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The Spike Bar Podcast

Welcome to the Spike Bar Podcast! I am your host, Ben Swanton, a quintessential golf nerd, looking to simply share my passion of golf with a wider audience. Each week there will be 2 podcasts. The first podcast will cover the news in the Professional game and preview the upcoming events on the PGA, European, and LPGA tours. This podcast will have a ‘Fantasy Golf’ and DraftKings slant to it, with me giving my predictions each week. The second podcast will be more of an interview style podcast

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0:17:03

Ep.31: Azinger, Rory, Scandinavian revolution +...

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2020/03/06

Only place to start this week's podcast was to review Azinger's moronic comments last week on the broadcast of the Honda Classic.After some deep breathing through that we actually review the golf and Sungjae Im's sensational win, as well as Sami Valimaki's win on the European Tour. Finally we wrap up by talking about Rory being a great human as well as golfer; Scandinavian Golf is coming to dominate both tours; and then finally a quick review/preview of the action at the Arnold Palmer

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0:25:08

Ep.30 The Spike Bar returns! News recap + Honda...

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2020/02/26

After a 6 month hiatus, The Spike Bar returns! Try to cover all of the major golf stories over the past week, let alone the past 6 months including Reed's cheating saga, the emergence of the Premier Golf League, and the "rolling back the ball" situation. We touch on last week's events with Reed winning the WGC Mexico, and Viktor Hovland the Puerto Rico Open. Finally we preview the upcoming Honda Classic and Oman Open on the PGA and European Tours. Glad to be back and thanks for those you sent

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0:25:18

EP.29: BMW Championships

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/08/14

Well what a controversial week of golf we have just had ... This week's podcasts attempts to attack the "Slow Play" debate following Bryson DeChambeau's evisceration on Social Media over the weekend, but we also cover: - Is Patrick Reed overlooked? - Winners and Losers from the Northern Trust - Updated Picks standings - Preview of the BMW Championships at Medinah Will the golf take precedence over social media this week ... we'll see!

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0:23:02

EP.28: The Northern Trust & Women's British Open recap

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/08/07

This week's podcast recaps the wonderful Women's British Open and all the fallout in the FedEx Cup Top 125 that took place at the Wyndham Championships. We then break down the FedEx Cup Playoffs that start at The Northern Trust this week, and give you our picks for winners and outsiders who will make the Top 70 come the end of the weekend! Enjoy

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0:29:16

EP.27: Wyndham Championship & AIG Women's British Open

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/08/01

The 2 week holiday hiatus is over and we are back reviewing all that has happened these past 2 weeks: - Shane Lowry's impressive maiden major win at Royal Portrush - Koepka proving he does care about non-major events - Jin Young Ko snagging her 2nd Major of 2019 - Langer further proving his dominance of the Senior Tour with his 11th Major win Finally we preview the events this week, concentrating on the AIG Women's British Open at Woburn, as well as touching on the Wyndham Championship on the PGA

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0:20:25

EP.26: The Scottish Open & John Deere Classic

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/07/10

Links Golf continues this week at the Scottish Open on the European Tour and on the PGA Tour there is the John Deere Classic. Before we preview those events, there is the wrap up of last week's news: - Huge week for Podcast contributor @Invisible Golfer in picks after Jon Rahm's victory of the Irish Open at Lahinch. - Plus Matthew Wolff's maiden PGA Tour victory in his 3rd start confirms that the 2019 College Class could potentially rival the 2011 Class! Enjoy!

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0:23:24

EP.25: The Irish Open & 3M Open

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/07/03

Links Professional Golf season is finally upon us! This week's podcast previews The Irish Open on the European Tour, and the inaugural 3M Open on the PGA Tour. Before we get into the previews, we also go over the recent events and fantastic storylines on the PGA, European and LPGA Tours these past 2 weeks. Enjoy!

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0:21:53

EP.24: US Open recap + preview of Travelers...

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/06/19

3rd Major of 2019 in the books! This week's podcast recaps Gary Woodland's brilliant maiden US Open victory at Pebble Beach, as well as some other key storylines: - Koepka's affirmation as the player to beat in majors - Good week for the British contingent - USGA did get it right with the course set up - Viktor Hovland was the Low Amateur and about to become a stud on the PGA Tour - Finally, we unravel the 'Picks controversy' Then we concentrate onto this week with the Travelers Championship on

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0:31:55

EP.23: 119th US Open @ Pebble Beach

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/06/11

Welcome back to Major week at the Spike Bar Podcast! Apologies for the time off these past 3 weeks but I give you a comprehensive guide on the US Open at Pebble Beach this week: - History of the Course at Pebble - What's going to be important this week - Which players to back - Which players to avoid - Finally, as every week we (myself, @AdamTrettPGA, @SiByford, and @InvisibleGolfer) give you our picks for winners and outsiders for this week The first 11 minutes of the podcast wraps up all that's

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0:31:13

EP.22: The PGA Championship preview

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/05/14

The majors are coming thick and fast now, with the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black this week. - Can Tiger go back to back? - Will Koepka keep dominating the majors? - Who will be the new kid on the major scene? We try to cover all the major storylines as well as the history and set up of the course, so you know what to expect this weekend. As always, we finish the podcast by giving you our picks for winner this week as well as outsiders to root for!

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0:25:11

EP.21: The British Masters & Byron Nelson Championship

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/05/08

The 4 week hiatus is now over! There is much to cover in the first podcast since the Masters, as I touch on: - Tiger's unbelievable 15th Major Win at Augusta - Trump is a golfing cheat - Wrapping up what has been happening on the PGA, European, and LPGA Tours - Plus a picks update too ... can @invisiblegolfer turn his form around? Finally we preview this week's events on the European and PGA Tour with the British Masters hosted by Tommy Fleetwood & The Byron Nelson Championship! Enjoy

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0:31:25

EP.20: The Masters Preview

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/04/09

We have finally made it to the first Major of 2019! The podcast starts with a review of the Augusta National Women's Amateur event, as well as the Jordan Mixed Open before we delve deep into the Masters (08:04). The preview covers: - The biggest Storylines - Facts and figures you need to know about The Masters - Betting Favourites - Finally we give you our picks for Winners and Outsiders to look out for Enjoy!

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1:22:48

Interview with PGALife365 (Adam Trett & Simon Byford)

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/04/07

This week's interview is with Adam Trett and Simon Byford of PGALife365. Adam and Simon are PGA Coaches based in Suffolk (at The Suffolk & Bury St Edmunds Golf Club respectively) who several years ago set up their own YouTube Channel PGALife365. They both touch on their motivations for setting up the channel, and what keeps them motivated to this day including their own individual goals of 'Project Win' and 'Project Left'. We also touch on the rules of golf; what else we'd like to change about

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0:15:08

EP19: Valero Texas Open

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/04/03

We're back! After a week at Le Golf National, the Spike Bar Podcast is back review the WGC Dell Match Play in Austin, as well as the Corales Puntacana Championship and the Hero Indian Open. There is also a preview of the Valero Texas Open, the last PGA Tour event before the Masters next week ...

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0:21:24

EP.18: Valspar & Maybank Championship

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/03/20

This week's podcast recaps the EPIC Players Championship including: - Rory entering heralded company with the win - Furyk's renaissance and Pepperell's Sunday surge - Rahm and Poulter imploding - Plus all the other drama We then go on to preview: - The Valspar Championship on the PGA Tour - Co-sanctioned European and Asian Tour event - The Maybank Championship

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0:51:06

Richard Franklin (Discover Golf)

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/03/18

This interview is with PGA Coach Richard Franklin, Founder of Discover Golf (discovergolf.co). Richard's began his golfing career at College and then on the mini Tours, before then turning to coaching. Initially favouring the 'Technical' sides to coaching, Richard then starting gravitating towards coaching Juniors and the emotional side to learning and improving at Golf. We talk all about his journey as a PGA Coach, and what his Junior Golfing program is all about, and how he feels you can get

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0:21:35

EP.17: The Players Championship

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/03/13

Another great week of golf on the PGA and European Tours: - Frankie dominated the final round of Arnold Palmer Invitational to win by 2 - 5 Europeans in the Top 6 including Rory, Tommy, Rafa, Matt Fitzpatrick and Matt Wallace - Justin Harding winning his first European Tour title and 5th title in 10 months We then preview the biggest PGA Tour event of the year - The Players Championship discussing what to expect and who to look out for as potential winners. Great weekend of golf ahead!

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0:24:39

EP.16: Arnold Palmer Invitational & Qatar Masters

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/03/05

This week's podcast covers: - Keith 'no-name' Mitchell winning the Honda Classic - Americans dominating the European Tour - RULES, RULES, and more RULES Then we move on to preview: - The Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill - Qatar Masters

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0:18:01

Ep15: Honda Classic + Oman Open

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/02/26

This week's podcast reviews: - DJ dominating the WGC Mexico - Rory still trending in the right direction - Bryson losing the plot again - Is it panic time for Jordan Spieth? We then preview the Honda Classic and Oman Open, and you get our picks for winner and outsiders to look out for!

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0:24:43

EP.14: WGC Mexico

The Spike Bar Podcast ·

2019/02/20

This week podcast unpacks: - JB Holmes' win at the Genesis Open - Ryan Fox 1st win on European Tour in the Super 6 - Nelly Korda completes the Korda family Grand Slam - My rants on a) Slow Play and b) Matt Kuchar "caddygate" (end of of the podcast) Finally we preview the first of the WGC events - WGC Mexico! And breathe ...

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