Drop Zone - GOLF Podcast

Harold Varner III

PGA Tour rookie Harold Varner III joins the GOLF.com podcast this week to discuss a number of topics, some of them serious (competing with the veterans of the Tour) and others not so much (dabbing, the persona of his head cover and what LeBron James needs to do for the Cleveland Cavaliers).

Mark Rolfing

Alan Bastable sits down with golf commentator Mark Rolfing to discuss Rolfing’s recent diagnosis and recovery from Stage 4 cancer of the salivary gland, the support he’s received from top players such as Jordan Spieth, why the Ryder Cup is on everyone’s mind and why Bubba Watson seems to be on no one’s radar.

2015: The Year in Golf

Editors Jeff Ritter, Coleman McDowell, Alan Bastable and Brendan Mohler share anecdotes from their time on-site at the most memorable moments of the year, from Jordan Spieth’s magical Masters to Jason Day’s dominance at the PGA Championship. The four editors discuss their year chasing the best players on Tour before breaking down what we can expect from Tiger, Rory, Spieth, Mickelson, Day and others as 2016 gets underway.

Earning a Tee Time on The Most Exclusive Courses in the World

It takes extreme commitment to play the top 100 courses in the world, and after 15 years, golf author and blogger John Sabino has done it. Sabino knows just as well as anyone the keys and tricks to getting a tee time at some of the most exclusive courses in the world, even Augusta National and Pine Valley. You might be surprised how easy it can be.

Paul Goydos

This week's GOLF.com Podcast features a discussion with former PGA Tour winner and current Champions Tour player Paul Goydos. Goydos is one of the few professional golfers to ever card a score of 59 during a Tour round. He delves on that magical day, what it's like competing on the Champions Tour and shares an interesting theory on how Team USA can compete better in the Ryder Cup.

Lorne Rubenstein on His Tiger Woods Interview

Alan Bastable talks with Lorne Rubenstein, the writer on the other end of the Tiger Woods TIME interview. The two discuss Rubenstein's chase of the interview and go over what was left on the cutting room floor.

Alan Shipnuck

On this week’s episode of the Golf.com podcast host Alan Bastable talks with SI senior writer Alan Shipnuck about Tiger Woods’ exclusive interview with https://Time.com, the future for the future of golf, Jordan Spieth, and much more.

Golf Stats Guru Mark Broadie

Columbia Business professor and golf statistics savant Mark Broadie joins the GOLF.com podcast, where we discuss the game as analytically as possible. Mark goes in depth on his career chasing golf statistics, Jordan Spieth's great 2015 and a Tiger Woods record that will likely never be broken.

The Dan Plan: 10,000 hours of Practice

On this week’s episode of the Golf.com podcast host with former commercial photographer Dan McLaughlin who, in April 2010, quit his day job to become a professional golfer and possibly qualify for the PGA Tour. The Dan Plan was inspired by the 10,000 Hours Rule — the theory that any skill can be mastered with 10,000 hours of practice. Having never played 18 holes of golf in his life, Dan started his journey with just a putter. Now, more than 6,000 hours into his quest, Dan discusses his motivation to become a golfer, how injuries have affected his performance and when he expects to complete his 10,000 hours.

Dottie Pepper

Alan Bastable sits down with former LPGA champion and current television broadcaster Dottie Pepper, who was recently hired by CBS to replace David Feherty as an on-course reporter for the 2015-16 PGA Tour season. Alan and Dottie discuss her new job, what it's like to be a woman covering the PGA Tour, the one broadcast she would like to take back and who out of the PGA’s “Big Three” impresses her the most.

Brandel Chamblee

Alan Bastable sits down with former PGA Tour player and current Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee http://twitter.com/chambleebrande to discuss everything from Chamblee’s golf game, his defeat of the late Payne Stewart in his lone PGA Tour win at the Greater Vancouver Open in 1998 and how he really feels about Tiger Woods (You might be surprised!)

Bandon Dunes Developer Mike Keiser

This week's edition of the Golf.com podcast brings you an interview from SI senior writer Alan Shipnuck with golf course developer Mike Keiser, owner of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon. The two discuss Keiser's golf game, which courses he rates the highest, how Bandon Dunes came about and his plans to expand the resort with a sixth course, Bandon Muni. At the time of this podcast's recording, Keiser was still in negotiations with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to build the new 27-hole course. However, plans to build Bandon Muni ended in late September due to what Keiser calls, "unworkable terms" with officials. We are releasing this interview to give context to Keiser's side of the story. Read more on the controversy at http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/09/new_requirements_complicate_go.html Tweet our hosts at http://twitter.com/alan_bastable & http://twitter.com/alanshipnuck, and you can read them and the rest of SI’s golf coverage at Golf.com. Find more podcasts at si.com/podcasts. SI is part of the Panoply network. Find more great podcasts at panoply.fm. — The Golf.com podcasts is sponsored by FanDuel. The leader in 1-week fantasy sports. Use our code GOLFING at FanDuel.com to play with up to $200 in bonus cash. We’re also sponsored by SeatGeek, the quickest, easiest way to find great deals on tickets. Enter our code GOLFING in the SeatGeek app, found at seatgeek.com for $20 off your first purchase. Music by Steven O’Brien {@stevenobrien}

Phil Mickelson's Caddie Jim "Bones" Mackay

Sports Illustrated senior writer and golf expert Alan Shipnuck sits down with veteran caddie Jim "Bones" Mackay, who has carried the bags for Phil Mickelson for over 20 years, to discuss the new Jordan Spieth era and what it means for golf, and what it's really like to be side-by-side with Lefty on the green.