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The women’s golf icon, five-time LPGA Tour champion and 2014 U.S. Women’s Open winner joined me for a scoop of vanilla ice cream (with rainbow sprinkles) to discuss all things golf.

You can find the full interview in a couple paragraphs, but first: a little backstory.

I first became a fan of Michelle Wie’s when I attended the 2006 U.S. Women’s Open at Rhode Island’s own Newport Country Club. So getting a chance to sit down with her wasn’t just incredible access to a golf legend and entrepreneur — it was a literal childhood dream come true. We took a trip down memory lane, with Wie West walking me through her junior golf career, her time at Stanford, how she knew it was time to take a step back from competing and even how Rickie Fowler’s yardage book helped her win the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open at Pinehurst.

Let’s focus there for a second: In June of 2014, the men and women played back-to-back U.S. Open Championships at Pinehurst No. 2. Wie West was thinking ahead and asked Rickie Fowler if she could have his yardage book after his week at the U.S. Open so she could see Fowler’s notes and have a “cheat guide.” Wie West says that Fowler went above and beyond. After he finished tied for second at Pinehurst, he handed off his yardage book to Wie West.

“He took so many notes being like, ‘this bunker, you shouldn’t be here for this pin, you should be there for that pin,’ and the system of how he did it, I learned a lot from looking at his yardage book. But he also wrote down like, every single break that he had on most of the holes, and most of our pin positions were very similar. And on 17, the birdie putt that I made, he actually had the same putt and wrote down the break.”

Wie West says that she signed Fowler’s yardage book after her win and returned it to him. Power move!

Dive into this episode of the Scoop to learn more about the professional golfer and mother of two, now live on GOLF’s YouTube Channel.

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Which isn’t to say there haven’t been a few lows, too.
 
Though he has accumulated three major titles among 13 total PGA Tour wins in what will be a Hall of Fame career, Spieth has had a roller-coaster run. For every big victory, he’s endured a handful of painful losses.
 
In the latest episode of The Scoop with GOLF’s Claire Rogers, Rogers asked Greller if there was one mistake that sticks out in his time on Spieth’s bag. It didn’t take long for Greller to identify the one decision he wishes he could “re-do” — from the 2015 Open Championship at St. Andrews.

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“For me, that was the hardest loss,” Greller began.  “A caddie once told me the better a player you work for the more great wins you’re going to have, and the more tough losses you’re going to have. You want to work for the greats, and you’re going to have those tough losses.”
 
Heading into the 2015 Open at St. Andrews, Spieth already had won the Masters and the U.S. Open earlier that year. On Sunday on the Old Course, he had a chance to win his third major of the season but failed to birdie either of the final two holes to earn a spot in a playoff.
 
The moment that still stings Greller today, he said, came on 18 when Spieth came up short with his approach, leaving himself with an all but unmakeable birdie putt and ending his title hopes. Greller still thinks about his boss’s club selection.
 
“If I had a re-do,” Greller said, “he ended up hitting a gap wedge, he was left and he was being aggressive because he was trying to make birdie there on the 18th hole at St. Andrews. And he ended up coming…short and it came all the way back down to the bottom, and he had to make a 40-footer to get in the playoff. But in hindsight I wish he would have hit it to 20 feet behind it.”
 
Greller’s reaction in the moment spoke to how much he burned to win.
 
“I actually cried after that one I was so upset,” he said. “And not just that decision… it was just he was on the cusp of having a great chance to literally win the first three majors. Then he ended up getting solo-second at Whistling Straits that year at the PGA. He was not far off from winning all four majors  So that’s probably one that I think about.”
 
You watch Greller’s full appearance on The Scoop below, or on GOLF.com’s YouTube page here.

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Jordan Spieth’s longtime caddie and right-hand man joined me for a scoop of mint chocolate chip ice cream to discuss all things golf.

I’ve gotten to know a handful of caddies over the last few years, and they are some of my favorite people in golf. They’re excited to chat on the range while their players warm up, which is good, because they usually have the best stories. They’re also some of the kindest people you’ll find on a golf course. Bones Mackay officially introduced me to Greller on the range at the 2023 U.S. Open, but I’ve been a supporter of his for a while. Greller has been half of some of the most iconic player-caddie interactions in golf — how could I not be a fan?

I was super excited when Greller agreed to join me on the Scoop. I also knew I was going to have a lot of questions for him. How did he go from a middle school teacher to a major-winning caddie? Is he aware that his on-course conversations with Spieth often go viral? What has he learned throughout his career?

You’ll get answers to all those questions, plus a whole lot more, in this episode of the Scoop. You’ll also see that Greller is awesome — and understand why his relationship with Jordan Spieth is so special.

Watch below!

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It’s smooth and fluid, resembling poetry in motion — which makes it quite popular amongst Instagram viewers anytime the one-time major champ posts himself swinging a club.

Adam Scott reveals his favorite swings to watch

While people typically admire Scott’s golf swing, the 44-year-old Aussie also gawks over a few of his own peers’, and he sat down with GOLF’s Claire Rogers to spill some details.

“There are lots of guys’ swings I like watching,” Scott says. “Right now, everyone loves watching Ludvig Aberg because it’s easy to watch. He makes it look pretty simple, it has great tempo, it’s powerful, and the lines look great — so it’s easy to like.”

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The 24-year-old Aberg is a star in the making, with many believing he’s got the game (and mental fortitude) to become the face of the PGA Tour. It doesn’t hurt that he’s got one of the smoothest swings in the world — and that Scott joins millions of others who love to watch it.

But Scott also mentioned a few other golf swings that helped influenced his game over the years.

“I love watching Rory [McIlroy] play. The power and the balance is appealing to me,” he adds. “I love watching Dustin Johnson swing the club as well.

“But growing up, big inspirations for me were Greg Norman, Fred Couples, and Ernie Els. Once Tiger [Woods] turned pro, everyone was obviously watching him. Those are the swings that really stand out to me that had an impact and, at times, I’ve tried to mimic.”

You can check out the entire interview with Adam Scott by heading over to GOLF’s YouTube channel.

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The 2013 Masters champion joined me for a scoop of vanilla ice cream (Scott’s favorite) ahead of his 11th Presidents Cup appearance in Montreal. I’ve gotten to know Scott’s team a bit over the last year through TGL’s Boston Common, so I was psyched to get a chance to sit down with the former World No. 1 and owner of my favorite swing. (Scroll to the bottom of this article for the full interview.)

Scott opened up the interview by saying that he’s pretty boring, but I found him incredibly interesting. He discussed the hilarious reason why he ended up at college at the University of Las Vegas, his impressive run of wearing beige on the course, why he laughs at his old-school Rolex and why he would turn his back away from Tiger Woods when paired with him at tournaments.

Shout out to Scott for being so kind and easy to work with on an extremely hot day. My only regret is that I didn’t wear beige to the interview.

So grab some ice cream and prepare for the Presidents Cup with this Scoop episode featuring Adam Scott — now live on GOLF’s YouTube channel. I know you’ll enjoy it.

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The 20-time LPGA winner joined me for a scoop of pistachio raspberry ice cream from Morgenstern’s Finest Ice Cream in New York City ahead of her third (!) appearance at the Olympic games. As far as ice cream flavors go, Ko’s choice is probably the most unique in Scoop history. I stuck with cookie dough, but I have a lot of respect for her unconventional choice. Morgenstern’s is one of my very favorite spots in Manhattan, so make sure to check it out next time you’re in town.

Ko has a very calming, mature presence so I knew as soon as we sat down I was going to learn a lot from her.

No one knows Olympic golf better than Ko — she won silver in Rio in 2016, bronze in Tokyo in 2020 and the gold medal shortly after this interview in Paris. She explained how her biggest takeaways from those competitions weren’t necessarily on the golf course, but what she saw in the other athletes. Ko explained where her interest in psychology came from (hello, Criminal Minds!) and how her work with a mental coach has helped her improve both on and off the course.

We also discussed what it was like winning an LPGA event at 15 years old, dealing with nerves and what earning her place in the LPGA Hall of Fame would mean to her, a feat she accomplished by winning the gold medal in Paris. Finally, Ko shared a career high, low and what she’s learned, which included what the average person might not realize about Nelly Korda’s five consecutive wins.

Shout out to Lydia Ko for being so willing to open up. It’s always fun to learn about the best players in the game, especially when they’re as easy to talk to as Ko. So grab some ice cream and sit down for this Scoop episode featuring Lydia Ko — now live on GOLF’s YouTube channel. I know you’ll enjoy it.

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Two-time major champion Collin Morikawa joined me for a scoop of strawberry cheesecake ice cream ahead of his second appearance in the Olympic Games. We met up at the Travelers Championship, and while I hadn’t spent much time with Morikawa ahead of this interview, he quickly became one of my favorite personalities in golf during our conversation. He was kind, funny, enthusiastic and willing to open up — everything I could ask for from a Scoop guest!

Morikawa and I discussed how he met his wife, Katherine, what he’s most looking forward to at the Olympics in Paris, how “Call of Duty” helped him win the 2021 Open Championship, getting stopped by customs thanks to the Claret Jug and a whole lot more.

Shout out to Morikawa for being so laid back and for giving us some time during a busy week at the Travelers Championship. This may have been the hottest day in Scoop history — it was 90-something degrees and extremely humid while we chatted, but that didn’t keep us from having a great conversation.

So grab some ice cream and prepare for the men’s Olympic golf competition with this Scoop episode featuring Collin Morikawa — now live on GOLF’s YouTube channel. I know you’ll enjoy it.

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The 30-year-old golf-obsessed singer joined me for some cookie-dough ice cream on a day off from his world tour, “The Show,” in Florida. We met up at a Boston Common Golf shoot, and Horan is one of the kindest, most disarming celebrities I’ve met during my time at GOLF. He was extremely laid back and I think it was really fun for him to spend a few hours the way a lot of men (even the ones not on a world tour) do: nerding out over golf.

I asked Horan about how he got into golf, his love for Boston, his friendship with Rory McIlroy and why there’s a gap in his tour schedule in April. We also discussed the fall he took while looping for McIlroy at the 2015 Par 3 Contest at the Masters, which gave the singer a chance to explain what really happened that day.

Shout out to Horan for being so kind and engaged during this interview. His storytelling and humor are second-to-none, as is his love of golf. He stuck around for a while after to chip and putt, and even offered concert tickets to everyone who was working at this shoot. Unfortunately, I had a flight to catch, but the others who attended had awesome seats.

Whether you’re here at as a golf fan or Niall Horan stan, I think you’ll enjoy this sit-down chat. The Scoop with Niall Horan is now live on the GOLF YouTube Channel!

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The 30-year-old LIV Golf pro requested double-chocolate ice cream for our chat — a great flavor choice if I do say myself, although I forgot to pick up chocolate chips to add to our dessert, which DeChambeau says is his go-to topping.

It’s been fun getting to know my guests’ favorite ice cream flavors over the last year or so, and DeChambeau’s pick definitely did not disappoint.

I’ve always had positive experiences chatting with DeChambeau, and this interview was no different. He was extremely generous with his time and kind to the whole GOLF team. I had forgotten how funny he can be, and it definitely came through a few times during our chat. His joke about “always yelling fore” made me laugh and showed that he’s not afraid to poke fun at himself. (For those of you who don’t know, DeChambeau received some criticism a few years ago when people said he didn’t yell “fore” after a wayward drive.)

When I think of DeChambeau, I often think of his post-round press conference after he won the 2020 U.S. Open at Winged Foot, where he said he planned to celebrate his victory with chocolate milk.

In our chat, I asked DeChambeau how he really celebrated that win (this interview was recorded before he won at Pinehurst No. 2 on Sunday) and his biggest takeaways from that first major title.

DeChambeau just took home his second major title, but it’s what he is doing off the course that is garnering a lot of attention. From his massive YouTube following to allowing fans to touch the trophy after his Pinehurst victory, Bryson is doing his part to grow the game.

But how did he get here? We covered that — and a whole lot more — in this episode of The Scoop, so make sure to check it out on our YouTube Channel now. I think you’ll enjoy it!

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I have to admit that I didn’t know much about the 2023 U.S. Open champion before our interview. I’ve spent a good amount of time in Clark’s press conferences over the last year or so, but I was really excited to sit down with him to learn more about what makes him tick. After watching his episode on season two of “Full Swing” on Netflix, I knew that I wanted to learn a bit more about his sports psychologist, Julie Elion.

Don’t be fooled by the all-black outfits: It was a warm day in Phoenix, and we definitely were not in mourning. Clark requested mint chocolate chip ice cream, and I was happy to learn that he’s a big fan of all ice cream, although he doesn’t eat too much of it these days. Luckily he made an exception for our sit-down chat.

From winning a PlayStation on the course as a kid to high school basketball, mental health and how his life changed after winning the U.S. Open, get to know the three-time PGA Tour winner over a couple scoops of ice cream! I think you’ll enjoy this one.

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