Mississippi Golfer Podcast

We are back after a long winter break, and what a way to kick off the Korn Ferry Tour Season than with Tupelo native, Hayden Buckley winning with a birdie on the first playoff hole.  Buckley was the last man into the field as an alternate on Thursday and he took that piece of good fortune and translated it into a his first win on the Korn Ferry Tour. 

This week we are excited too look forward to the Masters that is being played in November. Although it will be strange without the patrons in attendance, we are excited for a fun week of Fall golf from Augusta.  The Masters Preview begins at around the 13 minute mark of the episode. We also recap some of the latest Mississippi Golf Association tourneys as well as recap some fall college golf as well. And let's not forget our shout out to Ally McDonald who recently won on the LPGA Tour. Enjoy!

Paul is back and joins us as we discuss the end of the Korn Ferry Tour season.  Davis Riley has had a great year and is currently in 3rd looking to continue that success into the 2021 season.  We also have a few more colleges getting underway as Delta State hosts for their first tournament of the year and win in grand style shooting 42 under par.  Also Southern Miss gets going with a 5th place finish at Middle Tennessee.

Another Sanderson Farms week has come and gone.  We are joined by Sanford Moore to talk about all the action of what was one of the best tournaments we have had.  It's a shame nobody was able to get out to CCJ to see the action live.  Sergio Garcia won this 2020 edition in style as he played an incredible shot on 14 to setup an eagle and finished with a dart on 18 to finish with a birdie and take the title away from past champion Peter Malnati.  It was a great week for sure and we are here to talk about it all.

It's finally Sanderson Farms week again!  Join us as we preview some of the players and information leading up to this years tournament.

On this week's episode we spent some time discussing the US Open and the setup at Winged Foot. We think it is going to be a great week to watch some golf! We also have a couple of Mississippians in the field and we are excited to follow both Andy Ogletree and Davis Riley during their rounds. We wrapped up this weeks episode talking with Kyle Sisk, the Director of Golf at Randy Watkins Golf Group. We talked with Kyle to spotlight the upcoming tournament benefitting Andi's Army. The interview starts at about the 22 minute mark of the episode. All of the proceeds from the tournament go to two incredible organizations that really care for the needs of those with special needs in our state, the Central Mississippi Down Syndrome Society and The Little Lighthouse You can find out more about Andi's Army and how you can get involved on their Facebook Page at: https://www.facebook.com/AndisArmy2018. 

This week we discuss the Tour Championship and the quick start to the next PGATour season. Also we discuss the KornFerry and other events happening such at the LocalIQ Series and the Canada Life Series that are aimed at getting some of the KornFerry, Mackenzie, LatinoAmerica Tour Players some places to play over the coming months. We wrapped up the episode with an itereview about the upcoming 5th Squad charity tournament. The proceeds go to a great cause helping military veterans who are in need. Hope you enjoy and please share with all of the golf fans in your world!

We covered a lot of ground this week on the podcast. Lots of updates from the MGA's recent events. We looked at the winners of the MS Women's Am, and the MS Jr Am (Boy's and Girls). Also we discuss the recent news that the Sanderson Farms Championship will be played without fans this year. There has been some movement on the development of the old Colonial Country Club Property. We have linked to a very interesting article here from GolfCourseArchitecture.com about the plans to move forward with a 12 hole course design that will be known as Brazenhead.  https://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/content/king-collins-to-build-twelve-hole-course-in-mississippi?fbclid=IwAR0p7ZsNSBfGfaEJ3UzvTX41tGGplQ9_EhIHGW8aD65kj-F3hLv3XT9k5AgJackson Navtive Wilson Furr won the stroke play portion of the US Am earlier this week by shooting a course record 62 in his second round. Alabama Men's Golf posted a great interview with Wilson after the round. You can find that interview here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CDxhpQEFFB7/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

In this week's episode we recap Davis Riley's 2nd KFT win of the season. This win came at the TPC San Antonio Championship at the Oaks. With one more win this season, Riley would earn and automatic promotion to the PGA Tour. Also this week we discussed the Mississippi PGA Trustmark Invitational. This event allows both Amateurs and Professionals to compete in the same event. Kyle Ellis ran away with the title in the Pro Division shooting and 3 day total of -12. On the amateur side, Trey Denton edged out Joe Deraney by shooting a final round 64 to win by one stroke with a 3 day total of -12.

We are joined again this week by Sanford Moore and we discuss the 2020 Mississippi State Am that took place at Annandale Country Club last weekend. The 2020 Champion is Isaiah Jackson from Golden, MS. Jackson plays golf collegiately at the University of Memphis. He beat a very strong field in some conditions that were not the most favorable in the early rounds. 

It is time for the 2020 edition of the Mississippi State Am, and the field is loaded with great players. We spend some time this week breaking down the field and we are excited to see how it all plays out. We also spent time discussing the PGA Tour's rash of withdrawals from this week's Traveler's Championship due to COVID concerns. Also we spend a few minutes highlighting the Mississippians in the field at the Korn Ferry event in Utah this week. 

Join us this week as Matt was able to catch up with Rocky Shipes. Rocky has done it all in the golf world, he has competed on the Long Drive Circuit, he has helped raise millions of dollars for charity golf events through his engaging trick shot performances, and what we learned on this episode is that he is a GREAT story teller. You are not going to want to miss this one. 

PGA Tour and KFT Golf is back this week. The guys discuss the return of the tours and the ripple effects it has across the professional golf ranks. We also discuss Amateur and Jr Golf tourneys kicking back off throughout the state and region. Enjoy the listen and we are glad to be back!

Sanford Moore is back again to talk with us about all of the COVID craziness, what is keeping us sane and what we are looking forward to when we get to return to "normal"in the months ahead. We also discuss the proposed Majors and Ryder Cup schedule released by the PGA this week and are trying to take it all with a grain of salt. 

It is a crazy time that we are living in right now and the golf world is no different than anywhere else as we try to "flatten the curve" of the reach of COVID-19. We were able to catch up with the USM Men's Golf Coach ,Eddie Brescher, and also the Mississippi State Women's Coach, Ginger Brown-Lemm, to get a little bit of perspective from those on the front lines of this with their athletes (again apologies for the audio quality of interview with coach Brown-Lemm). In these crazy times, we want to keep telling you the story of Mississippi golf and hope we can be an outlet for you. 

This week Matt flies solo and recaps a busy week in College Golf, highlighed by Delta State's dominating performance in the Mississippi College Tourney. Lots of great college golf coverage this week that you wont' want to miss. 

On this weeks episode we discuss the flooding around the Jackson area and some of its effects on the golfing community as well as recap a good start for our D1 college programs over the last week. We wrap up this week's episode with JP Guidry's 4th Pillar of golf fitness on Nutrition. This segment starts around the 21 minute mark of the episode. 

This week we look back at Davis Riley's KFT win in Panama and also discuss the Distance Report that was released by the USGA recently. It was a very lively discussion to say the least. Also we wrapped up the episode by sharing the next installment of JP Guidry's Pillars of Golf Fitness with his 3rd Pillar. Thanks again to JP for sharing these Pillars with us. The 3rd Pillar of Fitness starts at the 29:45 mark of the episode. 

We are once again joined by our friend Sanford Moore as we break down what we are looking forward to in Mississippi Golf in 2020. Also we discuss the possible course development happening on the old Colonial Country Club site and we ventured down several other rabbit holes during this week's episode. This is a fun episode that you don't want to miss. 

As we kick off 2020 we talk about some of our goals and what we are looking forward to this year. This week we were also joined by current Korn Ferry Tour member and Ole Miss and Jackson Prep alum Jonathan Randolph. Jonathan joined us from the Bahamas as he is getting his 2020 season kicked off. It was great catching up with him and hearing what he has been up to and what he is looking forward to this season. [Interview begins right around the 10 minute mark of the show]Lastly, we talked about our new partnership with Tee to Green Magazine to promote the 2020 Golf Directory. If you are interested in having your home course featured please feel free to reach out and we will do our best to help you make that happen!