Best Jake Knapp Podcasts (2025)

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Jake Knapp’s Clubs & Ranking The Best Mini Drivers Of 2025 1:16:49

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This week, we're getting stuck into the min-driver market, comparing and ranking those currently on the market, including the TaylorMade R7 Quad, PXG Secret Weapon, Callaway Elyte, and the Titleist GT280, to see which is Joe's favorite and which might be right for your game. Some top drawer Ask The Pod's this week, before diving into a WITB of one …

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Jake Knapp breaks down his 59 at PGA National, if Signature Events create an unfair advantage 1:16:57

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz are joined by PGA Tour winner Jake Knapp for an exclusive, in-studio interview. The course record holder at PGA National talks his propensity for low rounds on the PGA Tour, what led to him recently hiring Joe Greiner as his caddie and an embarrassing moment playing alongside Marti…

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U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion Brandon Holtz talks his victory at Troon Country Club, having lifetime badges to the Masters 53:52

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz are joined by 2025 U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion Brandon Holtz for an exclusive interview. The former Illinois State University basketball player talks his transition from Division 1 hoops to professional golf, being familiar with Augusta National thanks to his dad's lifetime Masters b…

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Ewen Ferguson What's In The Bag Special, The Revolutionary Sausage Putter & What Is The Best Putter Of All Time? 1:25:45

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Happy Friday, folks! Hope you enjoyed last week's Ryder Cup action. We're back this week with a jam-packed episode and something of a putter special. Firstly, Joe's been doing some more digging in the bags of Ryder Cup players, and has been wondering: is the blade (Anser-style) putter dying out completely? After that, we take a look at one of the h…

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Best of Ryder Cup Week featuring Paul Azinger, Colin Montgomerie, Tom Lehman and Tony Jacklin 2:00:52

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz breakdown everything they witnessed during their week at Bethpage Black including the fallout from the 'Envelope Rule,' the crowd's absolutely raucous behavior on Saturday and the U.S. Team's failed attempt at a record setting comeback during Sunday Singles. We then share the highl…

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Howie Liu: Building Airtable to Feel Magical 46:05

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Spreadsheets were originally designed for finance people. But when Howie Liu and his co-founders started Airtable in 2012, they had a deeper insight that a spreadsheet-database hybrid could be used by anyone for just about anything, including project management, content calendars, recipes, and even travel itineraries. Now the company is valued at …

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Justin Rose What's In The Bag, Ryder Cup Club Counts & Is Virtual Reality The Future Of Indoor Golf? 1:17:07

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Happy Friday, hope you're enjoying the Ryder Cup, and thanks for taking some time to download this week's episode! We're back in the studio for a deep dive into the bag of Justin Rose. Declared an equipment 'loon' by Joe, we discuss the seven driver switches, four lob wedges and four golf balls Justin has had in the bag over the last 18 months. Als…

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Subpar LIVE from the Ryder Cup with special guest Jimmy Walker 28:20

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Subpar's Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz are joined by 2-time Ryder Cupper Jimmy Walker LIVE from T-Squared Social in New York City for a special Ryder Cup preview. -- A HUGE thanks to our official sponsor Zone Nicotine who is the Presenting sponsor of this LIVE Ryder Cup Edition of Subpar. Warning: This product contains nicotine. Nicotine is an additiv…

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2025 Ryder Cup Preview: Will Scottie Scheffler lead the U.S. Team to victory at Bethpage Black? 59:25

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz talk who is on top of their game heading into the 2025 Ryder Cup, if anyone on the European side will be able to slow down Scottie Scheffler and who they see teaming up on Day 1 at Bethpage Black. The guys then reveal their best bets for the week and their predictions on who will b…

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Fleetwood & Molinari’s 2018 Ryder Cup What’s In The Bag Special! | Kick Point: The Golf Gear Show 1:09:20

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Coming to you from the extremely impressive Justin Rose room at North Hants Golf Club, in this episode, Joe is moaning about how many tour players don't know anything about their equipment, Dan has a show and tell of some retro Ping irons he's purchased as a gift for his Dad, before the boys get into some Ask The Pod action. Finally, Joe takes a de…

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Johnson Wagner weighs in on the U.S. team's chances to win the Ryder Cup, his best and worst shot recreations of the year 1:21:39

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz are joined by 3-time PGA Tour winner Johnson Wagner for an exclusive interview. The man behind Golf Channel's popular 'Live From' segment talks his best and worst shot recreations of the year, who he could see being paired with Bryson DeChambeau at Bethpage Black and how he is feel…

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Joe Liemandt: The AI-Powered School Rewriting the Future of Education 42:33

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Long before he attended Stanford, founded software giant Trilogy, or became the youngest member of the Forbes 400, Joe Liemandt wrote a high school paper about the potential for a futuristic technology called Artificial Intelligence. Four decades later Liemandt sits in the principal’s chair at Alpha School, an AI-powered private school founded in A…

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Ranking The Best Low-Handicap Irons Of 2025, How To Retrofit Second-Hand Equipment & Matt Wolff What's In The Bag Special 1:17:24

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It's a Kick Point first this week, a head to head to head to head to head to head! We've taken what we think are the six best low-handicap irons of the bunch and pitted them against one another in six different categories. Which of the Ping Blueprint S, Srixon ZXi7, Mizuno Pro S3, Callaway Apex CB, TaylorMade P7MC and Titleist T100 will come out on…

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A.Q. Shipley talks how Pat McAfee helped jumpstart his media career, his first experience playing Shadow Creek 1:17:06

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz are joined by former NFL center A.Q .Shipley for an exclusive, in-studio interview. The new radio analyst for the Arizona Cardinals talks what he learned from Tom Brady during their Super Bowl run in Tampa, turning his kids play room into a simulator after catching the golf bug and…

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Retief Goosen What's In The Bag Special & What Are The Best Direct To Consumer Brands? 1:35:11

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Happy Friday!! We're back in the studio this week for more equipment fun. The bulk of this week's episode is dedicated to direct-to-consumer brands. These golf brands - like Takomo, Ben Hogan, New Level and Tour Edge - are becoming increasingly more popular and prevalent, but what are they and how do they differ from the original equipment manufact…

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2025 U.S. Amateur Champion Mason Howell breaks down his victory at The Olympic Club 1:09:58

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz are joined by 2025 U.S. Amateur Champion Mason Howell for an exclusive interview. The third-youngest player to hoist the Havemeyer Trophy talks the biggest moments from his win at The Olympic Club, how playing in the U.S. Open at Oakmont helped mentally prepare him for victory and …

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Mårten Mickos: Essential Lessons From A Legendary Tech CEO 41:24

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Mårten Mickos isn't the kind of CEO who tries to dream up world-changing ideas or invent brand new markets. Perhaps best known for leading MySQL to becoming a $1 billion success story that powered Facebook, Google, and YouTube, Mickos also led teams at Eucalyptus and HackerOne and has consistently shown an ability to convert the potential energy of…

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Marco Penge What's In The Bag Special & On The Range At The British Masters! 47:36

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We've been let out of the studio again, and this week's episode comes live from the range at the British Masters. We spent Tuesday interviewing some of the best and biggest names on the DP World Tour, and thought we might as well cobble together a podcast episode while we were there! Alongside our reactions to what we'd seen in players' bags up and…

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Old Dominion talks their Pebble experience with Jim Nantz, secrets to booking rounds while on tour and their new album 'Barbara' 1:04:12

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz are joined by Old Dominion band members Brad Tursi and Trevor Rosen for an exclusive interview. The Grammy nominated superstars share their favorite tricks to secure tee times while out on tour, the best moments they've had with Jim Nantz at Pebble Beach and what to expect from thei…

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Trottie Golf On His Best (And Worst) Moments On The Tour Truck & Fitting The World's Best Players 1:24:10

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We're back in the studio! After a month or so on the road, we're back with a Tested This Week on the new Maxfli Tour and Tour X balls and your correspondence and questions on Ask The Pod. Our guest this week is Trottie Golf, or just Chris Trott to his friends and family. Now a YouTube star in his own right, you'll likely have seen Trottie on Taylor…

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Hal Sutton on his head to head battles with Tiger and Jack, advice for Keegan Bradley ahead of the Ryder Cup 59:00

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz are joined by 14-time PGA Tour winner Hal Sutton for an exclusive interview. The 2004 Ryder Cup captain reveals the advice he would give Keegan Bradley on playing at Bethpage, how often he still hears 'Be the right club today' and if it was more intimidating going head to head with…

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Grading Every Equipment Manufacturer's Year (So Far) & Ian Poulter Heckles Joe 57:25

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Our final special of the summer sees us back at JCB Golf & Country Club to give all of the major equipment manufacturers a summer school report after a very busy year of releases. Those who have been listening since the very early days will remember we did this last year, and it was relatively successful, so we're wheeling it out again. Every brand…

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Hudson Swafford talks the potential path back to the PGA Tour for those leaving LIV Golf 1:32:58

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz are joined by 3-time PGA Tour winner Hudson Swafford for an exclusive interview. The former LIV Golf player talks his initial decision to join the rival league, what path he may have to rejoining the PGA Tour and what to expect when the contracts of LIV's biggest stars expire follow…

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Eric Schmidt: The Implications of Superintelligence 40:35

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Best known as the CEO who helped transform Google from a promising startup into one of the best businesses in human history, Eric Schmidt has recently become one of the most important voices in the global conversation about artificial intelligence. He’s co-written two books on the subject including the New York Times bestseller Genesis: Artificial…

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Viktor Hovland What's In The Bag Special (With His Club Builder) & Behind The Scenes At Ping's Proving Grounds 47:45

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It's the final episode of our US Tour! This week, we're in Phoenix, Arizona, taking a peek behind the curtain at Ping's HQ. We've got insights into the brand's new proprietary shaft lab, its unique production line, and its state-of-the-art putter fitting centre. Joe was also fitted on the Proving Grounds for the new i240 and iDi driving iron - we'v…

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How Hunter Mahan became Adam Sandler's 'swing double' in Happy Gilmore 2 1:00:42

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz are joined by 6-time PGA Tour winner Hunter Mahan for an exclusive interview. The 'swing double' for Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore 2 details how he landed the role of a lifetime, what current Tour players impressed him with their acting skills and his favorite celebrity he met on s…

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Scottie Scheffler What's In The Bag Special With Adrian Rietveld 1:03:59

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We've got another very special episode lined up for you this week, filmed live at TaylorMade's 'Kingdom' in California. We've pulled back the curtain to bring you an in-depth chat with the man personally responsible for crafting Scottie Scheffler's golf clubs: Adrian Reitveld, TaylorMade's Senior Tour Manager. Having worked with Scottie since he tu…

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Taylor Twellman talks how his viral ESPN rant cost him the golf trip of a lifetime, finishing 4th at the American Century Championship 1:20:38

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz are joined by MLS commentator Taylor Twellman for an exclusive interview. The 4th place finisher at the 2025 American Century Championship shares how his viral World Cup rant cost him the golf trip of a lifetime, why he had to turn down a round at Augusta National and his favorite …

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Behind The Scenes At The Titleist Performance Institute & Our 2025 T-Series Irons First Impressions 49:21

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Happy Friday, folks. I hope you're enjoying The Open! We've got a very, very special episode lined up for you this week, the first of three from our trip to the USA in late June. Our first stop was with our friends at Titleist, which was recorded from a state-of-the-art podcast studio at the Titleist Performance Institute in Carlsbad, California. W…

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The 153rd Open Championship: Who will secure The Claret Jug at Royal Portrush?? 46:40

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz recap a big week in golf at the Scottish Open, ISCO Championship and the American Century Championship. The guys then preview and share all their picks for The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush. -- Download the Fanatics Sportsbook today and use code SUBPAR and you will get …

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Jack Nicklaus' Clubs, Our Favourite Trainings Aids (And Why You Should Use Them) & Should You Use More Fairway Woods? 1:19:21

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Happy Friday, KPers. It's another hot one in the studio this week, so please forgive our clammy faces and flustered nature. For those who enjoyed watching the shaft wall collapse two weeks ago, we've got another treat for you this week, too... Onto the content, and we're starting with what should be a very helpful segment on our favourite training …

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J.J. Spaun breaks down his incredible U.S. Open victory, expectations for the Ryder Cup 1:07:15

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz are joined by 2-time PGA Tour winner J.J. Spaun for an exclusive, in-studio interview. The 2025 U.S. Open Champion talks the amazing finish he had Sunday at Oakmont, the gift he received from Tony Hawk following his win and what Rory McIlroy said to him before he went to a playoff …

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Sepp Straka's Clubs, Maxfli XC2 Iron Review & Do Taller People Really Need Longer Clubs? 1:15:12

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Happy Friday, folks! Another busy episode for you this week. To start, we've got a brief chat about Bryson's new LA Golf irons and why he hasn't been quite able to settle into them just yet, as well as a Tested This Week on the return of Maxfli and the new XC2 irons - are they the real deal in the player's distance category? Ask The Pod is back thi…

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Steve Williams reveals why he intentionally gave Tiger Woods the wrong yardage, the two greatest shots he witnessed him hit 1:05:06

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz are joined by longtime PGA Tour caddie Steve Williams for an exclusive interview. The man on Tiger Woods' bag for 13 years breaks down the pressure of working for the world's best golfer, the greatest shots he ever saw him hit and the biggest argument they ever had. -- Download the…