Sports Innerview With Ann Liguori

Ann visits The Club at New Seabury on Cape Cod and talks with Jim Clay, Dir. of Golf, about the unique oceanfront property featuring the Dunes Course and the Ocean Course, two different and challenging golf experiences for residents and visitors. Ann also talks with their Executive Chef, Mark Porcaro, about the creative culinary offerings at their five restaurants including their iconic The Popponesset Inn and 95 Shore.

Ann plays The Sporting Club, the private course at The Greenbrier, designed by Tom Fazio, and talks with John Klemish, the Advisor to the Chairman/Broker-in-Charge, about the stunning property in West Virgina and the history of the famed resort.

Ann talks with legendary golf landscape artist Linda Hartough about how she got her start, the process of painting the most beautiful holes from the most prestigious courses in the world and what she does when she’s not creating beautiful paintings.

Ann talks with legendary golf landscape artist Linda Hartough about how she got her start, the process of painting the most beautiful holes from the most prestigious courses in the world and what she does when she’s not creating beautiful paintings.

Ann replays her classic ‘Sports Innerview’ cable show, taped in 1992,  with legendary Chicago Bears RB Gale Sayers, who passed away this past week, about his career off the field, how he prepared for life after football, about his friendship with Brian Piccolo, the film, ‘Brian’s Song,’ adapted from Sayer’s book, his opinions on Coach George Halas, Jim Brian, Barry Sanders and lots more. 

Ann replays her classic 1992 Sports Innerview cable show with legendary Chicago Bear’s RB Gale Sayers, who passed away this past week. Ann asks Gale about preparing for life after the NFL, his thoughts on coaching, about Brian Piccolo and the film ‘Brian’s Song,’ which was adapted from Sayer’s book; his thoughts on Jim Brown, Barry Sanders and lots more. Ann replays her conversation with Brandel Chamblee of The Golf Channel and they talk about his strong opinions on a variety of topics.

Ann talks with John Pak, who turned out to be the only golfer of 13 amateurs, to make the cut at the US Open at Winged Foot. The FSU senior from Scotch Plains, NJ, introduced himself to Tiger Woods, Bryson DeChambeau and other top players earlier in the week, and shares the advice they gave him. He said he had two goals this week. And he accomplished both of them! I think you’ll be surprised to hear what they are.

Ann talks about the U.S. Open Golf Championship taking place at Winged Foot, learns what it took to get the club ready for the Major Championship during the pandemic from Lily Braswell, Dir. of Operations, Winged Foot; meets John Pak of Scotch Plains, N.J., a senior at FSU, who is the only amateur of 13 to have made the cut; and Ann visits with Greg Logan, long-time sports writer for NEWSDAY about golf, basketball and about some of his more memorable assignments.

Ann talks to Hale Irwin about the first of his three US Open titles, ‘the Massacre at Winged Foot’ in 1974, which he won with a score of +7. Hale talks about what made Winged Foot play so brutal and the players he thinks will contend at the 2020 US Open. He also talks about a new multi-channel digital platform he’s involved with called Keeler1930.

Ann previews the women’s US Open tennis final; talks with 3-time US Open champ Hale Irwin as he recalls his first US Open win in 1974 at Winged Foot and shares what made the course so brutally difficult, as well as the players he thinks will contend at the 2020 US Open and he talks about a new multi-channel digital platform he’s involved with called Keeler1930. Ann also replays a conversation she had with tennis star/golfer Mardy Fish.

Ann recaps the first five days of the US Open Tennis Championship, gets to know more about Volvik golf balls by talking to Wes Whittingham, VP of Sales, Volvik, and replays a conversation she had with Andrew Murstein, CEO, Medallion Financial, Majority Owner of Richard Petty Motor Sports, talking about his success in the sports biz.

Ann shares a segment with her in-depth interview with the legendary Gary Player who shares strong opinions on Jordan Spieth’s swing fundamentals, how a player can get over a slump, how Gary is against having a coach stand right behind him, his opinion on Tiger changing his swing through the years and whether he feels Tiger Woods will win another Major. 

Ann interviews Andrew Murstein, CEO, Medallion Financial, Majority Owner of Richard Petty MotorSports, Sports Owner Extraordinaire, and he talks about the keys to successful sports ownership, working with NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace, Hank Aaron & Jim Brown.

Ann shares a segment of her in-depth interview with the legendary Gary Player and Gary expresses strong opinions on Jordan Spieth’s swing and whether he thinks Tiger will win another Major. Ann interviews Andrew Murstein, CEO, Medallion Financial, Majority Owner of Richard Petty MotorSports, Sports Owner Extraordinaire, and he talks about the keys to successful sports ownership, working with NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace, Hank Aaron & Jim Brown.

Robert Harris, VP of Golf, The Greenbrier, shares fun stories about his time with Sam Snead who was associated with The Greenbrier for years and talks about the excellect golf offerings at the famed resort including Old White designed by CB MacDonald, The Meadows, designed by Seth Raynor; and The Greenbrier course.

Ann talks about the special golf offerings and other sporting activities at The Greenbrier in West Virginia, talks with Robert Harris, VP of Golf, about the Old White course designed by CB MacDonald, The Meadows, designed by Seth Raynor, The Greenbrier. Robert shares many Sam Snead stories and anecdotes about the many stars who visited and continue to visit The Greenbrier; Cam Huffman, PR Maven, about the history of The Greenbrier and the resort's connection to the White Sulphur Springs community; and to John Klemish about the private Sporting Club and the Snead course.

Ann connects with Brian Crowell, PGA Director of Golf, Osiris Country Club and Golf Commentator and they talk about broadcasting Major Championships from home, the impact of the pandemic on broadcasters, the fall-out from Brooks Koepka's comments on Dustin Johnson and 'I don't know a lot of the other guys up there;' Tiger, what makes Collin Morikawa so good; and balancing his golf duties with broadcasting. 

Ann connects with Brian Crowell, PGA Director of Golf, Osiris Country Club and Golf Commentator and they talk about broadcasting Major Championships from home, the impact of the pandemic on broadcasters, the fall-out from Brooks Koepka's comments on Dustin Johnson and 'I don't know a lot of the other guys up there;' Tiger, what makes Collin Morikawa so good; and balancing his golf duties with broadcasting. Ann also talks with Gabby Lemieux, the only female Native American on the Symetra Tour.

Ann talks about the first two rounds of the PGA Championship, taking place in San Francisco at the Harding Park TPC course, learns about the Golf Heritage Society with President Dr. Been Bernacki and Ann replays an interview she did with Mike Nichols, Business Officer, Symmetra Tour, about the ‘road to the LPGA.’