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With summer officially here, the Stanley Cup was awarded to the Colorado Avalanche after beating the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning in six games. The Blue Jays are struggling and have a big week ahead with Boston and Tampa Bay in town. Xander Schauffele held on to win the Travelers Championship. Arch Manning committed to the Univer…

Matthew Fitzpatrick held off Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris to win his first major and tournament at the U.S. Open. The Avalanche look really good through the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals and Steph Curry and Warriors won their fourth NBA Title in eight years. The Blue Jays had a rough week and have lost Ryu for the remainder of t…

The Canadian Open was back big time this past weekend in Toronto with a stacked leaderboard that saw Rory McIlroy defend his title and go back-to-back. The Stanley Cup it set with Tampa Bay thinking three-peat and Colorado looking for their first since 2001. The NBA Finals are deadlocked through four games and a winner will be crowned this week, wi…

The Blue Jays continue their hot streak as the offence has started to show its might. The Avalanche are thinking sweep while the Lightning have made it a series in the East. We are in for a wild ride in the NBA Finals if the first two games are any indication. Billy Horschel took home the Memorial while Minjee Lee won the Women's U.S. Open with a d…

Stark is solo this week and it's a perfect time for him to discuss Game 7 between the Rangers and Hurricanes and prepare you for Oilers and Avalanche. The NBA Finals are set and Stark talks about who he wants to win it all. Sam Burns wins the Charles Schwab in a playoff over his best friend while the Blue Jays sweep the Angells and start to heat up…

Bah gawd that's Justin Thomas' music! JT took home his second Wanamaker Trophy after an epic Sunday at the PGA Championship. Tampa Bay is in cruise control in the battle of Florida, while the battle of Alberta is red hot. The Warriors look destined to head back to the finals while the East is up for grabs. The Jays got back to their winning ways an…

No one’s setting the alarm in the morning! The weekend saw five NHL series go to a seventh game, and Leafs fans were left heartbroken. But it’s not all hockey, we touch on the NBA’s final four, the Jays struggling against divisional opponents in series against the Yankees and Rays, and K.H. Lee holds off Jordan Spieth to go back-to-back at the Byro…

While one series looks one-sided, the Stanley Cup Playoffs have provided some great hockey after the opening week of games. The top four in the West and East all advanced to the second round of the NBA Playoffs with each series deadlocked through the first few games. Max Homa won the fourth tournament of his career at the Wells Fargo Championship w…

Toronto and Tampa Bay is one of the most intriguing matchups in the opening round as the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin this week. The NBA Playoffs moved onto the second round where Giannis and the Bucks made quite the statement in the series opener in Boston and Golden State took game one from Memphis. Jon Rahm went wire-to-wire at the Mexico Open for…

The Blue Jays have won four of five series to start the season and sit atop their division. Thursday night will be a life changing night for many college athletes as the NFL Draft kicks off in Las Vegas, who is going to go #1? The Raptors and 76ers have been battling through injuries in their series, elsewhere the Eastern Conference contenders are …

Vladdy is off to a hot start through the first ten games of the season and the Jays look to keep momentum rolling this week on the road. Jordan Spieth took home the RBC Heritage in a playoff after missing the cut at Augusta. The Raptors fell to the Sixers in game one and the Celtics-Nets looks like it will be the must watch match-up of round one. F…

The world's number one ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler took the lead on Friday and didn't let up to win the Masters and claim the coveted Green Jacket. The Blue Jays opened the 2022 season with a series win over the Rangers and Auston Matthews can't stop scoring, having now passed the Leafs franchise record for goals in a season. Canada learned the…

March Madness is now complete with the Kansas Jayhawks taking home the National Championship. The Final Four saw UNC topping Duke as Coach K bid farewell and Kansas was too much for Villanova. JJ Spaun won his first tour title at the Valero Texas Open and with it booked his ticket for Augusta. Opening Day is around the corner with the Dodgers and B…

The Final Four sees four successful programs left standing with rivals Duke and UNC set to meet on Saturday night, while the last standing 1 seed, Kansas plays Villanova. Scottie Scheffler needed sudden death to get into the knockout round but that didn't stop him from winning the WGC Match Play and emerge as the new number one ranked golfer in the…

March Madness is in full swing and provided four great days of must see TV. The 15th seeded, St. Peter's Peacocks are into the Sweet 16 and a number of high seeds have fallen. The Sweet 16 and Elite 8 go this week with some exciting match ups in store. Sam Burns went back-to-back at Valspar and week two of the NFL off-season saw some big names get …

Conditions played a factor in Florida again this week as the Players Championship became a five day event with Cameron Smith putting together a solid final round to get the win. The NFL off-season is off to a flying start with the return of Brady, Rodgers sticking with the Packers and Wilson traded to the Broncos all before free agency got into ful…

The conditions saw the leaderboard look much different from Thursday to Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational with Scottie Scheffler emerging victorious. We are three months into the MLB lockout, when could we see Baseball return? Coach K bid farewell to the Cameron Crazies as the regular season is now over and we shift focus to Conference Champ…

The Game of the Week returns with the Leafs and Red Wings combining for 17 goals on Saturday night. Another first time winner took the Honda Classic while on the hard court, the nations top six teams all lost this past weekend. The Western Conference has a number of teams all within close distance of each other, all while trailing the Avalanche for…

The guys look at the NFL coaching carousel and some upcoming dates in the offseason calendar. Joaquin Niemann went wire-to-wire to win the Genesis Open, Tiger gave an update on his health and many players spoke about the rival Super Golf League. The Olympics wrapped up and Canada finished with 26 medals highlighted by the Women's Hockey Team taking…

When you didn't know you would be doing a podcast three years ago, we think TeeTalk turned out pretty well. Starting from a parking lot conversation - "we should do a podcast", this show was born and it's been quite a run. Sadly, but with pride, this is our last episode. It's the culmination of 151 episodes, 200 hours of programming, and countless …

Full show this week recapping the Super Bowl and the party scenes at the WM Open in Phoenix. The Olympics are in the home stretch with a Canada-USA Women's Gold Medal hockey game on the horizon this week. Two more coaching changes took place in the NHL and the NBA trade deadline did not disappoint. With the end of the football season the guys are i…

The West Coast swing on the PGA TOUR rolls along but the AT&T Pro-Am was just a part of the golf scene this week. Top players headed to Saudi Arabia, while other prepared for the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The LPGA visited Ft. Myers, Florida for the 1st time in 47 years, and that provided an exciting new winner. We wrap all that up in the the W…

This week the guys give their thoughts and predictions for the big game on Sunday, Tom Hoge earns win number one as Jordan Spieth comes up just short at Pebble Beach. On the frozen pebble, Kerri Einarson and Team Canada made it three-straight Scotties titles beating the hosts from Northern Ontario. The Olympics are in full swing and Stark tries to …

Golf shapes lives. It's been said many times that being involved in the sport impacts people beyond the fairways. An example of that is David Gaylord. From a small town in Canada, Gaylord has used golf sucess in his youth to propel him into education, and impacted his life as a successful and innovative entrepreneur. The CEO and founder of upstart …

Happy February! Masaro and Stark are back from a month of rest, relaxation, ups and downs. Full show this week as we tackle the Bengals return to the Super Bowl to meet the Rams, untimely delays can’t prevent Luke List from getting his first tour win and Rafa makes it 21 Grand Slam titles. The boys play a round of rapid fire and Masaro has the tee …

We certainly take things in a new direction this week with a guest that knows a lot less about golf than most of those who join us, but is now massively passionate about the sport. Jake Triplett is well-known on social media but in recent times has become better known for his podcasting work (Ghostrunners, a podcast about nothing) and stand-up come…

It's a very full week of golf talk with most of the major professional golf tours back in action. The Week That Was see us give takes on plenty of topics including (and more); Kevin Na and Grayson Murray take their beef to Twitter If he has to, which will Henrik Stenson choose, Ryder Cup Captaincy or Big Saudi dollars? The rise and fall of Russell …

A special treat this week as not only did the PGA TOUR return with the Sentry Tournament of Champions but we also welcome a guest we have been looking forward to for quite some time. After plenty of banter about the week that was, including Tour Talk, announcements for the U.S. Women's Open, etc., the #4 ranked player in the World Rankings for Golf…

We kick off 2022 with a bang as we look back on happenings in golf over the last month, discuss the PGA TOUR Sentry Tournament of Champions, and explore golf resolutions players (and others) might have for the year ahead. Senior Director of Product Creation at TaylorMade Golf, Tomo Bystedt, joins us to discuss the very distinctive new Stealth woods…

The guys at JABO hope everyone is enjoying their holidays and wish everyone a very happy and healthy new year. This week, Stark discusses the challenges building the perfect backyard rink while Masaro gives his top five Christmas songs and movies. The guys take a look back at the year and the top moments in sports with a longer version of pick'em. …

To all our listeners we want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and safe and Happy Holidays. Before we dip into the egg nog there was a lot going on last week in the sports world. The Ravens made it a game but Aaron Rodgers and the Packers became the first team to clinch a playoff spot with the win on the road as Rodgers looks for back-to-back …

The Packers beat the Bears on Sunday night which makes one of our hosts happy and the other asking questions. Masaro continues the curling chat ahead of a tournament this weekend while Stark shares his joy after going Christmas shopping. The Bills made things interesting in the second half but couldn't beat Brady and the Bucs in OT as Tom set anoth…

The 2021 golf year was another remarkable one and we look back on 48 episodes of the Flagstick.com TeeTalk Podcast to end the season. We run through the gamut of guests and shows to note memorable chats and moments. We pick out our favourite courses we played, our most memorable rounds (personally and on tour), and the players were were most shocke…

This week Stark made a new friend at his son's hockey tournament/jamboree while Masaro enjoyed the Packers bye week with friends. The Chargers and Bengals earned Game of the Week honours in a battle of two playoff contenders in the AFC. The Lions finally won their first game of the season, Jonathan Taylor and the Colts rolled to a convincing victor…

As the golf year nudges towards a close for 2021, we catch up with a former guest, Canada's Noah Steele. A winner on the Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada as an amateur this past season, Steele recently supplemented his pro schedule by earning status on the PGA TOUR Latinoamerica. As a result he gets his season started there this week with the playi…

Stark breaks down "The Match" between Bryson and Brooks while Masaro enjoyed his first egg nog of the season. A battle of two NFC heavyweights saw the Packers emerge victorious at home over the Rams following a big third quarter. Don't blink now as the Patriots have won six straight and sit atop the AFC East ahead of a massive Monday nighter this w…

With the PGA TOUR, LPGA TOUR, and European Tour winding down for 2021 you'd think there would be not a lot to talk about, but oh, there is. End of year play, Q-Schools, equipment signings, schedules, purses for 2022...that's just a start of what we cover in Episode #142. And that's before we get to your Mail Bag questions! DePaul grad, former touri…

This week the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials are well underway in Saskatchewan and the guys are enjoying the action. The finish of the Steelers and Chargers game was enough to change plans for the Game of the Week discussion, where LA held off a late surge from the Steelers. The rest of the league saw some upsets as divisions have started to tight…

Joining us on the show this week is a guest we have wanted to have on for some time, Blair Bursey. The Gander, Newfoundland-raised pro, still just 24-years-old, made his mark this past year on the Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada. He was a consistent performer all season long, always lurking around the top of the leaderboard, and finished up his Ca…

Stark keeps extending his golf season but for the second straight week, he's talked himself out of a career low round. Masaro attended the Argos game last Friday and on his drive home found that he was behind his neighbours in getting his Christmas lights up. The Titans kept rolling, winning their sixth straight game and did it without two of their…

It's November and the golf season rolls on so it was time for a much-needed catch-up between Stefan and Scott without a guest, but with plenty of mail bag questions to prompt discussion. It's a wide-ranging podcast this week as a result. Questions and topics: -Did Scott grow up on a farm in the 1800s? -Daylight savings time grief. -Our season-long …

This week Masaro talks Curling as the final spots in next month's Olympic Trials were up for grabs as he got over a cold and faced NFL Sunday without the Packers playing. Stark and the family were focused on Halloween and what to do with all the candy left over which begins a spirited discussion on which candy bar is their go to. The Titans and Col…

Regular guest Kyle Peters, current PGA Tour caddy for Mark Hubbard, checks in for a feature talk on the proposed rules change affecting green reading materials and yardage books in the pro ranks. He interprets the proposed rules for us, shares what he like and does not like about them, and where things go next with the decision. He also catches us …

This week Masaro talks Curling as the final spots in next month's Olympic Trials were up for grabs as he got over a cold and faced NFL Sunday without the Packers playing. Stark and the family were focused on Halloween and what to do with all the candy left over which begins a spirited discussion on which candy bar is their go to. The Titans and Col…

We take things indoors this week on the Flagstick.com TeeTalk Podcast to focus on golf instruction away from the sunshine and natural grass. Award-winning PGA of Canada Professional Derek MacDonald, the Academy Manager at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club and 2021 PGA of Ottawa Teacher of The Year, joins us for the entire show. We chat about how players c…

Last week Stark and Masaro both played their final rounds of the golf season as the weather has taken a turn making conditions less than ideal. The Lions came out using every trick in the book and took an early lead against the Rams on Sunday before Stafford took control and handed his former team their seventh loss of the year. The Bengals looked …

Fall golf is winding down in Canada but the sport rolls on around the world. The includes the PGA TOUR where Sungjae Im recently won at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and did so with the help of a Canadian caddy. That looper, veteran Billy Spencer, joins us on TeeTalk this week for a wide-ranging discussion. We cover off how he got into c…

This week the guys kick things off with a tip of the cap to Canada Soccer after an impressive win over Panama last week, the end of the golf season and Stark bringing his son to the Leafs home opener. The game of the week saw the Cowboys and Patriots trading shots in a wild fourth quarter with Dak and the Boys delivering the final blow in OT. Aaron…

The core of the show is this week surrounds Barry Forth, a guest we have been meaning to have on for some time. The General Manager of a fully public golf course, Copetown Woods located near Hamilton, Ontario, he has some some great insight on the golf industry. That includes the challenges of a pandemic, how they keep their business on track in a …

Happy Thanksgiving from JABO! This week the guys discuss what's on their plate for Thanksgiving dinner, while Stark shares a story about calling an electrician. The Chargers and Browns were in a shootout on Sunday where Justin Herbert and the Bolts dealt the final blow. The Packers and Bengals featured a game with five missed game winning field goa…