Living Golf
SHOW #77 (airs Thursday 8th October 2010)
ARNOLD PALMER CELEBRATES HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY
Living Golf pays tribute to one of golf’s greats, Arnold Palmer, who is widely recognized as one of the game’s pioneers and most influential players. To mark his 80th birthday we look back at his career, his achievements and what he has for the game of golf. We also hear from some of the biggest names in the game on how Palmer has helped to shape the modern face of golf.
THE DUKE OF YORK YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY
CNN’s Alex Thomas sits sit down with Prince Andrew at the ‘The Duke of York Youth Championship Trophy’ tournament in Dudonald Scotland. We explore the Prince’s love of golf and the significance of this event in promoting the game of golf for the next generation of professional golfers.
MEADOWS MUSINGS
This month our technology pro Chris Meadows will put the ‘Motocaddy’ to the test at the Grove. This is a new GPS technology that you put on your golf cart, meaning it knows where it's going and can follow you hole-to-hole, also tracking distances off the tee and to the green.
ADAM SCOTT'S HOT SHOTS
In this month’s ‘scott’s hot shots’ our ‘pro’ Adam Scott will show us how elevated shots affect your club selection.
ST. ANDREWS: THE HOME OF GOLF
Three-time Ryder Cup winner Paul McGinley plays the historic 18th with CNN’s Alex Thomas. We look at how technology has changes since St Andrews introduced the game. Paul McGinley puts a set of antique hickory clubs to the test at St Andrews while Alex Thomas tries to match Paul with his modern clubs
POWERPLAY GOLF
Living Golf’s Justin Armsden is to participate in a Powerplay tournament in Surrey. We put the new shorter version of the game, golf's equivalent of cricket's Twenty20 to the test. PowerPlay Golf is a new nine-hole form of golf, where there are two flags on every green. You can score extra points if you take a 'PowerPlay' and go for the Black Flag, but you have a limited number of 'PowerPlays' in your round. PGA Professional championships have been held in the UK, Ireland and South Africa, while discussions about the global development of PowerPlay Golf are well advanced with a number of governing bodies and broadcasters around the world.
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