About Us

The Golf Shop Radio Show Network is on the air throughout the United States on the following affiliates:

730AM/97.5 FM WZGV – Charlotte, NC
610AM/101.1 FM WPLY – Roanoke, VA
1390AM/107.5 FM WPLI – Lynchburg, VA
102.9FM/1450 AM WVAX- Charlottesville, VA
1290 AM/102.3 FM WHKY- Hickory, NC

Listeners can also stream the show live, and enjoy other 730 The Game ESPN Charlotte programming by clicking the Listen Now tab in the menu.

Established in 2009, The Golf Shop Radio Show takes listeners “From Tee to Green and Everywhere In Between,” entertaining the hardcore golfer, the weekend hacker and anyone who is a fan of spirited talk-radio.

If it is being discussed out on the course or in the golf shop, hosts Mark “Greeny” Greenhalgh and Matt Blanchard will cover it – golf story or not – and listeners love their varying approaches to topics and interviews.

For example, here is what each asked a Champions Tour Legend on a recent show:

Greeny: “How big is the drop-off in club-head speed between players on the PGA Tour and players on the Champions Tour?”

Blanchard: “Is it true the PGA got rid of drug testing on the Champions Tour because all they ever found was Grey Goose and Cialis?”

As the Golf Shop Radio Network continues to expand with new affiliates, it also offers a unique outlet for businesses to target the golf enthusiast as a consumer.

To learn more about the show, including sponsorship opportunities, e-mail us at info@thegolfshopshow.com

Mark "Greeny" Greenhalgh

Greeny grew up around the golf business as his Dad is a PGA Master Professional and lifetime member.

While playing in junior and amateur tournaments in the north- east, southeast and California he won a few and lost a bunch!

Greeny had the honor of playing in the 1987 Optimist World Junior at Torrey Pines in San Diego against players from around the world, including Phil Mickleson, Ernie Els and Shigeki Maruyama.

Paired with current Web.com and former PGA Tour player Geoffrey Sisk, Greeny won the 1992 Cronin Memorial against the best players in the Northeast.

Greeny was a 2-year walk-on player at Clemson University and then caddied in New England PGA, eGolf Tour, PGA Tour Qualifying and European Tour Qualifying events.

When not busy working for Wells Fargo Bank in Technology and Operations Group Instructional Design and hosting the show, Greeny plays in amateur events all over the Carolinas and hosts several charity golf tournaments.

Email Greeny: mark@thegolfshopshow.com

Follow Greeny on Twitter: @GolfShopGreeny

Matt Blanchard

Matt is a native of Atlanta, but calls Charlotte home after living in Charlotte for the past 35 years.

Matt is a golf aficionado, having started his love for the game at the age of ten. From his formative teen years to age twenty he worked in the industry as a caddie and was known around the club as a “club rat.” he even carried his golf acumen onto the PGA tour as a caddie in 1976.

As a 23 year member of Carolina Golf Club, Matt was a co-founder and Tournament Chairman of the Carolina Invitational, a four ball event attracting some of the best amateurs in the southeast.

“Golf is my mistress. I’m addicted. I love the game more every year,” Matt recently revealed.

Matt’s primary career in advertising has landed him with the Charlotte Hornets, the Carolina Panthers, and CBS Radio. He currently applies his marketing expertise with the Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star newspapers.

Email Matt: matt@thegolfshopshow.com

Follow Matt on Twitter: @thegolfshopshow

Collins Janus

Collins Janus joined the show as Executive Producer in May 2021

Collins is a 2021 graduate of Winthrop University and has been working in sports Radio and TV production since he was in the 11th grade. When he’s not piloting the show from behind the board, Collins enjoys fishing, watching his favorite teams in sports/auto racing and working on his golf game (there’s plenty there to work on)

Email Collins: Collinsj@wachinc.com

Follow Collins on Twitter: @CollinsJanus

Bill Bender

Each week, we are joined by Sporting News Associate Editor, Bill Bender. Bender helps us fulfill our promise to take listeners “From Tee to Green and Everywhere In Between,” by guiding us on a tour of the entire sporting universe. Bender’s specialty is college football, but from baseball and basketball to combat sports, he has you covered.

Bender usually stops by The Golf Shop each Saturday at 8.20am, but you can also follow his work on online at: sportingnews.com/author/22-bill-bender

Twitter: @BillBender92

Brad Panovich

Each Saturday, we open the show with a look at the weather and forecast across our entire listening area with WCNC Chief Meteorologist, Brad Panovich.

In January 2018, Panovich earned national recognition for broadcast journalism with a prestigious award from the American Meteorological Society (AMS).

The award recognized NBC Charlotte’s chief meteorologist for “passionate devotion to informing his on-air audience and for extensive use of social media to educate the public about meteorology,” according to AMS’s website.

Panovich usually stops by The Golf Shop each Saturday at 8.00am, but you also watch him every day on WCNC Charlotte.

Twitter: @wxbrad