PDGA Radio News
Relaunched in 2022, Grant Zellner #61914 and Jennifer Allen #15354 pilot a show featuring special guests from across the disc golf landscape, listener questions, and more coverage of the pro and amateur game.
PDGA Radio News debuted in 2004 - the same year the term “podcast” was coined. Created by Brian Sullivan #14015 this innovative program delivered a weekly 20-minute broadcast jam-packed with fast-paced, up-to-the-minute content all about disc golf. Brian hosted from 2004 through 2006. Then, Steve Kuzenski #29027 took over the mic from 2008 until 2010. In 2018, Steve Hill #103842 and Sara Lamberson #41012 reinvented the show and gave listeners 125 hour-long episodes discussing and detailing the pro tour.
August 8, 2005: It's a supersized clinic edition of the show! This week you'll find hot tips from top pros Des Reading, David Feldberg and Kevin McCoy on anhyzers, headwinds, uphill putts and the venerable thumber shot. Plus a look at some of the coolest PDGA events coming this weekend. The most fun wins!
August 1, 2005: Meet New World Champ!
July 25, 2005: Cool stuff happening at the Pro Worlds website; Doubles champ Kevin McCoy shares his practice and putting strategies in the 60 Second Clinic; results from Pro Worlds Mixed Doubles; and five-time Women's World Champ Juliana Korver talks with us about how to encourage more women players, and her thoughts on defending champ Birgitta Lagerholm of Sw
July 18, 2005: Pro Worlds preview!
July 11, 2005: Our interview with Discraft President Jim Kenner continues with a discussion on how pro players become sponsored players; the 60 Second Clinic has tips from David Feldberg for playing smarter in the rain; results from the Brent Hambrick Memorial Open in Columbus and the US Mid-Nationals Championships in Wisconsin; plus there's a squabble with a g
July 4, 2005: Find out how the disc creation process works during our interview with Discraft President Jim Kenner; Des Reading explains her grips in the 60 Second Clinic; results from the Michiana Open in South Bend; Yeti bags a new course record in the Yeti Road Report, and a look ahead to this weekend's Brent Hambrick Memorial Open in Columbus.
June 27, 2005: Meet the best player you've never heard of: Michigan's Scott Martin on putting, practice and being a left-hander; David Feldberg has some tips to help you beat the heat in the 60 Second Clinic; results from the Discraft Great Lakes Open in Ann Arbor; and a look ahead to this weekend's Michiana Open in South Bend, Indiana.
June 20, 2005: Meet the uber-volunteer: Minnesota's Chuck Kennedy joins us to talk about his ratings system, course design and more; what driver weight is best for you?
June 13, 2005: Mark Ellis has a Lizard game to make your pre-tournament warm-up more fun and useful; Pat Vitale makes note of a common beginner error in the 60 Second Clinic; results from the KC Wide Open, and we'll look ahead to this weekend's Greater Des Moines Challenge National Tour event in Iowa.
June 06, 2005: Some re-thinking of the PDGA competitive structure in part two of our interview with PDGA Special Projects Director Dan 'Stork' Roddick; advice from Pat Vitale on whether you should try spin putting in the 60 Second Clinic; news of 99 World Champ Ron Russell; Jay Reading samples some Colorado brew pubs in the Yeti Road Report, plus results from the High Plains Challenge in Ft.
May 30, 2005: News of Brian Skinner's record shattering round rating of 1115 at the Virginia Open; Pat Vitale has tips to improve your putting focus and routine; results from the Beaver State Fling in Portland; Jay Reading digs the big trees of the Northwest in the Yeti Road Report, and we'll meet disc golf's Yoda: PDGA Special Projects Director Dan "Stork" Roddick is our guest.
May 23, 2005: Part two of our interview with Oregon's David Feldberg, who talks about putting, payouts and practice; Pat Vitale has tips for short arms on how to increase your distance; results from an exciting Masters Cup in Santa Cruz; happy travels in Yeti Road Report, and a preview of this weekend's Beaver State Fling National Tour event in Portland.
May 16, 2005: Pat Vitale has tips on improving your roller shot in the 60-second clinic; results from last weekend's Golden State Classic in SoCal; Iowa's Jay Reading experiences some culture shock in the Yeti Road Report, and we'll talk with one of the hottest touring players of the season: Oregon's David Feldberg.
May 2, 2005: Sports Psychologist Dr. Betsy Shoenfelt is back to help us work on the mental game, this time we'll look at setting goals; Todd Branch has tips for disc golfers who can't play as often as they'd like in the 60-Second Clinic; results from Dogwood Crosstown Classic in Raleigh; and a new segment from the PDGA Tour with Jay 'Yeti' Reading.
April 25, 2005: It's nearly time for the annual World's Biggest Disc Golf Weekend, we talk with creator John Houck; results from the Hall of Fame Classic in Augusta; we look ahead to this weekend's Dogwood Crosstown Classic in Raleigh; and more major media coverage from National Public Radio, which last week ran its second disc golf story in one month.
April 18, 2005: Juliana tears it up at the Bell South Open in Bowling Green; Al Schack explains his driver selections in the 60-Second Clinic; results from the Melbourne Open in Florida; a preview of this weekend's Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic in Augusta; plus Executive Director Brian Hoeniger on the PDGA's move from Toronto to the National Disc Golf Center.
April 11, 2005: Al Schack has been our guest recently in the 60-Second Clinic, now he explains what putt and approach discs he carries; results from the Melbourne Open in Florida; a preview of this weekend's Bell South Open National Tour event in Kentucky; plus former PDGA Commissioner Pat Govang on the Steam initiative to build team competition at the community and collegiate levels.
April 4, 2005: Crosstown Classic TD Kirk Yoo turns a life-threatening experience into a tournament win; Al Schack explains the ups and downs of driving with putters in the 60-Second Clinic; plus a preview of this weekend's Melbourne Open National Tour event, and results from last weekend's Gator Country Classic in Florida.
March 28, 2005: More Lizard Games! Mark 'Lizard Lawyer' Ellis will introduce a couple of games that may improve your next tournament finish; Al Schack has more thoughts on disc weights -- this time for new players -- in the 60-Second Clinic; plus a preview of this weekend's Gator Country Classic in Florida, along with a new PDGA Supertour event: the Match Play Championships.
March 21, 2005: Former World Champ Vanessa Chambers tells us why she and a handful of other women disc golfers are revitalizing the PDGA Women's Committee and are working to create a Web space exclusively for the ladies; Al Schack is back to explain how he takes advantage of differently-weighted drivers in the 60-Second Clinic; plus results from last weekend's St.
March 14, 2005: Double Vision! Results from Pro World Doubles in Texas, and four-time World Doubles Champ Kevin McCoy will share his insight into how to make the doubles format work for you; Al Schack explains how he masters the flight characteristics of his new discs in the 60-Second Clinic; plus a preview of this weekend's St. Patrick's Classic in California.
March 7, 2005: Results from the 2005 National Tour kickoff at The Memorial in Arizona; Al Schack has another wet weather disc golf product in the 60-Second Clinic; plus a preview of this weekend's Pro World Doubles in Texas, and Communications Director Terry Calhoun fills us in on what happened at last week's PDGA Summit meetings.
February 28, 2005: Sports Psychologist Dr. Betsy Shoenfelt explains how the power of visualization can shave strokes off of your scorecard; Al Schack has a hot new product to tell you about in the 60-Second Clinic; plus results from the Gentleman's Club Challenge in Vegas, and a preview of this weekend's National Tour opening event, The Memorial in Arizona.
February 21, 2005: Results from the Z Boaz Open in Ft. Worth, Texas; Al 'Sugar' Schack will help you drive further into a headwind in the 60-Second Clinic; a preview of this weekend's Gentleman's Club Challenge in Vegas; and PDGA Tour Manager David Gentry tells us what's on tap for the 2005 National Tour.
February 14, 2005: Results from the Cross Canyon Challenge in Brooksville Florida; Al 'Sugar' Schack will help you take advantage of a tailwind in the 60-Second Clinic; a preview of this weekend's ZBoaz Open in Fort Worth Texas; and we'll introduce you Wisconsin's Chris Heeren, who finished 15th in the Open Division at the 2004 Worlds.
November 15, 2004: In our last PDGA Radio program of the season, you'll find results from the US Masters Disc Golf Championships in Los Angeles; Todd Branch serves up more hot tips for cold winter rounds in the 60-Second Clinic; and we'll introduce you the PDGA's new employees: Tour Manager David Gentry, and National Disc Golf Center Office Assistant Matt Gillis.
November 8, 2004: Results from the Veterans Park Open in Arlington Texas, and a look ahead to this weekend's US Masters Championships. Todd Branch serves up some hot tips for cold winter rounds in the 60-Second Clinic, and we'll introduce you to this year's crop of candidates for a seat on the PDGA Board of Directors.
October 25, 2004: Results from the Texas State Championships, and a look ahead to this weekend's Oklahoma Open in Tulsa. You'll find putting practice tips from Todd Branch in the 60-Second Clinic, and we'll talk course design with the world's preeminent disc golf course designer, John Houck.
October 18, 2004: The Return of the King! Ken Climo tears it up at the United States Disc Golf Championship; plus we chow down on a big heaping plate of scandal by revealing the truth behind the recent PDGA Disciplinary Committee action against 2001 World Champ Cameron Todd.
October 11, 2004: It's the end of the Two Meter Rule! PDGA Rules Committee Chairman Carlton Howard explains when and how this controversial rule will change; results from the Disc Landing Fall Finale in Charlotte; Cameron Todd talks putting basics in the 60-Second Clinic; plus a preview of this weekend's United States Disc Golf Championship in Rock Hill, South Carolina.