Top Swing Instructor Sean Foley Gives Bo & Farrell Lessons in Golf and the Game of Life

09/18/20 • 85 min

When Sean Foley speaks it's a window into the mind of a man equally at home with both The Golfing Machine and The Autobiography of Malcolm X. The 46-year-old Canadian native has been an instructor to some of the best players in the world, including Tiger Woods and Justin Rose. Often waxing eloquent in the lyrical cadences of some of his favorite rappers and civil rights heroes, Foley is destined to use his stature to make an impact on the world larger than the game. With Bo and Farrell, he is at his best — at once explaining the evolution of his teaching methods and then expounding on the nature of race in America.

Previous Episode

Bo & Farrell Preview the U.S. Open at Winged Foot with USGA Staff

In 2005, Jason Gore was a sectional qualifier in the U.S. Open at Pinehurst and nearly won the championship. Now 15-years later, he works for the USGA as the Player Liaison, where he has the task of providing a player's perspective on course setup at this year's championship at Winged Foot. With Bo and Farrell, Gore talks about that magical week at Pinehurst, his new job, his playing days and the rough at Winged Foot. Gore's colleagues at the USGA, Steven Schloss and Charlie Howe, join the episode to offer their unique perspectives on the U.S. Open. As the Chief People Officer, Schloss is the man tasked with leading a 125-year-old organization to greater diversity and inclusion during a time marked by racial strife. Howe, the Championship Director, speaks with gratitude of the bonds he forms every two years at a U.S. Open site and the challenges of holding a tournament during a pandemic.

Next Episode

Golf Channel's Damon Hack Opens Up About Golf and Life in the Age of Covid and Black Lives Matter

With stints at Newsday, the New York Times and Sports Illustrated, where he covered the NFL and the PGA Tour, Damon Hack is one of the most respected sportswriters in America. At the Golf Channel since 2012, the Los Angeles native and father of triplet boys has responded to the current social unrest with a weekly segment on the Morning Drive that places golf at the center of the conversation about race in America.