The Missing Links Golf Show
Two guys either side of 50 with plenty of life experience and big dreams embark on a quest to rekindle forgotten sporting glory by taking on the NSW Amateur Senior Golf Championship. Join us on the journey to improve our golf game and see if we can apply the lessons learned on the course to our lives off the course, and (more importantly) vice versa
Episodes
56 episodes
Ep. 56 The NSW Country Championships
The moment has arrived for the boys to take on their biggest challenge so far. Having both qualified for this state level tournament, Steve and Andy travel to the historic inland city of Parkes in the Central West of NSW to test their games aga...
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Ep. 55 The Wrap Up, The Build Up and The Breakdown...
The boys wrap up the month of October with the chase for the Yearly Championship getting to the very pointy end...Steve and Andy talk through their respective build ups to the NSW Country Championships to be held on November 9th and 10t...
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Ep. 54 Wedge Fitting with Jason Butt from Titleist
we welcome back Jason Butt from Titleist to take us through all things wedge fitting! Jason shares an enormous amount of information about wedge lofts, bounces and grinds and explains how different set ups can make profound differences to short...
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Ep. 53 Unlock Your Full Potential with Paul Salter
In this episode Steve and Andy get sleepy... very very sleepy... before waking up to a world of limitless potential where the glass ceiling of performance improvement has been well and truly shattered! Paul Salter from https://thegolfhypnothera...
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Ep. 52 The Plateau of Frustration...
This episode kicks off with a review of Andy's performance in the recent Wyong Senior Open. Discussions then move onto the challenges of getting past a development plateau as an update on the Yearly Championship leaderboard reveals some remarka...
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Ep. 51 Golf Life Crisis with Joel Gregory
Is it possible to go from golf novice to golf professional in just 13 years? Between the ages of 37 and 50 that is... Well, that is the challenge set by one of our Pilgrims, Joel Gregory. Andy and Steve catch up with Joel in this epic episode t...
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Ep. 50 Raise the Bat!
The boys record their 50th episode, putting them firmly in the realm of single digit handicap podcasters! To celebrate they reflect on their top experiences across the first 50 episodes and the lessons they have learned along the way. Things ge...
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Ep. 49 Tournament Tales - Carnarvon to Kooindah
After a discussion around Rory McIlroy's continued struggles in closing out tournaments and battles with "mental fragility", Andy takes us through his recent tournament rounds. Fresh from the hurricane at the Glenmore Senior open, Andy gets bac...
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Episode 49
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Ep. 48 Comp Rounds Pt 2 (Dubbo)
In part two of this two part saga Steve takes us through his performance in the stableford competition at Dubbo. Whilst there was less controversy than Andy's round, there was no less action. In the process Steve also stumbles upon an effec...
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Ep. 47 The Foundations of Winning Golf with Jon Sherman
This episode has been a long time in the making... Steve and Andy catch up with leading amateur golfer, PGA Tour coach, author and podcaster Jon Sherman. Jon has written and published two fantastic books "The Four Foundations of Golf" and "The ...
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Ep. 46 Comp Rounds Pt 1 (The Glenmore Seniors)
In part one of a two part episode, Andy Walker takes us through all of the drama from The Glenmore Senior Open as he continues his push to qualify for the NSW Senior Open. From falling tree branches to vanishing golf balls this truly was a roun...
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Ep. 45 August and Everything After
Finally, both Steve and Andy have some golf to talk about! Steve takes us through the trials and tribulations from his recent (and rather confusing) "vs Par" competition before Andy shares the stories from his return to the golf course after hi...
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Ep. 44 Adventures at the Ontario Mid-Am with Mick Paterson
Steve and Andy recently received an email from Mick Paterson (one of our much loved Pilgrims!) advising that he was about to take on the prestigious Ontario Mid Amateur tournament in Canada. In this episode Mick joins the boys on the show to ta...
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Ep. 43 Scrambling for Answers
Competitive golf is back on The Missing Links Golf Show as Steve takes us through his recent two-man scramble event. There is plenty of action to discuss but unfortunately this is not an official event in the Yearly Championship... Andy the...
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Ep. 42 Going for Gold - should golf be an Olympic sport?
Steve and Andy unpack the action from Paris with a discussion on both the men's and women's Olympic golf competitions. As per usual what should be a straight forward discussion turns down a plethora of tangents... Congratulations Ursula Wikstro...
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Ep. 41 Catching the Par Train (with Evan Singer)
In this episode Steve and Andy catch up with Evan Singer, Cohost of The Par Train to talk about everything from golf to psychology and even parenthood. This is a fantastic conversation with loads of great information and a few perspective shift...
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Ep. 40 The Championship Race Tightens
In Episode 40 Andy gives an update on his injury saga before Steve takes us through his most recent competition round. Unexpected feelings of nervousness created an uncomfortable backdrop as he goes back to the scene of his recent back nine mel...
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Ep. 39 Triumph at Troon - Lessons from The Open
Steve and Andy debrief all the action from the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon golf club. From dramatic withdrawals to heroic victories and everything in between, not many stones remain unturned from this fantastic Major. Hopefully there...
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Ep. 38 The Back Nine
After a great discussion in The Half Way House last episode, the boys now make the turn and head for the back nine of The Missing Links Golf Show 2024 Yearly Championship. An unscripted discussion about this year's State of Origin Rugby League ...
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Episode 38
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Ep. 37 The Half Way House
The boys make it to the half way house in The Missing Links Golf Show Yearly Championship and share the June results. This week's voice of the Pilgrims also unlocks an unusual discussion around the role of golf in world politics... Andy then sh...
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Episode 37
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Ep. 36 Stories from the Campfire with Dave McClelland
Steve and Andy pull up a chair around the campfire to chat with the legend that is Dave McClelland once again. The conversation covers an eye witness account of Andy's performance in Camden as well as an overview of the NSW Senior Order of Meri...
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Episode 36
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Ep. 35 Three Feet from Glory - The Pinehurst Breakdown
Andy and Steve unpack the tumultuous events from that infamous Sunday afternoon at Pinehurst #2. How did Bryson win? How did Rory lose? What are some of the lessons we can all take away from one of the most unbelievable final rounds of a Major ...
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Ep. 34 How to Break 80
This episode is jam-packed with value for the Pilgrims. After Andy gives an injury update and Steve goes through his recent competition round, the boys embark on a detailed discussion about the lessons they have learned along the way to help br...
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Ep. 33 Camden Senior Open
After an epic Voice of the Pilgrims segment Andy and Steve share stories of their recent rounds. Steve talks us through his disaster in the freezing conditions at Orange, NSW before Andy recaps his performance at the Camden Senior Open.Y...
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Ep. 32 The Need for Speed with Sasho MacKenzie
After being struck down with Covid, Steve climbs out of his sick bed (that explains the husky voice…) to join Andy in a discussion with Sasho MacKenzie – founder of The Stack System. Sasho is a creative thinker and a leading innovator in the go...
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