Sports Innerview With Ann Liguori

Ann connects with Jack Milko, SB Nation, on his Irish golf experience and his thoughts on Olympic golf format and who he thinks will be named 'Player of the Year.'

Ann visits with Alison Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland, on what Irish golf has to offer, and tips on planning a trip. 

Ann talks with Alison Metcalfe of Tourism Ireland and to SB Nation golf writer Jack Milko about golf in Ireland and how best to plan a trip there. Ann visits with Yani Yair, Exe. VP, Development, for the Israel Tennis & Education Center's Foundation, about the important work of the Foundation, teaching tennis and life skills to children in Israel.

Ann talks with PGA members, top golf instructor Tom Patri; golf gaming expert Keith Stewart; and singer/songwriter Javier Colon, winner of The Voice, Season 1, and passionate golfer.

Ann visits with LPGA Hall of Famer and legend Pat Bradley; Ward Clayton, author of 'The Legendary Caddies of Augusta National,' and Fiona Togher, GM, Carne Golf Club and Gerry MaGuire, Chairman, Carne Golf Club, about the western Ireland gem's incredible journey, through the hardships of Covid, to a thriving international membership.

Max Togisala talks about pursuing competitive golf after a ski accident left him paralyzed, how the VertaCat enhances his game and his health, and his future plans in and outside of adaptive golf tourneys.

Ann visits with Travelers VP Andy Bessette about this week's Travelers Championship, it's elevated 'Signature' status, and the top players who will be competing.

Ann talks with Nathan Grube, Tournament Director, Travelers Championship, about the preparations for the PGA Tour 'Signature Event' and the star players who will be there to compete.

Steve Doudt, an Air Force combat controller, who became paralyzed from the waist down from a motorcycle accident, talks about overcoming the challenges from his accident, the benefits of using the VertaCat, the importance of being able to transfer from a sitting to standing position, and playing in The Cairns Cup, a 'Ryder Cup like' match play event for adaptive golfers.

Ann visits with Michael Whelan, who programmed The Golf Channel in the early days, and who talks about his award-winning TV Sports career, his long-time battle with mental illness l, and his more recent fight against cancer.

Ann visits with Golf Historian Martin Davis about the 2024 inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame, the Hall of Fame recently moved back to Pinehurst, N.C., and to USGA's Julia Pine about the departments of the USGA who have relocated to Pinehurst.

Ann visits with USGA's Julia Pine on the move of various USGA departments to Pinehurst, the World Golf Hall of Fame's move back to Pinehurst, the toughness of Pinehurst #2, Yuka Sasso's U.S. Women's Open win and more.

Ann visits with Michael Whelan, the programming and production architect of the Golf Channel in the early days of the niche cable network and mental health advocate, as they discuss the beginnings of one of the first niche cable channels, his mental health struggle and his battle against cancer.

Ann visits with Carne Golf Club's Chairman Gerry MaGuire and GM Fiona Togher about Carne's extraordinary dunes links experience in Western Ireland and how they bounced back from Covid depths.

Ann talks with LPGA legend Pat Bradley about her illustrious career, being honored with Beth Daniel at the Cognizant Founders Cup, her thoughts on Nelly Korda's win streak, the fact that she stopped Nancy Lopez's win streak in 1978 and the Mass. Golf House housing her own trophies and memorabilia.

Ann talks with adaptive golfers Steve Doudt, Max Togisala, and Anthony Netto, Co-Founder of the VertaCat, the all-terrain mobility rider that elevates the athlete in a standing position, about adaptive golf in general, and on the VertaCat's many benefits for adaptive golfers and beyond. 

Ann talks with Ward Clayton, author of 'The Legendary Caddies of Augusta National.'

Ann visits with world renown golf instructor David Leadbetter and they discuss GolfZon Range Leadbetter and how golf instruction has changed through the years.

Ann talks about her new book, 'Life on the Green, Lessons and Wisdom from Legends of Golf,' with 1991 Masters Champion and 8-time Ryder Cup competitor Ian Woosnam about the 2024 Masters, about his thoughts on LIV golfers playing in the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage, and being the Global Ambassador for Apes Hill Barbados Resort; Ann also visits with Hall of Famer Joe LaCava as he recalls the nuances of Tiger Wood's comeback Masters win in 2019. 

Ann visits with 1991 Masters Champion Ian Woosnam as they discuss Scottie Scheffler's decisive win at The Masters, his opinion about LIV players qualifying for the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black and being a Global Ambassador for Apes Hill Barbados.