Next on the Tee: Kermit Zarley recalls U.S. Open battle with Jack Nicklaus at Pebble Beach

Next on the Tee host Chris Mascaro kicks off Season 11 of the podcast with guests Tom Patri, Kermit Zarley, Bob Winters and Jane Crafter.

Patri, a Golf Magazine Top 100 instructor discusses the deadline that wasn’t with the Public Investment Fund and the PGA Tour. The New Year’s deadline came and went and instead of professional golf going into a new year with all this behind them, we got nothing. I also get his thoughts on the power play that some players may be trying to pull off like telling Fred Ridley that The Masters needs to up their prize money. Patri also gives us a lesson on what to do if we’ve contracted the dreaded “yips” word with our putting.

Zarley played his college golf at Houston, was the medalist at the 1962 National Championship and helped the Cougars win the team title as well. We hear about what it was like being a part of Houston’s domination of men’s college golf from the mid-50s to the mid-70s. He then takes us through his four wins on tour and what it was like battling Jack Nicklaus at the 1972 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.

Winters is back, a sports psychologist, takes us through his “5 Truth Bombs to Help Create Golf Confidence.” We also learn about his recent trip to Scotland where he played at Prestwick, the site of the first Open Championship. His trip also included a stop at Dundonald Links, site of the Women’s Open Championship.

The show rounds out with a visit from Crafter, a native of Perth, Australia who is a two-time Australian Ladies Masters Champion, plus winner of the 1997 Australian Open. We hear about those victories plus what it was like battling Nancy Lopez at the 1990 Phar-Mor at Inverrary and being a driving force behind starting the Legends of the LPGA Tour.

Listen: Next on the Tee with Chris Mascaro