Dennis Cone, Founder of the Professional Caddies Association, former PGA Tour Pro Richard Zokol, and PGA Professional Jim Estes Join Me on Next on the Tee Golf Podcast
- E229
- 1:20:09
- May 8th 2019
On this edition of Next on the Tee Golf Podcast I'm joined by the Founder of the Professional Caddies Association Dennis Cone, former PGA Tour Pro Richard Zokol, and PGA Professional and founder of the Salute Military Golf Association Jim Estes.
Dennis Cone talks about the work he's doing in conjunction with We Are Golf CEO Steve Mona to grow the game through youth caddie programs. He also talks about why Fluff is such a great caddy, how caddies getting on a bag has changes over the years and meeting President Ford and Bob Hope at Pebble Beach.
Richard Zokol talked about the Golf Trak app he's helping to develop which will can help improve our mental approach and stay in the moment versus getting ahead of ourselves on the course. He also shared his insights on The Masters, the advice Byron Nelson gave him for how to play the 12th hole and his memories of playing in the 1993 PGA Championship at Inverness.
Jim Estes talked about the great work his team at the Salute Military Golf Association is doing helping wounded Veterans learn or re-learn how to play golf. He also talked about winning low Club Professional at the 2017 Sr. PGA Championship, plus he shared a tip for how to hit better chip shots from a severe downhill lie.
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