On Par with Anthony Scorcia

4.16 Golf writer, John Huggan

Golf writer, John Huggan reports from the 2014 Open Championship. In addition to discussing the spectacular play of Rory McIlroy, John provides wonderful insight on legendary instructor, Bob Torrance. Enjoy and thank you for the support.

4.15 Golf Course architect, Tripp Davis

Playing Engineers CC is like taking a walk through time and the course provokes such a historical response emotionally that few courses can compete.  The original Herbert Strong design that was updated by renown architect, Devereux Emmet has hosted both the 1919 PGA Championship and 1920 U.S. Amateur. In the 1920 U.S. Amateur, Chick Evans defeated the legendary Francis Ouimet. Over the past ten years, Tripp Davis has been responsible for returning Engineers CC back to its past glory and this week we talked about restoring a golf course of such historical importance. 

 For more about Tripp and his company, visit:http://www.tdagolf.net/

4.14 Rob Corcoran PGA Poxabogue Golf Center

This week, teaching professional at Poxabogue Golf Center, Rob Corcoran discusses qualifying for the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla, how he plans to prepare for a course measuring 7,400 yards and his teaching philosophy. Enjoy and thank you for your support.

4.13 USGA President, Tom O'Toole

In this week's episode, I break down the Men's and Women's U.S. Open Championships with the President of the Unites States Golf Association, Tom O'Toole. We discuss the presentation of the golf course, the genius of Mike Davis and much more. Enjoy and thank you for the support.

4.12 PGA Master Professional, Michael Hebron

Michael Hebron is not only the Director of Golf at Smithtown Landing County Club, he's a PGA Master Teaching Professional as well as a member of the PGA Professional Hall of Fame. Around the same time Hebron was named Teacher of the Year, he decided to change his method of teaching the golf swing a more brain compatible approach. There are a lot of different approaches to teaching the golf swing and Michael's method is worth giving consideration. Enjoy and thank you for the support.

4.11 Golf Writer, John Huggan

Though we were cut short by power outage, veteran golf writer, John Huggan and I were able to have a short and sweet conversation about the 2014 U.S. Open. Including in the discussion was a fascinating conversation comparing Rory McIlroy and Martin Kaymer as well as the careers of Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson. 

Enjoy and thank you for the support.

5.10 Golf Digest Senior Editor, Mike Stachura

Co-owner of Pete's Golf Shop and I talked with Golf Digest Senior Editor, Mike Stachura. The topics covered this week were future trends in the golf industry, golf's dirty word--bifurcation and the Golf Digest Hot List. Enjoy and thank you for the support.

5.9 Senior Advisor, Zurich Insurance, Dick Kearns

This week, co-owner of Pete's Golf Shop, Woody Lashen and I take a look behind the curtain of corporate sponsorship on the PGA TOUR in our interview with Dick Kearns. Dick is a Senior Advisor at Zurich Insurance and is also responsible for player relationships for Zurich's PGA TOUR Ambassador Program. When Dick is not supporting the great game of golf, he's busy as the owner of one of Long Island's premier restaurants--La Marmite (http://www.lamarmiterestaurant.com/). 

4.8 A.W. Tillinghast expert, Phil Young

Long time friend of the program and A.W. Tillinghast, Phil Young joined the On Par program this morning. Well known for his extensive knowledge of Bethpage Black and exhaustive research on golf course architect, A.W. Tillingast. Phil is also the author of among many, Tillinghast: Creator of Golf Courses. In this episode, Phil and I discuss the work of Tillinghast, his research regarding Southward Ho CC, the back-to-back Opens at Pinehurst and Phil gives us the scoop on the 2018 Curtis Cup. Enjoy and thank you for the support.

4.7 Golf Channel's Gary Williams

This week the On Par program was honored to have Morning Drive host, Gary Williams on the program. Among the many things that were discussed was the grow golf initiatives and Golf Channel's role in growing the game. Enjoy and thank you for your support.