Fairways and Feelings
Fairways and Feelings
Podcast Description
Welcome to Fairways & Feelings—the podcast where we take a step off the course and into the lives of the people who shape the game.
Each episode, host Daniel sits down with someone from the world of golf to explore who they are—not just as golfers, but as people.
Brought to you by Florio Golf, the golf mental health awareness brand.
Follow Florio Golf on Instagram: @florio_golf
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The show emphasizes mental health, personal struggles, and sports dynamics in golf, featuring episodes that address topics like addiction recovery, mental health challenges, and the realities of life on tour, such as the insightful discussion with Charlie Beljan about sobriety and Mike Lorenzo-Vera's journey regarding mental well-being.
Welcome to Fairways & Feelings—the podcast where we take a step off the course and into the lives of the people who shape the game.
Each episode, host Daniel sits down with someone from the world of golf to explore who they are—not just as golfers, but as people.
Brought to you by Florio Golf, the golf mental health awareness brand.
Follow Florio Golf on Instagram: @florio_golf
Sophia Popov has one of the most remarkable stories in modern golf.
In 2020, she won the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Troon as World Number 304. From the outside, it looked like one of golf’s great surprise wins. But as Sophia explains in this episode, the story behind it goes much deeper.
In this episode, Sophia opens up about:
🏆 The long road behind her major win.
🏥 The health issues that shaped her early years on tour.
⛳ The brutal margins of life as a professional golfer.
🧠 The mental toll of chasing a career in golf.
👥 The people who helped her keep going.
👶 How motherhood changed her perspective.
This is a conversation about ambition, pressure, identity, support, motherhood, and the years behind one brilliant week.
Give it a listen, share it with someone who might see themselves in it, and subscribe for more conversations like this.
For more stories like Sophia’s, head to Healthy Minds GC.
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