On the Mark Golf Podcast

Luke Elvy (Australia) is a leading voice in golf broadcast. He works for CBS Sports, Sky Sports and has worked for PGA TOUR LIVE and PGA TOUR Radio. Elvy is as well-researched as anyone in the game and is thus uniquely qualified to opine on what may transpire in golf in 2019. Alongside Mark Immelman, Luke talks about Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm among other leading contenders. He also delves into the new PGA TOUR schedule, the changes in the Rules of Golf, The FedExCup, and The President's Cup, and prognosticates on who may win golf's major events.

Scott Hall is a leading young golf instructor who works with players of all skill levels from Major Champions (Nick Faldo) to beginner golfers. He has spent time with, and learned from, legends like Lee Trevino and leading golf teachers like Bob Toski and Chuck Cook. Scott joins the podcast to talk about repeatable golf-ball contact, a good mindset while playing golf, using creativity and pre-and post-shot routines for better scores. He references the greats of the game and how they practiced, understood their respective golf swings and how you can do so to improve your game. He also delves into elements that all of the great golfers exhibit in their golf swings and what you should consider as you work on your golf swing.

All of the PGA professionals are using the "off-season" to improve their weaknesses and get their games ready for the new year. You should, and can, do so too. Rob McGill (Nashville TN) is a PGA professional and a bright mind in the golf instruction ranks. He joins "On the Mark" to share his thoughts on what you can do during this time of the year to address your weaknesses and turn them into strengths. Use your off-season productively and improve your golf-swing and your ball-striking with some of Rob's, easy to understand and implement, drills, exercises and practice ideas.

Steve Buzza is a leading global Golf Instructor and a Golf Digest (United States) "Best Teacher Under 40" He is widely researched and experienced and brings his knowledge of Biomechanics, Golf Swing Technique and his experiences as a PGA Golf Professional to our podcast to help you understand the golf swing and how it works. Steve addresses many elements including Functional Variability to help you figure out how your golf swing operates. He shares insights, drills and ideas so that you can get the most out of your swing without changing it too much.

Russell Henley is a multiple winner on The PGA TOUR and Web.com Tour. He holds the distinct honor of being the first (and to date) only player to win his first event (The Sony Open in Hawaii) on The PGA TOUR. Russell joins our podcast to talk about how he plays the game and how you can improve the way you play. He talks about improved Wedge play and practice, Course Management, the mindset to shooting low scores and how to find more fairways off the tee. Russell also lets you into practice drills and games he uses to improve his skills under pressure.

Thomas Pagel joined the USGA in 2011. He is responsible for the oversight of all Rules-related functions for the organization. As part of his role, Thomas serves as the lead staff member on the Rules of Golf Committee and works closely with the R&A and the Joint Rules of Golf Committee to write and interpret a single set of Rules for use by golfers throughout the world. Thomas joins our podcast to help you understand and navigate (and implement) your way through all of the major Rules of Golf changes for 2019 and beyond.

Mark Immelman is the Director of Golf at Columbus State University and a leading global Golf Instructor who has coached/taught tournament-winners on The PGA TOUR, The European Tour and the LPGA Tour. He is also a Golf Announcer for CBS Sports and the Golf Analyst for CBS Sports HQ. He is also an Analyst for PGA TOUR LIVE. The host of this podcast, Mark shares his take from the 2018 Golf Coaches Association of America Coaching Convention in Las Vegas. Mark gives insight on coaching, teaching and playing and shares his experiences to help you teach, coach and play better golf.

Phil Blackmar is a 3-time winner on the PGA Tour, a former PGA TOUR Champions member, a former NCAA College Golf Coach and now a golf announcer for NBC Golf Channel. One of the great thinkers in the game, he joins our podcast to talk about all things golf. Phil shares his experiences and impressions on competition, playing your best when you are uncomfortable and have less than your best, and on the ultimate purpose of the golf swing. Phil references great golfers such as Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth as he helps you learn about what you need to address to shoot your lowest scores.

Thomas Malchow founded the "Low Back Pain Center for Golfers" and he developed a theory "The Elastic Golfer and Using Muscle Pulse to Improve Your Golf Swing and Stop Hurting Your Back". He joins our podcast to discuss this and help you to better well-being and golf. Among many topics, he discusses his 5-minute Diagnostic to find out which "Golfer Body Type" you have; how to tune your body for better golf, and how you can hit the ball farther with more accuracy whilst having a more resilient back.

Ben Mason (England) is a former European Tour Professional and a leading mind in Golf Instruction. His approach to teaching blends his playing experience and his extensive use of technology. He joins "On the Mark" to bring you lessons from the Tour and insights to improve your ball/club contact. Ben addresses many factors that influence ball-striking, eg., Spine Angles, Shoulder Tilts, Kinematic Sequencing, Wrist Alignments and Functional Matchups. He also shares practice ideas you can employ to improve ball-contact.

Pia Nilsson (Sweden) is a former LPGA tournament winner. Now she is a leading golf instructor to all golfers from beginners to professionals. Among a number of greats she has advised is World Golf Hall of Fame member Annika Sorenstam. Pia joins our podcast to discuss her "Vision 54" (alongside Lynn Marriott) approach to golf instruction. Among many concepts Pia addresses how to marry Technical Skills and Human Skills to improve Performance. She also talks about how to practice, a constructive mindset on the course, how to empower yourself and how to self-coach

Jonathan Yarwood is a proven PGA TOUR instructor and elite development golf coach. He is a UK Master Teaching Professional and a former Golf Digest Top 20 Teacher Under 40. He was also voted as a top teacher in the State of Florida for a decade. Jonathan joins our podcast to discuss the science and the art of golf instruction and how to blend the two approaches together for improved results. The podcast includes many insights to help you improve your golf swing.

James Sieckmann is recognized as a Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructor in America and a Golf Digest Top 50 Teacher. He works with multiple PGA TOUR, Web.com Tour and LPGA Tour professionals on improving their short-games and he joins 'On the Mark" to help you improve your play around the greens. James helps you build a foundational belief of effective greenside technique and an improved understanding of reliable methods. He delves into elements like ball-contact, shot trajectory and spin, swing sequencing, shaft-lean and use of club bounce.

Denny Lucas, a former amateur teammate of Lee Westwood, is a European Tour Professional turned golf instructor. He joins "On the Mark" to share lessons he learned as a competitor and his philosophies on the golf swing. Denny also talks about his work with 2018 US Amateur Champion Viktor Hovland (Oklahoma State) and what you can learn from Viktor's approach to golf. He also shares a number of drills you can employ to direct your practice and improve your golf swing.

Dottie Pepper is one of the all-time best on the LPGA Tour. Now retired from the game she is part of the CBS Sports broadcast crew and a leading analyst in the game. She joins our podcast to talk about her career as a player and how she played the game. Dottie reminisces about past successes and lessons learned. She shares advice on competition to help your game. She also talks about leading PGA TOUR players such as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson and the things you can learn from watching them play.

Dan Abrahams is a former Touring Golf Professional and now a PGA Coach and a leading Sports Psychologist. He helps golfers around the world shoot lower scores and win more by introducing practical solutions to help them practice more effectively, prepare more thoroughly, perform in increased consistency and progress quicker. He joins our podcast to address all of these elements. He also shares ideas from his book "Golf Tough" and helps you to become more mentally tough and acute on the course.

Ed Coughlan PhD is widely regarded as one of the top Skills Coaches working in elite sport today. His understanding and application of the latest techniques in Coaching Science and Sport Science provides athletes with the tools to consistently perform at an elite level. He joins our podcast to talk about Skill Acquisition and Purpose-filled Preparation in order to help you bring out your best golf and performance as often as possible.

Andreas Kali is a Danish Professional Golfer and leading Golf Instructor who specializes in the development on elite golfers and junior golfers. He shares his playing experience and knowledge and talks at length about worthwhile ways to prepare and practice with a view to improving skill and lowering scores. He talks about practice regimens and the addition of pressure to simulate playing environments for guaranteed improvement. He also addresses practice drills and explores methods he uses to develop his clients' skills.

Alex Trujillo from FlightScope Launch Monitors joins our podcast to help you make sense of data you will see when you use a Launch Monitor of any make, but especially the FlightScope Mevo. He addresses Clubhead Speed, Ball Speed, Smash Factor, Spin Rate and Spin Loft among other data points to enlighten you on acceptable numbers. Alex references PGA TOUR data and talks about Bryson DeChambeau; he also addresses golfers of different handicap and skill levels and helps each and everyone to set realistic expectations and goals for Launch Monitor Data.

Nick Clearwater is the VP of Instruction at GolfTEC and one of "Golf Digest's Best Teachers in Colorado". Nick joins to share information from GolfTEC's SWING TRU Motion Study (a study and analysis of the golf swings of 20,000 golfers) and he shares his "Six Key Positions to Play Your Best Golf." Nick addresses: Hip Sway at the top of the Backswing, Hip Sway at Impact, Shoulder Tilt at the Top of the Backswing, Shoulder Tilt at Impact, Shoulder Tilt at Impact, and Shoulder Bend at the Finish to help you improve your golf-swing.

Mark Immelman is a recognized and award-winning golf instructor, NCAA College Golf Coach and a PGA TOUR Radio and Television Analyst/Announcer. Host of this 'On the Mark' podcast he shares his personal insights from the 2018 Ryder Cup matches. Immelman analyzes the performances of Tiger Woods, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy among others and brings golf-tips that will help you to improve your golf . Learn about decision-making, routine, playing under pressure, recovery and a resilient mindset.

Andy Traynor is an English PGA Fellow Professional and a Lead Instructor at Plane Truth Golf. Traynor is also a TrackMan Master Professional, a TPI Level 3 Junior Coach and a PGA Coach Tutor for Great Britain and Ireland. He joins "On the Mark" to enlighten us on that "Moment of Truth" and what it takes to create powerful and consistent golf-club and ball contact. Andy discusses the many elements involved in quality impact and he shares ideas you can apply to improve your ball-striking for the desired ball-flight.

Shane Bacon is one of the leading Television Voices in USA golf. He is a play-by-play host for Fox Sports, FS1 and PGA TOUR Live. He is also a blogger and a Podcast host. He joins our podcast to unpack Tiger Woods' epic victory at The TOUR Championship at Eastlake GC. Bacon and Immelman revisit all of the highlights, talk about and opine on TIger's performance, and share golf tips you can learn from Woods that can help improve your own golf game.

Adam Kolloff is a talented young golf instructor and a bright mind in golf teaching. Mentored by Hall of Fame Golf Teacher, Jim McLean, Adam was previously the Director of Instruction at Liberty National Golf Course, site of the 2017 President's Cup. He now owns "Pure Drive Golf" and is a "Golf Digest Best Young Teacher in America". Adam joins "On the Mark" to share some golf drills designed to improve your golf swing, your ball-striking and your scoring.

Will Haskett is the host of "The Perfect Number" podcast and a Radio and Television golf announcer. He joins Mark Immelman to discuss golf on the PGA TOUR, golf instruction and statistical data and the effective use thereof. They discuss various topics and points of statistical data, all in an effort to empower you to make smart decisions so that you can shoot lower golf scores.

David Barry is an Irish Golf Teaching Professional who specializes in player development and performance. He joins our podcast to talk about practice and how you can practice more effectively and make your practice productive. He talks about practice drills, a good practice mindset, skill acquisition, tailoring practice regimens for maximum effect, and how you can beat boredom in practice.

Derek Deminsky of GolfBetterTucson.com fame is a PGA professional and "Instagram's Short Game Coach". He joins our podcast to help you to more success around the greens. Derek addresses the all-important "pitch shot" and takes a deep dive into this critical scoring element. He talks about fundamentals, Angles of Attack, wrist, forearm and elbow form, swing arc and body motion for crisp strikes. He also shares drills you can use to make your practice more effective

Chris Malloy is the Head Men's Golf Coach at Ole Miss (The University of Mississippi). He has guided the "Ole Miss Rebels" back to national NCAA prominence with his smart approach to coaching, practice and his expertise in Course Management and savvy decision-making under pressure. He joins "On the Mark" to help you make your practice effective. He also talks in depth about Course Management, game assessment and decision-making as an effective tool to lower your golf scores.

Karl Morris is a PGA Professional and a Performance Enhancement Coach who has worked with 6 Major Champions and over 100 PGA TOUR, European Tour, LPGA and LET players. He joins our podcast to talk about the mind/body connection and how you can understand it to "Ask yourself better questions" and improve your golf. Among many subjects Karl addresses a good mindset for each shot (before, during and after) that you can apply to guarantee improvement. He uses anecdotes from Tiger Woods and Amy Cuddy among many examples. As a bonus he also talks about how you can recover the "Lost Art of Putting".

Andrew Putnam is a PGA TOUR Professional, a winner on the Web.com Tour and the winner of the 2018 Barracuda Championship (PGA TOUR). He joins our podcast to talk about his career in golf, growing up in a golfing family, and how he developed his game to become a winner on the PGA TOUR. Andrew addresses the challenges of playing competitive golf and navigating the ebbs and flows of form. He also talks about mental and emotional challenges and how to deal with them. Andrew also talks about "perfectionism" and how he learned to manage his expectations and use strategy to play well on the golf course.

Trillium Rose is a certified Teaching Professional and Director of Instruction at Woodmont Country Club in Maryland, USA. An innovator and a life-long learner, she has been recognized as one of the leading golf instructors in the game. She joins "On the Mark" to share her insights on Motor Learning and Control and how you can effectively break bad habits and replace them with new, more effective habits. She addresses practice, practice-drills, mindset, and discipline to help you improve your golf.

Michael Clayton is an Australian Professional Golfer and a former winner on the European Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia. He is now a author and a foremost golf course architect. Clayton joins "On the Mark" to talk about good golf through a strong mental approach and good golf course management. He references many Hall-of-Famers including Ray Floyd, Greg Norman, and 5-time Open Champion Peter Thomson. Clayton addresses course design, a resilient attitude, a strong mind, mental fortitude and reliable technique and how they conspire to good golf scores.

Bruce Rearick is the owner of Burnt Edges Consulting, an organization tailored to offering a better understanding of the science and art of putting. After working for, and learning from Arnold Palmer, he became an industry expert in putter design, fitting, and the relationship of those parameters to the putting stroke. His clients include putter manufacturers as well as instructors, professionals and amateur golfers. He joins "On the Mark" to discuss his 9 Different Stroke Profiles in his Putter Fitting-System and how you can select the right putter to enhance your putting stroke.

Brittany Lincicome is an American Professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She has 8 victories including 2 Major Championships and is one of the longest hitters in the women's game. She joins our podcast to talk about golf and how she approaches the game. Brittany addresses dealing with nerves, a positive mental game, driving for power off the tee and good habits to improve scoring. She also talks about her experiences in professional golf, including winning Major Championships and competing of the PGA TOUR.

Mark Russo quit his day-job to become a golf instructor and pursue his lifelong passion for golf. He is now one on the leading young teachers in the game (PGA Professional, TrackMan, TPI and BodiTrack certified) and he joins our podcast to share his take on the game and how to lower your golf scores. He delves further into this subject by embellishing on his "Three Things You can Do to Be a Better Golfer". Mark addresses: Driving the golf ball; Good Wedge Play and Being Skillful.

David Toms is an American Professional Golfer who plays on the PGA TOUR and The PGA TOUR Champions. A Ryder Cup and President's Cup veteran, he has won 13 PGA TOUR events, including a Major Championship, The 2001 PGA Championship. He also recently won the 2018 US Senior Open. Toms joins our podcast to talk about golf, battling Phil Mickelson for a Major Championship, winning tournaments, and his approach to golf swing technique and the Short Game. He also talks about discipline on the golf course as it relates to good course management to help you to shoot lower scores.

Andrew Coltart is a Scottish Professional Golfer, a 2-time European Tour Winner, a Ryder Cup veteran and now a foremost announcer of Professional Golf. He joins us from Carnoustie to get you set-up with all you need to know for The 147th Open Championship. Andrew talks about the golf course, course conditions, the challenges of Links Golf and who he expects to play well. He also shares golf tips to help you to strike the ball well off tight lies, control the trajectory in the wind, and deal with tournament nerves.

Danny Kanell is an American Football player and former NFL (New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos) and NCAA (Florida State Seminoles) Quarterback. He hosts a radio show on SiriusXM and is an Analyst for CBS Sports. Danny joins our podcast to talk about his experiences and impressions on the "makeup of a champion". He addresses mental and emotional elements; he talks about discipline and preparation; he talks about decision-making and he shares examples from players and coaches alike. Danny helps you to become a champion at golf and life by sharing tidbits from Bobby Bowden, Mike Shanahan, Tom Brady, and Peyton Manning among others.

Josh Gregory is a 2-time NCAA National Championship winning Coach (2010 & 2011), an accomplished competitor and now a leading golf coach on the PGA TOUR. Gregory coaches a number of the PGA TOUR's best including Patrick Reed (2018 Masters Champion), and Kelly Kraft. Josh joins our podcast to share his insights on productive practice, scoring and success under pressure, the short game and course management. Josh also talks about how to be a success in NCAA College golf and shares a number of his techniques and ideas that he uses to help golfers take their games to the next level.

Stuart Leong is an Australian golf professional (AimPoint Certified). A 2-time Victoria PGA Teaching Professional of the Year, Leong is the "Technology Director" for "Golf Australia" and the co-founder of the statistics package "Shots to Hole". Stuart joins "On the Mark" to share his statistical insights and research and he talks at length on how you can lower your golf scores. Among other topics, he addresses elements like productive practice, shot selection, course management and risk management and putting.

Zane Scotland is an English Golf Professional who has played on The European Tour and won on many different Global Professional Golf Tours. Aside from being a competitive professional, Zane is also a sought-after golf instructor to players of all skill levels. He joins our podcast to address the challenges of taking your game to the golf course. Zane discusses many elements of playing and scoring well and shares personal anecdotes from his career as a Touring Professional. He also discusses the all-important mindset required for playing good golf.

Daniel Berger (2015 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year) is one of the new wave of stars on The PGA TOUR. Already a two-time winner, Berger plays the game his way and he talks about golf, athleticism, course management, trajectory control and "swinging your swing" in this podcast. Berger also talks about lessons he has learned through his career and he shares tips to help you be true to yourself and play better golf.

Hally Leadbetter is a former NCAA Collegiate Golf All-American and Ladies' Professional golfer. She is also the daughter of leading golf instructor, David Leadbetter. Hally joins our podcast to share her insights on golf and playing golf well. She talks about Junior Golf, Parents in Golf, High School and Collegiate Competition and she also shares thoughts on the 'Best Practices for Shooting Lower Scores'. Hally addresses: Pre-round warm-ups, the short-game, course management, a constructive mental-game and dealing with nerves in an effort to help you play better.

Jonathan Wall (Equipment Expert from pgatour.com) joins us from Shinnecock Hills and the 2018 US Open. Jonathan shares insights on the golf course and the USGA setup. He also talks about major golf equipment moves being made including a new Ping Driving Iron and the newest Titleist Driver. He also talks about Dustin Johnson and Adjustable Drivers and how you can use them to improve your game. Also we cover major contenders like Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy.

Retief Goosen (US Open winner 2001 & 2004) winner of 7 events on The PGA TOUR and 14 tournaments on The European Tour joins "On the Mark" to talk about golf and his career progression from amateur golf in South Africa to winning professional tournaments around the globe. Goose talks about his US Open victories, and battling Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and Vijay Singh. He also addresses his harrowing experience of being struck by lightning and how it shaped him as a young man. He talks about competing in Majors, winning big tournaments, dealing with adversity and having a disciplined, resilient, focussed mentality and demeanor for success on the golf course.

Marty Jertson is a Collegiate All-American Golfer, a PGA TOUR player, an Engineer, a Golf Club Designer at Ping and a leading mind in the game. He joins our podcast to take you on a deep dive into golf equipment design and performance. Marty talks about Grip size, Club-shafts, Club-heads, Lofts and lies, Sole Bounce, Swing-weight, and Golf Club Fitting among other topics. He also addresses golf club interaction with the golf ball and the turf, and in so doing he helps you to improve your ball-striking throughout the bag.

George Gankas joins our "On the Mark" podcast for a second time. He brings his passion, energy and insights as he talks about unique golf swings and references long-time client of his, rising amateur star Matt Wolff. George talks about speed, power, body pivot and rotation and how you can improve yours to garner longer, more consistent golf shots. Gankas also talks about understanding Launch Monitor data and how you can interpret it to create beneficial "feels".

Shauheen Nakhjavani is one of the leading minds in golf instruction. Based in Canada, his savvy approach to golf instruction has garnered him a massive Social Media following where he shares videos, insights and golf tips to help golfers of all skill levels. On this podcast Shauheen talks about 'Functional Matchups' in your backswing and downswing. He helps you to understand them, improve them and use them to hit straighter, and more crisp, golf shots.

Megan Padua (TPI Certified and AimPoint Certified) is a Golf Digest "Best Young Teacher" and a passionate student of the game. She brings to her teaching programs a wealth of playing experience and a knowledge of cutting edge techniques for helping golfers effortlessly achieve their potential. Specializing in golfer development, Megan's unique approach to coaching inspires golfers or every age, gender and skill level. She shares some of her insights and experiences on developing junior and young golfers in this podcast.

Jeff Smith is one of the brightest minds in golf instruction. Based at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, Jeff teaches a number of PGA TOUR, Web.com and Mini-Tour Golf Professionals. Among his clients is the winner of the 2018 At&T Byron Nelson, Aaron Wise. Smith joins our podcast to share his philosophy on the golf swing, and to help you improve your swing so that you can improve your "Spin Loft" to strike the ball more powerfully (gain more golf ball compression) and more consistently.