State Of The Game

State Of The Game


Latest Episodes

SOG Ep100: And they said we'd never make it...
January 21, 2020

It was exactly eight years ago today we released Episode One of 'The golf podcast that talks about stuff that matters' and 100 shows later has anything really changed in the game? The answer - as always - is both yes and no. There are dozens more golf pod

SOG Ep 099: A Very Special Announcement
October 16, 2019

State of the Game co-host Mike Clayton has some very special news to share on episode 99 of the show.

SOG Ep 098: Distance, Money and Brandel Chamblee
September 02, 2019

Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and host Rod Morri delve into recent happenings in the world of golf and analyse what it means for the bigger picture. From the distance debate (of course) and changes in the PGA Tour schedule to whether a $15 million payda

SOG Ep 097: The Open Washup And Is Something Happening With The Ball?
July 26, 2019

The success of Royal Portrush, Xander Schauffele and the driver controversy, are the authorities planning to do something about the ball in the autumn and why you can't say anything bad about Memphis. All that and more in episode 97 of State of the Game.

SOG Ep 096: McGinley Takes Irish Open Back To The Future
June 27, 2019

There is much excitement among architecture types about next week's Irish Open at the famed Lahinch in County Clare. Tournament host Paul McGinley joins Episode 96 of the show to explain how he plans to take the event back to the future making the on-site

SOG Ep 095: Expect A Spiritual US Open At Pebble beach
June 09, 2019

As the Old Course is to Scotland so Pebble Beach is to America and a US Open on the Monterey Peninsula is something a bit special. Join Pebble beach devotee Geoff Shackelford alongside Mike Clayton and Rod Morri for a breakdown of what role the course mig

SOG Ep 094: Barnbougle Dunes Course Study Tour
May 28, 2019

It always promised to be an interesting experiment and it was. The inaugural State of the Game Golf Course Study Tour to Barnbougle Dunes earlier this month had a bit of everything but, as expected, the highlight was the chance to sit down with Mike Clay

SOG Ep 093: Bob Denney on AW Tillinghast
May 08, 2019

With the PGA Championship set to return to the Bethpage Black course in New York next week there will be plenty of discussion about course design AW Tillinghast. While known mostly as a course architect, Tillinghast had many more strings to his bow includ

SOG Ep 092 Master Coach Denis Pugh
May 02, 2019

Denis Pugh is a 40 year overnight success story. In his early years as a coach his theories were often scorned but having worked with more than 200 touring professionals - including Colin Montgomerie, our own Mike Clayton and of course the reigning Open C

SOG Ep 091 The Masters Big Picture
April 21, 2019

Tiger Woods winning his fifth green jacket was something special but The Masters is about so much more than just the 72 holes each year. Join Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton join Rod Morri as they break down what the 2019 Masters means in the bigger pictu