Next On The Tee With Chris Mascaro

2012 Senior Players Champion Joe Daley, Top Instructors Andy Traynor and Tim Cusick, plus Fairbault Woolen Mill CEO Paul Grangaard join me. I'll talk with Joe Daley about his run to the 2012 Senior Player Championship. He went head to head against Fred Couple and Tom Lehman and won the tournament by 2 strokes. We'll hear what it was like sleeping on the 54 hole lead in a major and the mile worth of putts he sank in the final round to beat Couples, Lehman, and Bernhard Langer that day. I'll also get some playing lessons from Plane Truth Master Instructor Andy Traynor and Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructor Tim Cusick. I'll round the show will a visit from good friend and Fairbault Woolen Mill CEO Paul Grangaard. Fairbault and the Minnesota Twins have teamed up to turn the Twins Homer Hankies into face masks for local hospital employees. We'll get that story from Paul.

On this edition of Next on the Tee, I'm joined by Top Instructor Tom Patri, the Host of the Augusta Golf Show John Patrick, and 2019 Champions Tour Player of the Year and Charles Schwab Cup winner Scott McCarron. Tom Patri shares his thoughts on The Golf Channel programming and what a Masters in November could be like. I'll get John Patrick's memories of what it was like be on the grounds of Augusta Nation for the '86 Masters, which collapse was harder to watch Greg Norman's in 1996 or Jordan Spieth's in 2016. I'll also get his thoughts on what to expect from the Masters if it's played in November. I'll round out the show talking with Champion's Tour Player of the Year Scott McCarron. We'll talk about how he got started in golf, his college golf days at UCLA, his 3 wins here in Atlanta at the old BellSouth Classic on the PGA Tour and at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic on the Champions Tour plus the incredible finish to last year's Charles Schwab Cup race. 

Legendary Broadcaster Ben Wright shares stories from Masters past plus thoughts on Tom Weiskopf, Gary Player, and Seve Ballesteros. Matthew Laurance and Keith Hirshland talk about the rescheduled majors plus why The Golf Channel is replaying last year's tournaments instead of historical programming. Top Instructor Bill Abrams shares drills you can do at home to stay sharp. Hear all of that and much on this edition of Next on the Tee.

Three of the Top Instructors in the game, Jason Hase, Paul Ramee, and Tom Patri help you work on your game while you're stuck at home on this segment of Next on the Tee. We'll talk tips and drills you can do in your back yard or in your livingroom. In the absence of live golf tournaments, we hear their Top 5 favorite tournaments of all-time and the economic impact the coronavirius is having on them and PGA & LPGA Professionals around the world.

Two of the Top Instructors in the game, Kevin Roman and Keith Jarvis join me. We'll talk about tips and drills you can work on while you're stuck at home plus some of their favorite historical golf events that they're watching in place of live golf. We'll also get some driver set up tips, ball position and short game chipping instruction so we can get it close to the hole from tight lies around the green.

On this episode of Next on the Tee I'm joined by 2 time LPGA major champion Jane Geddes, Canadian Golf Hall of Famer Richard Zokol, and Top Instructor Tom Patri. We'll talk about the corona virus shutting down both Tours and what the rest of the season could look like. We'll also talk about the impact on teaching professionals plus look back on some of their favorite major championships from the 70's. 80's, and 90's.

On this edition of Next on the Tee I'm joined by TaylorMade Golf's Vice President of Research, Development, & Engineering Todd Beach, Top 100 Club Fitter Scott Felix, and Golf Channel Lead Instructor & a Top Teacher in New York Brian Jacobs. Todd Beach takes us through their new innovations for 2020 including the technology behind their new SiM family of woods and irons, plus their new wedge designs and enhancements on their Spider Putter and golf balls. Scott Felix helps us understand how to adjust our drivers, how a shorter shaft can actually lead to better drives, what smash factor means, and how important it is to get fit for your putter. Brian Jacobs weighs in on the technology issue and teaches us how to take all of those good swings we had on the driving range and transition them to the course. He also shares tips for how to develop feel for 20, 30, and 40 yard chip shots plus 20, 30, and 40 foot putts.

On this episode of Next on the Tee I'm joined by Perry French, Srixon/Cleveland Golf/XXIO Territory Manager and Class A Teaching Professional, Kraig Kann, Sirius/XM PGA Tour Channel Host, and Top 100 Instructors Shane LeBaron and Stan Utley. We'll be talking what's new from the Srixon/Cleveland Golf/XXIO brands for 2020, plus how to play better in soggy, damp conditions, how to determine the bounce you need on your wedges, plus more short game and putting tips.

2013 Senior Open Champion Mark Wiebe, former Tour Caddie Andy Lano II, and Top Instructor Tom Patri join Next on the Tee. As two of the Top Instructors in the game, Mark Wiebe and Tom Patri will help shake the rust off your golf swing from its winter hibernation. I also want to get all their insights on the Patrick Reed situation and go inside the ropes to understand what it's like as they walk in-between shots, what do you do if your playing partner doesn't want to talk, or on the flip if they won't stop talking. We also get tips for how to read to the greens and how the mental approach of Tour players differs from ours. 

Maureen looks back at the 2019 Open Championship and the parties that took place all around Ireland...that may not end until we get to Royal St. George's for this year's Open Championship. As Maureen states, the parties went on so hard and so long after Shane Lowry's victory they actually ran out of Guinness. Maureen talks about the impact that winning The Masters would have on Rory McIlroy and Ireland if they made it to in a row for the Irish. She also shares tips for how to be a better ball striker and make more putts plus a whole lot more on this special edition of Next on the Tee.

We kick off our 2020 season talking with 3 of the Top Instructors in the game: Jonathan Yarwood, David Lee, and Rob Strano. Jonathan Yarwood has worked with 2005 US Open winner Michael Campbell as well as two US Amateur winners, two US Girls winners, three AJGA players of the year, a winner on the PGA, LPGA, European, Challenge, Asian and Australasian tours as well as a slew of amateur victories and notable ranked players. David Lee is the founder of Gravity Golf and has been endorsed by Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, and Chi Chi Rodriguez. Rob Strano can be seen on The Golf Channel Golf Academy, is the Host of The Golf Kingdom, and is annually recognized as one of the Top Instructors in the state of Florida.

This is our final episode of the season and we're going out in style with Larry Rinker, Scott White and Mith Laurance. I'll talk with Larry Rinker about Patrick Reed's controversial bunker shot at the Hero Challenge plus get some tips to help improve your short game. Ben Hogan Golf CEO Scott White will let us know what's next for the brand in 2020, and we'll close out the season the best way possible talking with the great Mitch Laurance of Talking Golf Getaways

On this edition of Next on the Tee I'm joined by Golf Course Architect and Auburn grad Bill Bergin, Golf Tips Magazine Top 25 Instructors Gail Graham and Tom Patri, plus "The Wedge Guy" Terry Koehler who has a revolutionary new wedge design for the Edison Wedge company that he says Iron Byron shows will get you 21 feet closer to the pin on average than any other wedge on the market.

On this edition of Next on the Tee I'll be talking with PGA Tour SuperStore Sr. Vice President of Operations Randy Peitsch and former PGA Tour Player  & USGA Sr. Direction of Player Relations Jason Gore. Hear Randy Peitsch talk about the great deals coming up on Black Friday and Cyber Monday at the PGA Tour SuperStore including personalized golf balls, winter apparel that won't restrict your swing, plus the opportunity to get fit for your putter and the right golf ball. Jason Gore shares stories from winning a National Championship at Pepperdine, playing against Tiger Woods as a junior golfer and in college, plus what it's like playing in the Walker Cup and shooting 59 at the 2005 Cox Classic.

TaylorMade Golf VP of R&D Todd Beach plus Top Instructors John Hughes & Tom Patri Join Me to talk next gen technologies plus practice tips to keep your swing in tact over the winter.

This week I'm joined by 3 former PGA Tour Pros Bob Friend, Jr. Frank Nobilo, and Rob Strano. Tune in to hear their thoughts on former Tour Pros as Instructors, outlook for Tiger Woods in 2020, the Presidents Cup, and some great playing lessons as well.

Three of the Top Instructors in the game, Eva Rogers, Brian Jacobs, and Tom Patri join me. Eva is a teaching professional at Medinah Country Club. Brian Jacobs is a Golf Channel, Golf Academy Instructor. Tom Patri is a Golf Tips Magazine Top 25 Instructor and all three will be sharing their tips for how to get more out of your game as the temperatures get colder. 

Matthew Laurance, Host of Backspin Golf, shares his thoughts on the PGA Tour's wrap around season, the Presidents Cup and if Tiger should pick himself for the team, and his recent trip to play Sweetens Cove in Tennessee. Jack Curry, VP of Sales & Marketing for the 2Undr brand updates us on their new designs for Winter and the holiday season, plus the new video shoot with Rickie Fowler. He also talks about their fabric technology that will keep you warm and free up your swing for Fall and Winter golf. Perry French, Srixon/Cleveland Golf/XXIO Territory Manager and Class A Teaching Professional, shares tips for how you can get greater distance when it's cold outside plus talks about the new technology in their Cleveland Frontline putters that is helping 10 handicappers like Matthew Laurance make more putts and shave 5 strokes off their rounds.

Ben Wright shares stories from some of his greatest calls from the 1975 and '86 Masters plus thoughts on Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino and Tom Weiskopf. He also talks about the shot that made him think, I can't believe he's going to try that. Paul Stankowski talks about when he was able to stop worrying about shanking a drive into the crowd, what it was like playing a skins game with Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tom Watson. We also talked about the PGA Tour wrap around season and looking ahead to his time on the PGA Tour Champions. Gary Player shared his thoughts on who the great players off all-time are, the importance of longevity, why he switched to PXG, how much better Augusta National is now vs. when he started playing there, and how much we have to reign the golf ball in for Tour players.

This week on Next on the Tee I'm joined by former Golf Channel Producer and Author Keith Hirshland, 2 time LPGA Major Champion Jane Geddes, and the CEO of the Bobby Jones Apparel Company Andy Bell. Keith Hirshland talks about my all-time favorite book, "Cover Me Boys I'm Going In" plus his upcoming book "Murphy Murphy". He also shares his insights on Tiger Woods and the PGA Tour's wrap around season. Jane Geddes started playing golf at age 16 and a couple of years later she helped Florida State win the Women's Golf National Championship. She won the 1981 South Florida Invitational as a sophomore and then the 1986 Women's US Open and the 1987 LPGA Championship. Hear how she went from beginner to National Champion and Major Champion and much much more. Andy Bell talks about what's new with the Bobby Jones brand and their amazing golf complex in Atlanta. We also learn about the Fall collection with the Bobby Jones, Rule 18, and Sunice brands.