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Backspin The Golf Show is a sports radio talk show in Phoenix, Arizona. It airs live for two hours each Saturday from 9-11am Time in Arizona.

History
Backspin the Golf Show, the Valley’s most listened to radio show when it comes to the game of golf. Bill Huffman, Joe Passov, a.k.a. “Travelin’ Joe, “the Man from Van’s,’’ Rick Levy and longtime Phoenix broadcaster and Host Mike Bauer can be heard Saturday mornings on Fox Sports 910 Phoenix KGME from 9-11am.

Show personnel
 Bill Huffman has been with Backspin The Golf Show since 1999, the same year he wrote the book “Arizona’s Greatest Golf Courses.” "Huffy" has been known as Mr. Golf for years Arizona, working for The Arizona Republic from 1982-1999 and the Easy Valley Tribune after. Bill was inducted into the Arizona Golf Hall of Fame in 2013. Among his other accomplishments, Huffman served as the national president of the Associated Press Sports Editors Association in 1995, and was a member of the executive committee of the Golf Writers Association of America from 1996-98. Bill is also the founder of an annual Media Golf Classic with writers from throughout the golf world teeing it up each year in Arizona.
 * Bill Huffman
 * Rick Levy
 * Joe Passov
 * Mike Bauer

Prior to joining Backspin in 2001, “the Man from Van’s, aka. Rick Levy, had been involved in nearly every aspect of the sport, including, but not limited to, course management, golf course real estate and development, retail, advertising, manufacturing, competition and coaching (his boys). He is currently the Vice President, Operations at WorldWide Golf Shops, with five Van's Golf Shops in Phoenix, Arizona and two in Tucson, Arizona.

Joe Passov, a.k.a. “Travelin’ Joe,” joined Backspin The Golf Show in 2019. A Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA) and International Network of Golf (ING) award-winning journalist, he has been writing about golf since 1991. Perhaps best known for his popular “Ask Travelin’ Joe” columns, Joe has had more than 2,000 articles published in nearly 100 publications in North America, the U.K. and Asia, including The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, the Los Angeles Times and Men’s Health.

Mike Bauer has been a fixture in the Phoenix sports scene for over 20 years, including more than 13 years on KGME where his award-winning programs were often asked to fill in for The Dan Patrick Show, The Jim Rome Show and The Rich Eisen Show nationally. Mike has been the In-Game Host of the Arizona Diamondbacks for 16 seasons; where his face-for-radio can be seen on the big screen at Chase Field. A die-hard Arizona State University Sun Devil and proud Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication grad, Mike also teaches Sports Journalism at his alma mater.

Former personnel

 * Corey Larusso
 * Gary Cruz
 * Jon Bloom

Show format and content
The "Foursome" talks about all things golf each week - from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to all the amazing events happening on Arizona’s finest fairways and greens Category:Golf in Arizona. Tremendous guests joins the program each week live from the links all over the world, and listeners can also join the conversation at 602-260-9191

Beat The Pro
"Beat The Pro" is a weekly competition on the show where listeners get the chance to win great golf prizes. Listeners test their knowledge against Rick Levy each week in Backspin’s popular “Beat the Pro’’ contest that rewards accurate predictions on the PGA and LPGA tours with a dozen golf balls of your choice plus other great prizes like a PING putter complete with a VIP fitting. To enter, callers must answer a trivia question correctly before picking a golfer in an upcoming tournament on the PGA Tour - and if their pick wins, they win!

Events
Need golf? Backspin gives away a ton of it every Saturday to its most savvy listeners with free twosomes and tickets, as well as other fabulous gifts. And join Bill, Rick and Joe for their Backspin tournaments at some of Arizona’s finest courses. Backspin’s monthly two-man scrambles include three flights based on the team’s combined handicap: “The Good,’’ The Bad’’ and “The Ugly.’’ And don’t miss out on Backspin’s big tournament giveaway – “The Super Raffle.’’ There are other ways to come up big on Backspin each week, so tune in and get up on your game with the Valley’s most listened to golf show – Backspin!