Stop Overthinking Your Golf Game with PGA Tour Pro Scott Gump & GOLF Magazine’s Tim Reilly on His Augusta National Dream Round

About this episode

Could trying harder be hurting your golf game? This week on Next on the Tee, former PGA Tour pro and golf legend Scott Gump shares how learning to let go helped him perform under pressure—and how you can bring that mindset to your next round.

Scott revisits earning medalist honors during the stroke play portion of the 1987 U.S. Amateur, his two Masters appearances, and finishing runner-up to David Duval at the 1999 Players Championship. He also explains his “goalposts” approach to finding more fairways, smarter club selection, and why aggressive golf doesn’t have to mean taking unnecessary risks. Plus, we hear about his work helping develop the next generation through the USGA’s U.S. National Development Program.

Then, Tim Reilly, Head of Digital Content & Strategy at GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com, makes his show debut. Tim shares his determined journey into sports media and takes us inside stories showing golf’s power to change lives—from a young caddie’s scholarship to a prison rehabilitation program.

He also brings us along for a dream round at Augusta National, complete with Sunday hole locations, and gets to use his favorite player's locker. We round out the conversation with storytelling in the age of AI and the personal inspiration behind his Gut It Out Open benefiting the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.

Great stories, practical lessons, and a healthy dose of Vitamin G—where golf legends live and your game gets better.

Key Takeaways

Scott Gump says learning to let go helped him perform under pressure.

Gump describes using “goalposts” to find more fairways, choose clubs more smartly, and play aggressively without taking unnecessary risks.

Gump earned medalist honors in the stroke-play portion of the 1987 U.S. Amateur, made two Masters appearances, and finished runner-up to David Duval at the 1999 Players Championship.

Gump works with the USGA’s U.S. National Development Program to help develop the next generation.

Tim Reilly discusses golf’s power to change lives, a dream round at Augusta National, storytelling in the age of AI, and his Gut It Out Open benefiting the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Scott Gump’s “goalposts” approach intended to help with?

Finding more fairways and making smarter club selections.

What were Scott Gump’s notable tournament results mentioned in the episode?

He earned 1987 U.S. Amateur stroke-play medalist honors and finished runner-up at the 1999 Players Championship.

What is Tim Reilly’s Gut It Out Open for?

It benefits the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.

What did Tim Reilly experience on his dream round at Augusta National?

He played with Sunday hole locations and used his favorite player’s locker.