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Local Knowledge

Local Knowledge

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 The best golf stories have multiple layers to them. In each episode, Local Knowledge dives deep into a subject golfers want to know about, whether it’s about the game they play, the competition at the highest level, or the surprising ways golf factors into larger conversations throughout society. Hosts Alex Myers, Keely Levins, Shane Ryan and Sam Weinman weave together original interviews, Golf Digest reporting, and additional elements to tell the type of compelling stories that have been a Golf Digest staple for decades.Copyright 2023 All rights reserved. Golf
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  • America's Ryder Cup Restoration, Part 2: The Rise of Azinger

    America's Ryder Cup Restoration, Part 2: The Rise of Azinger
    Jul 1 2025

    Following the blowouts of 2004 and 2006, the lowest point in US Ryder Cup history, the Americans needed a visionary leader. Tiger Woods was out with a knee injury, Europe was stronger on paper, and there was no reason to expect anything but more misery. Which is precisely when Paul Azinger rose to the occasion to rethink how America approached the Ryder Cup, and forever alter their competitive destiny.
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    52 mins
  • America's Ryder Cup Restoration, Part 1: The Miserable Years

    America's Ryder Cup Restoration, Part 1: The Miserable Years
    Jun 17 2025

    In 2008, after a disastrous start to the decade, the American Ryder Cup system faced a big problem: How do we start winning again? This series documents how they recovered from their lowest point to become a force again and start winning. In part one, we dive deep into the nightmare: The awful stretch from 2002 to 2006 that saw the U.S. at its absolute lowest, suffering a series of humiliations at home and abroad.
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    38 mins
  • Weird Oakmont: How the ghosts of Pittsburgh still reign at America's toughest course

    Weird Oakmont: How the ghosts of Pittsburgh still reign at America's toughest course
    Jun 3 2025

    Oakmont Country Club will hold its tenth U.S. Open next week, and a tour of its past champions shows how the hardscrabble philosophy of its founders still prevails, and maybe even exerts a supernatural influence on this brutal, glorious track.
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    36 mins
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