Coming soon on Up & Down

09/03/19 • 3 min

In the coming months, Up & Down will feature more compelling conversations from some of the most unique duos in the game of golf, including Matthew Wolff and his swing coach George Gankas, PGA TOUR Rules Officials Slugger White and Mark Russell and more.

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Joel Dahmen and caddie Geno Bonnalie

Joel Dahmen and caddie Geno Bonnalie are childhood friends who grew up playing golf together in the Lewiston-Clarkson Valley on the Washington-Idaho border. They have since developed into one of the most entertaining duos on the PGA TOUR.

The two recount the notorious email Bonnalie sent Dahmen applying to be his caddie (3:50), discuss some of Bonnalie’s funniest tweets (9:27), share how Bonnalie once broke both of his arms playing golf (11:20), and tell the story of how playing a round with Tiger Woods brought popularity to Dahmen’s bucket hat (14:05).

Up & Down is a new podcast from the PGA TOUR.

On each episode, we’ll explore the profound personal connections that surround our sport as people in the game come together to dive deeper into their relationship than they ever have before.

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Matthew Wolff and swing coach George Gankas

Self-described disrupters, Matthew Wolff and his swing coach, George Gankas, have been working together for nearly six years. Wolff burst onto the PGA TOUR scene in 2019 winning in his third professional start after a storied career at Oklahoma State. Gankas has built an impressive following on Instagram dissecting his student’s swings for players like Wolff, who owns one of the most unique swings in the game.

The two reflect on how they first met, discuss Wolff’s swing (2:01) and laugh about some of the criticism each has received (3:28). They discuss the 20-year old’s length off the tee (5:43), the vocabulary Gankas has created with his group of students (9:51) and the weight of expectations on a player with Wolff’s talent (11:37).

Up & Down is a production of the PGA TOUR.

On each episode, we’re exploring the profound personal connections that surround our sport as people in the game come together to dive deeper into their relationship than they ever have before.