Sports Innerview With Ann Liguori

Max Togisala talks about pursuing competitive golf after a ski accident left him paralyzed, how the VertaCat enhances his game and his health, and his future plans in and outside of adaptive golf tourneys.

Ann visits with Travelers VP Andy Bessette about this week's Travelers Championship, it's elevated 'Signature' status, and the top players who will be competing.

Ann talks with Nathan Grube, Tournament Director, Travelers Championship, about the preparations for the PGA Tour 'Signature Event' and the star players who will be there to compete.

Steve Doudt, an Air Force combat controller, who became paralyzed from the waist down from a motorcycle accident, talks about overcoming the challenges from his accident, the benefits of using the VertaCat, the importance of being able to transfer from a sitting to standing position, and playing in The Cairns Cup, a 'Ryder Cup like' match play event for adaptive golfers.

Ann visits with Michael Whelan, who programmed The Golf Channel in the early days, and who talks about his award-winning TV Sports career, his long-time battle with mental illness l, and his more recent fight against cancer.

Ann visits with Golf Historian Martin Davis about the 2024 inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame, the Hall of Fame recently moved back to Pinehurst, N.C., and to USGA's Julia Pine about the departments of the USGA who have relocated to Pinehurst.

Ann visits with USGA's Julia Pine on the move of various USGA departments to Pinehurst, the World Golf Hall of Fame's move back to Pinehurst, the toughness of Pinehurst #2, Yuka Sasso's U.S. Women's Open win and more.

Ann visits with Michael Whelan, the programming and production architect of the Golf Channel in the early days of the niche cable network and mental health advocate, as they discuss the beginnings of one of the first niche cable channels, his mental health struggle and his battle against cancer.

Ann visits with Carne Golf Club's Chairman Gerry MaGuire and GM Fiona Togher about Carne's extraordinary dunes links experience in Western Ireland and how they bounced back from Covid depths.

Ann talks with LPGA legend Pat Bradley about her illustrious career, being honored with Beth Daniel at the Cognizant Founders Cup, her thoughts on Nelly Korda's win streak, the fact that she stopped Nancy Lopez's win streak in 1978 and the Mass. Golf House housing her own trophies and memorabilia.

Ann talks with adaptive golfers Steve Doudt, Max Togisala, and Anthony Netto, Co-Founder of the VertaCat, the all-terrain mobility rider that elevates the athlete in a standing position, about adaptive golf in general, and on the VertaCat's many benefits for adaptive golfers and beyond. 

Ann talks with Ward Clayton, author of 'The Legendary Caddies of Augusta National.'

Ann visits with world renown golf instructor David Leadbetter and they discuss GolfZon Range Leadbetter and how golf instruction has changed through the years.

Ann talks about her new book, 'Life on the Green, Lessons and Wisdom from Legends of Golf,' with 1991 Masters Champion and 8-time Ryder Cup competitor Ian Woosnam about the 2024 Masters, about his thoughts on LIV golfers playing in the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage, and being the Global Ambassador for Apes Hill Barbados Resort; Ann also visits with Hall of Famer Joe LaCava as he recalls the nuances of Tiger Wood's comeback Masters win in 2019. 

Ann visits with 1991 Masters Champion Ian Woosnam as they discuss Scottie Scheffler's decisive win at The Masters, his opinion about LIV players qualifying for the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black and being a Global Ambassador for Apes Hill Barbados.

Ann Liguori broadcasts from The Masters in the Augusta National Golf Club Media Center, visits with long-time Augusta natives and talk show hosts, Austin Rhodes and John Patrick, about the changes they've seen through the years at The Masters, their favorite Masters moments, and more. Ann plays a portion of an interview she did with Hall of Fame caddie Joe LaCava as they reminesce about Tiger Woods' 2019 comeback to win his 5th Green Jacket. Ann talks about her new book, 'Life on the Green, Lessons and Wisdom from Legends of Golf.'

Ann visits with legendary caddie Joe LaCava, who caddied for Freddie Couples for 20 years, including Freddie's 1992 Masters win, and for Tiger for 12 years, including Tiger's incredible comeback Masters title in 2019. LaCava remembers in detail the nuances of Tiger's win for the ages; what it's been like for him to caddie at The Masters for 25+ years, about reading the greens, interacting with the champions, and on caddying for Patrick Cantlay in the 2024 Masters.

Ann visits with Anthony Netto, Co-Founder of the VertaCat, an all-terrain mobility rider for paralyzed and challenged golfers. Netto has been paralyzed since the nineties and discusses how golf has saved his life and the life of many disabled veterans. Netto, with Co-Founder, Tim Nicholson, manufacture the VertaCat, featuring cutting-edge technology and engineering which allows the rider a sit-to-stand, zero friction experience. www.VertaCat.com

Ann visits with former LPGA 2-time Major winner Sherri Steinhauer; Canadian co-founder of The One Club, Alcide Deschesnes; top PGA Golf Coach and Instructor Martin Chuck; and Scottish LPGA personality, Gemma Dryburgh.

Canadian entrepreneur Alcide Deschesnes, talks with Ann about the training device he and his late brother Jimmy developed. Alcide, a mechanical engineer and MBA grad., developed The One Club with his brother, who was a physician, and who lost his battle with MS. Alcide talks about the journey to bring The One Club to mass market and how the memory of his beloved brother continues to inspire him.