Recapping the 2024 Presidents Cup held at Royal Montreal Golf Club with Winnipegger, past guest of the pod, and Executive Director of the Presidents Cup - Ryan Hart. We recap the event, chat about how much involvement the PGA Tour had, the challenges Ryan and his team faced, beer sales, overall attendance, how many volunteers and staff it took to p…

Thank a super! We celebrate another great superintendent in this province - Greg Mitchell. He’s a past president of the Manitoba Golf Superintendents Association and current super at Glendale Golf & Country Club. We chat about how he got into golf and working on the greens crew, who picks the pin placements, the Manitoba Golf Superintendents Associ…

Recorded LIVE at 4th Line Pub & Grill on the corner of Sturgeon Rd. And Ness Ave. in St. James featuring Len and Todd Ritchot the owners of the brand new 4th Line Virtual Golf. Including a guest appearance from Dave Wheeler from Energy 106. We jump into how they got into golf, virtual golf, winning club championships, breaking ground, Foresight Fal…

The voice of the Dauphin Kings & Sports Director on 730 CKDM Darnell Duff joins the show. He’s a new family man and the king of fun on the golf course. We dive into how he got into golf, adding to his family, being a dad, golfing in the Parkland, what’s different between Parkland golf and city golf, fast food in pockets, having an ass for social me…

We’re joined by one of the newest PGA of Canada members – Aaron Ryback. He got his card last year and is currently a teaching professional at Breezy Bend Golf & Country Club. In the offseason he plays and coaches professional hockey overseas. We touch on how he got into golf, competing collegiately at hockey and golf, becoming a pro, his day-to-day…

One of the top hockey broadcasters in the country Sean Reynolds joins the show. When he’s not chatting hockey on Sportsnet, Hockey Night in Canada or the Kenny & Renny Podcast you can find him bashing balls around Granite Hills Golf Course in Lac du Bonnet. We chat about how he got into golf, playing with Mike & JR, Granite Hills, finding golf ball…

100th EPISODE!!!! One of the top amateur golfers in the province – Evan Nachtigall joins the show. He’s a short game wizard and one of the owners of EVO Golf in Brandon, Manitoba. Thank you so much for listening! We touch on how he got into golf, prepping for the Manitoba Amateur, EVO Golf and how it was started, short game tips, Westman Junior Tou…

Adam Walker our PGA Tour and LiV Golf correspondent returns to the show this time with his picks for the last major of the year - the 152nd Open Championship from Royal Troon. We also are joined by "The Weatherman" John Huillary! Recorded live at Southwood Walker fills you in on his favourites, long-shots, Canadians in the field, and everything els…

2001 Manitoba Junior Champ, and former former elite junior golfer in the province representing Manitoba on numerous occasions across the country - Terry James joins the show. He's currently a Niakwa member, dentist, and huge supporter of golf in the province. We dive into how he got into golf, representing the province on a national level, the 2000…

Happy Canada Day! To celebrate we're joined by former Winnipegger, dynamite hockey player, and Glendale and Assiniboine Golf Course staffer – Jonathan Parker. He’s currently a low handicapper hitting bombs, selling cars, and living the life on the West Coast. We touch on how he got into golf, working at Glendale back in the day, working at Assinibo…

PGA Tour and LiV Golf correspondent Adam ‘A Walk’ Walker returns as we dive into the 2024 U.S. Open Men’s Golf Championship at Pinehurst No.2 in North Carolina. Walker fills you in on his favourites, long shots, Canadians in the field, sleeper picks, LiV Golf’s chances, and Mike shares his stories of Pinehurst, the weather, and Harambe. As always, …

He's back! Season 3 favourite Marshall Paterson returns to the show! Plenty has happened in the past year and your favourite Sturgeon Creek Schooner fills you in from Southern California. We discuss what’s changed in the past 12 months, how the pod changed his life, what he’s up to now, teaching Kenny & Renny, Breezy Bend, pink shafts, Antelope Val…

Former CPGA and current Golf Operations Coordinator for the City of Winnipeg Dave Comaskey joins the show. From being a Pro to staffing City golf courses we touch on it all. We discuss how he got into golf, growing up in Thompson, playing golf in Thompson, becoming a Pro, the original Southwood, his time at Golf Manitoba, how he ended up working fo…

Adam "A Walk" Walker returns to the show this time with his 2024 PGA Championship picks played at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Recorded live from Assiniboine Golf Club in St. James. Walker fills you in on his favourites, long shots, Canadians in the field, sleeper picks, LiV Golf’s chances, beer, and Mike delivers the weather forecas…

Dustin Wilson PGA of Canada Teaching Professional at Whitewater Golf Club just outside of Thunder Bay joins the show. He’s the winner of the PGA of Canada Warren Crosbie Community Leader of the Year award. We discuss how he got into golf, how he got into the business, playing hockey growing up, battling addiction, the PGA of Canada member assistanc…

We’re joined by former tournament director of The Player’s Cup in Manitoba to now being the Executive Director of the 2024 President’s Cup at the Royal Montreal Golf Club – Mr. Ryan Hart. We discuss how he got into golf, starting out as a tournament director at The Player’s Cup, moving up to the PGA Tour, what he does as Executive Director, moving …

Adam Walker returns to the show this time with his 2024 Masters picks. Walker fills you in on his favourites, long-shots, Canadians in the field, and everything else Masters from Augusta National. He also shares his recent PGA Tour betting wins. Don’t blame us if you take our picks and lose a bunch of money. 18 Over Par with Mike & JR is proudly pr…

We take a bit of a detour with golf on the prairies and focus on an emerging golf style...Fling Golf. We connect with Fling Golf champion, "Fling King," and Golf Course Manager at American Classic Golf Club in Delware Austin “Showtime” Ebersole. We discuss how he got into golf, how he got into Fling Golf, what Fling Golf is, managing a golf course …

Last year's Prairie Scratch Tour Champion Adam Guenther joins the show. He’s a former CPGA and current member at Elmhurst Golf & Country Club. Recorded Live at Avid Golf on Taylor Ave in Winnipeg. We discuss how he got into golf, his golfing family, getting his CPGA card, teaching with Derek Ingram, reclaiming his amateur status, winning the Steinb…

We kick off Season 4 with THE amateur golfer in Manitoba – Garth Collings. The Breezy Bend member has won it all in the province and was inducted into the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame in 2008. Recorded live at Breezy Bend Golf & Country Club. We discuss how he got into golf, his amateur championships (he's won A LOT), getting inducted into the Hall o…

PGA of Canada Apprentice Professional and Manager of Invictus Golf Ashton Romanuik and his St. James Jr. Canucks Teammate and Glendale Golf and Country Club Mundie Putter regular Rory Neill join the show. You’ll also hear from the owner of Invictus Golf. We discuss how they got into golf, getting a PGA of Canada card, La Broquerie Golf Course, Glen…

Former Winnipegger and Golf Manitoba Junior Team Member – John Racciatti joins the show. He’s a low handicapper currently living outside Mobile, Alabama. He hosts The Miller Lite John Racciatti Golf Show on ESPN Radio. We discuss how he got into golf, how he ended up in Alabama, playing competitively in Manitoba, Elmhurst, Terry Hashimoto, caddying…

Low handicapper, Mr. jiu-jitsu, and hot pepper connoisseur Allan McDonald joins the show. When he’s not in the office, choking people out, or picking peppers, you can find him at Breezy Bend. We dive into how he got into golf, what’s in his bag, playing competitively, his great uncle Ab McDonald, winning the 2020 Mid-Am, jiu-jitsu, choke holds, Hom…

Captain of the Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights – Mark Stone joins the show. On top of being a world class hockey player the Winnipegger is a low handicapper when it comes to golf. We chat about how he got into golf, his first set of clubs, growing up in Westwood, clubs he has in his bag and how he got them, playing with Tour Pros, bread, …

In celebration of Thank a Superintendent Day we sit down with the Superintendent of Falcon Lake Golf Course – Dave Turner. As always we'll be extending Thank a Superintendent Day into Thank a Superintendent Month! We dive into how he got into golf, how he ended up on the turf care side of the business, working at Falcon, drainage, how to properly f…

Our first ever father/son duo to sit down and chat golf...Ken & Mike Porteous join the show. Ken recently authoured a book around the history of Sandy Hook Golf Course. His son Mike...when not serving cold bevvies can be found at Rossmere Golf & Country Club. We jump into how they got into golf, what inspired the book about Sandy Hook, the history …

One of the original rebels of the golf industry here in Manitoba – Terry Hashimoto joins the show. Now a Manitoba Golf Hall of Famer he won numerous Manitoba amateur championships growing up, played professionally, and is the founder and inventor of countless golf related equipment and technologies. We get into how he got into golf, Manitoba Amateu…

Another McMillan brother joins the show...this time it's Darren McMillan. He’s been everywhere and now you can find him as Director of Golf Ops and Head Golf Pro at John Blumberg. Blumberg is back!! We get into how he got into golf, sibling rivalries, how he ended up down south, what brought him back home, Shooters, Selkirk, St. B, Blumberg, AVID G…

Veteran, caddy, and scratch golfer Andre Martel aka Frenchy joins the show. When he’s not travelling around the country as a caddy you can find him at Glendale Golf & Country Club. We get into how he got into golf, competitive golf, how he ended up at Glendale, dealing with PTSD, how caddying helped with his mental health, being a veteran, Caddie S…

Adam Walker our PGA Tour and LiV Golf correspondent returns to the show this time with his picks for the last major of the year - the 151st Open Championship from Royal Liverpool. Walker fills you in on his favourites, long-shots, Canadians in the field, and everything else Open Championship. We also discuss Beyonce, Toronto, home invasions, Mike p…

Amateur golf historian and PGA of Canada Director of Golf at Whitewater Golf Club in Thunder Bay – Matt Simmons joins the show. He also sits on the board of Golf Manitoba and the PGA of Manitoba. We get into how he got into golf, how he ended up in Thunder Bay, golf history, golf balls old and new, golf clubs old and new, different types of golf, t…

Modern Golf VP – Stewart Bannatyne joins the show. Now residing in Ontario, he grew up and played competitively as a junior and collegiately in Manitoba before moving south of the border. He is the son of Manitoba Golf Hall-of-Famer Steve Bannatyne. We get into how he got into golf, his dad Steve, his endless connections to Manitoba, PXG, Manitoba …

Adam Walker our PGA Tour and LiV Golf correspondent returns to the show this time with his 2023 US OPEN picks from Los Angeles Country Club. Walker fills you in on his favourites, long-shots, Canadians in the field, and everything else US OPEN. We also discuss the RBC Canadian Open winner Nick Taylor, Southwood Match Play, Mike playing Assiniboine,…

We're joined by former PGA of Canada Candidate Cam Preston. He’s a single digit handicap player now and has been sober for well over a year. Recorded live from Breezy Bend - we get into how Cam got into golf, working at Assiniboine Golf Course growing up, shagging the range at Tuxedo, learning the game, working with Dale Esopenko, his player abilit…

Mundie Putter regular and some might say the fastest player in the province - Justin McDonald joins the show. In 2018 he was crowned Golf Manitoba Male Amateur Golfer of the Year. We get into how he got into golf, mundie putter, junior wins, his stellar 2018 year, the Mid-Am, the Am, Breezy Bend, playing with Danger Dave, what’s in his bag, the Gre…

The pride of St. Adolphe – Brendan Baldwin joins the show. He played Collegiate golf in Illinois and has worked around the province from Granite Hills to Old Drovers Run to his current home as Assistant Golf Professional at Southwood Golf & Country Club. We get into how he got into golf, life in St. Norbert, The Nob, goose attacks, how he ended up …

Adam Walker our PGA Tour and LiV Golf correspondent returns to the show this time with his 2023 PGA Championship picks from Oak Hill Country Club. Walker fills you in on his favourites, long-shots, Canadians in the field, and everything else PGA Championship. We also discuss the Assiniboine Golf Club's Men's Night, Callaway Chrome Soft golf balls, …

One of the most fashionable golfers in the province – Randy Skulsky joins the show. He’s got shoes, he’s got pants, he’s got belts, and he loves golf. When he’s not on the fashion runway or golfing at Links at the Lake – you can find him as the President of Auto Chase. Mike also recaps his day at the PGA Tour's Mexico Open. We get into how Randy go…

Under the weather, but when the Executive Director of the PGA of Manitoba makes a tee time...you show up for that tee time! Deb Pritchard joins the show. On top of being the Executive Director of the PGA of Manitoba, she's also a PGA of Canada golf professional, and dog lover. We get into how she got into golf, her first set of clubs, why she wante…

Your friendly neighbourhood Acushnet rep – Rob McMillan joins the show. He was the 1996 Manitoba Open champion as an amateur before turning pro. As an amateur he won just about every title in the province and country. We get into how he got into golf, playing against his brothers, how often he plays now, getting to meet Teemu Selanne in California,…

Adam Walker returns to the show this time with his 2023 Masters picks from Augusta National. Walker fills you in on his favourites, long-shots, Canadians in the field, and everything else Masters. The team also downs a few pimento cheese sandwiches. Don't blame us if you take our picks and lose a bunch of money. 18 Over Par with Mike & JR is proudl…

A roller coaster ride of a show thanks to Sturgeon Creek alum and current golf teacher extraordinaire - Marshall Paterson. He's the Director of Instruction at Rancho Vista Golf Course just north of Los Angeles. We get into how he got into golf, playing against Jamie Wilkie and Rob McMillan growing up, playing the Manitoba Open, working at St. Charl…

Big time golfer and former professional ball player - Brent Zarney joins the show. When he’s not slinging vehicles at McNaught Cadillac Buick GMC in the Waverley Automall you can find him on the greens or toeing the bump in a ballpark. We get into how he got into golf, where he plays now, how often he plays, his trip to the desert to play golf and …

2021 PGA of Manitoba Club Professional of the Year and current General Manager of Glendale Golf and Country Club James Chapman joins the show. He's also the incoming President of the PGA of Manitoba. We get into how he got into golf, why he decided to become a professional, working out West, what brought him back to Manitoba, Bel Acres, Glendale’s …

Breezy Bend member Charmaine is a regular at the top of amateur leaderboards across the province. She’s also represented the bison province at national championships. Darren is the CPGA head golf professional at Quarry Oaks and former head of teaching at GolfTown. He’s also a golf simulator aficionado. We get into how they got into golf, their wedd…

Season 3 kicks off with the General Manager of The Tee Box Virtual Golf - Patrick Perrin. We get into how he got into golf, going to PGA school in Arizona, Oakwood Golf Course, teaching the game, working at Southwood and Niakwa, how he ended up at The Tee Box, the Lofto family, building The Tee Box, managing the beer inventory, a Kegerator, and so …

AVID GOLF Simulators and Lounge founder, Glendale member, and entrepreneur Luc Bohunicky joins the show for the final pod of 2022. You can also catch AVID GOLF on Instagram. We get into how he got into golf, his life as an entrepreneur, how AVID GOLF came about, Foresight golf simulators, Prairie Scratch Tour partnership, where the name AVID GOLF c…

We’re joined by Golf Manitoba Player of the Year award nominee – Curtis Markusson. He won the Canadian Mid Master Championship this past season. Outside of golf he’s a model, art curator, and candy connoisseur. We get into how he got into golf, Gimli, St. Charles, the St. Charles Match Play Championship, the Canadian Mid Master Championship, travel…

THE golf guy with the City of Winnipeg Ben Fey joins the show. His official title is General Manager Golf Services, so when it comes to courses in the city...he’s the guy. You can check out the PAR Loyalty Program here. More on the Winnipeg Golf Courses app here We get into how he got into golf, how he ended up at the City, working at Kildonan Park…

Southwood Golf and Country Club Superintendent Dustin How joins the show. September is Superintendent appreciation month, so make sure you thank a super and their staff! We get into how his career as a superintendent started, how often he plays the game, Swan River, the TurfCentre at Southwood, prepping the course for the Manitoba Open, fertilizing…