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FORE the Good of the Game Bruce Devlin and Mike Gonzalez
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"FORE the Good of the Game” is a golf podcast featuring interviews with World Golf Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around the game of golf. Highlighting the positive aspects of the game, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by PGA Tour star Bruce Devlin, our podcast focuses on telling their life stories, in their voices. Join Bruce and Mike Gonzalez “FORE the Good of the Game.”
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Jenny Lidback - Part 2 (Winning the 1995 du Maurier Classic)
Named Peru's "Golfer of the 20th Century", Jenny Lidback recounts her days as a touring professional getting her start on the Epson Tour before graduating to the LPGA circuit. If you're going to win once on the LPGA Tour it might as well be a major championship. Jenny looks back on her win at the 1995 du Maurier Classic where she prevailed by one stroke over Liselotte Neumann at Beaconsfield Golf Club. She played for the World Team eight times in the Handa Cup and dabbled with golf on the Leg...
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Jenny Lidback - Part 1 (The Early Years)
The winner of the 1995 du Maurier Classic, Jenny Lidback, begins her story recounting life as the daughter of an Italian mother and a Swedish father growing up in Lima, Peru. Born into a golfing family, Jenny's grandfather was one of the founders of Lima Country Club and access to the game and great instruction enabled her to develop her game quickly. After a move to Baton Rouge, Jenny began taking lessons from Gardner Dickinson in Palm Beach, Florida and she performed well in Junior events a...
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Padraig Harrington - Part 2 (The Early Years - Continued)
Get ready for an engaging conversation with the winner of 37 professional events (so far) Padraig Harrington, a golfing great whose amateur record is as impressive as his professional career. We'll kick off this episode reminiscing about Padraig's early golf influences, particularly his admiration for Christy O'Connor Sr. and his 'perfect golf swing'. Listen in as he recounts his early amateur successes featuring three Walker Cups that included a win over the U.S. side at Royal Porthcaw...
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Padraig Harrington - Part 1 (The Early Years)
2024 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee and winner of three major championships, Padraig Harrington, takes us back to the days of his youth growing up in Rathfarnham, Ireland during the time of "The Troubles" in the North. Coming from a sporting family, Padraig competed in Gaelic football, soccer and hurling but was drawn to golf while growing up on the course his father and mates built in the southern hills of Dublin. Playing with a handful of clubs, he honed his short game at Stackstown...
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Sandra Palmer - Part 4 (The Later Years)
Newly-minted World Golf Hall of Fame member, Sandra Palmer concludes her look back at a remarkable career by reflecting on her final wins on the LPGA Tour and remembering the great players she had the privilege of competing with.Sandra delves into the evolution of golf equipment and what it's done for the game. Witness the triumphs, the heartbreaks, the shots that could've been, and the shots that were - including Sandra's close calls in several other majors. This episode is about gratitude -...
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Sandra Palmer - Part 3 (The 1975 Women's U.S. Open)
Two-time major winner, Sandra Palmer continues her recollection of women's golf on the LPGA Tour in the 70's as she takes us on a captivating ride through his victories at Green Gables Country Club in Colorado, the Cameron Park Country Club, and Kendall Lake's Golf Club in Florida. Be inspired as Sandra dives deep into her formula for staying fit, her quest for consistency in her game, and her fascinating story of having her mentor, Max Weinstein, present at one of her crucial wins.&nbs...