In a new weekly podcast in Golf World Monday, PGA Championship winner and victorious U.S. Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger will discuss the week in golf with Golf World Editor-in-Chief Jaime Diaz.
This week, Azinger and Diaz talk about Matt Kuchar's swing overhaul, Kevin Na's steady maturation, and what continues to plague Tiger Woods. The entire May 14 issue of Golf World Monday can be read here.
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Podcast: Ron Sirak on the return of Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods won his first PGA Tour event in more than two years on Sunday. Is he back? Is he now the runaway favorite to win the Masters? Golf World Executive Editor Ron Sirak, who covered Woods' win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, answers those questions and more in this week's GolfDigest.com podcast.
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Podcast: Geoff Shackelford talks Olympic golf course design
In the wake of the announcement that Gil Hanse (and Amy Alcott) have been chosen to design the Rio Olympic golf course, Geoff Shackelford, a frequent Hanse collaborator, discusses why this is such a big deal, why Hanse was the right man for the job, and why certain marquee designers never had much of a chance in the competition to begin with.
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Podcast: Diaz on Haney's The Big Miss
Golf Digest Senior Writer Jaime Diaz is in the middle of what might be described as a big year. In April, Diaz will be given the PGA of America's Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism. A few days before that, on March 27, Hank Haney's book, The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods, which Diaz helped write, will be on sale.
An excerpt of that book appears in the April issue of Golf Digest, which is available now in tablet edition (a preview of that excerpt can also be seen on GolfDigest.com).
In this week's GolfDigest.com podcast, Diaz spoke about the process of writing the book with Haney, his reservations going in, and why he decided to forge ahead.
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-- Sam Weinman
An excerpt of that book appears in the April issue of Golf Digest, which is available now in tablet edition (a preview of that excerpt can also be seen on GolfDigest.com).In this week's GolfDigest.com podcast, Diaz spoke about the process of writing the book with Haney, his reservations going in, and why he decided to forge ahead.
Listen to the podcast
-- Sam Weinman
Podcast: Geoff Shackelford on Phil's resurgence, Tiger's flop, and a flawed PGA Tour idea
A week after Phil Mickelson's surprise win at Pebble Beach, Golf Digest and Golf World contributor Geoff Shackelford talks with Sam Weinman about Lefty's return to form, Tiger Woods' 2012 prospects, and why the PGA Tour needs to reconsider a proposed new schedule.
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Podcast: Geoff Shackelford on course rankings, Humana, and Matt Every
Following the release of Golf World's inaugural PGA Tour course ranking, Geoff Shackelford joins GolfDigest.com editor Sam Weinman to talk PGA Tour reaction, the new-and-improved tour stop in Palm Springs, and why he thinks a little bit of controversy isn't always a bad thing in golf.
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Small event a big measuring stick for Woods' game
SAN MARTIN, Calif. -- If you watched Golf Channel's live coverage of Tiger Woods' pre-Frys.com Open press conference, the 14-time major winner might have come across as a tad bored. Yet don't be fooled by subdued demeanor that was a result of being whisked off the Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed CordeValle resort course following a sluggish pro-am round, and directly into the media center where he faced a room full of reporters.
"You know, I've got a chance to practice and work on everything, which has been good, which is something that I hadn't been able to do for a while," Woods said. "So I have to say I'm very pleased with every facet of my game."
Pretty stock stuff, but a careful look at his pro-am play and post-round comments suggest we will see a struggling golfer making progress when Woods prepares to tee off Thursday at 12:10 Pacific Time with Louis Oosthuizen and amateur Patrick Cantlay. While Woods' pro-am round included what has become the usual mix of sound play, ballooned tee shots (mostly to the right) and uninspired putting, his golfing body language appeared far different than the Tiger we've seen of late.
Gone was the constant swing analysis and borderline-neurotic monitoring of swing positions. In was a relaxed demeanor suggesting that for all Tiger's references to needing reps (seven mentions Wednesday alone), he actually looks like a golfer who is more comfortable with his swing.
Read morePodcast: Dan Jenkins talks the PGA, Tiger, and what he roots for
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- Few journalists have adapted to the times as seamlessly as Dan Jenkins, remarkable considering he's been covering major championships since Ben Hogan was a name on the leader board and not just in the record books. The legendary Jenkins has written for newspapers and magazines, written several best-selling novels, and in recent years, has attracted a legion of followers of his acerbic and insightful tweets from majors (@DanJenkinsGD).
On Sunday of the PGA Championship, the legendary Jenkins, covering his 210th major and 47th PGA, sat down to talk about the leader board at Atlanta Athletic Club, what he roots for, and what he expects from Tiger Woods.
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-- Sam Weinman
On Sunday of the PGA Championship, the legendary Jenkins, covering his 210th major and 47th PGA, sat down to talk about the leader board at Atlanta Athletic Club, what he roots for, and what he expects from Tiger Woods.
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-- Sam Weinman
Podcast: Where is Tiger Woods headed?
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- Tiger Woods checked out of the PGA Championship on Friday, but his baffling play at Atlanta Athletic Club, where he missed the cut at 10-over par 150, remained a topic of conversation into the weekend.
Golf World senior editor Bill Fields and Golf Digest and Golf Digest senior writer Jaime Diaz, both of whom have covered Woods since his days as an amateur, took time on Saturday to assess where Woods is in his career, and where he might be headed.
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-- Sam Weinman
Golf World senior editor Bill Fields and Golf Digest and Golf Digest senior writer Jaime Diaz, both of whom have covered Woods since his days as an amateur, took time on Saturday to assess where Woods is in his career, and where he might be headed.
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-- Sam Weinman
Listen: Golf World's Ron Sirak on NPR's 'Morning Edition'
Few men, if any, have watched Tiger Woods more closely during these bizarre last two years than Ron Sirak of Golf Digest and Golf World.
The veteran writer, who first covered Woods as an amateur, was a guest on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" to discuss the player's return to golf at the Bridgestone Invitational after an 11-week hiatus.
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The veteran writer, who first covered Woods as an amateur, was a guest on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" to discuss the player's return to golf at the Bridgestone Invitational after an 11-week hiatus.
Click below for the complete interview.
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