The Joe McNeil Podcast

The Joe McNeil Podcast explores leadership, performance, and the principles that drive growth. Through unscripted conversations with entrepreneurs, athletes, coaches, and everyday high performers, Joe unpacks how people build discipline, pursue excellence, and lead with purpose. Expect practical insights, honest stories, and lessons learned from business, competition, and life. If you care about performing at a high level and leading well in the arenas that matter, this show is for you.

The Joe McNeil Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Joe McNeil, with 34 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Joe McNeil hosts The Joe McNeil Podcast, a business show with 34 episodes published.

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  Episode #35

  Episode 35: Good Good’s Big Move, Bryson’s $100K Challenge & Golf Myths

  Sep 25, 202638 min

  Good Good is taking on 50 states in 50 days , Bryson DeChambeau is hosting a $100,000 backyard golf competition , and it’s Presidents Cup week. Joe and Jehu break down what Good Good is doing next, react to the first two rounds of Bryson’s new competition, and discuss whether the Presidents Cup is actually compelling. Then we get into the comments, including the amateur-status argument that refuses to die and a viral AI video that somehow convinced thousands of people it was real. Finally, we tackle some of the biggest myths in golf: • Does your left arm really need to stay straight? • Do “low-spin” shafts actually lower spin? • Do you need to hit it straight to play great golf? • How wide is a Tour player’s actual dispersion? • More birdies or fewer bogeys? • Is “keep your head down” terrible advice? • Does swinging easier actually make you hit it straighter? • Is “drive for show, putt for dough” actually true? • How much difference does new equipment really make? What’s the worst golf advice you’ve ever heard? Drop it in the comments. ️ THE JOE MCNEIL PODCAST YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coachjoemcneil Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2W1Fcn3BKTFhbB5akLxsE1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joe-mcneil-podcast/id1871753318 CHAPTERS 00:00 Good Good, Bryson & Golf Myths 00:39 Good Good’s 50 States in 50 Days 06:00 Bryson’s $100K Backyard Golf Competition 10:32 Presidents Cup: Does Anyone Care? 12:03 New Content Coming to the Channel 13:02 Comments of the Week 16:18 The Amateur Golf Argument Won’t Die 19:38 The Viral AI Baby Video 23:15 Golf Myths Every Golfer Believes 23:45 Does Your Left Arm Need to Stay Straight? 24:47 Do Low-Spin Shafts Actually Lower Spin? 26:08 Do You Have to Hit It Straight? 28:08 How Wide Is a Tour Player’s Dispersion? 29:59 More Birdies or Fewer Bogeys? 32:08 Is “Keep Your Head Down” Good Advice? 34:08 Does Swinging Easier Make You Hit It Straighter? 35:04 Drive for Show, Putt for Dough? 36:48 Are Great Players’ Bad Shots Just Better? 38:20 Do You Need a Perfect Golf Swing? 39:03 How Much Difference Does New Equipment Make? 41:03 Practice vs. Buying New Clubs 42:00 What’s the Worst Golf Advice You’ve Heard? #GoodGoodGolf #BrysonDeChambeau #Golf

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  Episode #34

  Episode 34: LIV Golf Is Bankrupt. But Was the PGA Tour Ever Morally Superior?

  Sep 18, 202644 min

  LIV Golf filed for Chapter 11 after billions in Saudi backing. But the financial collapse raises another question: Was the PGA Tour ever in a position to claim the moral high ground? In Episode 34 of The Joe McNeil Podcast, Joe and Jehu dig into LIV Golf, the PGA Tour, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, sponsor relationships, the battle over professional golf, and the double standards that can appear when money and morality collide. We also get into the LIV timeline, the PGA Tour's suspension of Wesley Bryan, why LIV Duels may have exposed a real opportunity for YouTube golf, and whether there is still room for a legitimate competitor to the PGA Tour. Then we jump back into last week's amateur golf debate and some of the best comments from Instagram. Should former PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour players be allowed to regain amateur status and compete in elite amateur championships? We don't expect everyone to agree. That's the point. Drop your take in the comments. SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW THE JOE MCNEIL PODCAST YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coachjoemcneil Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2W1Fcn3BKTFhbB5akLxsE1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joe-mcneil-podcast/id1871753318 SHORT GAME https://shortgameusa.com 00:00 LIV Golf Is Financially and Morally Bankrupt? 01:35 LIV Files for Chapter 11 03:20 The PGA Tour's Saudi Money Problem 06:00 The LIV Golf Timeline 10:20 Should LIV Have Received World Ranking Points? 14:20 Jon Rahm, LIV Money & "Blood Money" 16:15 Why Wesley Bryan's Suspension Matters 19:10 Following the PGA Tour Money 22:15 Who Gets to Decide What's "Morally Bankrupt"? 24:00 Is There Still a Future for LIV Golf? 26:00 YouTube Golf vs. the PGA Tour 30:00 Your Comments on Former Pros Becoming Amateurs 34:00 Should Former Pros Stay Pros for Life? 39:00 Where Should the Amateur Line Be Drawn? 43:00 Scott Fawcett, USGA Events & Amateur Status 47:00 The Difference Between Pros and Elite Amateurs 50:30 What's Coming Next Like, subscribe, and comment with what you want us to tackle next.

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  Episode #33

  Episode 33: The Death of Amateur Sports: College Football, NIL & Pro Golfers Going Back to Amateur

  Sep 11, 202648 min

  What does the word "amateur" even mean anymore? A golfer who earned more than $2 million as a professional just won the U.S. Senior Amateur. Colt Knost, after 199 PGA Tour starts and more than $4.5 million in career earnings, wants his amateur status back. And golf may only be the beginning. In Episode 33 of The Joe McNeil Podcast, Joe and Jehu McNeil debate whether amateur sports as we knew them are officially dead. We get into: • Former professional golfers returning to amateur competition • Colt Knost seeking amateur status again • Former NFL players trying to return to college football • NIL money and whether college athletes are really amateurs anymore • Judges getting involved in NCAA eligibility decisions • Lane Kiffin, LSU and the changing landscape of college football • The controversial ending of the Michigan game • Whether college sports have simply become professional sports • Your comments and reactions from our Good Good episodes We also take a moment to remember the victims, first responders and families affected by September 11, 2001, on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. So we want to hear from you: What SHOULD qualify someone as an amateur athlete? And once you've competed professionally, should you ever be allowed to become an amateur again? Drop your take in the comments. THE JOE McNEIL PODCAST YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coachjoemcneil Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2W1Fcn3BKTFhbB5akLxsE1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joe-mcneil-podcast/id1871753318 New episodes every Friday. 00:00 The Death of Amateur Sports 00:39 Welcome to The Joe McNeil Podcast 01:42 Remembering September 11, 2001 03:00 Should Pro Golfers Become Amateurs Again? 07:10 Colt Knost Wants His Amateur Status Back 11:03 Former NFL Players Returning to College Football 13:32 NIL Has Changed College Sports 17:00 Judges Are Deciding NCAA Eligibility 18:03 Lane Kiffin and the State of College Football 22:03 Did Michigan Get an Extra Second? 24:14 What Is Happening to Sports? 26:25 NFL Season Predictions 29:13 Can Our Good Good Audience Cross Over? 31:29 Reading Your Comments From Episode 32 41:10 Final Thoughts and What's Next #CollegeFootball #Golf #NIL

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  Episode #32

  Episode 32: The Callaway Conspiracy? Good Good Fallout Gets Even Crazier

  Sep 4, 202641 min

  The Good Good and Callaway controversy just got even crazier. We recorded Episode 32 of The Joe McNeil Podcast earlier today, and literally hours after we finished, the story changed again. Matt Kendrick is reportedly out as CEO of Good Good, Joe Flannery is reportedly out as president, and Nahid Giga is stepping in as interim CEO. And that's only the beginning. Since the controversial Good Good x Callaway ad dropped, Callaway ended its relationship with Good Good, retailers pulled merchandise, Good Good stepped away from its PGA Tour title sponsorship, the 2026 Big Break x Good Good season was shelved, employees lost their jobs, Garrett Clark responded, and Hunter Mahan weighed in on whether the backlash went too far. Then we followed the money. Callaway authorized a $200 million stock repurchase program earlier this year. Through June 30, the company reported approximately $84 million in share repurchases, with roughly $120 million of authorization remaining. Does that prove some giant conspiracy? No. We have zero evidence of that. But the numbers are real, the timing is interesting, and we're putting on the tinfoil hats. Jehu and I also get into the impact YouTube golf has had on the traditional game, the people affected by the cancellation of Big Break, and we respond to your comments from Episode 31. CHAPTERS 00:00 BREAKING: Good Good Leadership Shakeup 00:39 The Good Good Fallout Gets Even Crazier 10:46 The Callaway $200 Million Stock Buyback 21:39 Is YouTube Golf Changing Golf Forever? 28:00 The Big Break Casualties Nobody Is Talking About 30:40 Responding to Your Good Good Comments 36:04 Where Does Good Good and Callaway Go From Here? WATCH EPISODE 31: https://youtube.com/watch?v=bqb28Nha34U THE JOE MCNEIL PODCAST YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coachjoemcneil Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2W1Fcn3BKTFhbB5akLxsE1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joe-mcneil-podcast/id1871753318 Subscribe and join the conversation. Do you think the response to the Good Good ad was justified, or did this go way too far? #GoodGoodGolf #CallawayGolf #GolfNews

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  Episode #30

  Episode 30: MEN DON’T BELONG IN WOMEN’S SPORTS. PERIOD.

  Aug 21, 202648 min

  Why do women’s sports exist as a separate competitive category? In Episode 30 of The Joe McNeil Podcast, Joe and Jehu tackle one of the most controversial issues in sports: men competing in women’s athletics. For Joe, this one is personal. As the father of three daughters, including an elite junior golfer pursuing the highest levels of the game, he believes women deserve a fair and protected competitive category. We talk about the biological differences between male and female athletes, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team scrimmaging an FC Dallas boys academy team, Sarah Fuller kicking for Vanderbilt, Annika Sörenstam competing on the PGA Tour, Hailey Davidson attempting to qualify in women’s professional golf, Lia Thomas in NCAA swimming, Caitlin Clark, the WNBA, and where women’s sports go from here. We also ask a bigger question: Why have separate men’s and women’s leagues in the first place if we’re unwilling to defend the distinction? Plus, before we get into the main topic, we celebrate reaching Episode 30, talk NFL football, social media trolls, and why I decided to quit sports gambling. Agree or disagree, jump into the comments. I especially want to hear from other girl dads: What should we be doing to protect the future of women’s sports? CHAPTERS 00:07 Episode 30 Milestone & Opening 05:36 Social Media Trolls & Online Positivity 11:45 Why I Quit Sports Gambling 17:22 Why Men and Women Compete Separately 23:43 Women Competing in Men’s Sports 30:07 Gender, Biology & Competitive Golf 39:41 The Future of Women’s Sports & the WNBA 47:39 Like, Subscribe & Outro LISTEN TO THE JOE MCNEIL PODCAST YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coachjoemcneil Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2W1Fcn3BKTFhbB5akLxsE1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joe-mcneil-podcast/id1871753318 #WomensSports #ProtectWomensSports #WNBA #CaitlinClark #LPGA #NCAA #Golf #SportsPodcast #JoeMcNeilPodcast #CoachJoeMcNeil

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