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Welcome to the Wild Golf Podcast with Michael McDonald. We will inspire you to join a community of adventure golfers who step outside the conventional golf box and experience the beauty of the game, and life, in profound ways. We interview the golf pioneers and explorers who, in the face of uncertainty, turned their vision into reality; so you can to.

  1. 43. Richard Pennell - Author behind "Stymied", a Blog about the Writer's Love Affair with Golf

    06/06/2022

    43. Richard Pennell - Author behind "Stymied", a Blog about the Writer's Love Affair with Golf

    Welcome to this episode of The Wild Golf Podcast. I am your host Michael McDonald. My guest on this episode is Richard Pennell, the passionate author behind Stymied; a blog about Richard’s love affair with the beguiling mistress that is golf. In this episode we discuss Richard’s journey in life and the golf industry, starting with his first golf teacher and mentor and finishing with his current sabbatical away from the golf industry, but still passionately in lo...

    1h 18m
  2. 42. Robin Down - Author of Golf in the Wild, and Golf in the Wild, Going Home

    05/23/2022

    42. Robin Down - Author of Golf in the Wild, and Golf in the Wild, Going Home

    Welcome to the first episode of The Wild Golf Podcast. I am your host Michael McDonald. My guest on this episode is Robin Down, author of Golf in the Wild and its sequel, Golf in the Wild, Going Home. Both books are about golf and life, on some of the most beautiful and wild courses in England and Scotland. In this episode we discuss Robin’s first book, including its many diversions, Robin reads a few passages along the way. I hope you enjoy this discussi...

    1h 7m
  3. 41. Maulana Dotch - Ground Breaking General Manger, Class A PGA Professional

    05/09/2022

    41. Maulana Dotch - Ground Breaking General Manger, Class A PGA Professional

    Welcome to the first episode of Series 5 of The Wild Golf Podcast. I am your host Michael McDonald. My guest on this episode is Maulana Dotch, the first African American female Class A PGA professional in Texas, and the second in the United States, after the legendary Renee Powell. Maulana is also the first African American female GM at a golf club or course in the United States and is well on her way to becoming a living legend in her own right. She is passionate, resilien...

    54 min
  4. 40. Ian Renshaw - World Leading Skill Acquisition Expert and Coaching Consultant - Part 2

    04/18/2022

    40. Ian Renshaw - World Leading Skill Acquisition Expert and Coaching Consultant - Part 2

    Welcome to this episode of The Wild Golf Podcast. I am your host Michael McDonald. This episode is Part 2 of my discussion with Ian Renshaw, a world renowned academic, expert adviser, coach and mentor in the area of skill acquisition in sport in general, and golf in particular. In this episode we discuss the book Ian co-authored with Peter Arnott and Graeme Macdowell called A Constraints Led Approach to Golf Coaching as well as his course and book in the making with Peter Ar...

    1h 4m
  5. 39. Ian Renshaw - World Leading Skill Acquisition Expert and Coaching Consultant - Part 1

    04/11/2022

    39. Ian Renshaw - World Leading Skill Acquisition Expert and Coaching Consultant - Part 1

    Welcome to this episode of The Wild Golf Podcast. I am your host Michael McDonald. My guest for the next two episodes is Ian Renshaw, a world renowned academic, expert adviser, coach and mentor in the area of skill acquisition in sport in general, and golf in particular. We following Ian’s journey from growing up as a multi-sport athlete in Northern England, to his many years at university culminating in his PHD and his current academic position, as well as his many co...

    1h 1m
  6. 38. Jayne Storey - Performance Practice Coach discussing her new book "Connected Golf"

    03/28/2022

    38. Jayne Storey - Performance Practice Coach discussing her new book "Connected Golf"

    Welcome to this episode of The Wild Golf Podcast. I am your host Michael McDonald. My guest this week, and back by popular demand is performance practice coach Jayne Storey. Before listening to this episode I would encourage you to listen to episodes 23 and 24 with Jayne from last year if you haven’t done so already. Jayne is a performance practice coach whose deep understanding is based on over thirty years practising and teaching formal meditation as well as several ...

    58 min
  7. 37. Jim Gales MBE - Founder & Chair of Scottish Disability Golf & Curling (The SDGC) and Multiple Open Champion

    03/14/2022

    37. Jim Gales MBE - Founder & Chair of Scottish Disability Golf & Curling (The SDGC) and Multiple Open Champion

    Welcome to this episode of The Wild Golf Podcast. I am your host Michael McDonald. My guest this week is Jim Gales, MBE. Jim is a three time Open champion, Canadian Open champion and founder and chair of Scottish Disability Golf & Curling. He is also an international curler; some would say he is a curling mercenary. Like Jim’s mother, Jim is blind. We follow Jim’s journey as an only child losing his parents at a relatively young age, to taking up golf and cu...

    59 min
  8. 36. "Just Let Me Play" - The Charlie Sifford Story with Charles Sifford, Jr.

    02/28/2022

    36. "Just Let Me Play" - The Charlie Sifford Story with Charles Sifford, Jr.

    Welcome to this episode of The Wild Golf Podcast. I am your host Michael McDonald. In celebration of Black History Month in North America, my guest on this episode is Charles Sifford Jr., the eldest son of the legendary Charlie Sifford, the first black PGA tour player who paved the way for many including Tiger Woods, who described Charlie as the Grandpa he never had. All Charlie ever wanted to do was to play the game he loved against the best players in the world but he had to co...

    1h 33m
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Welcome to the Wild Golf Podcast with Michael McDonald. We will inspire you to join a community of adventure golfers who step outside the conventional golf box and experience the beauty of the game, and life, in profound ways. We interview the golf pioneers and explorers who, in the face of uncertainty, turned their vision into reality; so you can to.

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  • Creator
    Michael McDonald
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    44
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Wild Golf
  • Show Website
    Wild Golf

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