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Links for LifeAuthor: Tommy Thompson
Golf is a microcosm of life. In the short hours we spend on the links, each shot challenges our focus and tests our emotions. When hitting that small, dimpled ball, we strive to stay present and to trust. Golf offers us the opportunity to grow physically, mentally, emotionally, and even spiritually. How often in casual conversations about the game have we heard someone say, "Golf is just like life!" And yet, we frequently miss the lessons that golf affords.Through golf, we learn to wrangle destructive emotions. We learn to stay present in the moment, letting go of the past and resisting the allure of projecting into an unknown future. In a round of golf, we have unrushed time to enjoy our favorite relationships with fewer distractions than everyday life. Golf is beautiful and challenging. Golf is play, and hard work. Golf shows us who we are and teaches us how to become better versions of ourselves. This is the "why" of Links for Life, a show that explores the intersection of golf, growth, and God. Tune in for inspiring and empowering episodes that explore the beauty of golf and how it can teach us to improve our daily lives. Join your host, Tommy Thompson, to discuss relationships, mindset, faith, leadership, and, at the same time, how to improve your golf game.In Links for Life, find out how the game of golf parallels the challenges you face along your journey, offering incredible mental strategies for personal growth while at the same time learning from the masters how to lower your handicap. Learn how to focus on the present, let go of past negativity, and free yourself of anxieties about the future. Get tips on overcoming nerves, improving your chipping and putting, and having more fun along the way.Tommy sits down with golfers at all levels who openly share their life experiences and how they use the game of golf in their everyday lives. Gather practical advice and inspiration from their stories to transform your life. Let their personal experiences and learne Language: en-us Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Loren Roberts on the US Open Playoff, Bay Hill, and Playing in the Ryder Cup
Episode 30
Tuesday, 2 June, 2026
Loren Roberts is one of the most decorated players in Champions Tour history, with eight PGA Tour wins and 13 more on the senior circuit, and Tommy Thompson sat down with him for one of the most personal conversations Links for Life has ever had. Loren walks through his unlikely path to the tour, the 1994 US Open playoff against Ernie Els that still sticks with him, and the faith commitment that reframed everything, including two putts, same prayer, two very different outcomes. He also shares what he sees most average golfers doing wrong on the greens, and the one drill that fixes it.What You'll Hear in This Episode:How Loren got into golf later than most and almost became a club pro insteadThe story of selling shares of himself to ten club members to fund his first year on tourWhat it felt like to receive the Bay Hill trophy from Arnold Palmer, twiceThe three-way US Open playoff against Ernie Els and Colin Montgomerie, and the prayer Loren said over that final puttWhy representing his country in the Ryder Cup made him more emotional than any tournament winHis number one putting tip, focused on speed over line, and the one-hand drill that unlocks it(0:00) Intro (4:17) Starting golf late, road to tour (10:36) The Bay Hill win that changed everything (18:42) Faith on tour and the Bible study community (22:00) Same prayer, two putts, two outcomes (27:07) The Ryder Cup and playing for your country (39:46) Putting tip and the one-hand drill (44:42) Faith, forgiveness, and a closing life lessonSubscribe to Links for Life wherever you listen to podcasts.
