The central theme of this podcast episode revolves around an engaging conversation with Kay McMahon, wherein we delve into the intricacies of golf, its culture, and personal anecdotes that illuminate the sport’s impact on individuals. Our dialogue encompasses various topics, including the music that influences one's golfing experience, specifically the nostalgic charm of ABBA, as well as the etiquette expected from spectators during professional tournaments. We further explore the unsung heroes of the golfing community, highlighting the contributions of influential figures who have shaped the experiences of many, such as Homer Martinson and Les Bolstad. As we navigate through this discourse, we reflect on personal influences, cherished possessions, and the lessons learned from a lifetime immersed in golf. Ultimately, the episode serves as a tribute to the enduring spirit of the game and the camaraderie it fosters among enthusiasts.
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Transcripts
Speaker A:
Welcome to Grilling at the Green After Hours.
Speaker A:
The conversation that took place after the show ended.
Speaker A:
Welcome back to After Hours here on Grilling at the Green.
Speaker A:
We've got K. McMahon with us today.
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Had a great show.
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If you're listening to After Hours, first you got to go back and listen to the regular show.
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And K. I always tell people that this is the part of the show that doesn't actually get played on the radio.
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So there is no incorrect speech.
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I'll put it that way.
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If something pops out.
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Okay, like that, we'll just do a few here for you.
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What's the one song you'd like to hear on the radio when you get in your car in the morning?
Speaker B:
Oh, my.
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Well, when I was inside of an indoor thing, I always listened to abba, the whole abba.
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So I love abba.
Speaker A:
Okay.
Speaker B:
The guys that would come into the thing, they say, we can't play golf unless we've got ABBA playing.
Speaker A:
There you go.
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Name one thing that you wish spectators would not do at a tournament, a pro tournament.
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Scream out loud.
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Get the ball in the hole.
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Stop screaming.
Speaker A:
Okay, I've said this before, and, in fact, I think I said it last week.
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But I'd like to find the guy who came up yelling, mashed potatoes.
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And I would like to just take a bowl, because I'm a cook a bowl of mashed potatoes and put it on their head.
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Name an unsung hero in the golf world that you think is an unsung hero.
Speaker B:
That's a good question.
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I'll go back to one of the very first instructors that I had at my home.
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Well, I'll give two.
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Both of them are deceased.
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Homer Martinson was the pro at Wayzata Country Club in Minneapolis for many years, and I got a number of lessons from him as a teenager.
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And I realized that he never charged my father for a lesson.
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And because I think that he knew eventually I would turn into a golf professional.
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The second guy that I think should be even more famous than Harvey Pennock was a guy by the name of Les Bolstad.
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He was the coach at the University of Minnesota that I took numerous lessons from.
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And he was just the most gentle man I ever had.
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But I learned so much from him, all about how the hand should actually operate correctly.
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There you go.
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If you could play around in golf with one of your golfing heroes, who would it be?
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Well, I was very fortunate.
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When I finally got to a job in Palm Springs, California, I got to play.
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It was an Arnold Palmer golf course.
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So when we were there for the first whatever.
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Mr. Palmer came in, and he had two people, and we knew he was going to look for a third.
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So I worked with four other pretty big, handsome, macho guys, got introduced to everybody, and Mr. Palmer finally looked at me and said, let's go play golf.
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So I'd like to play golf with my Mr. Palmer and both of my parents.
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Oh, there you go.
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There you go.
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If you could have dinner with a historical figure, doesn't matter what realm they come, sports, politics, golf, whatever, who would that be, and what would be on the menu?
Speaker B:
That's a good question.
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Would be on the menu, probably.
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It'd probably be Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Okay.
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And I'd probably do.
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So they'd probably serve a pork beef roast or something like that.
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Beef Wellington.
Speaker B:
How's that?
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There you go.
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There you go.
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I can.
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I can make beef Wellington, by the way.
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There you go.
Speaker B:
Okay.
Speaker B:
I knew we were talking about something famous.
Speaker A:
Yeah.
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If you were declared.
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If Kay McMahon was declared supreme Leader of golf for one day, what would you decree?
Speaker B:
What would I decree?
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What would I decree?
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If I could.
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That everyone stopped just giving advice, I guess that would be.
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And.
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And maybe I probably would say that I'd probably want women to have the best tea times.
Speaker A:
Well, yeah, I could.
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No problem here.
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No problem here.
Speaker B:
You got a tough question.
Speaker A:
Do I?
Speaker B:
You've got tough questions.
Speaker B:
This is good.
Speaker A:
Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Name a course that you would like to play, but you have yet to play
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St. Andrews.
Speaker A:
Well, maybe I'll meet you there, because I haven't played it either, so.
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Okay.
Speaker A:
I've been invited, but I haven't been.
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Been able to get over there on that.
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What's the first thing you reach for when you're done with a round?
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And I don't mean at the bar, but it can be at the bar, but I'm just.
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When you're done with a round of golf, what's the first thing you reach for?
Speaker B:
That's a good question.
Speaker B:
First thing I reach for.
Speaker B:
Well, probably putting my head covers back on.
Speaker A:
Yeah.
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Yeah.
Speaker B:
Okay.
Speaker B:
That's not very exciting, but it's.
Speaker A:
It's very truthful, though.
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I like that.
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What's your favorite color?
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Lifesaver?
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Red.
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Red.
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Red.
Speaker A:
The correct answers on this show are either red or green.
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That's.
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That's the correct answers.
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We.
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We.
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It's not even a Christmas theme.
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It's just the other flavors.
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Yeah, not so much.
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Who is the biggest influence on you personally, Kay?
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In.
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In any aspect you want, I will
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say my parents, both my father and my Mother very intelligent people.
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Totally believed in equal rights for my brother and my.
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Myself just, just a lot of very good things.
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And yeah, I would say that.
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What's your most prized possession.
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Make you think?
Speaker B:
Here boy, you're making me think.
Speaker B:
Probably, probably a painting that my father painted after he was.
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After he was sick.
Speaker B:
A painting?
Speaker A:
Yeah.
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Okay.
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Do you remember the first time you ever picked up a golf club?
Speaker B:
I probably do because they had made a little three hole golf course around our.
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In our cul de sac, around my yard.
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My father put flower pots and little, little flags in it.
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And so we had tons of kids in the neighborhood so he cut down a whole bunch of clubs.
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And so I think I was probably four or five, I mean and so.
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But it was kind of fun because we always say we're entrepreneurs because mom made the lemonade.
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So at the garage you stopped and got lemonade but we collected the money and kept it.
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So I just remember playing.
Speaker A:
I like that.
Speaker A:
Do you have a favorite golf book?
Speaker A:
There's tons of them.
Speaker B:
Yeah, the golf.
Speaker B:
I have to think of the correct.
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Griffin and Betty Hicks from:
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Probably two.
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It's probably one of the best written books you'll ever read.
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Ever, ever, ever.
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And you can find them.
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I have a couple copies of it.
Speaker A:
Say the title again please.
Speaker B:
I think it's called the Manual for Teaching.
Speaker B:
I think the ones you need to look up.
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Ellen Griffin and Betty Hicks, both.
Speaker B:
Betty Hicks is a great writer, great cook, great golfer.
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Won I think the US Amateur Ellen Griffin is known in the LPJ as one of our highest award winning.
Speaker B:
We the Rolex award winners.
Speaker B:
You get a Rolex watch when you get that.
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Alan Griffin was just a very famous teacher for many of the first rounds or the second round of LPGA pros out there.
Speaker A:
You won that award, didn't you?
Speaker B:
I did.
Speaker B:
I got my watch right.
Speaker A:
That's as I was gonna say, a little, little tease giveaway there.
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Little clue.
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Couple more things.
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Best and worst concert you've ever gone to.
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And you can't say ABBA at this simulator place.
Speaker B:
I'm going to be perfectly honest.
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Probably because when I was in college there really.
Speaker B:
We didn't.
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There wasn't any concerts.
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And then just after college is when I started to play to wanted to play professionally.
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So I bought a Volkswagen band and I had no money and so I don't remember going to any concerts, to be perfectly honest.
Speaker A:
Oh, that's fine, that's fine.
Speaker A:
If you were an animal, what animal would you be.
Speaker B:
I'd probably be a dog.
Speaker B:
Yeah, probably a golden retriever.
Speaker A:
They're some of the sweetest dogs in the world.
Speaker B:
Exactly.
Speaker A:
Okay, last question.
Speaker A:
This one will make you think.
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If I gave you a box K, with everything you've lost in your life in that box, what would be the first thing you reach for?
Speaker B:
Probably a watch.
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Because when I graduated, my mother gave me a watch and I always would put it in my back pocket and I'd sit in it and I'd lose it or I'd lose it in the swamp when we were kids.
Speaker B:
And I was always losing watches or whatever.
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I'm that way with cell phones.
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Unfortunately.
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I can't tell you how many cell phones I've left at a restaurant or a casino or gas station or something.
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And then, you know, an hour later you go, go back, and most of the time they're gone.
Speaker A:
So, anyway, K. McMahon again, please tell everybody where they can find you.
Speaker B:
You can find me at Education Golf.
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That's.
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But it's spelled E, D U K A Y T I O N golf dot com.
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And please, if you can, have a free phone call with me because there's a pop up thing.
Speaker B:
You put get it on my schedule.
Speaker B:
So I'm, I'm very willing to talk to anybody about your goals in golf anytime you want to call.
Speaker A:
Thank you very much.
Speaker A:
I really enjoyed it K. McMahon, everybody.
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And please do watch her stuff.
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She's got a lot of stuff out there on video and in that and go to her website.
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And she's a lot of fun, too, trust me.
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I'm sure she's a good taskmaster, but I think she's a lot of fun.
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Anyway, we are gonna get out of here.
Speaker A:
Thank you.
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Kay.
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And we'll be back next week with another edition of After Hours here on grilling at the Green.
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Till then, go out, play some golf, have some, eat well like I do, and most of all, be kind.
