Arnie and Jack: Stories of My Long Friendship with Two Remarkable Men with author Charles Mechem | #899

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Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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899: Charlie Mechem was the Commissioner of the LPGA, ran a broadcast company, and more importantly, was/is extremely close to both Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. He just wrote a book called “Arnie & Jack: Stories of My Long Friendship with Two Remarkable Men” and has a boat load of incredible stories to share about each man, their relationship on and off the course, their wives, and more. The book is available on Amazon at https://shorturl.at/yLR38 This episode is brought to you by SwingU.com and the SwingU app. Go to swingu.com/upgrade and use promo code ‘golfsmarter’ to save 30% on your first year’s subscription to either the SwingU Plus or SwingU Pro.. This week on Golf Smarter Mulligans #215, we go back to November 2011 for a conversation with master club designer Jesse Ortiz, who created the very first fairway metal for Orlimar, his father’s company. This episode is called “Surviving the Club Maker Wars". Golf Smarter has been named by golfspan.com as one of the 10 Best Golf Podcasts for 2023, including being named the BEST GOLF PODCAST FOR YOUR MENTAL GAME. Check it out at https://www.golfspan.com/best-golf-podcasts. Become a Golf Smarter Ambassador by introducing our next episode! For your effort you’ll receive a choice of prizes including: • A box of ODIN balls of your choice with the Golf Smarter logo. ODIN Golf is the only golf brand that sponsors and pays everyday golfers! See our custom page at odin-golf.com/pages/golfsmarter. • A Glove + Glove Compartment from RedRoosterGolf.com where you can choose from a large variety of styles of gloves in 26 sizes! • A private link to Tony Manzoni’s video “The Lost Fundamental”. Write to GolfSmarterPodcast@gmail.com and we’ll send you simple instructions and a brief script to record for the intro of the show. In addition to sharing your home course, you now have the opportunity to offer your favorite Golf Smarter lesson, episode, insight or teacher.For exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's probably the most commonly asked question of someone like me who knew them both, were they really friends?
0:09.0	And I always say, you can't believe how strong and real their friendship was, and it was that from the beginning until Arnie died.
0:19.0	It was strained in the early days when Fat Jack, as they called him, was challenging the king.
0:25.6	And a lot of ugly things in those days that people old enough like me to remember,
0:31.6	they yelled, called him Fat Jack, and they cheered when he made a bad shot.
0:35.6	It was really ugly. But Jack said to me one time,
0:39.1	you know, I never fought with Arnie. My fight was with Arnie's Army. Hi, this is John State from
0:45.7	Pelham, Alabama, and I play at Oak Mountain State Park Golf Course. This is Golf Smarter, number
0:52.4	899.
0:54.8	Arnie and Jack. stories of my long friendship with two remarkable men featuring the author
1:00.5	Charlie Meacham. This is Golf Smarter. Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great
1:07.3	golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.
1:12.3	Here's your host, Fred Green.
1:14.7	Welcome to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Charlie.
1:17.9	Hello, Fred. Glad to be with you.
1:19.7	Glad to have you on the show. I'm very excited. I read the book. I actually got a copy of the book a couple weeks ago.
1:27.1	Oh, good.
1:27.4	And I read it so fast that I was like
1:31.0	prepared to do this interview weeks and weeks ago and I'm like oh wait now I got to
1:35.6	remember what we're talking about but it's it's really perfect for this
1:41.7	podcast because it's a series of stories.
1:45.7	Right, right.
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