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The Island Green Podcast

Len Currie & Chris Currie

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The Atlantic Canada Golf Podcast. Len Currie and Chris Currie talk and banter on about what's going on around Canada's incredible East Coast Golf Industry. PEI, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. 🇨🇦 ⛳️
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The boys chose a remote location to record this edition and were joined with the much younger guest host and Countryview ‘Legend’ Scott Morton. Discussions included Scott’s modest golf career, the Halftime show at the Superbowl, the Wasted Management, Tiger Woods with SUN DAY RED, the return of Anthony Kim, and much more.…
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Why You Shouldn’t Always Help Your Neighbours Shovel & the McRib is BackIt’s episode LIV (54) and we talk about the emerging Shankers Tour with Tour Founder Keegan MacKinnon. Len & Chris also realise that there is only so much golf content in the wintertime so mix it up with local newsworthy items…including the lack of news sources, the PEI weather…
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After a reasonably significant hiatus Len & Chris return for the 53rd episode with special guest Alison Griffin-Waddell, Executive Director of the PEI Golf Association. Discussions includes Alison’s impressive curling career, this year’s Amateur events, a tricky rules scenario, amongst other topics.Len & Chris also put a wrap on 2023 PEI Players of…
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Episode 49 is finally here and Chris and Len get to catch up and talk about all the exciting things that have been happening in the Golf world and lots of other PEI news (namely a Hurricane!). Merlin Affleck joins us to catch us up on what happened with the clubhouse and the plans going forward, Len goes off on prizes in PEI golf tournaments and Ch…
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Len + Chris are back after a very busy month with a ton of updates!! We've got Club Championship results, an incredible Island Open, Stanhope Open, and more! Some exciting news from Chris' family, his wife's first Old Home Week, some LIV golf talk of course and a lot more. Enjoy folks, hopefully a lot more to come soon!…
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Huge new episode up (a few days after recording), with two of the PGA of Canada professionals Matt Kreutz + Trevor Yu! These two great guys stayed with Len for a week while Dundarave hosted the PGA TOUR Canada's PEI Open event. Stay tuned for more episodes (and less drinks from Len) in the coming weeks!…
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We had such a blast last week with Evan we decided to recruit one of his partners in crime and get Mike Favier on the podcast. Great talking to these two young lads and Mike certainly has some great stories and a great memory as well. The guys talk a little about their favorite swing tips, what's going on locally around the golf courses, and some m…
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They say that you only get one chance to make a first impression. This weeks guest, Evan Stewart, made an incredible first impression on Len by ironically impersonating the former British Open first tee announcer Ivor Robson. Evan joins Len for the entire episode and they discuss a very wide range of golf subjects from his current role at Belfast H…
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If you were like Len who, living in PEI wasn't sure who Dave Williamson is, listen up. He's 2020 NS player of the year, former PGA Tour Canada player, 2008 NS AND NB Amateur Champion (in addition to 2010 Am champ in NS), and a Junior Champion up the wazoo. The best part about meeting with Dave however was his memory. Stories about playing against A…
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This weeks anticipated episode we have Anthony Warren on the podcast for a few hours to discuss his golf career. As Anthony would say it's been a career filled with peaks and valleys, but no one can deny the incredible talent he showcased and continues do on the golf course. There are things he can do with a golf club that few others can, and it wa…
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In what will probably be our most 'Fast Forward To the Interview' podcast yet, Dave + Cathy Shellington, PEI's Power Golf Couple join us for a great chat about their history, travel, golf adventures and much more. The boys recap Len's trip to Orlando and Tampa with the details of all the golf down there, going to the Arnold Palmer Invitational and …
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The days are getting longer and so is this podcast. We were pumped to have Tim McCullum join us on the podcast for an extended interview talking about his Holland College experiences, his playing days, working with Taylor Made and how that came to be, living in a Hotel and more! Brodie + Stephen have nothing better to do currently so we got them on…
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Really pumped to have Paul MacCormack, the GM and Superintendent of Fox Meadow Golf Course on the podcast this week. He was kind enough to share his experiences becoming a superintendent, the jobs he's had getting there, his current roles, how important mental well-being is and his advocacy in that regards with being the mindfulsuper. The boys talk…
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Nick and Len get together to discuss lots of things which happened since the last time the boys got together including an incredible twist the day the last podcast was released. The boys also discuss: Covid Of Course Tiger and Charlie Woods Membership Rates in PEI The PEI Amateur GolfPEI Updates PGA Tour Ideas Some of the latest favorite Shows…
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On this episode we've got Canadian PGA Tour Caddie Billy Spencer, he was kind enough to share over 45 minutes of his time as the boys peppered him with questions about life as a caddie, how he got into the business, his career of over 21 years, they Olympics, the language barrier and much much more. The fellas recap an fantastic weekend of golf wit…
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Well for episode 32 we went back to the OG's for an hour as Len + Nick give updates on the last couple of weeks of Island Golf. The boys talk about the Ryder Cup, the Rose Bowl, the Atlantics, the upcoming Maritime Cup, Luke Allen and his memorial golf tournaments coming up, the BrudyFox and what the hell that is, and lots more.…
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Today we welcome the GM of beautiful Gowan Brae Golf Club and President of the PGA Atlantic Zone, Adam Chamberlain. Golf season is winding down but there is still plenty to talk about and Nick and BK take over this week and tackle all sorts of conversations including the Korn Ferry finals, a Tour Championship Recap, the Solheim Cup, The upcoming Ry…
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The Island Green is 30 episodes in and on this episode we are lucky enough to have a number of the Mackenzie Tour players on for chats. Blair Bursey joined us in studio for a longer chat, but we also grabbed Ziggy Nathu for a few minutes to chat after we finished up with the pro-am, and perhaps we're good luck as we had the PEI Open champion Michae…
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On this weeks episode we are fortunate to have a conversation with PGA Tour Caddie - Duane Bock. This is incredible as his boss Kevin Kisner is right in the middle of playing in the BMW Championship and teed off hours after we spoke to him. A great conversation about life on tour, the life of a professional caddie, the experience of a 6-way playoff…
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On this episode of the Island Green, we're pumped to have on Executive Director of PGA of Canada Atlantic, Lindon Garron as well as Chris Ferguson of Andersons Creek and we're excited to have them on for the duration of the podcast. A ton of laughs are had and we discuss a lifetime of stories in the golf industry, last weeks Club Championships held…
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This episode is a must listen! While Len joins this week from the USA, the boys at home were hard at work getting interviews, playing in, and being around our first title sponsored event the Island Green Stanhope Open! We were lucky enough to get interviews from a number of people playing in and helping with the tournament including: Shannon Grinto…
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On this episode of the Island Green, we welcome the director of golf in Mill River, Sean Joyce. A great friend of BK, the boys chat about his career and what's going on up west at the beautiful Mill River Resort, his time as Executive Director of the PEIGA, growing up in Ottawa, and much more. The boys chat about the olympic recap, this weekends St…
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In this episode, while we don't have a longer interview with a guest, Chris Currie joins us for a classic "Tales from the first tee" story. The boys discuss tons of topics including camping, the Olympics, the Atlantic Team Championship, Belvedere Club Championship, COVID protocol updates and some of the interesting stats from the PGA tour.…
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On this episode the boys talk about their new TITLE sponsorship of the Stanhope Golf & Country Club Open, we've got Brett Mckinnon on to talk about his probability of going in the NS Mid-Am, his current hot streak and plans for the future here and Chris Larsen, President of Sports & Entertainment Atlantic whom are putting on the Mackenzie Tour - PG…
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We're so pumped to have an interview with the author of many of our favorite golf books, Tom Coyne on the pod. He's written "A Gentleman's Game" which was turned into a movie, one of Lens' favorite books "Paper Tiger", as well as Best Selling books "A Course Called Ireland", "A Course Called Scotland", and his most recent book which was just releas…
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On this episode, not only do we have a huge new sponsorship announcement, we also have one of TV's most popular Sports Broadcasters over the last decade or more on the podcast, in addition to that, we have a number of interviews Frid took on Day 1 of the big PEI Amateur tournament held at Fox Meadow last weekend. We were so excited to have Natasha …
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If you don't know our guests name this episode, make sure you take note. Owen Mullen is one of the brightest golf talents to come out of Atlantic Canada in some time and were pumped to have the Short Lake, NS native on to talk about his career so far in golf, his upcoming season in Notre Dame, his golf idols, exercise regime, his rivals, favorite N…
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PEI has announced two Mackenzie tour events coming in August and we’re so excited to have the Executive Director of the tour Scott Pritchard on the podcast to chat with us about it. Those looking to Monday Qualify may want to listen. The boys are also coming off a long day of golf with the Golfapalooza, Len talks about the Mill River experience las…
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The boys are back for episode 19 (even though we thought it was 20), and we're so excited to have Kris Currie - Superintendent of Countryview Golf Course on the podcast whom joined us live for the entire show! The show starts off talking about all the recent golf news including the Mackenzie tour events coming to PEI, the Avondale Open recap, the M…
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On this episode, we welcome Scott MacLeod to the podcast. Scott is not only the associate publisher at Flagstick Golf and been in the golf media business for over 20 years, he also runs a very popular podcast called TeeTalk hosting some incredible guests. We get to pick his brain and talk about his media career, his love of PEI (his parents still l…
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Episode 17 of the Island Green is here and it’s a doozy! This episode with talk to dual athlete Stephen Anderson - 2-time PEIGA Player of the year, 3-time national U-Sport hockey champion and we let ‘er fly about some hot topics including the state of COVID and golf in PEI, Lens’ idiotic (in his opinion) question about breaking 100 at Kiawah, the p…
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Episode 16 brings us the one and only Louis Melanson, a 7 time Atlantic PGA of Canada Teacher of the Year, a 3 time Atlantic PGA of Canada Coach of the Year, Owner and founder of the Louis Melanson Golf Academy and General Manager of the Fox Creek Golf Club in Moncton. We also have a recap of a very exciting past week of golf news including our own…
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On Episode 15 of the Island Green, Len, Nick + Ben are fortunate enough to sit down and chat with PGA Tour Professional Roger Sloan. Roger is having an extremely solid year with 10 made cuts on tour and we get to chatting about his journey to PGA status, including his first win on the Canadian Open, the big Web.com win in 2014, the T-2 in Puerto Ri…
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Absolutely huge podcast this week as not only do we have an incredible guest in the NSGA Executive Director Jason Lohnes, we're also super excited to announce that we are lucky enough to have Ben King joining us as an additional host on the show. With Jason we talk about the state of golf in Nova Scotia, playing in the mini-tours, his time at Oakfi…
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This week we’ve got Bob Weeks on the podcast. Bob has been a staple in Canadan Golf Broadcasting for many years and we were lucky enough to talk to him about how he got into broadcasting, we talk Mike Weir, the biggest moments of his career, the most emotional, his love for PEI, state of Canadian Golf and the incredible golfers we have on tour righ…
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We are pumped to have Morgan Bell on the podcast this week, one of best female golfers to ever swing a club from PEI. While she's currently working with Westjet in Media & Public Relations, she's worked for years with Hockey Canada, and Golf Canada. We talk about her history as a junior golfer right up to the state of her game currently including h…
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Episode 11 of the Island Green is here and we're so excited to have dedicated an entire interview to Chris Currie who come on to tell his John Daly stories and more! The boys have started golfing as Island golf courses are opening up and they share their thoughts on that, as well as their thoughts on the new PGA Player Impact program, thoughts on t…
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In a fun filled first for the Island Green, our guest this weeks joins us for the duration of the show. Nick Peters is the head golf professional at Rustico Resort Golf Course and we were so excited to have him come on to discuss his career in the golf industry, his thoughts on last weeks Masters, the golf courses opening up in Prince Edward Island…
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On Episode 8 of the Island Green, Len + Nick interview PGA Tour professional Michael Gligic. Gligic is coming off his best ever finish T-4 at the Corales Punta Cana Championship and we talk about his road getting to the PGA Tour and what life is like for him playing golf at the highest level. He also talks about the crazy world of "conditional stat…
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There's nothing like when the boys get together. Episode 8 comes with the Len + Nick welcome often mentioned Trevor Giggey (head professional at Fox Meadow) to the podcast as well as Len's brother Chris Currie comes on again for an incredible Starter Story. Everyone's getting excited about the golf season with the beautiful weather the last few day…
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Jam packed episode 7 comes with the Len + Nick welcome Dormie Workshop founders and brothers Todd and Jeff Bishop to discuss their business origins, their history, some of the stories about their journey into one of Atlantic Canada's best golf startups of the last decade. Len also grabs his brother Chris for a quick chat about about some stories of…
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The boys are back with a new sponsor! Welcome to the team CoolBet! Use the code GREEN100 for double your deposit and support the boys and the podcast at coolbet.com. We've also got special Guest Ben King - the Director of golf at Anderson Creek, Green Gables and Forest Hills, also incredibly awesome guy to talk to! Tons of storys and laughs on this…
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