Aaron Baddeley on His Aus Open Wins, Life On Tour & Playing With Tiger | Episode 53

In this special episode of Course Language, thanks to Callaway, we're joined by 4-time US PGA Tour winner and back-to-back Australian Open champion, Aaron Baddeley. Badds reflects on his record-breaking Aus Open wins (2:02) — the first as an amateur with the likes of Colin Montgomerie and Greg Norman in contention, and the second as a pro at Kingston Heath, with his game not in the same shape, and how he still managed to get it done. At (8:29) Badds describes what those first few years on the Korn Ferry and US Tours were really like, his maiden win in 2006 at Hilton Head (10:55), and what it was like competing amongst an amazing generation of golfers like Tiger (12:38). At (13:52) Aaron opens up on how life as a professional golfer changes once marriage and kids come into the picture, before reflecting on leading the US Open in 2007 alongside Tiger in the final group at Oakmont, and just how good Tiger was to play with in the same group (15:55). At (21:30) Badds discusses what motivates him now at 45, what it meant to play in the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne in 2011 (22:34), and shares his thoughts on the current professional golf landscape (25:04). At (31:15) he explains the difficulties of getting back to play an Australian summer, before giving us an insight into how he has remained one of the best putters on the US Tour for so long — including some simple tips for our listeners to become better putters (32:30) — and the mentors who shaped him along the way (35:27). At (37:50) Badds finishes with a Quick 9, answering nine rapid-fire questions on what shaped his golfing life. All thanks to Callaway.