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Golf Pro, Dan Dauk, joins Ray every Friday to talk about local golf courses. This weekend is the Kaulig Companies Championship at Firestone Country Club. Dan reviewed the Firestone Country Club. 

The 2023 Kaulig Company Championships are July 13th-16th at Firestone Country Club! Larry Napora, Director of Golf Course Operations at Firestone Country Club, joined the Ray Horner Morning Show Monday to discuss the preparations and maintanence of the course for the upcoming contest.   

Golf Pro, Dan Dauk, joins Ray every Friday to talk about local golf courses. This week, they review Firestone Country Club in Akron.

Don Padgett III, Executive Director of the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship, joined Ray to talk about the event that kicked off Thursday.

Every course at Firestone Country Club has traditionally been in solid shape, and the South Course proves why it is a favorite among the pros.

Larry Napora is the director of golf course operations at Firestone Country Club, and he joined the Ray Horner Morning Show to talk about about the grounds. He also touched on the shape the greens are in, his great grounds crew, and any adjustments they may make due to rain.

It is year three of the Bridgestone Senior Players championship, and the first one since 2019 where fans will be admitted on the golf course.

Don Padgett III is the executive director of the tournament, and he joined the Ray Horner Morning Show to preview this week's events. Wednesday is the pro-am day where the golfers can practice, and the tournament rounds are Thursday through Sunday. Padgett also talked about the field of golfers, which include many World Golf Hall of Famers such as Fred Couples and Ernie Els, and all weekend long there will be food trucks and concerts following the rounds.

The tournament will be held as always on the South Course at Firestone Country Club, and parking will be available closer to the venue than in previous years when it was a WGC event.

:19 - Ray started Friday off with some fun TV show facts. Did you know Jon Cryer could have been Chandler on Friends? Lisa Kudrow was almost Roz on Frasier? And Gilligan’s first name is Willy?

9:51 - Former Akron Public Schools superintendent Dr. Sylvester Small returned to the area briefly, as an education building was dedicated in his honor.

16:05 - As the morning show was live, the golfers were teeing off for day two of the Bridgestone Senior Players. Our golf pro Dan Dauk recapped what he saw after the first day of this non-WGC tournament over at Firestone Country Club.

21:05 - Burger King has….tacos? They’re only a dollar, yet some foodies are complaining about them. Maybe because Burger King is not really known for its tacos?

On this Thursday edition of The Jasen Sokol Show, Jasen speaks with Justin Stizlein of Triple Beam Technologies on the Cannibuster (00:20), and PGA Pro Joe Leenheer stops by to talk about The Senior Players Championship at Firestone Country Club (07:50).

 

 

:19 - The late Jim Bouton was a former Yankee pitcher who had fallen on hard times with injuries, so he turned to becoming an author. His 1970 book, Ball Four, caused a stir because he told many tales out of school about his fellow players, and he was essentially blackballed by the league. Ray and Tony talked about the legacy of Ball Four, which related in a lot of ways 35 years later with Jose Canseco’s Juiced.

10:09 - The Bridgestone Senior Players tournament is going on at Firestone Country Club, and many spectators will look at the greens with jealousy, wishing their lawns looked that good. Our master gardener Jeanne Poremski talked about manicuring lawns in this warm summer, and she answered listener questions, as well.

17:27 - What films would be on your Mount Rushmore? A classic film? A gripping drama? A knee-slapping comedy? The panel shared their favorite flicks.

:19 - Though the Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit more than 90 home runs, the Mets’ Pete Alonso prevailed and won the Home Run Derby. While Tony watched and enjoyed it, he’s still on this diatribe about "juiced-up” baseballs hurting the regular season games. 5:34 - All eyes in the sports world these last few days have been on Northeast Ohio, and that continues tonight with the MLB All-Star Game. Bob DiBiasio from the Tribe gave us a preview of how busy he and his compadres at Progressive Field have been. 15:12 - Volunteers have been a huge part of any golf tournament at Firestone Country Club. Barb Dietrich has been a fixture there for sixty years, and she joined Ray to talk about her years at Firestone. 20:00 - We hear about box office blockbusters, but what about the worst box office bombs?