Fairways and Feelings

#19 Chris Wood - The Anxiety Behind the Scorecard

Three DP World Tour wins. A Ryder Cup appearance. Years competing against the best players in the world. And then, almost everything that had made Chris Wood such a good

#18 Olivia Mehaffey - Learning to Stop Pretending You’re Fine

Olivia Mehaffey has been chasing golf for most of her life. She represented Ireland at 12, moved to America to play college golf at Arizona State, won three times in one

#17 Josh Simpson - Grief, Golf and 652 Courses in a Year

Josh is a golfer from Norfolk and the world record holder for the most golf courses played in a twelve month month period, at 652 rounds. But Josh’s story is about much

#16 Michael McEwan - The Hidden Grief Behind Becoming a Dad

Michael McEwan has spent more than 20 years at the heart of golf media. As Editor at bunkered, Scotland’s biggest golf publication and one of the UK’s leading golf media

#15 Sophia Popov - From Wanting to Quit to Winning a Major

Sophia Popov has one of the most remarkable stories in modern golf. In 2020, she won the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Troon as World Number 304. From the outside, it looked

#14 Suzann Pettersen - The unfiltered reality of chasing world number one

Suzann Pettersen has experienced the absolute pinnacle of professional golf. As a two-time Major Champion, 15-time LPGA Tour winner, nine-time Solheim Cup competitor, a

#13 Paul Cormack - Inside the life of an LPGA Tour caddie

Paul Cormack has experienced life on both sides of the bag. After a decade grinding as a mini-tour pro , he is now an elite LPGA Tour caddie. He currently carries the bag

#12 Rachel Drummond – Loss, Trauma and the Life You Don’t See

Join me as I sit down with Rachel Drummond. She’s been just about everywhere in golf, wearing a lot of hats along the way. Former Ladies European Tour pro, coach, broadc

#11 Sarah Stirk - How Do You Juggle Work, Motherhood, and Yourself?

Join me as I sit down with Sarah Stirk. One of the most recognisable voices in golf broadcasting, and someone whose career has quietly spanned some of the biggest momen

#10 Jean van de Velde - What does resilience really look like?

Join me as I sit down with Jean van de Velde. A former Ryder Cup player, European Tour winner, and a man whose name is still whispered whenever someone finds water on 18.

#09 Tadd Fujikawa - Why did you choose to come out publicly when you did?

In this episode, I sit down with Tadd Fujikawa—a name you might remember from the headlines, but whose story goes far deeper than the spotlight ever showed. At just 15,

#08 Stuart Appleby - What does it take to keep going after everything falls apart?

In this episode, I sit down with Stuart Appleby, a nine-time PGA Tour winner and one of the most quietly resilient figures in golf. Stuart’s career has spanned decades a

#07 Sandra Gal - If golf disappeared from your life… who’s left?

This week, I’m joined by Sandra Gal—LPGA winner, Olympian, Solheim Cup player, and one of the most recognisable names in German golf. She’s had an incredible career on p

#06 Eva Rogers - Would your 12-year-old self be surprised by where you are today?

This week, I’m joined by Eva Rogers, a teaching professional at Medinah CC. She has been nominated to Golf Digest's “Best Young Teacher,” list multiple times, and is so

#05 Marco Penge - What went through your head when you were suspended?

Join me as I sit down with Marco Penge—DP World Tour player, 2023 Challenge Tour No.1, and a guy who makes golf look way easier than it actually is. From dominating as a

#04 Derek Thomas - What keeps you going when self-doubt creeps in?

Join me as I sit down with Derek Thomas—better known as Monterey Golf Guy—a golf social media creator who has brought a fresh, unfiltered voice to golf content. His shar

#03 Christina Kim - What did it feel like to open up about your struggles for the first time?

In this episode, I sit down withChristina Kim, a three-time LPGA winner, Solheim Cup legend, and one of the most fearless, unfiltered voices in professional golf. For ye

#02 Mike Lorenzo-Vera – Why did you step away from professional golf?

In episode 2, I sit down with Mike Lorenzo-Vera, a golfer known not just for his talent, but for his honesty about the realities of life on tour. After nearly 20 years o

#01 Charlie Beljan - How did you decide it was time to get sober?

Welcome to the very first episode of Fairways & Feelings! To kick things off, I’m sitting down with Charlie Beljan—a golfer whose life has been as wild as it is inspiring

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Welcome to Fairways & Feelings, the podcast where we step off the course and into the lives of the people driving the game of golf. Each episode, host Daniel sits down w