meeting his wife, becoming Payne Stewarts brother in law, starting to play seniors tournaments. A really good yarn

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Gary Edwin - Interview

Monday, July 1, 2024 • Duration 46:55

Gary Edwin:
- Order of Australia Medal winner
-- PGA Member for over 50 years
- Has coached Peter Lonard, Rod Pampling, Paul Gow, Jan Stephenson and more
- Did a clinic with Moe Norman
- Is known as "Guru" by his pupils
- He grew up in Wellington, NSW
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Charlie Earp - Interview

Monday, April 8, 2024 • Duration 01:03:09

Charlie Earp:

Born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales 1938
He started his PGA traineeship under Mr. Reg Want at Coolangatta Tweed Golf Club at 15 years of age, prior to ever having struck a golf ball
He was the Head Professional at Lismore Golf Club originally, then Royal Queensland Golf Club for 45+ years
Member Australian PGA for over 70 years. He is a life member of Australian PGA.
He has been the Queensland State, junior and senior womens and mens coach on many occasions
He was the President of the Queensland PGA
He coached and mentored Greg Norman, Wayne Grady and many more
He caddied for Greg Norman in the US Open in 1984 at Winged Foot, Fuzzy Zeoller beat Norman in a play off
He is the recipient of an order of Australia medal.
He has been married to wife Margaret for 60+ years. They have three Children, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren

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Kyle Francis - Interview

Monday, December 11, 2023 • Duration 01:12:35

Kyle Francis:
- Born in 1952 in Sydney
- Started Golf at 8 years of age
- Was a member at Eastlake Golf Club
- Caddied at The Lakes Golf Club
- Did his apprenticeship at The Lakes under Billy Holder
- Married Yvonne in 1979
- Worked for Alex Mercer at Royal Sydney Golf Club
- Had two serious car accidents which led to five back fusions
- He has always been a respected player
- He was National PGA Trainee Chairman
- He was heavily involved in the establishment of the PGA PDP program
- He has been the Head Professional at New Brighton, Concord and Bexley Golf Clubs
- Kyle and Yvonne have two sons and three grandchildren

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Bruce Young - Interview

Sunday, October 22, 2023 • Duration 46:00

Bruce Young:
- Born in Auckland NZ in 1953
- Started playing Golf at 12
- Caddied in NZ, Japan, Europe and Australia for players such as:
- John Lister
- Bob Charles
- Bob Shearer
- Graham Marsh
- Jumbo Ozaki
- Respected in the Golf industry in Golf radio, television and print
- Has won 13 Golf Media awards in Australia
- Plays off a eight handicap at Royal Pines on the Gold Coast

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Dr. Rob Neal - Interview

Monday, September 4, 2023 • Duration 01:02:30

Interview with Dr. Rob Neal is now live on Apple Podcast, Spotify and Buzzsprout.

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Dr. Rob Neal:

- Born in NSW in 1957

- Started playing Golf at 25

- Has worked all over the world for over 25 years with all skill levels

- Developed "Wedge Craft" with PGA Coach Layne Savoie

- Has worked with coaches such as Jim McLean and David Leadbetter

- Has worked with most of the best players in the world

- Regarded by many as the World's leading Golf Biomechanist

- Is good friends with Mark Broadie (Strokes Gained)

- Married to his his wife Kim, lives in Florida, USA

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Billy Dunk - Interview

Monday, August 7, 2023 • Duration 45:47

Billy Dunk:

- Born in Gosford, NSW in 1938

- Son of the Greenkeeper at Gosford Golf Club

- Turned pro in 1960

- Won over 100 tournaments worldwide

- Played in the U.S Open and British Open

- Won 5 Australian PGA C'ships

- Held 80+ course records

- He played with Trevino, Nicklaus, Palmer, Player and more

- Life member of the Australian PGA

- Life member of the Australasian PGA Tour

- Married to wife Annette

- They have three children, two grandchildren and one great grandchild

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Col Johnston - Interview

Monday, July 3, 2023 • Duration 52:09

Born in Cardiff, Newcastle in 1935
Started playing Golf after his older brother Ken introduced him to the game
Lost his right eye at only 20 years of age and had to relearn to play again
Winner of the 1964 Australian PGA Championship, ahead of Bruce Devlin
Patron of the Waratah Golf Club
Life Member of the Australian PGA
Represented Australia alongside Billy Dunk in the World Cup
Was the Head Pro at Monash Golf Club in Sydney
Took over the management of Sugar Valley Golf Course in 1972
Has two sons, Peter and David, both qualified Greenkeepers and PGA Members
Been married to Jackie for 63 years

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Alex Mercer - Interview

Season 4 · Episode 4

Monday, May 8, 2023 • Duration 01:28:43

Alex Mercer:
- Born in Sydney in 1934
- He had 6 brothers and one sister
- He started playing Golf at eight years of age using borrowed clubs
- He was the Head Professional at Ashlar Golf Club for five years
- He was the Head Professional at The Royal Sydney Golf Club for 19 years
- He won 22 Pro Purse tournaments
- He has coached many elite Australian male and female professionals
- He has been a member of the Australian PGA for 66 years
- He has been married to Shirley for 67 years
- They have two sons, Robert 63 and David 61
- He is an Order of Australia Medal recipient
- One of the games true gentleman

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David Graham - Interview

Season 4 · Episode 3

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 • Duration 01:26:31

David Graham:
- Born in 1946 in Windsor, Victoria (Australia)
- Started Golf at 12 years of age at Wattle Park in Melbourne
- Switched from left to right handed as a Trainee Professional
- Was the Club Professional at Seabrook Golf Club in Tasmania
- Moved to Sydney and worked for PGF
- Turned Pro in 1962
- Was coached by Alex Mercer
- Moved to America in 1969
- Won the 1977 Australian Open at The Australian Golf Club
- World Golf Hall of Fame Inductee, 2015
- Won 1979 USPGA after double bogeying the 72nd hole
- Won the 1981 US Open
- Won 37 tournaments worldwide
- One of the hardest workers of all time
- Plays with Lee Trevino four times a week
- Hung out with Ben Hogan a lot

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