The U.S. Kids Golf Mission Podcast
Jul 19, 2026 · 33 min · 16 segments
Few young golfers have inspired more kids to pick up a club than Allan Kournikova, the breakout star of Netflix's first original documentary, The Short Game. At just seven years old, he became one of…
Allan KournikovaGuest
John KimHost
The film followed a group of seven and eight-year-old kids as they worked towards their ultimate goal of winning the US Kids Golf World Championship.
But the most famous stars, the biggest stars, were certainly the kids that were featured.
We get repeated stories from parents today about how their kids were inspired by the film to get into golf, and how they will watch it on repeat dozens and dozens of times.
So today we have one of, if not the, star of that documentary, four-time world champion Alan Kornickova.
Now, what's Alan up to now? What does he remember about those days, and what advice can he give young players who want to learn from his experiences? Let's find out.
The film followed a group of seven and eight-year-old kids as they worked towards their ultimate goal of winning the US Kids Golf World Championship.
But the most famous stars, the biggest stars, were certainly the kids that were featured.
We get repeated stories from parents today about how their kids were inspired by the film to get into golf, and how they will watch it on repeat dozens and dozens of times.
So today we have one of, if not the, star of that documentary, four-time world champion Alan Kornickova.
Now, what's Alan up to now? What does he remember about those days, and what advice can he give young players who want to learn from his experiences? Let's find out.
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