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Get a Grip with Shane Bacon

Hosted by broadcaster Shane Bacon, Get a Grip is a golf-centric podcast making light of a rather stuffy sport with legitimate insight into the game. It’s essentially the public golf course of podcasts. The show will offer a look into the PGA Tour week in and week out and have some fun at both the players" and golf fans’ expenses.

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All Episodes

30:20

Scottish Golf + The Old Tom Morris Trail

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2022/11/18

Golf historian Stephen Proctor joins Shane to discuss his summer in Scotland playing all 18 courses on The Old Tom Morris Trail, his move from senior editor at The San Francisco Chronicle to studying the history and birthplace of golf, and those current players that are most like the legendary Tom Morris. As a reminder, Shane's new children's golf book, The Golfer's Zoo, is available to order at back9press.com/bacon, so grab a copy for holidays. _____ Special thanks to our partner Bonnie Wee Golf, a

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44:00

Shane's New Book + Mark Hubbard

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2022/11/02

Get a Grip returns from a bit of a hiatus with news that Shane's new children's golf book, The Golfer's Zoo, is available to order and is shipping out right now. You can order at back9press.com/bacon, so do that right now. As for Mr. Hubbard, the PGA Tour pro hops on from Mexico to discuss his basketball career, a knife incident to the foot that nearly led to a win, his relationship with Hubs Peanuts + a lot more. Mark is one of the good guys on tour, I think you'll really enjoy this chat. ______ A

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61:18

Presidents Cup Hero Max Homa Returns!

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2022/09/28

It is always a good day when Max Homa returns to the Get a Grip podcast. Max and Shane discuss the Presidents Cup, the perfectly executed post-birdie celebration on Friday, and plenty more from an epic week (and epic Max performance) at Quail Hollow. They then rehash that wild finish at the Fortinet Championship as Max picked up his fifth PGA Tour win and discuss the coolest moment of his time at the Open Championship playing alongside Tiger Woods. They end the podcast with Max asking Shane a

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39:26

Napa Chats with Justin Suh

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2022/09/15

After the best season of his career, Justin Suh is a full-time PGA Tour member. His reward? Joining Shane in person from Napa as the PGA Tour gets going once again. Justin talks about the change in how he thinks about his golf swing, how important his sister is to his success, how many hours a day (!!) he stretches and plenty more. Thanks to Justin for his time, as always. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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50:26

Football, Golf and Life Chat with Joe Buck

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2022/08/26

Our old pal and friend of the program Joe Buck of (checks to confirm this is accurate) ESPN joined the podcast to talk his career move, the job of Monday Night Football, saying goodbye to baseball, his sneaky low handicap (almost scratch!), if we will see him on TV during the Masters and plenty more. Make sure you watch Monday Night Football on September 12th for Broncos-Seahawks and check out Joe’s podcast, Daddy Issues. A big thanks to Joe for the chat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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51:53

From Baltusrol with Aaron Beverly & Kamaiu Johnson

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2022/08/18

The APGA Tour is at Baltusrol this week for the Cisco Invitational and I was lucky to go out and play a little golf in the pro-am and chat with two of the rising stars on the tour, Aaron Beverly and Kamaiu Johnson. We chatted about the year, the growth of this tour, the impact brands like Cisco make on players working towards the PGA Tour, and plenty more. A shoutout to Cisco, Baltusrol, and of course, Aaron and Kamaui for the time! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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58:18

David McLay-Kidd on his New Project, GrayBull

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2022/07/29

On the latest Get a Grip, Shane opens the show talking about playing in the Connecticut Open and missing the cut by 1 before being joined by the great David McLay-Kidd to talk about his new project in Nebraska, GrayBull. David talks about why the Sand Hills of Nebraska is the best land in the world to build golf courses on, what golfer he envisions building golf courses for, and what's the most fun part of the process for him. A big thanks to David for coming on the podcast. See

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44:45

Open Championship Recap with Claire Rogers

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2022/07/18

What a week at St. Andrews! Shane checks in from the Old Course with Claire giving her full rundown of an excellent week of Open Championship golf. The two discuss Shane’s club fiasco, the Max-Tiger pairing, Rory’s Sunday and the insane close by Cam Smith. A special week in golf that we hope y’all enjoyed as much as we did. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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82:28

Caddy Tales from St. Andrews

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2022/07/11

With the Open returning to the Old Course, it made perfect sense to bring back an old Clubhouse episode that Shane published in 2020 with his good friend Will Froelich. Will and Shane, after college at the University of Arizona, headed to Scotland with hopes of getting a job caddying for the summer. A day later and after a quick meeting with the man in charge of loops and both Will and Shane found themselves carrying bags on the most famous golf course in the world. Relive old stories, laugh at how

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21:47

The Incredible Efforts of Roger Sali

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2022/07/08

You might not know the name Roger Sali, but after this episode, you most definitely won't forget it. Roger lives in Uganda and took to caddying when his father passed away and the family needed extra income. Starting in 2020, Roger fell desperately in love with the game and wanted to share it with as many people as possible, so Roger has been going to schools and areas of Africa to share the sport with whoever will listen. It's an incredible story from an amazing person who you should be following

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59:18

Lexi's Collapse + Claire the Caddie

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2022/06/27

On this busy Monday episode, Shane and Golf.com’s Claire Rogers talk at length about the Lexi Thompson collapse on Sunday at Congressional. They transition to Claire looping at the Northeast Amateur, her best and worst moments on the bag, some day game ideas for the PGA Tour and a golf-themed version of Would You Rather. A fun episode we hope you enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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37:31

U.S. Women's Open Recap with Claire Rogers

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2022/06/06

It was an awesome week at Pine Needles for the U.S. Women's Open with Minjee Lee taking home her second major title in as many years. Shane and Golf.com's Claire Rogers recap the week, talk about Minjee's trajectory, the awesome return from Nelly Korda and how tough Danielle Kang was to gut out four rounds with that back injury. The two praise Pine Needles, the USGA and plenty more. A big thanks to Claire for her time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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52:58

PGA Championship Recap with Claire Rogers

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2022/05/23

From a snoozer to a playoff in a matter of minutes! The 2022 PGA Championship took a while to get going, giving us a meltdown at the end and an epic playoff with two of the best young players in the game. Shane and Claire talk Justin Thomas' second major title, where he stands in terms of modern players and legacy, Mito's awesome week, Zalatoris giving it a serious run and plenty more. The two talk about the disappointing week from Rory McIlroy after a hopeful start, the impressive grind from Tiger

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26:46

PGA Championship Preview with Gil Hanse

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2022/05/18

It's another major week with another major guest. Gil Hanse, the incredible golf architect that was in charge of the Southern Hills restoration project, jumps on the podcast to chat with Shane about this week, what was the philosophy in terms of this particular project, and what player succeeds on this golf course, and plenty more. Shane also gives his PGA Championship pick as we inch closer to Thursday! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:39

Max Homa is Back!

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2022/05/10

Another awesome week on tour and another win for Max Homa. The legendary podcaster jumps on the phone to talk about the week at the Wells Fargo, how crazy life is right now, the confidence he feels now versus a few years ago and why a putting switch changed a lot of how he feels on the greens. After talking golf, Max and Shane ranked the top-five worst parts of moving as Max recently relocated and experienced all of it. Big thanks to Max for jumping on and chatting! See omnystudio.com/listener

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63:18

The 10 Best Players of the Last Decade with Andy Johnson

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2022/04/21

With the recent victory from Jordan Spieth (his 13th since 2013), Shane thought it would be a great time to look over the last 10 years of professional golf and rank the 10 best players of the last 10 years. Who better to discuss this with than The Fried Egg and The Shotgun Start's own Andy Johnson, who worked up his own Egg Formula to break down his top-10 list. A few of the same, a few different, and a consensus No. 1 of the last decade; a fun exercise and we appreciate Andy for his time! See

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48:39

2022 Masters Recap with Claire Rogers

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2022/04/11

Wow, what a week! The 2022 Masters Tournament did not disappoint and we have some instant reactions to the Scottie Scheffler win. Golf.com's Claire Rogers (@kclairerogers) joins Shane to recap the event, discuss the moment we will remember in five years, the outfit we will remember, what our favorite day of the week was and plenty more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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40:17

Masters Preview with ESPN's Scott Van Pelt

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2022/04/04

Carrying over from the old Clubhouse podcast days, ESPN's Scott Van Pelt joins Shane to preview the 2022 Masters Tournament. The guys start off talking Tiger Woods before turning their attention to who needs this Masters title the most, how impressive Scottie Scheffler has been this season, how special it is being a part of the Masters each and every year and what it's like as the countdown starts knowing that you'll be the voice of the Masters for an audience that loves this event as much as any in

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89:37

Best of Tour Winners

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2021/12/31

Another "Best of" episode to finish off 2021. From The Clubhouse and Get a Grip archives, we've pulled interviews with players coming off big wins on the PGA Tour, including Max Homa, of course, Joel Dahmen, and Nate Lashley. Have a great start to 2022 and we'll back with a new season soon! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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93:17

Max Returns: A Holiday Miracle!

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2021/12/23

Max and Shane catch up on all the happenings the last few months including the Fortinet win by Mr. Homa to kick off the season. Max then reveals the five keys to a solid ski vacation when you don't ski. The boys then give out their favorite and least favorite things about the holiday season, they break down the best golf shot each hit in 2021 and the shot they'd most want a mulligan on, flights, an Adele bet, and a look ahead to 2022 and what Max's schedule will look like the first part of the

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