231 - The Magic In St Andrews! - Kevin Davidson Interview
Release Date: 12/22/2025
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231 - The Magic In St Andrews! - Kevin Davidson Interview
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230 - Mach 3 Speed Revisited! - Mike Romatowski Interview
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229 - Golf Ball 101 PLUS!! - Dean Snell Interview
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228 - I Love Testing Putters! - Keith Muir Interview
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226 - Junior Golfer Putter Fitting! - David Orr Interview
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225 - Meditation and Equa Health! - Dr. David Creswell Interview
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info_outlineIn Episode 231 of THE Golf Improvement Podcast, Tony Wright interviews Kevin Davidson - author of a wonderful new golf book - "The Magic In St Andrews By The Positive Golfer - Finding Inspiration at Golf's Spiritual Home." One of Tony's favorite interviews!
Kevin shares what started him to write this book, and how he developed the engaging writing style he used to tell the fascinating stories in his book.
He discusses how he met Billy Casper - which led to "The Flag Story" - and he talks a bit about the inspirational "I Won't Be Signing Your Flag Sir" Story.
Kevin shares some wonderful stories of his experiences at the 150th Open at St Andrews - and about "Finding Love On The Links."
He also talks about his "Eight Pillars" For Positive Golf" helped him to reduce his golf handicap from 10 to 1.5 - in 8 months!
To Buy "The Magic In St Andrews" on Amazon.com, click the link below ...
To learn more about Kevin Davidson on his author web site, click the link below ...
https://kevindavidsonauthor.com/
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This Episode of THE Golf Improvement Podcast is sponsored by David Orr and The Flatstick Academy - THANKS DAVID!!
"Putting Instruction Without All Of The Bull!"