FORE the Good of the Game
"FORE the Good of the Game” is a golf podcast featuring interviews with World Golf Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around the game of golf. Highlighting the positive aspects of the game, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by PGA Tour star Bruce Devlin, our podcast focuses on telling their life stories, in their voices. Join Bruce and Mike Gonzalez “FORE the Good of the Game.”
Episodes
440 episodes
Steve Stricker - Part 1 (The Early Years and the 2021 Ryder Cup)
12-time winner on the PGA Tour and 7-time winner on the Champions Tour with 3 major victories (so far), Steve Stricker talks about growing up in southern Wisconsin and learning the game by playing with his father and brother, and his love of fa...
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Nancy Lopez - Part 4 (The 1985 LPGA Championship and Rest of Career)
Nancy Lopez was referred to by Kathy Whitworth as the Arnold Palmer of the LPGA Tour and for good reason. Winning 17 times in her first two years on tour, Nancy quickly became the face and the darling of the LPGA. Hear how she balanced life on ...
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Nancy Lopez - Part 3 (The 1978 and 1989 LPGA Championships and The Solheim Cup)
3-time major championship winner, Nancy Lopez remembers the challenges of traveling on the tour in those first few years as a professional. Nancy recounts how she relished competing against the likes of JoAnne Carner, Judy Rankin and others. Li...
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Nancy Lopez - Part 2 (The Early Tour Years)
Join us for a riveting conversation with the winner of 48 LPGA Tour events, Nancy Lopez, as she shares her inspiring journey from her time at the University of Tulsa to the top ranks of professional golf. In this episode, Nancy opens up about h...
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Nancy Lopez - Part 1 (The Early Years and U.S. Open Near-Misses)
World Golf Hall of Fame member Nancy Lopez begins her story growing up and learning the game under the watchful eye of her father in Roswell, New Mexico. She had astounding success as a junior player winning her state's amateur title as a 12, 1...
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Hal Sutton - Part 3 (The Majors)
We conclude our visit with Hal Sutton with a review of his major championship record. He reflects on the mindset he brought into Augusta each year (not good) and his regret at not competing more often in the Open Championship, a major that pres...
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42:50
Hal Sutton - Part 2 (TPC Wins and the 1999 Ryder Cup)
Major Championship winner, Hal Sutton, admits to a bad Augusta mind set, recalls his most memorable regular Tour victories and takes us back to the magic of the 1999 Ryder Cup at the Country Club. Hear him recount his two Tournament Players Cha...
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Hal Sutton - Part 1 (The Early Years)
We cover the early career of PGA and 2-time Tournament Players Championship winner, Hal Sutton and reminisce about his superb amateur career that included two Western Amateur wins, two Walker Cup team victories and the 1980 U.S. Amateur. Listen...
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Catherine Lacoste - Part 3 (Winning the British and U.S. Amateurs)
We wrap up our visit with Women's U.S. Open champion and French amateur great Catherine Lacoste by first looking back on a 13-month stretch of a dozen match and stroke-play events where she did not lose. After winning the 1968 Women's Western A...
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Catherine Lacoste - Part 2 (Winning the 1967 U.S. Open as an Amateur)
In this second installment of our three-part interview with the great French amateur champion Catherine Lacoste, we delve into her many team and individual victories leading up to her historic triumph at the 1967 Women's U.S. Open at The Homest...
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Catherine Lacoste - Part 1 (The Early Years and the Inaugural Espirito Santo)
Join Bruce and Mike as they explore the remarkable amateur golf career of the "Crocodile Kid", Catherine Lacoste. Born in Paris of sporting parents, her father was the great René Lacoste, winner of seven Grand Slam tennis titles, founder of the...
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Scott Simpson - Part 4 (The Majors and Later Years)
In this riveting final episode of a four-part series with golf professional Scott Simpson, the conversation delves into the later part of Simpson's illustrious career. Simpson opens up about memorable moments, tournaments that still linger in h...
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Scott Simpson - Part 3 (The 1987 U.S. Open and Ryder Cup)
In the third part of our four-part series with Scott Simpson, we take a thrilling journey through some of the most defining moments of his career. The episode tees off with a detailed exploration of Simpson's remarkable victory at the 1987 U.S....
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Scott Simpson - Part 2 (The 1987 U.S. Open)
In this enthralling second installment of our four-part series with major champion Scott Simpson, we delve into Simpson's illustrious early years on the PGA Tour, shining a spotlight on his triumphs, determination, and passion for the game. Hig...
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Scott Simpson - Part 1 (The Early Years)
We tee off with U.S. Open winner Scott Simpson as he dives into his formative years before turning pro. This episode, the first of a captivating four-part series, unveils the journey that shaped one of the prominent names in golf.Listen...
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Susie Maxwell Berning - Part 2 (The Later Years and Three U.S. Open Wins)
Susie Maxwell Berning, World Golf Hall of Fame member, continues her story by recounting her three wins at the Women's U.S. Open including 1968 and going back-to-back in 1972 and 1973. Susie reflects back on the LPGA Founders she met and the to...
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Susie Maxwell Berning - Part 1 (The Early Years and the 1965 Western Open)
World Golf Hall of Fame member Susie Maxwell Berning begins her story as a young girl raising horses in Oklahoma City. When her young colt Joker got loose and ran through the neighboring golf course, her life changed forever. Smitten by golf af...
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Corey Pavin - Part 3 (The 1995 U.S. Open and the Ryder Cup)
Major championship winner Corey Pavin starts off this segment reflecting on his 1995 U.S. Open win over Greg Norman at Shinnecock and the beautiful 4-wood shot he struck at the last. Corey recalls his experiences at each of the majors including...
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51:11
Corey Pavin - Part 2 (The Tour Wins)
Major championship winner Corey Pavin looks back on each of his 15 PGA Tour wins including his first at the 1984 Houston Open. Corey really enjoyed playing at Colonial, winning twice there, and also was able to enjoy repeat wins at the Hawaiian...
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46:51
Corey Pavin - Part 1 (The Early Years)
Corey Pavin, winner of the 1995 U.S. Open and Ryder Cup Player and Captain, reflects on his younger days growing up in Southern California and learning the game of golf. He was a 1st-Team All-American at UCLA, won the 1981 North and South Amate...
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39:36
Kathy Cornelius - Part 3 (The Later Years)
Major champion Kathy Cornelius relives her later LPGA Tour victories including her last, the 1973 Sealy-Faberge Classic at the Desert Inn where she won in a playoff with Judy Rankin and took home the first prize of $25,000 and a new automobile,...
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Kathy Cornelius - Part 2 (The 1956 Women's U.S. Open)
Kathy Cornelius recalls turning professional in 1953 with encouragement from her golf professional husband Bill, joining the LPGA Tour in 1956, just after its formation in 1950. Kathy recounts her early wins including her first in the 1956 St. ...
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Kathy Cornelius - Part 1 (The Early Years)
Winner of the 1956 Women's U.S. Open, Kathy Cornelius takes us back to her childhood days where she had her first golf lesson at age 13. She recalls traveling by auto, with her mother, from FL to NY to compete in the 1950 U.S. Girls Junior Cham...
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The Ben Hogan Foundation - Robert Stennett, CEO
Fascinating Ben Hogan stories are intermixed with information about the great work of the Ben Hogan Foundation honoring his legacy in the world of golf. Bruce & Robert take you on a storytelling journey through the life and times of Ben Hog...
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Juli Inkster - Part 3 (The Final Two Majors and the Solheim Cup
What do you get when you put a golf champion in the hot seat? Only an intoxicating conversation filled with shared laughter, cherished memories, and an inside look at the world of professional golf. Welcoming 31-time LPGA winner Juli Inkster to...
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