The Power of Positivity: Chip Beck & Tim Simpson Share the Stories That Will Change How You See Golf...and Life
- S13E35
- 1:17:48
- July 19th 2026
On this episode of Next on the Tee: Where Golf Legends Live & Your Game Gets Better, I welcome two of the PGA Tour's most respected players and lifelong friends, 4-time PGA Tour winners Chip Beck and Tim Simpson. College roommates at the University of Georgia, these golf legends enjoyed remarkably parallel careers, combining for eight PGA Tour victories while building a friendship that has lasted more than five decades.
Chip Beck, just the second player in PGA Tour history to shoot a 59, shares the optimism and perspective that have made him one of golf's most admired ambassadors. Tim Simpson, regarded as one of the finest ball strikers of all-time, reflects on his incredible resilience after battling multiple forms of cancer, Lyme disease, numerous back surgeries, and his latest fight against prostate cancer—while celebrating recently playing pain-free golf again.
This inspiring conversation is filled with unforgettable PGA Tour stories, life lessons, golf instruction, mental game insights, and the power of perseverance. Whether you're looking to improve your golf game, strengthen your mindset, or simply hear two legendary players share their journeys with honesty, humor, and gratitude, this episode delivers.
If you love PGA Tour history, golf instruction, golf legends, major championship stories, mental toughness, resilience, and inspirational conversations, this is an episode you won't want to miss.
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Next on the Tee with Chris Mascaro is a conversation-driven golf podcast built on gratitude, storytelling, and a genuine love for the game. Each week, award-winning host Chris Mascaro welcomes golf legends, major champions, top instructors, broadcasters, caddies, and industry insiders to share the stories you won’t hear anywhere else—stories that entertain, inspire, and help you play better golf.
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I’m Chris Mascaro, who is blessed to be the award-winning host and creator of Next on the Tee. The heart of the show is a deep gratitude for my guests who share great stories, and a genuine love for the game of golf. Each week, I’m fortunate to sit down with golf legends, major champions, top instructors, broadcasters, caddies, and storytellers who are kind enough to share their time, insights, and experiences with all of us.
I believe golf is at its best when it brings people together. My goal with every episode is to go beyond the leaderboard and the swing tips, and instead focus on the stories, lessons, and moments that stay with us—both on and off the course. I want listeners to enjoy the game more, think about it a little differently, and feel connected to the people who have shaped it.
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At the end of the day, I approach each episode with humility, curiosity, and appreciation—for the guests who trust me with their stories, and for the listeners who continue to take the journey with me.