Bruce Young

Ep 80: The Unstoppable Nick Voke

October 17th, 2018  |  54 mins 39 secs

If the international golf season was only a month long New Zealand's Nick Voke might be the world's number one ranked player. A stunning three wins in five starts on the PGA Tour China Series sees Voke earn Web.com Tour status for 2019 and he joins episode 80 of the ISG Pod to talk about an extraordinary first season as a professional. Also, registrations are now open for the inaugural ISG Podcast Live event at Bonnie Doon GC on Monday, November 12. Limited tee times are still available for those wishing to play ($150 with cart or $130 walking) or feel free to come along for the post round podcast recording with special guest Mike Clayton, including light refreshments, for just $25.

Ep 75: John Huggan Telling Tales and talking Ryder Cup

September 10th, 2018  |  1 hr 6 mins

Why can Robert di Vicenzo take credit for John Huggan's golf career? How did Bruce Young end up flying private in the US in the early 2000's? Did a local caddy really call the great Seve Ballesteros Steve? Find out all this and more - including a bit of Ryder Cup chat - in a great storytelling episode of the ISG podcast.

Ep 74: Is The FedEx Cup Good For Golf?

September 3rd, 2018  |  1 hr 5 mins

A wide ranging chat today about elite amateur and professional golf. Among the topics: is the FedEx Cup a positive for golf? Do top players have a responsibility to the game beyond just playing well? Is golf at the top more physical or mental? What does Bruce Young think about the Tiger Woods/Phil Mickelson match? All this and more on Episode 74 of the iSeekgolf podcast

Ep 68: The Open Wrap - Fabulous Frankie

July 22nd, 2018  |  1 hr 5 mins

What a week and more especially what a final round of the 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie. ISG Podcast co-host Adrian Logue is on site in Scotland and joins Bruce Young and Rod Morri to take a closer look at what unfolded as Francesco Molinari claimed his first major championship title.

Ep 66: Carnoustie 1975 through the eyes of a caddie

July 9th, 2018  |  1 hr 8 mins

iSeekGolf podcast co-host Bruce Young was a caddie in a former life including looping for Graham Marsh at the 1975 Open Championship at Carnoustie. With the tournament returning there in two weeks' time, Bruce joins host Rod Morri on episode 66 to chat about that week as well as the Tiger Woods/Phil Mickelson made for TV match, whether Sei Young Kim's record scoring performance was tainted by an easy course (it wasn't) plus the Joel Dahmen/Sung Kang 'cheat' incident.

Ep 63: John Huggan from Shinnecock Hills

June 18th, 2018  |  50 mins 34 secs

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"Never a dull moment" should become the USGA tagline for the US Open Championship after another eventful, and controversial, staging of the year's second major. John Huggan joins Bruce Young and Rod Morri with some thoughts on what unfolded at Shinnecock Hills in New York.

Ep 62: Lawrence Donegan McKellar Magazine

June 11th, 2018  |  1 hr 12 mins

Many media pundits believe print is dead but former Guardian golf correspondent Lawrence Donegan is not among them. Donegan has co-founded a new publication, McKellar Magazine, which aims to offer some of the best golf writing and stories you won't find elsewhere. Issue One is already proving a hit with some of the game's most esteemed writers making contributions, among them Geoff Shackelford, Lorne Rubenstein and Australia's own Mike Clayton. Lawrence joins the pod to chat about the new venture in a wide ranging chat that wanders off on several fascinating tangents.

Ep 57: John Huggan at The Players

May 8th, 2018  |  58 mins 10 secs

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John Huggan is one of the best and most respected golf writers in the game and joins Bruce Young and Rod Morri on this week's episode to talk The Players, the new Tiger, Jason Day, Adam Scott not being in the US Open and a surprising take on Golf Sixes.

Ep 53: Masters Wrap (and not a word about Tiger!)

April 9th, 2018  |  1 hr 15 mins

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Patrick Reed's Masters win has been one of the most talked about in recent memory because of his estrangement from his family. We discuss that, the backlash to that story as well as put into a broader context the performances of McIlroy, Spieth, Rahm, Leishman and Smith. We also chat about the course plus the Augusta National Golf Club's pre tournament announcement of a new women's amateur event to be launched next year.

Ep 49: Australia's least known golf star Brendan Jones

March 19th, 2018  |  1 hr 51 secs

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14 time Japan Tour winner Brendan Jones joins Episode 49 of the podcast to chat all things golf (including Tiger's comeback and his own match against the 14-time major winner almost a decade ago).

Ep 47: Does The Ball Go Too Far?

March 5th, 2018  |  1 hr 15 mins

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The art of caddying, the ball goes too far, Mickelson and Wie winning and crazy scoring at the NZ Open. All that and more on an entertaining Episode 47 with Bruce Young, Arian Logue and Rod Morri.

Ep 45: Golf Australia CEO Stephen Pitt

February 19th, 2018  |  1 hr 4 mins

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Golf Australia CEO Stephen Pitt joins the podcast to discuss the future of the Men's and Women's Australian Opens, the One Golf concept, the move to attract more women to golf and more on Episode 45.

Ep 44 - Respected golf writer Lorne Rubenstein

February 12th, 2018  |  1 hr 19 mins

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Episode 44 is all about media and the changing ways the game is both presented and consumed. Our special guest is legendary Canadian writer Lorne Rubenstein whose more than 40 years in the business gives him a unique perspective about the industry and how it's changed in recent years.

Ep 41 - Reviving the NZ Open

January 22nd, 2018  |  56 mins 15 secs

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Michael Glading is part of a team which has achieved something quite rare in the modern era - bringing back to life a golf tournament that was on the decline. In episode 41 he tells us how he and his team achieved the feat.

Ep 40: A Short History of Golf

January 15th, 2018  |  1 hr 4 secs

Sydney writer Matt Cleary was a bit uncertain when approached to write a book about the history of golf...until he realised it would be HIS history of golf. An entertainingly told collection of some of the great stories that surround the game and its characters, A Short History of Golf is a brilliant introduction for anyone interested in the game's long and storied past.

Ep 37: Nick O'Hern on winning the battle of the mind

December 11th, 2017  |  1 hr 7 mins

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Nick O'Hern was never a power player but spent two decades at the top levels of the game relying mostly on managing his mind and emotions on the course, On Episode 37, he talks about his book - Tour Mentality: Inside the Mind of a Tour Pro - and how it can help all golfers players better and enjoy the game more.