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Unqualified Caddie: A Scottsdale Golf Love-Story

by Nate Palmer

Two hosts, one game, and a massive skill gap. Unqualified Caddie is a Scottsdale golf podcast hosted by a scratch golfer and a biomechanics coach who is genuinely terrible at golf. One of us can break down a swing fault from fifty yards away. The other one thinks a mulligan is a type of ravioli. Each week we sit down with golfers, teaching pros, and other experts around the Scottsdale and Phoenix golf scene to talk swing mechanics, the best and worst moment of Scottsdale golf, and the mental side of the game, but the real gold is the origin story every golfer has and nobody asks about: their worst day on the links. The shanked approach in front of the club champion. The three putt that ended a marriage (allegedly). The round so bad it almost ended the sport for them. This is not a stats and swing tips podcast, though you will pick up plenty of both. It is a show built on golf culture, Scottsdale golf courses, biomechanics, and the humbling, hilarious relationship every golfer has with a sport that hates them personally. If you love golf, hate golf, or just love hearing golfers suffer out loud, you are in the right fairway. New episodes drop weekly. Scottsdale golf insiders, weekend hackers, and golf-curious movement nerds welcome.

Latest episodes

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5. Nate Gets Worse at Golf in 3 Easy Steps

Nate has decided that if he can't get better at golf, he might as well commit to getting worse. Carson, a scratch golfer who has watched a lot of people do exactly that,

Sep 16
17 min

4. Three Easy Ways to Get Better at Golf (and a Bonus Way)

You don't need a new driver to get better at golf. On this episode of Unqualified Caddy, Chris breaks down three completely free ways to improve your game: Improve yo

Sep 8
16 min

3. The Autonomy Advantage with Andrew Welk

Andrew Welk has coached enough young golfers to see the pattern clearly. The kids getting the most instruction are often the ones playing the worst. Every shot gets a swi

Sep 1
38 min

2. Kevin Masterson on His Worst Day in Golf and What the Pros Taught Him

Kevin Masterson joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation about golf in Scottsdale and beyond, and things get honest fast. Kevin walks Carson and Nate through the ga

Aug 24
17 min

1. The Best Golf Courses in Scottsdale (According to a Guy Who Actually Knows and a Guy Who Doesn't)

We're kicking things off the only way that makes sense: Carson and Nate arguing about where to play golf in Scottsdale. Carson's a scratch golfer who's walked every fairw

Aug 17
13 min