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One of golf’s most timeless pairings: a good round and a great cigar. Cigar aficionado, Dr. Brett Van Norman discusses cigar basics, the history of smoking on pro tours and famous golfers who smoke.

0:30 - Brett demonstrates how to heat and light a Monte Cristo (which Marc butchers) and explains the aging process of cigars

2:10 - Brett shares how his cigar journey began from a need to de-stress by finding a hobby

3:40 - Brett explains the importance of keeping the cigar cool by managing the ash and smoking slowly

5:00 - Brett and Marc fire up an Asia-Pacific regional (which Marc painfully butchers…again) and discuss the differences between Cuban and non-Cuban cigars

8:50 - Marc shares the history of smoking on professional golf tours and famous golfers who smoked on-course including Miguel Angel-Jimenez, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Darren Clarke, John Daly and Charley Hull

13:10 - Marc shares a myth that golfers wear only one glove to keep a hand free for smoking

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Ep.3: Cigar Conversations with Dr. Brett Van Norman

One of golf’s most timeless pairings: a good round and a great cigar. Cigar aficionado, Dr. Brett Van Norman discusses cigar basics, the history of smoking on pro tours, famous golfers who smoke and their golf fashion choices.

1:10 - Brett demonstrates how to heat and light a Monte Critso No.4 using a torch, which Marc butchers

1:59 - Brett explains the aging process of cigars and the concept of a "sick period"

4:05 - Brett shares how his cigar journey began from a need to de-stress by finding a hobby

6:30 - Brett explains the importance of keeping the cigar cool by managing the ash and smoking slowly

10:15 - After a brief rain delay, Brett and Marc fire up an Asia-Pacific regional, which Marc nearly butchers…again (painfully)

13:40 - Marc asks Brett if it matters how you hold a cigar and shares some unique golf-related cigar holders

16:45 - Brett discusses the differences between Cuban and non-Cuban cigars

19:15 - Marc shares the history of smoking on professional golf tours and famous golfers who smoked on-course including Miguel Angel-Jimenez, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Darren Clarke, John Daly, MIchael Jordan and Charley Hull

26:15 - Brett and Marc reminisce about playing golf barefoot in Malaysia

30:05 - Marc drops ash on his shorts a second time before laughing about the infamous Caddyshack “Cannonball” scene

32:30 - Marc shares a myth that golfers wear only one glove to keep a hand free for smoking before listing several golfers known for wearing two gloves including Aaron Rai, Phil Mickleson and Tommy Gainey

36:30 - Brett rates the fashion styles of some golfers already discussed, including a few of his own outfits

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In the first installment of a diary series documenting the FLG Golf Podcast journey, Marc reflects on 8 things he's learned in the first two months producing the pod: refinements, new skills, inspiration and the single greatest challenge… a "content iceberg."

Marc describes the challenge of producing and editing content more efficiently to reduce the backlog of unpublished content but is buoyed by the positive feedback he has received from podcast guests and friends in media as to the channel's direction, tone and the opportunity to learn from and engage a global golf community.