A weekly podcast from the makers of McKellar golf journal. Hosted by Lawrence Donegan.
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Packed show this week. Shackelford and Donegan look ahead to the first women's major of the year and look back on Justin Thomas' victory at Harbour Town. They briefly touch on McIlroy's return to Belfast and nominate the Daily Mail's coverage of his personal life for an award for being the world's worst journalism. All this and more!…
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McKellar Golf Podcast #133 The 2025 Masters Review
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1:24:18Shackelford and Donegan look back on an historic victory for Rory McIlroy at Augusta National . And a whole lot more.
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McKellar Golf Podcast #132 2025 Masters Preview
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1:17:54This week Geoff Shackelford and Lawrence Donegan preview next week's Masters. A lot of chat about the golf course, and a little about the tournament .
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McKellar Golf Podcast #122 The Tron Carter Show
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1:19:47This week Geoff Shackelford and Lawrence Donegan are joined by Friend of the Podcast, NLU's Tron Carter.They discuss playing the Old Course in reverse, this week's Women's British Open and what's next for the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. Before that, our intrepid hosts break down the US Amateur and what makes bad golf course architecture bad.…
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McKellar Golf Podcast #121 Golf at the Olympics
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1:03:20This week Shackelford and Donegan discuss men's golf event at the 2024 Olympics in Paris and the role, and increasingly high-profile presence, of agents in professional golf.
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For the McKellar Golf Podcasts completists. Our Open Championship review.Some brilliant insight from Geoff Shackelford on his week at Royal Troon covering the 2024 Open Championship.
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McKellar Golf Podcast #119 2024 Open Championship Preview
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1:08:38Only one show in town this week. Geoff Shackelford and Lawrence Donegan preview the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon and also take a sideways glance at golf on the west coast of Scotland.
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McKellar Golf Podcast #117 Xander Schauffele Wins His Major. Finally.
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1:17:20This week Geoff Shackeford and Lawrence Donegan look back on one of the more exciting major champions in recent years. But was Valhalla worthy as a major championship venue. They also discuss the ever-more-offensive application of the rules by our PGA Tour "heroes". Plus, breaking news on the PiF/PGAT negotiations.…
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McKellar Golf Podcast #116 2024 PGA Championship Preview
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1:11:35This week Geoff Shackelford and Lawrence Donegan look ahead to the PGA Championship at Valhalla- the golf course and the players. They also talk about the latest round of PGA Tour politics and another win for the Self-Immolation Caucus.
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McKellar Golf Podcast #115 McIlroy Gets the Custard Pie?
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1:20:06This week Geoff Shackelford and Lawrence Donegan discuss the Rory McIlroy non-return to the citadels of power on the PGA Tour, and the costs associated with the tour's obsession with youth. Our hosts look back on the life and legacy of the great Peter Oosterhuis.
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McKellar Golf Podcast #114 McIlroy Rides to the Rescue?
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1:24:11Packed show this week. Shackelford and Donegan are joined by friend of the pod Ewan Murray of the Guardian, who discussed his scoop about Rory MIlroy returning to the PGA Tour policy board in an effort to speed up negotiations with the Saudis. Before that, our hosts talked about Nelly Korda's amazing win streak and Theo Epstein's presentation to PG…
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McKellar Golf Podcast #113 Shackelford Goes to Augusta
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1:19:22A second show for Masters week. Geoff Shackelford and Lawrence Donegan look back on a fabulous week for the Green Jackets, and Scotty Scheffler.
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McKellar golf podcast #112 Scott Scheffler Wins the 2024 Masters
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1:05:29This week regular co-host Lawrence Donegan is joined by special guest Mike Clayton to look back on the 2024 Masters. We talk about Scottie, Rory, Ludwig and, the biggest star of them all -- the golf course at Augusta National.
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McKellar GolfPodcast #111 The Iain Carter Episode
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1:12:56This week Geoff Shackelford and Lawrence Donegan are joined by Iain Carter to discuss his new book "Golf Wars", which takes us on a journey through the madness of last two years of professional golf. We talk about the new leadership of the DP World Tour and the Ryder Cup. Love Carter! Buy his book!!
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McKellar Golf Podcast #110 The Tao of Peter Malnati
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1:34:54Jam-packed show this week. Shackelford and Donegan are joined by Friend of the Pod Bob Harig to discuss his new book delving into the legacy of Tiger Woods, Drive. Before that, our hosts discuss Peter Malnati's great win on the PGA Tour, homemade putting strokes versus orthodox putting strokes, and the importance of muni golf.…
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McKellar GolfPodcast #109 Nassau, Here We Come!
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1:21:50Lots of golf, and lots of golf politics this week. Geoff Shackelford and Lawrence Donegan talk about a fantastic Players championship - from Scheffler's performance to NBC's return to golf broadcasting form, from the booing of Jay to Wyndham's impersonation for Michael Flatley in the Sawgrass rough. We also discuss the Nassau peace talks.…
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McKellar Golf Podcast #108 The Future of Golf. Jay Monahan Reveals ...Not Very Much
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1:23:21This week Shack and Donegan are joined by Friend of the Pod, the Guardian's Ewan Murray, to discuss today's Jay Monahan's "State of the Tour" press conference - what he said, and what he left unsaid. We try our best to decode the commissioner's grumpy demeanor and excessive verbiage. Our hosts then discuss Bay Hill, the "mashing" habits of our PGA …
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McKellar Golf Podcast #107 LIV's World Ranking Woes
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1:23:21A lot of LIV this week as Geoff Shackelford and Lawrence Donegan dissect the latest OGWR twist, access to the Majors for the Saudi crew and the Anthony Kim car crash. We check in on the "Events of June 6th" ask the big question - WTF is Rory up to? Finally, we say farewell to Keith Pelley, eternal optimist ground down by the golf wars.…
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McKellar Golf Podcast #106 European Golf Ascendant
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1:17:09A worldwide show this week as Shackelford and Donegan discuss the success of Europeans on the PGA Tour, golf in Africa and the Middle East, the Masters' invites and, last and most certainly least, "The Match".
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McKellar Golf Podcast #105 The Podcast Annual Outing Edition
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58:10Our two hosts made it to the Genesis Invitaional this year and look back on a fantastic event from the perspective of a media member (Geoff) and as a fan (Lawrence). Our hosts also discuss the appointment of a new Walker Cup captain for GB&I, throw out some gossip about the, ahem, "negotiations" between PGAT and LIV, and disagree over just about ev…
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McKellar Golf Podcast #104 Riviera Country Club Edition
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1:13:35The PGA Tour heads to Riviera CC this week and Geoff Shackelford is here to explain the subtle changes that have improved two of the best greens in golf, and why the legendary LA venue is one of the best spectator experiences in the game. Amateur sociologist Lawrence Donegan asks the question - what does the Shitshow at Scottsdale say about the sta…
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McKellar Golf Podcast #103 LIV Golf's Coming Out Party?
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1:19:27Bad weather turned into good fortune for LIV Golf this weekend. Geoff Shackelford and Lawrence Donegan discuss the first head-to-head match up between the PGA Tour and LIV "product. Pebble Beach or Mayacoba - which tournament provided the best entertainment/competition.
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McKellar Golf Podcast #102 Behold! PGA Tour Enterprises is Born
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1:00:14An emergency podcast featuring Geoff Shackelford and Lawrence Donegan arguing about the prospects for the PGA Tour now that it is a for-profit enterprise part owned by a bunch of private equity sharks.
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McKellar Golf Podcast #101 A Signature Pebble Beach Edition
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1:11:08Shackelford and Donegan discuss the AT&T at Pebble Beach, one of the highlight events of the PGA Tour season, as well as the the start of the LIV Golf 2024 season. And for those who can't get enough speculation about what the future of pro golf might look like -we've got plenty of that, too.
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McKellar Golf Podcast #100 There's No Kidnapping in Golf. Or is there?
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1:32:13As Yasir Al-Rumyyan moves ever closer to controlling professional golf, Geoff Shacklford and Lawrence Donegan discuss The Athletic's sensational exclusive portraying Mr LIV Golf as an alleged participant in yet more sinister behaviour by the Saudi Crown Prince. In other news, our hosts assess the PGA Tour's downward spiral, with gloomy news being d…
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