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A caddy for your brain! The Golf Smarter podcast has been offering sage advice with a sprinkle of humor since 2005 to help you outsmart the course and maybe even your playing partners. Host Fred Greene swings into action with a guest list that reads like a who's who of golf gurus. From PGA professionals, mental coaches, to fitness experts and other experts, each week they cover everything except how to drive the beverage cart. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting to yell "Fore!", this show is your tee time for a smarter approach to more fairways and greens...
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Fred Greene turns golf instruction into conversational comedy, finding humor in the gap between a player's careful plan and the shot that follows.
golf SMARTER treats a better round as a problem of attention as much as mechanics. Host Fred Greene uses guest interviews to connect target visualization and course strategy with the mental habits that follow a player from the range to the first tee.
The range gives you a bucket; the course gives you one ball and a score.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
Shot strategy, translated into practical course-management advice.
This episode treats shot planning as a routing problem, not a guessing game. The guest makes the case that average golfers do not get much out of yardage books, and that a better answer is often a clear aim point before the tee shot.
A clear target picture can make the swing feel simpler.
Golf Smarter treats target selection as the part of the swing that starts before the club ever moves. Its best idea is simple and steady: golf gets easier when a player picks a real target, pictures the shot, and stops treating the ball as the only thing that matters.
A mental-game note that turns target focus into a simple pre-shot habit.
The piece treats target-oriented golf as a mental job before it is a mechanical one. It says the golfer's conscious mind should stay on a clear picture of the target, while the swing is left to the non-conscious mind to carry out.
A golf chat about belonging, not swing mechanics.
This episode treats golf as a social machine, and that reading holds up. It shows how handicaps can flatten the room, how the game lowers the pressure to belong, and why people keep coming back even when the round itself is messy.
A clear reminder to keep the hands moving through the ball and take range freedom onto the course.
Golf Smarter 443 keeps the lesson simple: keep the hands moving through the ball instead of quitting at impact. The advice is practical and easy to picture. Aim past the ball, let the club keep traveling, and trust the motion to finish out toward the target.
Sharp Black pop culture commentary with gossip, jokes, and blunt advice.
Awards season, celebrity memoirs, and new music picked apart with host Louis Fertel and guests.
Comedian Chris Gethard takes one anonymous call a week and can't hang up first.
Isa Calderón and Lucía Lijtmaer riff on feminism and TV history from Spanish stages.
Graham Clark and Dave Shumka turn one small topic into a full episode of tangents.
Host Fred Greene interviews PGA Tour caddy Brandon Parsons, who works for J.B.
Host Fred Greene interviews author Mike Berlin about his book 'Not About Golf,' exploring how golf fosters joy, networking, and personal growth beyond just sport.
Host Fred Greene interviews golf instructor Ken Doherty about transitioning your best game from the driving range to the course, covering topics like ball differences, mental approach, and swing mechanics.
Host Fred Greene interviews Colin Cromack about Target Oriented Golf, a method focusing on using external targets to engage the non-conscious mind for better swing execution.
Host Fred Greene interviews Brent Neville, founder of the ShotSense app, which uses advanced analytics and machine learning to provide personalized golf strategy.
This episode features golf instruction advice and discussion of tournament purse details.
This episode features interviews with golf experts discussing different approaches to swinging the club and improving your game, along with personal stories.
This episode features a conversation with late golf instructor Tony Manzoni about his golf school and includes ads for BetMGM Casino and CAMH mental health.
Host Fred Greene continues a conversation with late golf instructor Tony Manzoni about taking your game to the next level one club at a time.
Fred Greene interviews golf instructor Tony Manzoni about his book and DVD on a fundamental golf swing move.
Fred Greene introduces a classic episode with golf coach Tony Manzoni discussing advice for Tiger Woods and promoting his book and DVD.
Fred Greene interviews golf legend Tony Manzoni about the connected rotating swing and why golfers hook under pressure.
A golf podcast episode featuring an interview about preserving the legacy of a golf legend through storytelling.
Fred Greene interviews golf instructor Tony Manzoni about his single pivot swing method to help golfers improve their game.
Host Fred Greene interviews Mac Barnhart about the TGL Finals and discusses the idea of mic'd golf bags on tour.