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Kiki & Jenny recap all the hottest gossip from the festivities at Pine Needles.  Make sure you are following @GrueterGolf on Instagram, Twitter, and even TikTok, and join our mailing list at www.GrueterGolf.com to stay in the loop about everything we are up to. You can always feel free to get in touch with us at founders@gruetergolf.com to share questions, thoughts, concerns or compliments. Thanks for listening!

Okay sorry that we didn't get this episode out before the tournament, but it's perhaps funnier in hindsight!  The gals discuss the Kiki's upcoming trip to the US Women's Open at Pine Needles and predict that Massachusetts phenom Megan Khang is due for a win; Jen workshops the pitch for her startup concept, Mortem House, a modernized take on the funeral home; and gets completely shot down (yet again) in her quest to get a mini horse at a Grueter Golf event.  Mark your calendar for Bogey Nights, taking place Thursday, August 11 at the Flushing Meadows Pitch & Putt.  Make sure you are following @GrueterGolf on Instagram, Twitter, and even TikTok, and join our mailing list at www.GrueterGolf.com to stay in the loop about everything we are up to. You can always feel free to get in touch with us at founders@gruetergolf.com to share questions, thoughts, concerns or compliments. Thanks for listening!

Kiki, Haley, & Jen have an awesome chat with former golf ball engineer & current tour caddie Maria Juliana "MaJu" Loza. Jen ran into MaJu at the Chevron Championship and they bonded hard over their love for the LPGA, so we knew she would make the absolute perfect pod guest! Things you'll hear about in this ep:  Why some golf balls are more expensive than others and what exactly is inside those things.How Sandra Gal manifested MaJu coming her wayHow she managed to get herself from following the badass soccer ladies playing with Marina Alex in the Palos Verdes Championship to hanging in the owner's box at the Angel City game to marching up to Alexis Ohanion on the field. Also, should Kiki & Haley create annoying catchphrases to even the playing field here? Sound off in the comments! You can find MaJu on Instagram @majuloza.o You can find all things Grueter Golf on our website, on Instagram, and Twitter. 

Haley & Jen are feeling a little under the weather after our big weekend in NYC, so we're cracking open the archives and sharing an awesome conversation that we had with Tori Totlis wayyyy back in December 2021! Tori is an absolute powerhouse for getting more women into the game, creating hilarious and relatable content on her Instagram account @tori_totlis and running Compete Confidence Golf. Tune in to find out how to actually get better at golf (spoiler: practice!) and send this episode to somebody who needs a little push to get into the game! Find all thing Grueter Golf on our Instagram & Twitter @gruetergolf or on TikTok @gruetergolfofficial (and if you know who stole the @gruetergolf handle, tell them to call us). And be sure to sign up for our mailing list on our website to be the first to hear any big news. 

*Editor's Note: We appreciate you bearing with us on the audio on this one! Jen & Sue were screaming* This one is a high energy and rollicking adventure with friend of the pod Sue "Tsunami" Curtin, decorated amateur golfer and really cool person. Tune in for:  Jen & Haley's takes on the pronunciations of amateur, pecan, scallop, and mumWhy Paulina & Pam are cool but EmRata is not.... lol please don't cancel usHow Tsunami first got into golf and how she came back to it years laterA comprehensive rundown of the difference between amateurs and mid-amateursHer experience playing in the USGA Amateur Fourball Championship in Puerto Rico against some of the most talented amateurs in the game (some as young as 12!)What she learned about the next generation of golfersTsu's slow play gripes! ...and as usual, so much more! Check us out at our website and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok (@gruetergolfofficial) s'il vous plaît 💚

Truly, the Masters recap that you will not get anywhere else! We hang with Claire Rogers, the funniest person at Golf.com, and get her takes on the hottest drama from the weekend, including Tigermania, fashion, and her little sister Maddy's opinions on golf.  Questions you'll get answers to: -Who is the most successful PGA Tour player who could walk through an airport without being recognized? -Were Justin Thomas's pants see-through on Sunday? -Who will be the first PGA Bachelor Masters winner? ...and more!  Make sure to follow Claire on Twitter if you enjoy lolling. In honor of LPGA Founder & Hall of Famer Shirley Spork's life, we encourage you to make a donation to Girls Golf. 

Jen could've talked for much longer about this trip, so consider yourselves lucky. Kiki & Haley hear allllll about the golf tournament experience, the wild world that is Palm Springs, the clown at The Nest, and the challenges of life on the road. Sign up for our first event of 2022, Girls on Greens in NYC, here! Sign up for Margaritas & Mulligans on 6/25 in Washington, DC here! And sign up for our mailing list at GrueterGolf.com to keep up with all things GG here.  (Scroll to the bottom!) 

If you haven't heard us gush about Beth Ann, you must be new here! Our favorite journalist joins us to talk alllllll things LPGA leading up to the last major ever at Mission Hills.  What's in store:  -Who exactly is Dinah Shore?  -Lexi's ups and downs with this tournament, and why this might be the weekend to really pull for her -Updates to the Hall of Fame criteria, including the induction of Lorena Ochoa, Shirley Spork, and all the LPGA Founders (and how it shows the importance of Beth Ann's journalism skills!)  Make sure to follow her @GolfWeekNichols on Twitter for all the latest serious news this weekend, and be sure to follow along @GrueterGolf on Twitter & IG for the JV reporting!

We catch up with our pal Marina Alex on how her season has gone so far and get HYPED for the West Coast Swing, especially Jen's big journey to Palm Springs to watch the Chevron Championship!  Follow her on Twitter @marina_deee & Instagram @marinaaadee (her swing is looking fiiiiire btw)

The only thing that would make us talk extensively about the PGA Tour: DRAMAAAA!!! Up until now, we have been dedicated to learning about the Saudi Arabia/ SGL situation strictly from word of mouth, but we finally found the right guy with the right framework to really help us understand what's happening. We coincidentally recorded this the week before Phil really let loose on the PGA Tour, so missed out on his most egregious comments, but safe to say that Will Bardwell, for one, was NOT surprised that Mickelson showed his ass in his comments to Alan Shipnuck.  Tune in to hear Will share his sage wisdom regarding sportswashing, why Phil Mickelson has actually always been a scumbag, and how he came around to starting his blog, the Lying Four, as an alternative to mainstream golf coverage. Check him out on Twitter and on his blog, Lying Four. Recommended reading: 1. "Blind Men and Blood"  2. "Phil Mickelson is Not A Nice Guy"

Back in December, we laid down with the shrinks at Group Golf Therapy and went deep within our feelings on golf, life, and of course, the whole Saudi Arabia thing (kinda). Drew, Connor, and Brad are wonderfully thoughtful people, and in this rollicking episode, we discuss how their beautiful friendship is a a platonic male love story for the ages; Jen's journey to becoming jaded as a cartgirl in college; new year's resolutions; and a giveaway that actually already happened back in December! Support Group Golf Therapy on Patreon, and make sure to tune into their groundbreaking pod and follow them on Instagram! BTW if you want to attend our epic spring break trip to Casa de Campo from March 10-13, we can sneak you in. Check it out here or slide into our DMs @gruetergolf! 

The legendary Liz Breed a.k.a. Shank Haney a.k.a. Safari Liz is BACK on the pod to catch us up on what she's been up to lately and enlighten us with her always refreshing perspective on golf & life.  If you want more Shank, you are in LUCK! You can check her out on Instagram @shank.haney, and her new podcast with Maya Reddy, Loose Impediments, is now live . (It will make you lol.) Check it out here and support our girl on Patreon while you're at it! As always, all things Grueter Golf can be found on our website, Instagram, and/or Twitter!