The Tournament Code breaks down what it takes to play elite tournament golf. Our guests include players on the PGA Tour, Champions Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, Latin America Tour, Forme Tour, and other various mini-tours, as well as college golf coaches, swing coaches, strategists, and sports psychologists.
In this episode, we are joined by Chris Broadie. Chris (@chrisbroadie) is the Head of Fitting Science at PING. Prior to that, Chris graduated from Cornell with a degree in math. Chris is the lead data scientist behind PING ‘s innovative fitting applications: Ballnamic, Webfit, and the My Game Insights platform. --- Follow us: Twitter - @TournamentCode Instagram - @thetournamentcode YouTube - The Tournament Code Hosted by: Cooper Collins (@coopercollins99) and Daniel Hamrin (@DanielHamrin) Sponsored by: https://puttviewbooks.com/ --- (01:09) - Puttview Books first tee shot (02:31) - current role at PING (12:37) - smart fitting (20:10) - Bryson's irons (29:32) - the genesis of Ballnamic (35:49) - the effects of different golf balls (40:18) - why similar balls have different flyer characteristics (48:21) - swing speed improvement (56:33) - background at PING
In this episode, we are joined by J.C. Deacon. J.C. (@realjcdeacon) played college golf and professional golf before moving to coaching. J.C. is the current head coach of the Florida Gators, who won the 2023 National Championship. --- Follow us: Twitter - @TournamentCode Instagram - @thetournamentcode YouTube - The Tournament Code Hosted by: Cooper Collins (@coopercollins99) and Daniel Hamrin (@DanielHamrin) Sponsored by: https://puttviewbooks.com/ --- (01:09) - Puttview Books first tee shot (04:03) - current work from Gators (13:23) - managing on-course momentum (19:59) - Florida's workout program (26:12) - course preparation (33:14) - controlling emotions (40:18) - entry into coaching (47:59) - qualities of recruits (53:36) - NIL in golf
In this episode, we are joined by Ashton Van Horne. Ashton (@ashtonvanhorne) is a professional golfer and has played on PGA Tour Canada and the Korn Ferry Tour. --- Follow us: Twitter - @TournamentCode Instagram - @thetournamentcode YouTube - The Tournament Code Hosted by: Cooper Collins (@coopercollins99) and Daniel Hamrin (@DanielHamrin) Sponsored by: https://puttviewbooks.com/ --- (01:02) - Puttview Books first tee shot (06:27) - the recent downs in golf (12:52) - determining what tournament schedule is (18:12) - pitfalls for golfers (29:05) - practicing efficiently (34:06) - putting woes (39:38) - making changes (44:33) - mini-driver
In this episode, we are joined by Luke Hopkins. Luke (@lukehclemson) caddies for Ben Martin on the PGA Tour. Prior to that, he played professionally. --- Follow us: Twitter - @TournamentCode Instagram - @thetournamentcode YouTube - The Tournament Code Hosted by: Cooper Collins (@coopercollins99) and Daniel Hamrin (@DanielHamrin) Sponsored by: https://puttviewbooks.com/ --- (02:09) - Puttview Books first tee shot (07:27) - breaking into caddying (10:52) - college experience (20:59) - preparing for PGA Tour events (27:03) - DECADE golf (37:14) - origin story (46:01) - getting back into golf (55:33) - Q-School (01:02:12) - the effort of caddying