Local Knowledge

By: Golf Digest
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  • Summary

  • 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.
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Episodes
  • The PGA Championship's Match Play era, and a ridiculous record you never knew existed

    The PGA Championship's Match Play era, and a ridiculous record you never knew existed
    May 6 2025

    For about 40 years in major championship history, winning the PGA required a test of endurance that seems absurd today. In the midst of tracking down the record holder for most holes played in a major, we ran into more than a few wild stories.
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    24 mins
  • Rory and Northern Ireland: The Complicated Relationship

    Rory and Northern Ireland: The Complicated Relationship
    Apr 22 2025

    In a place where nobody escapes politics, Rory McIlroy has done his best to stay neutral, despite a tragic family history with the Troubles.
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    40 mins
  • When Jim Murray fought Augusta National on race

    When Jim Murray fought Augusta National on race
    Apr 7 2025

    L.A. Times Pulitzer Prize winner Jim Murray was one of the most celebrated sports columnists of his era, at a time when columnists held more influence and power by far than they do today. His humor and insight were legendary, but a lesser known element of his story is the personal boycott he led on Augusta National between 1968 and 1975, when he helped pressure the club to allow a black player into the Masters. On this week's episode, we look at Murray's quiet activism on the 50th anniversary of Lee Elder's pioneering first trip to Augusta.
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    29 mins

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