Next On The Tee With Chris Mascaro, Golf Podcast

On this episode of Next on the Tee I'm joined by legendary Broadcaster Ben Wright, Golf Academy Lead Instructor Brian Jacobs, and SuperSpeed Golf Co-Founder and President Mike Napoleon. Ben Wright shared his thoughts on the US Open, the Open Championship and looked ahead to the PGA Championship. We talked about his memory of the 1965 US Open which Gary Player won in a playoff. It was held at Bellerive Country Club site of this year's PGA. He shared his memory of the 1992 PGA Championship, which he helped broadcast, and was also held at Bellerive. We also talked about Tigermania and the disservice the media does to the other players because they are so focused on Tiger. He said the media has never been so focused on any of the other great players like they are on Tiger. He added that Ben Hogan's comeback to win several majors following the car accident that nearly killed him far surpasses the comeback Tiger has made. Brian Jacobs shared his method of teaching junior golfers including assessing their goals and

Ben Hogan Golf CEO Scott White joins me and talks about the rejuvenation of the brand and how overwhelming the demand has become for Ben Hogan irons. He also talks about the loyalty of their consumers have to the brand. Scott takes us through their iron sets so you know which one is right for your game and gives us a peak under the tent to hear what new products are on the horizon. All that and more on this segment of Next on the Tee.

Rees Jones, World Renowned Golf Course Designer & Architect, talks about the work he did renovating Bellerive Country Club, site of this year's PGA Championship, back in the mid 2000s. The course was originally designed by his father Robert Trent Jones in the late 1950's and opened in 1960. It became the youngest course to host a US Open which was won by Gary Player in 1965. Rees talks about the course layout and what it will take to win this year's PGA Championship on this segment of Next on the Tee.

On this edition of Next on the Tee I'm joined  by PGA Professional and Head Golf Pro at Lebanon Country Club Chris Sheehan; Author of 3 outstanding books and former TV Producer at ESPN and the Golf Channel Keith Hirshland, and former President & CEO at Ben Hogan Golf plus author of "The Wedge Guy" blog, Terry Koehler.  

On this edition of Next on the Tee I'm joined by Ben Hogan Golf CEO Scott White and world renowned Golf Course Architech Rees Jones. Scott talks about the rebirth and growth of the Ben Hogan brand since they emerged from bankruptcy. He also updates us on their new Edge irons and Equalizer wedges and hints that they may soon be back in the metal woods business and golf balls may not be too far behind.  Rees Jones talks about Bellerive Country Club the site of the upcoming PGA Championship. It was originally designed by his father, Robert Trent Jones in 1960 and Rees renovated the course in 2005. He helps us understand the type of player who will be successful there and the changes he made to the course. He also updated us on the other projects he's working on.

Legendary Golf Club Designer Jesse Ortiz talks about designing and building metal woods and hybrids for Bobby Jones Golf. He also talks about the weight of living up to the reputation of Bobby Jones as he designs clubs that carry that name. PGA Professional Joe Grohman talks about the racism he witnessed a young Tiger Woods face at the Navy Golf Course in Seal Beach, California. Joe teamed with Tiger in amateur events as well. Hear about all of that on this edition of Next on the Tee.

Actor turned Talking Golf Getaways podcast host Mitch Laurance joins me fresh off his trip to the Boyne Golf Resort in Bar Harbor, Michigan. The Boyne Resort has 10 championship caliber golf courses stretched across 3 distinctive rersorts. Hear Mitch talk about the golf courses, resorts and experience he had during his recent visit. If you're looking for a great place to go play golf this summer, consider the Boyne Resort (www.boyne.com/golf)

On this segment of Next on the Tee my guest is Tom Patri. Tom helped run the practice facility at Shinnecock Hills during the US Open. He shared his thoughts on the USGA, how they set up the course and why they keep getting it wrong. He also shared a couple of playing lessons for how to putt bermuda greens plus how to hit better tee shots into a stiff head wind.

On this segment of Next on the Tee my guest is Bill Bergin. Bill talks about his course design strategies and utilizing the Long Leaf Tee initiative which is a set of 7 tee boxes and you choose the tee to play based on how far you hit your driver. It makes the game more fun because you play the course length appropriate for your game. We also talked about the new 6 hole pitch & putt courses he designs that help you improve your short game which you can play in under an hour.  

On this segment of Next on the Tee I'm joined by my Thursday Night Tailgate Co-Host Bob Lazzari. Bob lives in Eastern Connecticut and covers the Travelers Championship every year. He breaks down the tournament and the great things he saw from this year's winner Bubba Watson. He also talked about what it was like to be greenside last year when Jordan Spieth hit the shot of the year, chipping in from the sand to win in sudden death over Danile Berger.  

Top Instructor Rob Strano goes off on the USGA and how they handled the US Open and the set up of Shinnecock Hills. He talks about how they are an amateur organization trying to run a professional event and keep failing miserably. He believes they should answer to a review board because today, they don't answer to anyone; so no one is accountable when things go wrong like they have in so many cases over the last 4-5 years. Hear his comments and suggestions for what needs to be done so it doesn't happen again next year at Pebble Beach.  

PGA Tour SuperStore SVP of Operations shares his thoughts on the US Open and the impact it has on sales. They had a record breaking sales day on the Saturday before Father's Day, if that's any indication. Hear about some of the great services they offer that are free, like club fitting even if it's for your existing clubs no matter how long you've had them, golf ball fitting and even finding the perfect pair of shoes for your gate type. Randy also talks about some of the hottest new equipment and items that people were buying for Father's Day and let us know that 40% of all golf ball purchases are now for non-white golf balls. Players are now embracing all different colors. Hear all that and much more about the trends in golf from Randy on this segment of the show.  

I got some much needed playing tips from South Florida's PGA Teacher of the Year Chris Czaja including how to play wedge shots from 80-100 yards in, how to hit better lag putts and short chip shots from right off the green, on this segment of Next on the Tee.

On this edition of Next on the Tee we'll recap the US Open, talk about how the USGA handled the setup of Shinnecock Hills plus get a few playing lessons from Golf Academy Lead Instructor Rob Strano, and South Florida PGA Teacher of the Year Chris Czaja, plus hear about the hottest new equipment from SVP of Operations for the PGA Tour SuperStore, Randy Peitsch. Top Instructor Rob Strano goes off on the USGA and how they handled the US Open and the set up of Shinnecock Hills. He talks about how they are an amateur organization trying to run a professional event and keep failing miserably. He believes they should answer to a review board because today, they don't answer to anyone; so no one is accountable when things go wrong like they have in so many cases over the last 4-5 years. Hear his comments and suggestions for what needs to be done so it doesn't happen again next year at Pebble Beach. PGA Tour SuperStore SVP of Operations shares his thoughts on the US Open and the impact it has on sales. They had a reco

Golf Inc. Magazine named Bill Bergin of the Top 10 Most Influential people in Golf. He is already one of the to golf designers in the game. We talked about his design philosophy, his unique bunker designs and the impact the distance golf balls are flying are having on course design on this segment of Next on the Tee. 

Top 100 Instructor Tom Patri joins me from Shinnecock Hills. Tom grew up on Long Island and has played the course numerous times. He shared his insights on the course conditions and set up plus the strategy for how to play certain holes and who he thinks will be on top of the leaderboard come Sunday afternoon.

Top 40 Under 40 Instructor Travis Fulton breaks down the field at the US Open plus shares his insights on Jordan Spieth's putting issues, Bryson DeChambeau's technique plus shares a playing lesson on this segment of Next on the Tee.

PGA Tour Pro Zack Sucher shares his memories of playing college golf at UAB, his wins at the 2007 Shaol Creek Intercollegiate Champion and the 2008 Conference USA Championship. He also talked about his win at the Midwest Classic on the Web.com Tour and shared his insights on the US Open and playing Shinneock Hills on this segment of Next on the Tee.

On this US Open edition of Next on the Tee I'm joined by PGA Tour Pro and 2014 Midwest Classic Champion Zack Sucher, Top 40 Under 40 Instructor and frequent Co-Host of Golf Channel's Morning Drive Travis Fulton, plus Top 100 Instructor Tom Patri who joined me live from Shinnecock Hills. Zack Sucher - Zack won 7 tournaments while playing in college at UAB including the 2007 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Championship and the 2008 Conference USA Championship. Hear his memories from winning those tournaments plus his 2014 win at the Midwest Classic on the Web.com Tour. He also shared his insights on the US Open and memories playing at Shinnecock Hills. Travis Fulton - Travis helped breakdown the field at the US Open and who he expects to be on the leaderboard come late Sunday afternoon. Travis also talked about Bryson DeChambeau's technique, how he would play the Par 3 16th hole at Shinnecock, what's going on with Jordan Spieth's putting, plus he shared a playing lesson for how to handle a short pitch shot over wat

Top 100 Instructor Tom Patri joins me on this segment of Next on the Tee. Tom grew up near Shinnecock Hills and snuck onto the property to play as a kid. He is back on Long Island preparing to help run the practice facility there next week. He shares his first hand knowledge of the course, what players will need to do to be successful there, why Lee Trevino once called the 160 yard par 3 11th hole the shortest par 5 in golf and why simply bombing the ball off the tee won't be successful there. Hear all of that and more from Tom on this segment of Next on the Tee.