'Next on the Tee': Paul Alexander discusses latest class of Western Pa. Golf Hall of Fame

On this episode of “Next on the Tee,” host Chris Mascaro is joined by top instructor Tom Patri, Pittsburgh sports talk radio host Paul Alexander, Wisconsin golf hall-of-famer Gary D’Amoto, and U.S. Kids Top 50 master professional Chris Knobloch.

Patri offers golf conspiracy theories about Jon Rahm leaving for LIV, why Rory McIlroy resigned from the PGA Tour Policy Board and looking at moving back to England, why NBC Sports let Paul Azinger and 15-year producer Brandt Packer go, and what happens if the LIV/PGA Tour merger doesn’t go through.

Alexander, who can be heard on 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh, is an expert on not only Pittsburgh sports, but also Western Pennsylvania golf. Hear his thoughts on the Steelers now that Matt Canada is gone plus if the Penguins can make to the postseason. Alexander recently emceed the Western Pennsylvania Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremony and talks about that night and, in particular, Mike McGee, Annika Sorenstam’s husband, inducting his father Jerry McGee. Jerry McGee was a four-time winner on Tour and part of the victorious 1977 Ryder Cup team. Alexander also shares a story of how he went from caddying for Arnold Palmer at a Pro-Am to teaming with Hale Irwin to beat Palmer and his partner.

D’Amoto is an officer for the Golf Writer’s Association of America and a member of the Wisconsin Golf Hall of Fame. He’s written several books, one of which is autobiographical titled, “A Perfect Childhood, Growing up in the 1960s with Baseball, the Beatles, and Beaver Cleaver.” He shares his stories about what it was like growing up in the ’60s. He also talks Wisconsin golf, the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills, and the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits. He has covered every Masters since 1993 and we hear about his chance meeting with a young Tiger Woods in 1996 and what it was like watching Jack Nicklaus make a run at a seventh Green Jacket at age 58 in 1998.

Knobloch takes us inside his junior golf school and how he gets kids excited to play golf at a young age. He also offers advice for parents on how to allow kids to enjoy the game without the pressure of expectations.

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