Sports Innerview With Ann Liguori

Ann catches up with Golf Digest Top 50 and Golf Magazines' Top 100 Golf Instructor Martin Chuck, and they discuss his background, his golf school in Arizona, several training devices he's created to help students, and how to stay ahead of the competitive field of golf training devices.

Ann visits with former LPGA Tour star Sherri Steinhauer, 2-time Major Champion, about her passion for pickleball! In fact, Sherri was at the PGA Show to promote Selkirk, a leading brand at the forefront of Pickleball's growth. Sherri talks about the similarities and differences between golf and pickleball, why the sport has become so popular, and her plans to continue to play pickleball and more tourneys in golf on the Legends Tour.

Ann is a guest on ESPN Lexington radio with host, Matthew Laurance, about her book, 'Life on the Green: Lessons and Wisdom from Legends of Golf,' Hatherleigh Press/Penguin/Random House

Ann visits with the Irish at the PGA Show to talk about what the Emerald Isle offers for golf and beyond: Alison Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland; Wilma Erskine, Ambassador, Royal Portrush; Charlene Reid, Senior Ass't/PGA Professional, Royal Portrush; John McLaughlin, North West Coast Irish Links; Alan Maloney, Mount Falcon; Michael Murphy, GM, Waterville House & Golf Links; Marcus Doyle, Dir of Golf, Druids Glen, and Joe Shannon, G Golf Ireland. 

Ann talks to Scottish LPGA Tour star Gemma Dryburgh as they discuss what she's learned from seven years on the LPGA Tour; how the Tour has emerged during that span; how growing up golfing in Scotland shaped her game; what she's done with the toilet she won for capturing the 2022 Toto Japan Classic; and her goals for 2024.

Ann talks with Donnie Dawson, Founder of 'Annie's Revenge Jamaica Invitational Pro-Am,' about the all-inclusive Jamaican pro-am tournament and the authentic Jamaican experience. 

Ann visits with Ottavio Coppola, the Golf Manager at Argentario Golf & Wellness Resort, located 90 miles NW of Rome, in Tuscany, in Porto Ercole, Italy. They discuss the championship layout, tranquility and beauty of the resort, the distinction of Argentario Golf being Italy's only PGA National Golf Course, the environmental sustainability of the course, and whether he thinks Italy, having hosted the Ryder Cup, will help make the sport more popular to Italians. 

Ann talks with Gavin Dear of Shot Scope about the company's innovative rangefinder technology, ways in which amateur and professional golfers collect and analyze stats from their game and his thoughts on whether more tournaments will eventually allow pros and caddies to use rangefinders. Ann also visits with Zane Smith of GF Sports & Entertainment, about the World Long Drive Championship, the growth of the sport and how athletes crush drives over 450 yards. 

Ann chats with Zane Smith, Vice President of Business Operations, GF Sports & Entertainment, about the World Long Drive Championship, why the sport has grown in popularity, athletes competing and prize money; and what's all involved with these golfers crushing drives over 450 yards.  

Ann talks with former top amateur player Gavin Dear of Shot Scope about their latest technology and applications for amateur players with state-of-the-art Rangefinders, watches, and their performance tracking data platform. 

Ann wraps up her Ryder Cup coverage from Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, Italy, analyzing Europe's huge victory over the U.S., 16 1/2 - 11 1/2 and talking about many of the side stories and issues that developed during the competition with Matt Adams, Host, Fairways of Life, Commentator for Ryder Cup Int'l Radio and contributor, NBC and Golf Channel. Ann then visits with Catherine Martin, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, for Ireland, about Adare Manor, in SW Ireland, hosting the 2027 Ryder Cup.

Ann visits with Catherine Martin, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, for Ireland, about the excellent job the Italians did hosting the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone, in Rome, Italy, and looking ahead to the 2025 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in SW Ireland.

Ann recaps a compelling week at the Ryder Cup in Rome, Italy, with Matt Adams, Host of Fairways of Life, & Ryder Cup radio commentator, on Team Europe's success, Team USA's mistakes, Patrick Cantlay's less than subtle protest, caddie Joe LaCava's antic and much more.

Ann broadcasts from the Ryder Cup and Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, Italy, with guest Matt Adams, Broadcaster for the Ryder Cup world feed and Host, 'Fairways of Life,' about the nuances of this Ryder Cup; which team the course favors, can the controversial Captains Picks on both teams handle the pressure and much more; in addition to interview audio from the Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka pressers.

Ann talks with Matt Adams, Broadcaster for the Ryder Cup World Feed, Host of 'Fairways of Life,' NBC/Golf Channel contributor, about the nuances of the 2023 Ryder Cup, why this Ryder Cup is most meaningful in the golf landscape, Monte Simone course set-up, which team the course favors, and which team has the best chance to win and why.

Ann and CBS Sports Analyst Frank Nobilo look back at the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour Season and Frank defends the U.S. Ryder Cup Captain's Picks.

Ann visits with author Madeleine Blais about her new book, 'Queen of the Court: The Many Lives of Tennis Legend Alice Marble.' The book shares details about Alice Marble's fascinating life and gives attention to the extraordinary tennis champion who also helped Althea Gibson break the color barrier in tennis, writing a scathing open letter on the importance of the USTA allowing African Americans to play in the U.S. National Championships, now the U.S. Open, in which Gibson gained entry to in 1950, and much more.

Ann visits with Andy Taylor, the 'Voice of Arthur Ashe Stadium' at the U.S. Open for 22 years, as he shares fun stories he witnessed throughout the years while announcing, and what led to his gig there.

Ann visits with Andy Taylor, the 'Voice of Arthur Ashe Stadium Court' at the U.S. Open Tennis Championship for 22 years and talks with Pulitzer Prize winning author Madeleine Blais, about her most recent book, 'Queen of the Court, the Many Lives of Tennis Legend Alice Marble,' giving much over due recognition to this multi-talented champion, who with her persistent outspokenness and support for Althea Gibson, helped break the color barrier in tennis. 

Ann connects with world renowned PGA Golf Instructor Michael Hebron on 'The Art and Zen of Learning Golf' as one of his books is titled, and the best way to learn golf and improve your game, based on Hebron's extensive research.