Sam Mellinger

Mellinger Minutes For Your Ears: Gary Woodland skips the Masters to be on our podcast

Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Gary Woodland posses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) AP

Welcome to the third iteration of our weekly experiment: Mellinger Minutes For Your Ears, where I get to talk directly to you about the wild times we’re living in and Kansas City sports.

Listen below.

This week, we welcome professional golfer Gary Woodland, the reigning U.S. Open champion and Kansas Jayhawks graduate. Woodland would be at the Masters right now during normal times, but these are not normal times. He talks to us about why he hasn’t touched a club since the postponements, when he thinks the PGA might be able to return and what would be required between now and then.

And I answer your questions about KU basketball and how to bring young people to baseball fandom.

And as always, thanks for checking us out.

This story was originally published April 10, 2020 at 12:09 PM.

Sam Mellinger
The Kansas City Star
Sam Mellinger was a sports columnist for the Kansas City Star. He held various roles from 2000-2022. He has won numerous national and regional awards for coverage of the Chiefs, Royals, colleges, and other sports both national and local.
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