Local Knowledge

Written by: Golf Digest
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  • Summary

  • The best golf stories have multiple layers to them. In each episode, Local Knowledge dives deep into a subject golfers want to know about, whether it’s about the game they play, the competition at the highest level, or the surprising ways golf factors into larger conversations throughout society. Hosts Alex Myers, Keely Levins, Shane Ryan and Sam Weinman weave together original interviews, Golf Digest reporting, and additional elements to tell the type of compelling stories that have been a Golf Digest staple for decades.
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Episodes
  • Revolutions Part 3: Life After Tiger, the Great Schism

    Revolutions Part 3: Life After Tiger, the Great Schism
    Jan 28 2025

    The story of the last 20 years of professional golf is the story of growth's consequences, and is highlighted by the emergence of LIV Golf, the PGA Tour's new rival. We ask the tough question of whether this golf schism was an inevitable consequence of Tiger's rise, and the decision at the highest levels to pursue growth at all costs.
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    32 mins
  • Revolutions Part 2: The Tiger Slam, aka the best golf ever played

    Revolutions Part 2: The Tiger Slam, aka the best golf ever played
    Jan 28 2025

    As the game's greatest player finalized a swing change that would take him from merely sensational to transcendent, and began playing a revolutionary new style of golf ball months ahead of most of his competitors (who wouldn't adopt the Titleist Pro-V-1 until October of 2000), golfing audiences bore witness to what can safely be considered the peak of human achievement in the sport.
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    38 mins
  • Revolutions Part 1: Arnold Palmer, IMG, and the early disruptors

    Revolutions Part 1: Arnold Palmer, IMG, and the early disruptors
    Jan 28 2025

    This three-part podcast series attempts the big task of summarizing how the world of golf, from the professional to the recreational, has evolved over Golf Digest's existence. As it happens, 1950 is a decent starting point when you're telling that particular story.
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    28 mins

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