Next On The Tee With Chris Mascaro

Check out this episode of Next on the Tee with Chris Mascaro with my guests: former Minnesota Vikings LB turned PGA Tour Rules Official Mark Dusbabek, world renowned Golf Course Architect Rees Jones and Host of Talking Golf Getaways Mitch Laurance. I got Mark's insights on some of the controversial rulings this year with players like Lexi Thompson, Jon Rahm and Jordan Spieth's use of the driving range at the Open Championship. Rees Jones redesigned East Lake which hosts the Tour Championship. He talked about that course plus how to make the game more affordable for people to play. Mitch talked about his decision to forego technology and go the opposite way and play only hickory shafted golf clubs. Plus he talked about the World Golf Amateur Championship that he recently played in and his show Talking Golf Getways which is available on Audioboom and thegolfnewsnet.com  

On this episode of Next on the Tee my guests are: Former NHL Star, PGA Tour Caddy and multiple time winner on the Celebrity Tour Dan Quinn plus former Class A PGA Professional with the PGA of Germany and now the CEO of Smart Ball Golf, Rick Marcy.

This week on Next on the Tee my guests are: 2003 PGA Champion Shaun Micheel, the Golf Channel's Golf Academy Instructor Rob Strano, and Author of the book, "Cover Me Boy I'm Going In", Keith Hirshland.

On this week's edition of Next on the Tee my guests are: Actor turned Host of Back Spin Golf on ESPN Radio, Matthew Laurance; and 1988 US Amateujr Champion, Eric Meeks. Eric Meeks - I'll talk with Eric about his time playing golf for the University of Arizona, his win at the 1988 US Amateur, the invitation that got him to playin the 1989 Masters and what it was like being paired with Curtis Strange and Seve Ballesteros there. Matthew Laurance - I'll talk with Matthew about his thoughts on the PGA Championship. We'll also talk about his show Back Spin Golf which airs Sunday mornings at 8:30 AM EST on ESPN Radio WLXG in Lexington, Kentucky and what drove him away from acting and out of LA and into radio

On this edition of Next on the Tee my guests are: former PGA Tour Pro Dave Stockton Jr.; the author of "Yoga for Golfers" and one of Golf Magazine's Most Beautiful Women in Golf, Katherine Roberts; and The Golf Channel's, Golf Academy Instructor Brian Jacobs. Dave Stockton Jr. - Dave and I talked about the great he's doing now designing unique greens for Back 9 Greens; luxury greens for people's back yards. We also his recent visit with Ben Crenshaw, that status of Rory McIlroy's putting, and the mental side of putting. Katherine Roberts - Katherine took us through how yoga can help us gain flexibility, develop strength, improve our posture and our focus...in 15-20 minutes a day. Brian Jacobs - Brians shared some tips for how to improve our short game from 50 yards in. He also talked about how to get more spin on the ball, improve our lag putting and consistently make those 3-4 footers.

This week we'll forward to the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow with PGA Professional Soct Lehman and PGA Tour Player Donnie Hammond. Scott Lehman - Scott has an amazing story of life transofrmation going from a surf wear salesman to a PGA Teaching Professional. We'll hear that story plus get some playing lessons and his thoughts on this week's PGA Championship. Donnie Hammond - I will also get Donnie's thoughts on this week's PGA. He played in 9 PGA Championships, finishing in a tie for 11th in 1986. He'll share his memories of playing Quail Hollow, playing in the PGA and how players view the PGA versus the other 3 majors.

On this edition of Next on the Tee my guests are: 2013 Senior Open Champion Mark Wiebe, Golf Course Architect Jay Blasi and the Voice of Golf Peter Kessler. I'll chat with Mark about his victory in the 2013 Senior Open Championship which took place at Royal Birkdale the site of last week's Open Championship. He beat Bernhard Langer on the 5th playoff hole. We'll talk about that, Bernhard Langer's dominance on the Champions Tour, does he believe Langer should change his putting style to squelch any notion that he's still anchoring, and his thoughts about this year's Open Championship and what we saw from Jordan Spieth and Matt Kuchar at Birkdale. Jay Blasi - Jay is an up and coming golf course architect. He was a part of the Robert Trent Jones Jr. team that designed Chambers Bay. We'll look back on the 2015 US Open and get this thoughts on what the player's feedback was about that event. We'll also look at his current project, restoring Sharp Park in San Francisco, an Alister MacKenzie design. Peter Kessler

On this week's show I'll be talking about the Open Championship and the strategy for playing links golf with Champions Tour Pro Bob Friend Jr. I'll also be joined by Dr. Dan Parkinson of Tagmarshal. Tagmarshal is a software company that helps golf courses manage pace of play. Dr. Parkinson is also an avid golfer who played college golf at BYU as well as on the Army golf team. He spent 17 years in the military and served during the first Gulf war.

On this edition of Next on the Tee my guests are: Top 100 Instructor Eric Johnson; former PGA Tour Pro and Founder of Golf Value Commerce the world's largest dealer of pre-owned equipment, Ed Byman; Dr. Bob Jones IV, grandson of Bobby Jones; plus actor and Host of Talking Golf Getaways, Mitchell Laurance.

On this edition of Next on the Tee my guests are: Top 40 Under 40 Instructor and frequent co-host of the Morning Drive on the Golf Channel, Travis Fulton; Champions Tour Pro Mark Wiebe; the Wedge Guy, Terry Koehler; and Top 50 Female Instructor and author of the new book, "Golf Positive, Live Positive" Debbie O'Connell.

On this edition of Next on the Tee my guests are: Champions Tour Player and son of Hall of Famer Julius Boros, Guy Boros; legendary broadcaster Ben Wright; Director of Marketing for Bionic Golf, Cheryl Fink; and the Voice of Golf, Peter Kessler.

On this edition of Next on the Tee my guests are: the author of Zen Golf, Zen Putting, How to Make Every Putt, and the Best Diet Book Ever, Dr. Joe Parent; Drew Dunn, Head Golf Pro at East Lake Golf Club, the home of Bobby Jones and the Tour Championship; the Founder and Inventor of Pine Valley Orthotics, Stuart Sackowitz. Dr. Joe Parent - Doc started out talking about diets and what causes us to gain weight. He calls them the 3 Too's: we eat too much, too fast for too long. To remedy that we need the 3 S's: east smaller portions, more slowly, and stopping earlier. We transitioned over to talking about how to make more putts and the difference between making a putt and holing a putt. We talked about the mental side of the game and all the negative talk we do to ourselves. He said we could play better if we'd just get out of our own way. "You can't hit it straight if you're bent out of shape." Drew Dunn - Drew took us through the rich history of the land that East Lake is built on. Even though it's 5 miles o

On the edition of Next on the Tee my guests are: Golf Course Designer & Architect Bill Bergin; the Founder & CEO of Caddy for a Cure, Russ Holden and recepient of their mortgage free home, former Marine Lyndon Ortiz; Golf Club Designer and former CEO of the Ben Hogan Golf Company, Terry Koehler.

On this edition of Next on the Tee our guests are: 7 time ladies Long Driving Champion Lisa "Longball" Vlooswyk; Actor, Color Commentator for Kentucky Basketball, and the Host of the Back Spin Golf show on ESPN Radio in Lexington, Kentucky.

On this episode of Next on the Tee my guests are: PGA Master Professional Paul Rudeen, Golf Digest Top 100 Instructor Tom Stickney, and TaylorMade Golf CEO David Abeles. Paul Rudeen - Paul shard his tips for how to warm up before your round of golf, tips for how to pitch and chip the ball closer to the hole, how to read the grain on the green and one swing tip to keep in mind as you play. Tom Stickney - Tom shared stories about some of the players he got to be around when he was a Golf Instructor at Big Horn Golf Club in Palm Desert, California. He also shared tips for how to hit better shots from uphill lies, how to use the slope of the green to our advantage plus hitting a safety flop shot to help you not walk away with making a double or triple bogey when we miss the green with our second shots. David Abeles - David shared his story from graduating with a finance degree from the University of Connecticut to catching on at TaylorMade. He also talked about having two TaylorMade guys battle it out at the M

On this editon of Next on the Tee my guests are: world renowned golf course designer Rees Jones; Founder of the Ben Hogan Golf Company and master club designer, Terry Koehler; and Allen Edmonds CEO Paul Grangaard. Rees Jones - Rees talked about the relationship between his father Robert Trent Jones and Bobby Jones. Though they aren't related they did work together on Augusta National and other courses around Atlanta. Rees also shared stories about some of the over 225 courses he's either designed or reconstructed including a couple of new ones getting lots of attention and praise. We also talked about how advances in equipment technology has impacted how he lays out and designs courses, how he goes about trying to keep maintenance costs low and a new computer device that tracks where players hit the ball on the course that could revolutionize the game. Terry Koehler - Terry talked about how he broke into the golf club design business back on the '80s with his Destiny putter that quickly started being was us

On this edition of Next on the Tee our guests are: Andy Fortner, Head Golf Professional at the French lick Resport; Kyle Roggenburk, Founder of EKR Brands; David Abeles, President & CEO of TaylorMade Adidas Golf; Steve Mona, CEO of the World Golf Foundation.

On this edition of Next on the Tee my guests are: Top 100 Instructor Tom Patri and the Voice of Golf Peter Kessler.

On this episode of Next on the Tee hear my conversations with: 18 year industry veteran of club research, design and development Michael Vrska, former PGA Tour Pro Kenny Knox and Lead Instructor on the Golf Channel Golf Academy Brian Jacobs. Michael Vrska - Michael shared his expertise on golf club and golf ball design and history. He talked about whether golf manufacturers are willing to dial the ball down, how to decide which golf ball is right for your game and what room is left for manufacturers to improve golf equipment since they are maxing out against the USGA limits. Kenny Knox - Kenny shared his memories of playing in 5 Masters including his rookie debut in 1986. Hear what it was like driving up Magnolia Lane for the first time, seeing the extreme elevation changes throughout the course and what it was like putting those greens. He also talked about his great line of putters and wedges that he has available on www.kennyknoxgolf.com. Brian Jacaobs - Brian talked about the wonderful caddy program he

Check out a special Masters Review and Preview edition of Next on the Tee with my guest Mr. Gary Player. My. Player and I talked about his now 60 year love affair with Augusta National,  victory in 1961, the longevity that he and Jack Nicklaus had winning major tournaments, the needling he and Mr. Nicklaus do over who hits the longest ceremonial tee shot, what he likes to show people who go to Augusta National for the first time, how Jordan Spieth can overcome his meltdown last year and who he thinks is going to win the tournament this year.