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State Of The Game

State of the Game was one of the first golf podcasts to hit the internet and remains one of the most respected. Hosted by Rod Morri and boasting two of the game's most important voices in co-hosts Mike Clayton and Geoff Shackelford, State of the Game is the go to podcast for untainted and unfiltered analysis of the game at every level. If you're looking for swing tips and gear reviews you've come to the wrong place but for thoughtful discussion about the big issues facing the game you'll find this a comfortable home.

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SOG 129: The Politics of Public Golf with Dan Andrews from 2023-10-26T06:00

Public golf facilities around the world are under pressure as a recent announcement to shut down half of Moore Park in Sydney, one of the nation's busiest public courses, proves. So what are the po...

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SOG 128: Digging Deeper on Saudi Arabia with Dr Joshua Ralston from 2023-10-15T09:00

LIV Golf has brought Saudi Arabia into sharp focus for golf and golfers but how much do we really know about the Kingdom and how it works? Dr Joshua Ralston from the Edinburgh University School of ...

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SOG 127: WTF Is Going On? from 2023-06-08T11:00

Despite almost no detail of how it will play out the announcement by the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund that they have ceased legal hostilities and will instead join forces h...

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SOG 126: Grab A Drink Because This One Is All About The Ball from 2023-03-18T11:00

It's taken 126 episodes and lord knows how much drinking by you, the loyal SOG listeners, but finally the USGA and R and A have listened and the ball is going to be rolled back. Sure it's not enoug...

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SOG 125: It's Been A While from 2023-02-02T15:00

Even for State of the Game it's been a long break and even for us it's a long episode. But there was a lot to get through with Geoff Shackelford and Mike Clayton on Episode 125 including (but not ...

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SOG 124: Seven Mile Beach Update from 2022-09-08T08:00

Let's leave the parlous state of world golf behind for a while and get back to talking one of our favourite topics here on SOG: course architecture. On Ep 124 Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Ro...

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SOG 123: The Open with Matt Griffin from 2022-08-05T08:00

Theodore Roosevelt said it best in his 'Man in the Arena' speech more than 100 years ago and we took note in this episode of State of the Game. Matt Griffin, who teed up at the 150th Open, joins Ge...

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SOG 122: Enough LIV, Time To Talk the Old Course from 2022-07-07T07:45

It won't go away but LIV Golf and all its implications can take a back seat for the next two weeks as golf hopefully celebrates everything good about the game with an Open Championship at the Old C...

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SOG 121: Joe Ogilvie talks LIV Golf from 2022-06-23T09:00

There's probably not a lot left to say on the LIV Golf situation but when you get the chance to pick the brains of someone as smart as Joe Ogilvie you grab it.

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SOG 120: Distance Insights and more from 2022-03-19T07:00

It's happening too slowly for many but it does look like it IS happening. Geoff Shackelford and Mike Clayton join host Rod Morri to discuss the 'under the radar' distance announcement, TPC Sawgrass...

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SOG 119: Well That Escalated Quickly from 2022-03-03T15:00

The Mickelson mess, the Norman missive, the distance report, beer throwing at Phoenix, falling TV ratings...take your pick we discuss it all with Geoff Shackelford and Mike Clayton on Ep 119 of Sta...

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118: Is The Sandbelt Invitational the Future of Golf? from 2021-12-28T12:00

It was the most intriguing tournament of the year on multiple fronts but does the Sandbelt Invitational have a future? Tournament Director and State of the Game co-host Mike Clayton joins Geoff Sha...

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SOG 117: Golf's Hot Mess: Greg Norman, Saudi Arabia, The PGL and the PGA Tour from 2021-11-11T04:00

Having trouble keeping up with who's who and what's what in the tumultuous world of rival golf leagues? Join the club. Thankfully, State of the Game co-host Geoff Shackelford is across it all as he...

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SOG Ep 116: So Yeon Ryu from 2021-10-18T05:00

In a world of all too often non-descript players, Korea's So Yeon Ryu stands out. Intelligent, thoughtful, eloquent and funny - all in a second language - what a treat it was to welcome the former ...

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SOG 115:Ryder Cup Preview With Andrew Coltart from 2021-09-16T08:00

It's that time in the golf cycle again....the interminable wait for the Ryder Cup to get underway. With a week and a bit to go before the first ball is struck former European Tour player now Sky So...

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SOG 114: Lawrence Donegan On McKellar, Matchplay and More from 2021-08-31T05:00

McKellar Magazine co-founder Lawrence Donegan joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri to talk about his recent trip to Scotland, the performance of his son Niall at the British Boys Cha...

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SOG 113: Richard Gillis and Golf's New World Order from 2021-08-13T06:00

For just the second time in its 12-year history, State of the Game bears an 'Explicit' badge this week. Why, you ask? You'll need to listen to find out but among the topics covered are: Is 'Strateg...

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SOG 112: PGL v PGA Tour from 2021-06-12T07:00

Washington journalist and golf nut Arthur MacMillan joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri to chat Premier Golf League, Jon Rahm and Covid, the US Open and plenty more.

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SOG 111: Hideki and the PIP from 2021-04-25T08:00

The impact of Hideki's win in his homeland and the PGA Tour's Player Impact Program. Plenty to talk about when eight time major winning caddy and Japan resident Tom Watson joins Geoff Shackelford, ...

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SOG 110: Distance Insights from 2021-02-10T09:00

Geoff Shackelford and Mike Clayton have been two of the most consistent and credible voices in the distance debate for the past 20 years and with the governing bodies looking likely to finally act,...

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SOG 109: Super Sized Golf With Phil Blackmar from 2021-01-17T13:00

He writes too infrequently but when Phil Blackmar puts pen to paper it is always worth reading. The former PGA Tour player turned Golf Channel analyst joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod ...

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SOG 109: Super Sized Golf With Phil Blackmar from 2021-01-17T13:00

He writes too infrequently but when Phil Blackmar puts pen to paper it is always worth reading. The former PGA Tour player turned Golf Channel analyst joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod ...

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SG 108: The Masters With Lukas Michel from 2020-11-19T06:00

A look at the 2020 Masters from both inside and outside the ropes when Lukas Michel joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri.

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SOG 107: Brandel And The Claytonites from 2020-10-30T07:00

On Episode 107 we welcome author Daniel Wexler to discuss his latest book A Timeless Game but quickly run off topic into the future of golf in urban centres, equipment technology and the distance d...

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Ep 106: Will Winged Foot Be The Turning Point In The Distance Debate? from 2020-09-23T08:00

It's the topic everyone is talking about but not everyone is Mike Clayton and Geoff Shackelford. Two of the most respected voices in the game weigh in on Bryson, Winged Foot and the future of golf.

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Ep 105: Geoff Ogilvy, The Bryson Debate and More from 2020-07-04T09:00

Will Bryson DeChambeau change the game? What is the role of mentors in golf? How much time should a US Open champion spend on YouTube and Instagram looking at golf swings? All that and more on Epis...

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Ep 104: What Will Become Of The European Tour? from 2020-04-15T04:00

With professional golf on hold for the foreseeable future only one thing is certain: the pay for play game will look very different on the other side of the Corona Virus pandemic. Can the European ...

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Ep 103: The Corona Virus Episode from 2020-03-20T10:00

It's all anybody's talking about. Including us. The Corona Virus has touched every facet of life, golf included, and is going to do so for the foreseeable future. What does it mean for professional...

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Ep 102: The Show We Never Thought We'd Have from 2020-02-07T09:00

Finally. That's been the predominant response to the Distance Insights Report released earlier this week, a document that may well change the shape of the game for decades to come. Among the most ...

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Ep 101: The Premier Golf League Bombshell from 2020-01-28T10:00

Not for the first time a World Golf Tour has been proposed with the noble intention of having 'the best play against the best more often'. Premier League Golf has been in the planning for several y...

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SOG Ep100: And they said we'd never make it... from 2020-01-22T07:00

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 a...

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SOG Ep 099: A Very Special Announcement from 2019-10-16T19:00

State of the Game co-host Mike Clayton has some very special news to share on episode 99 of the show. After almost 10 years alongside Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Cocking and Ashley Mead in the OCCM design ...

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SOG Ep 098: Distance, Money and Brandel Chamblee from 2019-09-03T10:00

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 chang...

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SOG Ep 097: The Open Washup And Is Something Happening With The Ball? from 2019-07-27T04:45

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 Memph...

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SOG Ep 096: McGinley Takes Irish Open Back To The Future from 2019-06-28T05:00

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 pla...

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SOG Ep 095: Expect A Spiritual US Open At Pebble beach from 2019-06-10T08:00

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...

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SOG Ep 094: Barnbougle Dunes Course Study Tour from 2019-05-29T13:00

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 expecte...

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SOG Ep 093: Bob Denney on AW Tillinghast from 2019-05-09T08:00

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 arch...

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SOG Ep 092 Master Coach Denis Pugh from 2019-05-03T04:00

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 Montgomer...

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SOG Ep 091 The Masters Big Picture from 2019-04-22T13:00

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 and Rod Morri as they b...

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SOG Ep 090: Old Course Rough and Rules, Rules, Rules from 2019-03-02T18:00

Is golf going into meltdown or are we just having a rough patch because of the new rules? Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri delve into the seemingly weekly rules snafus in the professio...

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SOG Ep 089: Saudi Arabia, Hao Tong Li and Augusta National from 2019-02-01T11:00

The storm over the European Tour's visit to Saudi Arabia is only intensifying but it's not the only controversy bubbling in golf. There is still lots of disquiet over the penalising of Hao Tong Li ...

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SOG Ep 088: Lucy Li and the Rules of Amateur Status from 2019-01-11T09:00

Most were expecting a rules controversy early in 2019 but few could have predicted what has transpired with 16-year-old Lucy Li. The world's number nine ranked non-professional player looks all but...

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SOG Ep 087: Ru Macdonald and the power of Instagram from 2018-12-23T08:00

Interested in golf course architecture and wondering the best social media platform to indulge your passion? Golf Channel regular, popular blogger and SOG co-host Geoff Shackelford says Instagram (...

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SOG Ep 086: Richard Gillis and Over The Top TV from 2018-12-16T06:00

Golf on TV is big business and its in the midst of some dramatic change. Sports business writer and consultant Richard Gillis joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri to explain the conc...

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SOG Ep 085: Golf's New Rules from 2018-11-22T15:00

Golf's new rules come into effect in less than two months but how many people are really ready? USGA Manager of Rules Outreach&Programming Joe Foley joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Mo...

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SOG Ep 084: The Euro Tour and Saudi Arabia from 2018-11-15T07:00

Should the European Tour be playing a tournament in Saudi Arabia? Simple question, complicated set of answers. Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri are joined by Middle East expert Arthur ...

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SOG Ep 083: Jason Day Architecture Critic from 2018-10-14T14:15

Is the handicap system killing golf's adventurous spirit? Will we ever see George Thomas' 'course within a course' concept catch on? Does Jason Day have any credibility when he suggests architects ...

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Episode 82: SOG Ep 82 Ran Morrissett from 2018-09-13T10:59:15

Last month Ran Morrissett published a list of 147 courses he nominated as 'Custodians of the Game'. The venues all promote the simplest and most joyful elements of the game, from width and playi...

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Episode 81: SOG Ep 81 - The Tiger/Phil Match (and more) from 2018-08-30T10:37:38

Sometimes there is so much to talk about you don't need a guest and episode 81 of State of the Game comes at just such a time. From the Tiger/Phil big money match to reactions to Bellerive to In...

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Episode 80: SOG Episode 80 - Andrew Coltart and Scottish Golf from 2018-08-01T07:41:59

Mike Clayton and Rod Morri are joined by former Ryder Cup player Andrew Coltart to discuss the state of Scottish, and world golf. Coltart won the 1997 Australian PGA at NSW Golf Club, a tourname...

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Episode 79: SOG Ep 79 US Open fallout - the big picture from 2018-06-29T09:41:16

It's been a couple of weeks but the controversy from the US Open continues to bubble with many believing the USGA has lost a significant amount of credibility after happenings at Shinnecock Hill...

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Episode 78: SOG Ep 78 - Clayton remembers Peter Thomson from 2018-06-22T09:37:27

Peter Thomson was a giant of the game, not only in Australia but around the world. His five Open titles put him among the greats in history but his contributions to golf extend far beyond simply...

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Episode 77: SOG Ep 77 Trinity Forest from 2018-05-17T05:20:27

2006 US Open winner Geoff Ogilvy joins Mike Clayton and Rod Morri to talk about the new and intriguing Byron Nelson host venue Trinity Forest. With the course dominating pre-tournament talk, Ogv...

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Episode 76: SOG Ep 76 from 2018-03-18T10:42:27

PGA Tour player and course architecture junkie Zac Blair joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri on Episode 76 to talk the distance debate, course architecture, The Buck Club project...

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Episode 75: SOG Ep 75 - The Ball Debate from 2018-03-07T20:48:17

Geoff Shackelford and Mike Clayton join host Rod Morri to break down the ball debate which has broken out in the recent weeks.

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Episode 74: SOG Ep 74 from 2017-11-07T10:11:40

Billy Dettlaff is a retired golf professional who has produced a stunning new book on the history of his craft. The extraordinary end result is a book of both stunning beauty and historical impo...

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Episode 73: SOG Episode 73 from 2017-10-10T13:33:54

It's been a while but Episode 73 is worth the wait as Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri are joined by Geoff Ogilvy to talk Presidents Cup, players not marking on the green before opp...

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Episode 72: SOG Ep 72 Mat Goggin from 2017-04-28T11:44:34

20 year Tour veteran Mat Goggin joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri to discuss the fallout from the Lexi Thompson rules controversy and more on episode 72 of State of the Game.

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Episode 71: SOG Episode 71 - Geoff Ogilvy Masters preview from 2017-04-01T14:35:36

Golf's best interview, 2006 US Open winner Geoff Ogilvy, joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri to discuss next week's Masters - and a whole lot more - on episode 71 of State of the...

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Episode 70: SOG Ep 70 Dottie Pepper from 2017-01-19T07:46:25

Former player and CBS commentator Dottie Pepper joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri for an all encompassing chat about the state of the game, golf course architecture and lots mo...

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Episode 69: SOG Ep 69 from 2016-11-01T08:00:33

Does the Titleist float tell us anything about the state of the game, are more golfers 'getting' course architecture and can 72 hole stroke play continue to be the future of the game? Geoff Shac...

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Episode 68: SOG Ep 68 Richard Gillis from 2016-09-21T14:14:54

Richard Gillis' new book The Captain Myth is a fascinating study of the role of the Captains at the biennial Ryder Cup. On episode 68 he joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri to di...

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Episode 67: SOGEp 67 Roger Cleveland from 2016-06-24T11:34:03

Legendary club designer and short game expert Roger Cleveland has been around the world's best players for the best part of 40 years and joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri on ep...

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Episode 66: SOG Ep 66 - Geoff Ogilvy at Oakmont from 2016-06-15T08:57:49

2006 US Open winner Geoff Ogilvy joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri to discuss the year's second major at Oakmont.

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Episode 65: SOG Ep 6- The Masters (sort of) from 2016-04-01T12:00:21

Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri chat about the upcoming US Masters plus get sidetracked by all things effecting the game both on and off the course.

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Episode 64: SOG Ep 64 Christina Kim from 2016-03-06T05:56:28

Christina Kim is one of the LPGA Tour's most popular and outspoken players and she joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayotn and Rod Morri for episode 64 of State of the Game.

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Episode 63: SOG Ep 63 the BBC's Iain Carter from 2016-01-06T08:17:32

After one of the most memorable years in major championship golf BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter has written a book simply title The Majors 2015. He joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and ...

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Episode 62: SOG Episode 62 - Ru Macdonald from 2015-11-13T08:57:35

Ru Macdonald is host of the brilliant Scottish Golf Podcast which publishes weekly and he joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri on this episode to discuss all things golf in Scotla...

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Episode 61: SOG Episode 61 from 2015-10-27T01:30:33

Co-host Mike Clayton has been travelling the globe and doubles as guest this week when he joins Geoff Shackelford and Rod Morri to talk Presidents Cup, why Korea's women are so good and an impen...

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Episode 60: SOG Ep 60 Grant Waite from 2015-09-05T08:12:04

Former PGA Tour now Champions Tour player Grant Waite joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri to chat all things Tiger Woods, Chris Como, Greg Norman and golf in general.

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Episode 59: SOG Ep 59 - UK Golf from 2015-07-29T17:35:24

Mike Clayton and Geoff Shackelford join Rod Morri to talk about golf in the UK with both having attended The Open at St Andrews and squeezed in a bunch of extra golf as well.

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Episode 58: SOG Ep 58 Geoff Ogilvy from 2015-06-27T13:21:38

Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri are joined by 2006 US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy to talk Chambers Bay and the upcoming Open Championship.

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Episode 57: SOG Episode 57 from 2015-06-12T07:41:10

Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri are joined by golf course architect Jay Blasi, the man largely responsible for the design of US Open host course Chambers Bay

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Episode 56: SOG EP 56 The new Hogan company from 2015-05-29T12:28:43

Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri talk to Terry Koehler, the man behind bringing Hogan golf clubs back to the game

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Episode 55: SOG Ep 55 Gil Capps from 2015-04-24T09:46:29

Geoff Shackelford, Mike CLayton and Rod Morri are joined by their first return SOG guest, NBC and Golf Channel stalwart Gil Capps.

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Episode 54: SOG Ep 54 Michael Bamberger from 2015-03-27T21:10:46

Award winning Sports Illustrated writer Michael Bamberger joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri to talk about his new book Men In Green to be released in April.

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Episode 53: SOG Episode 53 from 2015-03-19T10:03:39

Mike Clayton and Geoff Shackelford join Rod Morri to talk US Masters, golf course design and set up and potential merger talks between European and Australian Tours...

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Episode 52: SOG Ep 52 Royal Melbourne and Riviera from 2015-03-03T08:44:24

Geoff Shackelford and Mike Clayton join host Rod Morri to discuss, among other things, the effect of course set up on Royal Melbourne and Riviera as they hosted professional tournaments in the s...

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Episode 51: SOG Ep 51 Tiger's yips from 2015-02-05T08:08:39

Geof Shackelford and Mike Clayton join host Rod Morri to chat Tiger's yips, Rory's dominance, Olympic golf and more on episode 51 of State of the Game.

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Episode 50: SOG EP 50 Hank Haney from 2014-12-09T08:55:37

Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri are joined by Hank Haney, former coach to Tiger Woods and host of his own satellite radio show.

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Episode 49: SOG Ep 49 Musician Lloyd Cole from 2014-11-26T08:25:59

Musician Lloyd Cole is as passionate about golf as he is music and chats with Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri about his love for the game.

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Episode 48: SOG Ep 48 Royal Melbourne from 2014-11-01T07:53:33

Ted Bishop, Tom Watson and some general chit chat about the beauty of Royal Melbourne and watching golf from the fairways instread of behind ropes...

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Episode 47: SOG Ep 47 from 2014-10-28T09:57:27

Many in the golf industry are looking to China for the future growth in the game but things aren't quite so simple says Dan Washburn, author of The Forbidden Game: Golf and the Chinese Dream.

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Episode 46: SOG-Ep-46 The Ryder Cup from 2014-09-21T07:38:27

Brian Keogh of the Irish Golf Desk joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike CLayton and Rod Morri to talk all things Ryder CUp

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Episode 45: SOG Ep 45 - Joe Ogilvie from 2014-09-05T11:11:57

He's been touted as a future Commissioner of the PGA TOUR and is regarded as one of the game's most interesting professionals and Joe Ogilvie joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri ...

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Episode 44: SOG Ep 44 - Frank Nobilo from 2014-08-21T08:42:45

Former Touring Professional now Golf Channel analyst Frank Nobilo joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri to talk all things golf.

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Episode 43: SOG Ep 43 - How golf clubs become Royal from 2014-07-30T15:21:43

Golf course architect Scott Macpherson from Scott Macpherson Golf Design chats about his fascinating new book on the world's 66 Royal golf clubs as well as discussing the controversial changes t...

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Episode 42: SOG Ep 42 Tom Watson (not THAT Tom Watson) from 2014-07-12T08:35:55

Mike Clayton and Rod Morri catch up with Tom Watson, Australian caddie to 2011 US Women's Open champion So Yeon Ryu, just hours before the first round of the Women's British Open at Royal Birkda...

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Episode 41: SOG Ep 41 Bill Fields from 2014-07-04T09:06:08

Golf World senior writer Bill Fields joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri to discuss his new book Arnie, Seve and a Fleck of golf history.

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Episode 40: SOG EP 40 "Pinehurst back to its best" from 2014-06-04T09:23:34

Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri chat with auhtor Chris Buie about his intirguing book "The Early Days of Pinehurst"

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Episode 39: SOG Ep 39 Ran Morrissett from 2014-05-22T03:11:40

Mike Clayton, Geoff Shackelford and Rod Morri are joined by co-founder of GolfClubAtlas, Ran Morrissett

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Episode 38: SOG EP 38: Marketing with Richard Gillis from 2014-05-15T08:19:51

Mike Clayton, Geoff Shackelford and Rod Morri chat with author, journalist and publisher of the unofficialpartner.co.uk blog Richard Gillis about all things advertising and marketing in the mode...

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Episode 37: SOG-Ep-37: Is Bubba the future of golf? from 2014-04-18T11:39:17

Geoff Shackelford and Mike Clayton join Rod Morri tobreak down the week at Augusta National as well as discuss some of the issues confronting the women's professinal game.

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Episode 36: SOG Ep 36: "This Masters defined Nicklaus" from 2014-03-29T09:43:17

Geoff Shackelford, Mike CLayton and Rod Morri are joined by auhtor Gil Capps to discuss his excellent new book on the 1975 US MAsters

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Episode 35: SOG Ep 35: "Putting is overrated" from 2014-03-13T11:10:48

Professor Marl Broadie joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri to discuss his new book Every Shot Counts.

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Episode 34: SOG Ep 34 - Author Curt Sampson from 2014-02-12T06:46:28

Mike Clayton, Geoff Shackelford and Rod Morri chat with best selling author Curt Sampson.

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Episode 33: SOG-Ep33 - "Top 100 PGA tour players - the numbers don't lie" from 2014-01-31T07:59:12

Join host Rod Morri with Geoff Shackelford and Mike Clayton as they talk with Brett Avery about his controversial ranking of the top 100 players of the PGA Tour since 1980...

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Episode 32: SOG EP 32:" RM was the star of the show…" from 2013-11-28T10:23:15

Mike Clayton and Geoff Shackelford join host Rod Morri to break down two weeks of tournament golf at Royal Melbourne.

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Episode 31: SOG Ep 31 "I tried to save Tiger…" from 2013-11-15T08:49:30

David Eger joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri to discuss the Tiger Woods Masters ruling, state of the Champions Tour, politics among the game's governing bodies and more on epis...

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Episode 30: SOG-Ep 30 "Tiger's chase makes Jack's record better..." from 2013-10-29T15:11:05

Mike CLayton, Geoff Shackelford and Rod Morri welcome Golf World Editor Jaime Diaz to the show this week to talk all things Tiger Woods, golf media and the State of the Game...

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Episode 29: SOG Ep 29: "The Tour is not golf... from 2013-10-09T08:20:22

Geoff Shacklford and Mike Clayton join host Rod Mori as they chat with GolfWeek architectiure editor brad Klein about hie new book Wide Open Fairways: A Journey Across the Landscapes of Modern G...

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Episode 28: SOG-EP 28 "The camera has changed the game.." from 2013-10-01T08:44

Geoff Shackelford and Mike Clayton join host Rod Morri in a chat with TV analyst and former player Judy Rankin

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Episode 27: SOG Ep 27 - "Do we need to simplify the rules?" from 2013-09-16T16:51:05

On this epsidoe Mike Clayton, Geoff Shackelford and Rod Morri catch up with two former USGA staffers who have formulated two simplified sets of rules for the game.

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Episode 26: SOG Ep 26 "We don't need more beer drinking cart driving golfers..." from 2013-08-26T09:42:04

Mike Clayton and Geoff Shackelford join host Rod Morri to discuss all things golf from The Open Championship and US PGA to the new USGA TV deal with FOX in the US.

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Episode 25: SOG Ep 25 - "UK golf reminds me why I play..." from 2013-07-12T09:26:52

Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri are joined by special guest Geoff Ogilvy to talk all things Muirfield, Open Championhsip and golf in general...

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Episode 24: SOG-Ep-24 "Talent is only the entry fee in professional golf..." from 2013-06-28T10:02

Mike Clayton, Geoff Shackelford and host Rod Morri are joined by Australian Touring Professional and US Open participant Mathew Goggin to get his take on Merion and the state of the game more ge...

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Episode 23: SOG Ep 23: "They said Merion would never host again.." from 2013-06-06T08:16

Jeff Silverman, author of a soon to be released book on the great Championship moments at Merion Golf Club, joins Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri to give some fascinating insights ...

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Episode 22: SOG Episode 22: "Anchoring will be hard to police..." from 2013-05-28T14:00:17

Geoff Shackelford and Mike Clayton join host Rod Morri to discuss the anchoring ban, racism in the game and how the Rio course is progressing as the clock ticks down to 2016....

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Episode 21: SOG-Ep-21 - "The European Tour IS Seve..." from 2013-05-05T11:19:26

On this episode of State of the Game we welcome special guest Tony Johnstone, six time European Tour winner and now TV commentator, as he joins Mike Clayton and Rod Morri to talk all things Stat...

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Episode 20: SOG Ep 20 - "Australia's last sporting mountain..." from 2013-04-16T10:06:58

Adam Scott had a nation cheering with his Masters victory but it was only one intriguing storyline from a tournament that always seems to produce drama.Geoff Shackelford and Mike Clayton join Ro...

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Episode 19: SOG Ep 19 - "The Masters is all about the course... from 2013-04-05T08:38:49

More than just a golf tournament the year's first major brings together everybody who is anybody in golf. Join Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and host Rod Morri as they discuss what's likely to...

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Episode 18: SOG EP 18: PGA of America President Ted Bishop from 2013-03-29T09:30:36

PGA of America President Ted Bishop has ben vocal in his stance against the proposed anchoring ban. On this episdoe Bishop explains the thinking behind that stance as well as the possibility of ...

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Episode 17: SOG Ep 17: "I hope the end game is the ball..." from 2013-03-04T09:37:43

On today's episode Mike Clayton, Geoff Shackelford and John Huggan join host Rod Morri to discuss the surprise announement by Tim Finchem that the US PGA Tour would oppose the proposed ban on an...

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Episode 16: SOG Ep 16 "They're only selling hope..." from 2013-02-01T10:37:01

Bifurcation, slow play an the Vijay Singh banned substance debacle...all that and more on 2013's first episode of State of the Game with Geoff Shackelford and Mike Clayton....

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Episode 15: SOG Ep-15: "What they're doing is unforgiveable..." from 2012-11-30T12:08:28

Two monumental announcements were made this week: The Old Course at St Andrews is under the surgeon's knife and anchored putting will be outlawed in 2016. Host Rod Morri is joined by Geoff Shack...

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Episode 14: SOG Ep 14: "My mum could captain the Ryder Cup..." from 2012-10-05T08:43:04

Golf's most compelling event somehow seems to just keep getting better. Geoff Shackelford, John Huggan and Mike Clayton join host Rod Morri to break down events at Medinah, with Clayton even cla...

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Episode 13: SOG-Ep-13: "It's all too friendly at the moment..""" from 2012-09-26T09:07:21

Join Rod Morri, Geoff Shackelford and John Huggan as they break down the most exciting week in golf, the Ryder Cup. The team also give their final verdict on the just concluded FedEx Cup and why...

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Episode 12: SOG-Ep-12-"The first clear Number one since Tiger..." from 2012-08-15T09:40:21

The year's final major is run and won so now it's time to rank them. Hear from the State of the Game team Mike Clayton, John Huggan and Geoff Shackelford as they break down the Grand Slam events...

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Episode 11: SOG EP 11 - "Pro golf just doesn't engage me any more..." from 2012-07-24T07:11:23

Lorne Rubenstein has been one of the game's great chroniclers for more than 30 years but after this week's Canadian Open will file his final weekly column for Toronto's Globe and Mail newspaper....

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Episode 10: SOG-EP-10 "The Open won't be going to Portrush..." from 2012-07-07T00:00

Geoff Shackelford and John Huggan join host Rod Morri to look back at the US Open, analyse the US Tour's new secondary tour sponsor, the new event in Turkey giving Tim Finchem and George O'Grady...

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Episode 9: SOG Ep 9 "One of sport's great upsets..." from 2012-06-13T10:00

While the US Open unfolds at Olympic this week there will be plenty of talk about the 1955 event at this venue and the incredible upset victory of Iowa club profesional Jack Fleck over Ben Hogan...

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Episode 8: SOG Ep 8 - "What have they done to Merion?" from 2012-04-18T12:42:21

In this special combined episode of TalkinGolf and State of the Game Geoff Shackelford, Mike Clayton and John Huggan join host Rod Morri to talk US Masters, Augusta National politics and Mike Cl...

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Episode 7: SOG Ep 7 - "We'll forgive Augusta National anything if the golf's good" from 2012-04-02T12:48:44

The most anticipated US Masters in years gets underway this week and, like everyone else with an interest in the game, we at State of the Game are keen to talk about it. Join Rod Morri, Geoff Sh...

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Episode 6: SOG Ep 6 - "There's a reason we were selected..." from 2012-03-28T15:00

It's the biggest golf course design announcement in history and this week on State of the Game co-hosts Geoff Shackelford and Rod Morri catch up with Gil Hanse to discuss his winning design for ...

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Episode 5: State of the Game Episode 5 - "Slow play is an epidemic and it'a just bad manners.." from 2012-03-08T16:30:38

Does your club have a problem with slow play? Well today's episode of State of the Game is a must listen. Host Rod Morri is joined by blogger Geoff Shackelford and Scotland on Sunday columnist J...

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Episode 4: SOG Ep 4 - "The professional game is just not very interesting the way it's played" - Greg Turner from 2012-02-28T09:18:18

Former touring professional turned golf course designer, New Zealand'sGreg Turneris one of the more articulate members of the golfing f...

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Episode 3: SOG Ep 3 - "The game has been hijacked by money" from 2012-02-13T16:42

The USGA - and Tiger Woods - are talking banning the belly and long putter. Join host Rod Morri, co-hosts John Huggan and Mike Clayton and long time broomstick putter user Craig Spence as they d...

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Episode 2: State of the Game Episode 2 from 2012-02-08T12:13:28

Could the USGA be preparing to take on golf's major manufacturers over distance? New USGA President Glen Nager was talking tough on the issue at last week's USGA annual meeting and Geoff Shackel...

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Episode 1: State of the Game Episode 1 from 2012-01-22T12:45

Geoff Shackelford, John Huggan, Mike Clayton and Rod Morri today launch State of the Game, their new podcast exploring issues effecting the game of golf. Among topics discussed on this first epi...

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