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Hughes Norton Tiger's First Agent, Thinks Woods Will Play PGA Tour Champions

Co-hosts Kathy Bissell and Gary Van Sickle talk with Hughes Norton -- Tiger's First Agent -- about Tiger's future, possible Champions Tour debut, about Greg Norman -- another former Hughes Norton client, and the potential resolution of the whole LIV golf situation and potential future. Norton made both Woods and Norman multi-millionaires so he knows them well.

Davis Love III, Twice Ryder Cup Captain, Course Designer, Hall of Famer, Philanthropist and More

In this award-winning program, co-hosts Kathy Bissell and Gary Van Sickle talk with Davis Love III, asking him questions about Ryder Cup, both in his role as a player and as a two-time captain. You'll find out what it was like to win at Hazeltine in 2016 and what Whistling Straits was like and what his most nervous moment was as a player. He's also involved in the Hazeltine golf course renovation.

007 Grips from Golf Pride

Co-hosts Kathy Bissell and Gary Van Sickle talk with James Ledford, President of Golf Pride, the grip company. Ledford explains how and why Golf Pride decided to get involved with the 007 franchise and what kinds of things went into the design. Did Ledford jump out of a plane? Did he drive an Aston Martin? Did he paint anyone gold? Will a gold bar come with the 007 grips? These and other questions are answered.

World's Largest Amateur Tournament

Co-hosts Kathy Bissell and Gary Van Sickle talk with Dylan Hoffman about the Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship which considers itself the biggest golf tournament in the world. It typically has 3000-3200 golfers playing on more than 50 courses. Almost all entrants play with handicaps, but there is a Low Gross and a Fun Group are what they sound like. Tournament is held annually in August, but there is so much demand that people start entering in February and March.

Utah's Black Desert Course

Co-hosts Kathy Bissell And Gary Van Sickle talk with Patrick Manning who created the Black Desert Golf Course in Utah and got both a PGA Tour and LPGA Tour event. The course is partially surrounded by lava fields -- who knew they were in Utah -- which makes the visual contrast striking visually. Additionally, next year, Manning is flying LPGA players direct from the Chevron tournament and offering the biggest purse in any LPGA event. Hear his story..

Antarctic Golf?

Co-hosts Kathy Bissell and Gary Van Sickle talk with Ben Thapa, an avid, avid, avid golfer who decided to pair his love for golf with his love for travel. He set a goal of playing a round of golf in every US state capital. In Juneau, Alaska, he could only find a par 3 course, but it had a view of Mendenhall Glacier. Find out where he played in Africa, in Asia and your state. And how about Antartica?

NFL Great Joe Theisman Loves Golf

Co-hosts Kathy Bissell and Gary Van Sickle talk with Joe Theisman, who spent 12 years as quarterback with the Washington Commanders and led the team to back-to-back Superbowl appearances with a victory over the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII. An injury ended his playing career, but he became an announcer for ESPN's Sunday Night Foorball with Mike Patrick and Monday Night Football with Mike Tirico. In college, he played for Notre Dame. Now he plays golf!

Tiger's First Superagent: Hughes Norton

Co-hosts Kathy Bissell and Gary Van Sickle talk with Hughes Norton, one of golf's first Superagents about his book, Rainmaker. Norton signed, Tiger Woods and Greg Norman, but also Curtis Strange, Ben Crenshaw, Bill Rodgers, Tom Watson, Mark O'Meara, Peter Jacobsen, and Bobby Clampett, David Graham, Nancy Lopez and others when he was in charge of golf at IMG.

NFL Hall of Famer Tim Brown's Golf Rivalry

Co-hosts Kathy Bissell and Gary Van Sickle talk to Pro Football Hall of Fame and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown on his career as a wide receiver, mostly with the Oakland Raiders. Brown discusses his first play in the NFL, a runback for a touchdown; how he hid playing football from his mother; how a knee injury was responsible for learning golf; about his great golf rivalry with Jerry Rice and more.

The Shot: Watson. Nicklaus, Pebble Beach and The Chip That Changed Everything

Co-Hosts Kathy Bissell and Gary Van Sickle find out about Chris Millard's new book, The Shot, which recalls all aspects of Tom Watson's improbable chip-in from impossibly deep rough for birdie at the 17th hole of the 1982 U.S. Open. The Shot gave Watson the title, ripping it away from Jack Nicklaus who had just finished playing and had been in the lead. ABC Sports had already sent Jack Whitaker to interview Nicklaus near the scoring trailer. Then, The Shot changed things. Millard tells the story from the viewpoints of - Watson, Nicklaus, ABC Sports, USGA, the late Bruce Edwards, Pebble Beach and others.