The Golf Insiders

The Golf Insiders 10/23/13

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Holly G and Rich Bianco are in the studio talking about Webb Simpson's win by 6 strokes at the Shriners Hospitals for Children. 

The Space Coast Pro Tour handed out a $5,000 first place check to Evan Harmeling after he won the inaugural two-day tournament at Reunion Golf Course Tuesday.

Bob Harig, ESPN.com, calls in to talk about the latest news that Brandon Chamblee has accused Tiger Woods of cheating in his Golf.com article. Bob stated that calling someone a cheater is a pretty harsh statement. Bob and Holly talk about the whole tough year for rules for Tiger. Rich B talks about making the call when you are playing with someone and you do the best job you can at that moment. Honesty and Integrity are the biggest parts of the game. 

In one instance, the Masters, the officials didn't even talk to Tiger about his drop during the event. Holly and Rich also talk about so many different options you have when reading the rules and what the player can do.

Florida Golf Central Magazine's Publisher, Terrie Purdum, calls in from the Grand Cypress Resort, where they have changed some of the holes around on the course. Terrie also talks about all the charity work going on in the Central Florida area. Terrie talks about all the news coming up in the next few issues of FGCM. 

Todd Lewis, The Golf Channel, calls in to wrap up the show. Talks about the PGA Tour event in Malaysia and the coverage on the Golf Channel. Todd talks about how many golfers are kicking off the wrap around season. Like Phil Mickelson who is scaling down his schedule in 2014 so he can focus on the major championships. Some other golfers are taking the same approach that Steve Stricker did this past year and how well a modification to his schedule worked out for him. Todd said that he didn't win but he was in contention at almost every event this past year.

The Golf Insiders 10/16/2013

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Holly G and Rich Bianco are in the studio talking about Jimmy Walker's win at the Frys.com Open, the first event of the new wrap around season. With the win Walker picked up 500 FedEx Cup points for the new season and an invitation to the Masters.

Monday is the inaugural event of the Space Coast Pro Tour at Reunion Resort. 

Jeff Bernstein, co-owner and Director of Operations of the Space Coast Pro Tour, calls in to talk a little about Monday's event and the rest of the 38 two-day tournament season. The SCPT's charity partner is the Folds of Honor Foundation. Prior to the 8 a.m. tee time Monday, there will be a short ceremony to help kick off the 38 two-day event season of the Tour.

Bob Harig, ESPN.com, calls in to talk to Holly and Rich about Adam Scott's win at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. He won by two strokes over Justin Rose in Bermuda. 

Holly and Rich also talk about the Frys.com event and players like Vijay Singh and Brooks Koepka competing. Koepka won four events on the Challenge Tour in Europe last season which got him some invites to PGA Tour events this year. The Challenge Tour is European Tour's equivalent of the Web.com Tour.

Bob and Holly talk about the upcoming Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and that more and more "known" PGA Tour players will start competing in these tournaments for a chance to pick up some early FedEx Cup points. Bob favors Zach Johnson, Rich favors Graham DeLaet and Holly picks Webb Simpson to win the Shriners.

Michael Collins, Senior Golf Analyst ESPN.com, calls in to talk to Holly and Rich B talk about the Presidents Cup and all the craziness that went on there. The trio talk about the random streaker that ran past Fred Couples on the final day of the Presidents Cup. Michael also talks about the status of the caddies on the PGA Tour. Canceling the caddie races at Colonial, Waste Management Open at TPC Scottsdale. Michael talks about the relationship between each player and their caddie. Michael can't believe that there is not a caddie in the World Golf Hall of Fame. Someone like Jim "Bones" Mackay who caddies now for Phil Mickelson. Michael feels that Bones is on of the best caddies out there.

Jeff Shain, PGATour.com, calls in to talk about the Q School for the Web.com Tour. Jeff says that the new Q school is much like the old qualify school except for the destination. There are a lot of guys that were college stars or Mini Tour players now competing to get into the Web.com Tour. 

Jeff also talks about Fry.com sensation Koepka who originally played in South Florida and at Florida State like fellow alum Jonas Blixt. 

10/09/13 The Golf Insiders

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Holly G and Rich Bianco are in the studio on the night before the start of the 2013-2104 season start. The Frys.com Open is the first event. 

The two kick off the show talking about the U.S.'s domination of the President's Cup. Holly talks about many of the headlines at the Presidents Cup.

Bob Harig, ESPN.com, calls in to talk to Holly and Rich first about the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays series that just ended.

Holly asks Bob about the Presidents Cup 2013 and all the crazy headlines. Bob shared that there were a lot of things that were not golf that went on and compared it to the Ryder Cup. The two talk about the competition and the history of the Presidents Cup.

Bob said that Graham DeLaet was "the player" on the International Team. Tiger Woods had to be the player on the U.S. side. He was the one who clinched it for the U.S. Jason Dufner had a really solid performance for the U.S. as well.

Jeff Babineau, Golfweek editor, calls in to the show to talk to Holly and Rich about the streaker at the Presidents Cup. Jeff was "fortunately or unfortunately" there when it happened. Jeff commented on the fact that the event was closer than expected. Jeff also talks about the players for the U.S. and the pairings. Holly talks to Jeff about the upcoming Frys.com Open and this year it is the kickoff to the 2013-2014 season. Used to be the fall season, now counts toward the FedEx Cup playoffs. 

Todd Lewis, The Golf Channel, calls in from California to wrap up the show. Todd talks about the weather and how it affected the broadcasting of the event. It was shown tape delayed and that was about the only option for NBC. 

Todd spent some time with Marc Leishman after the event and he spoke about the chemistry problem. The International Team really didn't know one another before the President's Cup. This is a team event.

Todd talks to Holly about "the squirrel." Davis Love III was there at the second hole where the squirrel had fallen out of its nest. Love being the outdoorsmen picked up the squirrel and the rest is history.

Todd also talks about the start of the season beginning this week and how that has changed from years past. 14 rookies on the Tour are looking forward to playing right away on the PGA Tour. Now you can earn 500 FedEx Cup points and an invitation to a major. Todd feels that by doing this a wrap-around season helps save these events and keep them relevant.  

The Golf Insiders 10/2/13

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Holly G and Rich Bianco are in the studio on the eve of the President's Cup.

Holly and Rich are joined by Todd Lewis, The Golf Channel, who calls in from Muirfield Village. The trio talk about Jordan Spieth's ace Wednesday while playing with Tiger Woods.

Todd and Holly talk about the United States' chances and dominance at this event. Todd says that the European team is hungry and tired of losing. He warns that the U.S. should not read their own press clippings and get over confident.

Holly and Todd talk about the fierce Ping Pong competition at the Presidents Cup. The Ping Pong training that Phil Mickleson put in for the USA friendly competition at the President's Cup. Matt Kuchar is ranked #1, Phil #2 and Spieth is ranked #3 in Ping Pong.

Todd and Holly talk about the relevance of the Presidents Cup as compared to the Ryder Cup. Since the U.S. has dominated for many years. The Ryder Cup has a long history.

Rich B again brings up that all golfers should tag their bag. Bags easily get mixed up. Rich B works at Shingle Creek.  Also, slow play is not okay. Rich won the Legends Division of the North Florida PGA at Hammock Beach Resort.

Jeff Shain, PGATour.com, calls in to talk about how the Web.com Tour Championship ended up and the 50 who earned their PGA Tour cards. Chesson Hadley won the event and John Peterson finished as the top golfer in the Web.com Finals events. Jeff and Holly also talk about the Presidents Cup teams. 

Holly and Rich talk to Tom McGee, Director of Golf Operations at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Michigan. Holly talks about making the trip to see the leaves changing in the northern part of the U.S. Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, boasts a colorful palette of courses thanks to three different designers. Each course offers varying levels of challenge. Those courses include The Bear, The Wolverine , and Spruce Run. For 28 years the Resort was the host site for the Michigan Open, one of the most prestigious state golf championships in the nation.