Co-hosts Fred Altvater and Carlos Torres bring you the latest GOLF news, insights, analysis, recaps, and previews. They talk anything and everything golf each week on the Back 9 Report.
In the Back Spin segment they briefly recap all of the weekend action in the six professional golf tournaments worldwide. From Jordan Spieth’s win at Pebble Beach to Dimitrios Papadatos’ win in Australia and Erik van Rooyen’s win on the Sunshine Tour in South Africa.
The Par 5 News has items about Tiger Woods continuing back issues and his disappointing return to professional golf. Jordan Spieth had harsh words for autograph hounds, current Ryder Cup news, the European Tour continues to experiment with new tournament formats, Patrick Cantlay’s back issues nearly upended a promising golf career and President Trump entertained the Japanese Prime Minister with a round of golf with Ernie Els.
They take to the Practice Range to discuss an article in Global Golf Post by Jim Nugent outlining the $3.9 Billion in charitable donations that are generated annually through golf events. Its just not the PGA and LPGA Tours that lend their time and money to charity, the everyday golfer helps create charitable dollars for local needs and generate millions of dollars nationwide.
In the Final Putts, friend of the show, Dick Gray, the Director of Agronomy for the PGA Village Golf Club in Port St. Lucie and winner of the 2016 Superintendent of the Year award is interviewed.