Booking a tee time with top athletes from the NHL, NFL, or with headlining musicians from the country music scene isn't easy. But we can give you the next best thing! Join avid golfers Jonathan Pepe and Ryan Bashour as they interact with professionals from other sports and industries, discussing their love for the game of golf and what keeps them coming back to the links again and again. Expect light-hearted interviews, tons of golf stories, and how they're doing on their own quest of chasin' birdies. Engaging episodes come out every two weeks. Partners of the Podcast include Nemacolin Resort, Bettinardi Golf, Holderness & Bourne, and Links Brewing.
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episode 26: Outside The Fire Pit - Matt Ginella
If you’re a golfer who owns a TV or has the internet, odds are you know who Matt Ginella is. Former GOLF Channel contributor and golf enthusiast, Matt joins us for this episode full of golf talk. As he manages his busy schedule between running his podcast,The Fire Pit, as well as the Fire Pit Collective, we carve out an hour of Matt’s time to understand his motive and passion behind his love for the game of golf. With some great stories to go along, this episode is one that will keep your attention from start to finish!
Our 26th episode of Chasin’ Birdies and no better guest to have than Matt Ginella. The episode opens up with us talking about our love for the Ashworth family. Matt is close with Mr. John himself and we too have close ties to the Ashworth family. Much love.We ask Matt about his podcast, The Fire Pit, and what he’s doing with this venture. He explains how the podcast has now turned into a full multimedia company and what they’re trying to achieve.
Matt’s dream job was to be the play-by-play announcer for the San Diego Padres. A turn of events and a love for writing landed him an internship with Sports Illustrated which led to a full-time job as a junior photo editor. In 1998 while with SI, he hired a pilot to take photos of the final round of The Masters which almost barred him from ever stepping foot on the course again. Over time, Matt wound up working for the GOLF Channel and co-hosted The Morning Drive.
We ask Matt about his one-on-one time he had with Arnold Palmer in Latrobe, PA. The story he tells is direct from The King’s mouth and is one you will want to hear. We talk more golf and why it’s more meaningful to be with good people at good courses rather than beating yourself up to shoot a certain score. Golf is an adventure and we often forget it!
We wrap up the show with our standard Tap-In segment where we ask Matt certain questions that generally require a quick response, but with Matt, his passion shows and we get some extra love. Give this episode a listen and a like!
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- Our Tap-in segment is sponsored by Bettinardi Golf
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