Golf.com Podcast

GOLF's Sean Zak and Alan Bastable break down Saturday's finishes from the Masters at Augusta National, including the showdown between Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy and the surprising names to enter the discussion late Saturday afternoon.

Sean Zak sits down with SI GOLF Senior Writer Cam Morfit to discuss the impending Spieth v. McIlroy showdown Saturday at Augusta National. The two discuss that and the group of guys ready to strike from just a few strokes back.

GOLF's Sean Zak breaks down Day 1 at the 2016 Masters with Josh Berhow and Sports Illustrated's Alan Shipnuck. They discuss the ceremonial opening tee shot as well as Jordan's Spieth spectacular start.

Golf writers Kyle Porter, Shane Ryan, Luke Kerr-Dineen, Trent Ryan and Chris Solomon joined the GOLF.com Podcast to share their hottest take from the golf world. With takes on Bubba Watson (1:53), Tiger Woods (20:00), Rory McIlroy (24:41), the Olympics (13:08)and the Ryder Cup (6:50), there is a hot take and prediction for everyone.

Famed caddie Steve Williams joins the GOLF.com podcast to discuss life as Tiger Woods' caddie, how that compares to Adam Scott and much more. Williams breaks down what separates Tiger Woods from the rest of professional golf, discusses his on-course marshaling efforts to keep crowds at bay, the rivalry that stewed between Woods and Phil Mickelson as well as his future caddying plans.

USGA Mid-Am champion Sammy Schmitz earned an invite to the 2016 Masters and is knee-deep in his prep for the event five weeks from now. Schmitz discusses how he earned the invite in incredible fashion(3:53), how he's prepping for the Masters (15:00), what it's like to play Augusta National (17:00)and why he wants to play with Jordan Spieth (23:15).

NBC Golf Analyst and Champions Tour player Peter Jacobsen took a break from his busy broadcast schedule to talk all things PGA Tour. Jacobsen talks Phil Mickelson (3:19), the next best players after the Big Four (8:21), the "horse race" for No. 1 (17:54), why parity is good for golf (21:45), becoming the voice of Golden Tee (26:43), his music career (31:20) and when Arnold Palmer changed his perspective on fame (35:30).

Longtime golf teacher Hank Haney joined the GOLF.com podcast to discuss his surprise at Greg Norman's departure from the broadcast booth at FOX. Before long, we had Haney talking about his favorite memories coaching Tiger Woods and why certain comparisons to his greatness will always fall short.

PGA Tour rookie Harold Varner III joins the GOLF.com podcast this week to discuss a number of topics, some of them serious (competing with the veterans of the Tour) and others not so much (dabbing, the persona of his head cover and what LeBron James needs to do for the Cleveland Cavaliers).

Alan Bastable sits down with golf commentator Mark Rolfing to discuss Rolfing’s recent diagnosis and recovery from Stage 4 cancer of the salivary gland, the support he’s received from top players such as Jordan Spieth, why the Ryder Cup is on everyone’s mind and why Bubba Watson seems to be on no one’s radar.

Editors Jeff Ritter, Coleman McDowell, Alan Bastable and Brendan Mohler share anecdotes from their time on-site at the most memorable moments of the year, from Jordan Spieth’s magical Masters to Jason Day’s dominance at the PGA Championship. The four editors discuss their year chasing the best players on Tour before breaking down what we can expect from Tiger, Rory, Spieth, Mickelson, Day and others as 2016 gets underway.

It takes extreme commitment to play the top 100 courses in the world, and after 15 years, golf author and blogger John Sabino has done it. Sabino knows just as well as anyone the keys and tricks to getting a tee time at some of the most exclusive courses in the world, even Augusta National and Pine Valley. You might be surprised how easy it can be.

This week's GOLF.com Podcast features a discussion with former PGA Tour winner and current Champions Tour player Paul Goydos. Goydos is one of the few professional golfers to ever card a score of 59 during a Tour round. He delves on that magical day, what it's like competing on the Champions Tour and shares an interesting theory on how Team USA can compete better in the Ryder Cup.

Alan Bastable talks with Lorne Rubenstein, the writer on the other end of the Tiger Woods TIME interview. The two discuss Rubenstein's chase of the interview and go over what was left on the cutting room floor.

On this week’s episode of the Golf.com podcast host Alan Bastable talks with SI senior writer Alan Shipnuck about Tiger Woods’ exclusive interview with https://Time.com, the future for the future of golf, Jordan Spieth, and much more.

Columbia Business professor and golf statistics savant Mark Broadie joins the GOLF.com podcast, where we discuss the game as analytically as possible. Mark goes in depth on his career chasing golf statistics, Jordan Spieth's great 2015 and a Tiger Woods record that will likely never be broken.

On this week’s episode of the Golf.com podcast host with former commercial photographer Dan McLaughlin who, in April 2010, quit his day job to become a professional golfer and possibly qualify for the PGA Tour. The Dan Plan was inspired by the 10,000 Hours Rule — the theory that any skill can be mastered with 10,000 hours of practice. Having never played 18 holes of golf in his life, Dan started his journey with just a putter. Now, more than 6,000 hours into his quest, Dan discusses his motivation to become a golfer, how injuries have affected his performance and when he expects to complete his 10,000 hours.

Alan Bastable sits down with former LPGA champion and current television broadcaster Dottie Pepper, who was recently hired by CBS to replace David Feherty as an on-course reporter for the 2015-16 PGA Tour season. Alan and Dottie discuss her new job, what it's like to be a woman covering the PGA Tour, the one broadcast she would like to take back and who out of the PGA’s “Big Three” impresses her the most.

Alan Bastable sits down with former PGA Tour player and current Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee http://twitter.com/chambleebrande to discuss everything from Chamblee’s golf game, his defeat of the late Payne Stewart in his lone PGA Tour win at the Greater Vancouver Open in 1998 and how he really feels about Tiger Woods (You might be surprised!)

This week's edition of the Golf.com podcast brings you an interview from SI senior writer Alan Shipnuck with golf course developer Mike Keiser, owner of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon. The two discuss Keiser's golf game, which courses he rates the highest, how Bandon Dunes came about and his plans to expand the resort with a sixth course, Bandon Muni. At the time of this podcast's recording, Keiser was still in negotiations with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to build the new 27-hole course. However, plans to build Bandon Muni ended in late September due to what Keiser calls, "unworkable terms" with officials. We are releasing this interview to give context to Keiser's side of the story. Read more on the controversy at http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/09/new_requirements_complicate_go.html Tweet our hosts at http://twitter.com/alan_bastable & http://twitter.com/alanshipnuck, and you can read them and the rest of SI’s golf coverage at Golf.com. Find more podcasts at si