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Voices del ValleYou’re From Where? Featuring Donal LogueNearly all high schools have at least one person that finds fame after graduation. For the schools in the Imperial Valley, there are many that have found it in the arts, sports, and entertainment industries. And when the individual tells people they are from El Centro, a common response is, “You’re from where?” For this episode of :You’re From Where?”, we visited with film and TV celebrity Donal Logue about his growing up in El Centro, and his strong connection to Central Union High School and the Imperial Valley.CREDITSEpisode 103: You’re From Where? Featuring Donal LogueYou’re From Where w...
2025-09-0129 min
The Yay - A Bay Area Theatre PodcastEpisode 321: Nicolas LogueOn this Memorial Day episode of The Yay, Jake and I welcome Nicolas Logue, actor and fight coordinator – he’s also the associate professor at Winward Community College and Fight Director at Dueling Arts International. We talk about Nic’s upbringing, how he got into fight coordinating and where he sees himself in the future.
Nic can be reached directly by email: logue@hawaii.edu
Jameelah Rose has her own business selling healthy drinks - MelanA☥D is a black owned business that specializes in alkaline elixirs used to heal the mind and body. It's currently being sold at the Mandela...
2025-05-261h 18
Real Estate Wholesaling SyndicateHard Money Secrets Every Wholesaler Needs to Know with Jeremy AdrianIn this episode of the Wholesaling Syndicate podcast, Ky Logue sits down with Jeremy Adrian, co-founder of Crown Capital Resources, a leading hard money lending company in Texas. They dive deep into the world of hard money lending and how it can be a game-changer for wholesalers looking to scale their real estate investing businesses.Jeremy breaks down the misconceptions around hard money, explains the process of securing funding for fix-and-flip or buy-and-hold properties, and shares tips on building strong relationships with local lenders to close more deals. They also cover key insights on how new wholesalers...
2025-01-0928 min
Playing from the TipsPlaying From The Tips #5In the wake of The Players Championship, things aren’t slowing down in world golf, with a feast of tournaments on offer this week.The PGA Tour of Australasia is heading towards its season conclusion with the Play Today NSW Open taking place this week. LIV Golf is back this week, this time in Tucson, Arizona, while the PGA Tour’s Florida Swing concludes at the Valspar Championship.Meanwhile the DP World Tour is in South Africa, the Asian Tour heads for India and the Ladies European Tour visits Singapore.Host Jimmy Emanuel is j...
2023-03-1433 min
The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 134: Full Swing Spoiled for ChoiceEverybody in golf is talking about the Netflix series Full Swing so we thought we should too. The bigger question, though, is whether anybody outside the game is taking notice.
Links Mentioned on this episode:
Arian Logue's Full Swing review
Geoff Shackelford's review
2023-02-231h 20The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 132: Regional Golf - Off The Meaten TrackIt's not the sexiest topic in golf but it is one that has far reaching impacts and Golf NSW's recent announcement about a programme of regional golf events supported by the state government over the next three years is a huge positive. Mark Hayes joins the pod to break down the announcement plus the broader impact of golf on regional Australia and, conversely, the impact of regional Australia on golf. There's also a bit about Patrick Reed.
Links mentioned ion this episode:
Mark Hayes
Portarlington Golf Club
https://www.portarlingtongolf.com.au
...
2023-02-011h 02The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 119: Golf's Most Important Word: SustainabilityGolf faces multiple problems but among its most serious is the perception that it is an environmentally irresponsible use of land. While the game can - and is - improving in this area it is important golfers and non-golfers alike are aware of the message. Sam Thomas of the GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf joins the pod to talk Sustainable Golf Week and the game's future.
Links mentioned on this episode:
GEO Foundation Sustainable Golf Website
https://sustainable.golf
Sustainable Golf Week
https://sustainable.golf/sustainablegolfweek/
Morri on Sustainable Golf...
2022-10-0658 minThe Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 118: Presidents Cup PlusIt's hard to imagine there's much left to say about the Presidents Cup but we won't let that stop us. There's a bit of LIV and World Rankings talk as well.
Links mentioned on this episode (H/T Adrian Logue):
Jimmy’s appearance on 19th Tee Podcast
https://anchor.fm/the-19th-tee
Jeff Bezos interview with Henry Blodget
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx92bUw7WX8
Jeff Bezos phallic rocket
https://www.blueorigin.com/new-shepard/
Justin Thomas being a phallic rocket
https://twitter.com/Fo...
2022-09-301h 14
The Firm & Fast Golf PodcastAdrian Logue from the Good Good Golf PodcastAdrian Logue is a self confessed golf tragic who co-hosts the Good Good Golf Podcast with Rod Morri.
Adrian has managed to facilitate a career in golf using computer programming and development as his professional vehicle, an unusual combination for sure, however, Adrian is not your usual software developer!
In this episode we explore a little on the World Handicapping System thanks to a few questions from one of my fourball playing partners, Adrian's theory on 'eyes up golf', podcasting, golf writing, course ratings, golf paths, websites and logos and a cool trip to Barnbougle...
2022-09-291h 50The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 117: Man on a Mission - Ewan PorterFrom touring professional to hating the game to falling in love with it all over again. Ewan Porter's golf journey has run the full gamut including his latest mission to play every golf course in Sydney. Not just the fancy ones, mind, but the public courses, too. It's an intriguing tale and features some good banter with Adrian Logue and Golf Australia magazine deputy editor (and now regular Good Good co-host) Jimmy Emanuel.
Links mentioned on this eprisode (H/T Adrian Logue):
Woodville Golf Course
https://www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/woodville-public-golf-course
Adidas...
2022-09-2259 minThe Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 112: Hannah Holden from National Club GolferHannah Holden is one of the small number of women who cover golf, her contributions ranging from in depth equipment reviews to opinion pieces on LIV Golf and the reaction to Linn Grant's win in the Scandinavian Mixed event last month. Hannah is young, thoughful, good at golf and a terrific guest on this week's show.
Links mentioned on this episode (courtesy of Adrian logue):
Hannah’s article about Linn Grant’s win in National Club Golfer
https://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/news/linn-grant-historic-golf-victory/
Sandy Jameson on Twitter
https://twitter.com/jamogolf
2022-07-081h 02The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 103: Course Rankings - Can They Get It Right?In polite society it's religion and politics but in the golf world if you want to start an argument bring up golf course rankings. On Ep 103 Golf Australia Magazine editor Brendan James comes into the studio to talk about the magazine's latest top 100 list, how courses are judged and some of the myths around the ranking system. Co host Adrian Logue also has a special announcement about an upcoming trip to Barnbougle Dunes.
Links mentioned on this episode:
The Golfer’s Alliance - Barnbougle Event
https://thegolfersalliance.com
Golf Australia Magazine’s Top...
2022-03-051h 14The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 087: Ali Whitaker and Mike ClaytonDoes it matter if men and women score differently when playing a tournament at the same venue? Is that a problem for Olympic golf? Was Aditi Ashok's fourth place finish the biggest and most important story for the game in The Games? Will the obsession with 9 and 18 hole courses eventually kill urban golf? All this plus some architecture talk when TV commentator Ali Whitaker joins Mike Clayton and regular hosts Rod Morri and Adrian Logue for Episode 87.
2021-08-111h 07The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 086: An Olympics rant and Golf's New World OrderIf a child draws a dog-shaped dog is the Kasumigaseki Country Club a good golf course? Has the PGL found an ally in Adrian Logue? When are you too old to ride a skateboard? All intriguing questions and none of them answered when Golf Australia magazine Deputy Editor Jimmy Emanuel joins Episode 86.
Links mentioned on this episode:
Eamon Lynch's excellent defence of golf's place in the Olympics
2021-08-051h 08The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 083: Meg MacLaren On Life, Golf and WinningFriend of the pod and one of the game's most popular young players Meg MacLaren returns to Good Good this week to talk her victory on the Symetra Tour, what it's REALLY like trying to win, the murky world of fist pumps, writing, golf, mental strength and much, much more.
Links mentionedon this episode:
Logue snapped his fingers and the below link appeared like magic!
Meg's outstanding post victory blog
2021-07-061h 10The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 073: Logue Finally Does BarnbougleAfter years of ridicule Good Good co-host Adrian Logue finally made the pilgrimage to Barnbougle Dunes in Tasmania and on Episode 73 answers the question on everybody's lips: how did he rate the paths? There's that plus plenty more of his unique insights into one of the world's great golf experiences in a special two man edition of Good Good.
Links mentioned on this episode:
As always, our sponsor The Golf Society . Don't forget to use code TG at checkout for a 20% discount!
The TalkinGolf Network
2021-04-271h 15The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 066: Kameruka - Rediscovering A Lost Golf CourseA throwaway comment over coffee one morning sparked a journey of discovery that ultimately uncovered the remarkable story of a lost golf course in a remote corner of NSW. Good Good co-host Adrian Logue and Sydney based course architect Harley Kruse join the pod to discuss the extraordinary story of the Kameruka golf course.
Links Mentioned on this episode:
The Kameruka Society website
Kameruka Golf on Twitter
Kameruka Golf on InstaGram
As always, our sponsor The Golf Society . Don't forget to use code TG at checkout for a 20% discount!
2021-03-011h 06The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 062: Mat Goggin and Mike ClaytonThere was much excitement around the golf world last week with the formal announcement that the firm of Clayton, DeVries and Pont had been selected to design and build the highly anticipated Seven Mile Beach course near Hobart in Tasmania. On Episode 62 CDP partner Mike Clayton and the development's main driver, Mat Goggin, join hosts Rod Morri and Adrian Logue to discuss the project.
2021-02-011h 08The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 061: Harley Kruse And The Ethics Of New CoursesSydney based architect Harley Kruse joins hosts Rod Morri and Adrian Logue in studio for our first recording session of 2021. We cover the ethics of new course builds, sharing golf course space, the 'hard equals good' mindset and even a bit of Raymond Chandler. Enjoy.
Links for this episode:
As always, our sponsor The Golf Society . Don't forget to use code TG at checkout for a 20% discount!
The TalkinGolf Network
2021-01-261h 02The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 058: Lukas Michel2020 has been quite the journey for Lukas Michel and he joins the pod in studio in Sydney for a recap of a remarkable year. There's lots of chat about Augusta, Winged Foot and course achitecture.
Links Mentioned on this episode:
As always, our sponsor The Golf Society (discount page)
The TalkinGolf Network
Scott Michaux's excellent piece on Lukas
The episode of The Golfing Greenkeeper (talking about Dan Soutar) as mentioned by Adrian Logue.
2020-12-0659 minThe Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 54: Mike Clayton and Harley KruseWe've swapped one keen golf mind for two on Ep 54. With Adrian Logue off playing golf it was generous of Mike Clayton and Harley Kruse to step in and save the day. A great chat about golf and its place in society and what the game can do to help secure its own future.
Links mentioned on this episode:
As always, our sponsor The Golf Society (discount page)
The TalkinGolf Network
2020-10-201h 16The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 048: Logue's Back And So Is HuggyJohn Huggan joins Episode 48 to break down everything that is wrong with the Tour Championship (and the rest of the PGA Tour), the parlous state of the European Tour and what the future may hold, Sophia Popov not being in the ANA and plenty more as well.
Links for this episode:
As always, our sponsor The Golf Society (discount page)
JOhn Huggan's piece on the US Open
2020-09-091h 20The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 047: Golf And The Environment with Harley Kruse and Kate TorgersenNo Logue this week and while we miss him there is no shortage of good content as Harley Kruse steps into the co-hosting role and we welcome golf environmental specialist Kate Torgersen to the show. Kate advises clubs on returning as many indigenous species to their property as possible (among a bunch of other stuff).
Links for this episode:
As always, our sponsor The Golf Society (discount page)
Kate Torgersen on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/environmental_golf_solutions/, Facebook and Twitter.
You can see Kate's website here
Abbie Richards...
2020-09-0253 minThe Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 046: On The Tee With Dr POn episode 46 we get into a bit of good old fashioned network cross promotion when we welcome On the Tee With Dr P host Dr Kelly Price back to the show. Dr P is an academic with a particular interest in women's golf as well as the psychology of consumers in the retail space. If you're looking for a way to cure your slice or stop three putting this won't be the show for you but if you enjoy intelligent conversation about big picture topics then you've come to the right place.
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2020-08-241h 07The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 45: So You Want To Be In Golf Media?One of our favourite recurring topics on Good Good is the changing nature of media and its relationship with the game. On Episode 45 we welcome co-founder of one of the new breed of media publications – Will Watt of Caddie magazine – to discuss what it’s like to launch a magazine from scratch, the role of the golf media in promoting the game’s image beyond the word’s fairways and some chat about his newly released book as well.
Links for this episode:
As always, our sponsor The Golf Society (discount page)
Will Watt on Tw...
2020-08-181h 09The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 044: An Intriguing Idea For Public GolfBack in the late 2000's there was a bold and intriguing idea floated at the PGA of Australia to promote and encourage public golf. The plan was to build several template facilities on vacant council land across the nation to be run by PGA members and get new and exsting golfers playing more golf. For all sorts of reasons the idea never got off the ground but could the concept still be relevant today? On Episode 44 we meet one of the architects of the scheme to talk about that plus plenty more.
Links mentioned on this episode:
2020-08-1056 minThe Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 43: Lockdown, Majors and Lydia Ko with Mike ClaytonWith the strangest major championship in living memory getting underway this week and Mike Clayton stuck at home in Victoria thanks to Corona Virus it seemed like a perfect opportunity to get the analyst, architect and commentator on the pod. So we did. Enjoy.
Links mentioned on this episode:
As always, our sponsor The Golf Society (discount page)
Mike Clayton on Twitter
And don't forget the TalkinGolf network, home to some of the internet's best golf podcasts
2020-08-071h 12The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 42: Golf And The Big Picture With Harley KruseSydney based architect Harley Kruse is a thoughtful and knowledgeable type who has had access to some of the best minds in golf and golf course architecture for the best part of three decades. On Episode 42 he talks trees, golf as green space, the importance of regional and suburban golf and how we can make it better and so much more as well.
Links mentioned on this episode:
As always, our sponsor The Golf Society (discount page)
Harley Kruse on Twitter
And don't forget the TalkinGolf network, home to some of...
2020-07-281h 20The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 41: Does Golf Really Have Nine Virtues?Jay Revell is one of the most interesting voices in golf today and he joins episode 41 to talk his new book, why some of us get so hooked on the game and whether the future is bright despite the constant bad news that has been 2020.
Links mentioned on this episode:
As always, our sponsor The Golf Society (discount page)
Buy Jay's book here
Follow him on Twitter and Instagram
And don't forget the TalkinGolf network, home to some of the internet's best golf podcasts
2020-07-221h 01The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 40: Time For Blokes To ListenThere was quite the response last week when Good Good co-host Adrian Logue retweeted a story from Golf Business UK magazine featuring 30 year golfer Kerry Cooper and her horror story of joining an English golf club. In light of the reaction, it seemed the only sensible thing to do was invite her other podcast to tell her story. So we did.
Links mentioned on this episode:
As always, our sponsor The Golf Society (discount page)
The story from Golf Business magazine that started it all
Kerry can be contacted via email...
2020-07-141h 01The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 39: The Match: The Day Golf Podcasts Changed ForeverSome salty language, some piling on Hogan and a whole lot of terrific and entertaining analysis. Yes the Book Club is back with host Derek Duncan joining Adrian Logue and reigning US Mid Amateur champion Lukas Michel to dissect The Match by Mark Frost - one of golf's most legendary stories.
2020-07-081h 24The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 38: Meg MacLaren Makes Her Good-Good DebutIt's hard to believe this is Meg MacLaren's first appearance on the Good-Good podcast but it's a worthy debut. The recent winner on the newly formed Rose Ladies Series talks the LET/LPGA joint venture, her recent foray into TV writing, her addiction to golf and, of course, that victory last week.
Links mentioned on this episode:
As always, our sponsor The Golf Society (discount page)
Meg MacLaren's excellent blog
Follow Meg on Twitter
The TalkinGolf network, home to some of the internet's best golf podcasts
2020-06-291h 07The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 37: Finally, Ewan PorterIt was a disaster when we asked Ewan Porter to come on the show last month and the recording 'somehow' got lost. But let's not dwell on the past, that water is under the bridge and on Episode 37 we catch up with the player turned commentator for some fascinating insights into the game.
Links mentioned on this episode:
As always, our sponsor The Golf Society (discount page)
The home page for Ewan's Junior Series
Follow Ewan on Twitter
The TalkinGolf network, home to some of the internet's best golf...
2020-06-2359 minThe Good-Good Golf PodcastEp36: Unsung Heroes - Vern MorcomMany Australians with an interest in course architecture will be familiar with the name 'Morcom' but so often we when we hear the name we think mostly of Mick Morcom, who is credited with implementing Mackenzie's plans at Royal Melbourne. But while Mick's son Vern is hardly an unknown quantity, his influence on the game in Australia - and particularly regional Victoria - has never been properly documented. Until now. Author Toby Cumming joins the podcast this week to talk about his upcoming book on the life and work of Vern Morcom.
Links mentioned on this episode:
2020-06-1652 minThe Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 35: Golf and the Government With Golf Australia's Fiona TelfordWith public golf and its continued existence at the forefront of recent conversations, now seemed like a good time to meet Golf Australia's Government Relations Manager Fiona Telford. Fiona discusses the strategic aims of the organisation and its dealings with governments at Federal, State and - perhaps most importantly - local level.
Links mentioned on this episode:
As always, our sponsor The Golf Society (discount page)
The TalkinGolf network, home to some of the internet's best golf podcasts
2020-06-0954 minThe Good-Good Golf PodcastEp34: 1Club founder Sandy JamiesonWe first met Sandy Jamieson back in January when he launched 1Club golf, a concept he designed himself to attract more people to the game. Six months on and despite a worldwide pandemic, 1Club has proved a major success. Sandy joins us on Episode 34 to talk about that plus the state of golf more broadly.
Links mentioned on this episode:
As always, our sponsor The Golf Society (discount page)
The 1Club website
Sandy's first appearance on Good Good back in January
The TalkinGolf network, home to some of the...
2020-06-011h 14The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 33: John Huggan talks Rory, Aus Open and moreRespected golf writer John Huggan joins Episode 33 to talk all things golf including: his recent podcast interview with Rory McIlroy that went viral; the 'Hitler' v 'Stalin' choice potentially facing the European Tour; the future of the Australian Open; gender politics in golf and so much more.
Links mentioned on this episode:
As always, our sponsor The Golf Society (discount page)
The Rory Interview on the excellent McKellar Journal Podcast
2020-05-251h 23The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 32: Spirit of St Andrews RevisitedEpisode 32…the one that got away. We recorded a fabulous chat with former Touring Professional Ewan Porter this week and covered everything from the demons within that drive golfers to distraction to innovative formats and the future of the professional game in Australia. Sadly, nobody will get to hear that because of what we are referring to as a technical glitch (also known as oops….lost the recording!) We will have Ewan back in the next week or two but in the meantime we’ve delved into the archives to re-post one of our most popular episodes ever, The Book C...
2020-05-192h 34The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 31: Weaning Golf Off PlasticMany outside the game see golf as - at best - a negative for the environment and there is no doubt the game has some significant questions to answer about issues such as water and chemical use. But there is another - mostly hidden - way that golf is less than environmentally friendly and it comes in the form of the humble golf tee. The predominantly plastic or hardwood device millions of golfers use to begin almost every hole they play is actually a needlessly damaging piece of equipment and this week's Good Good guest is doing something about...
2020-05-121h 00The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 30: Looper Life In A London LockdownAdam Drummond was once an aspiring professional but drifted into caddying just before the new millennium. 21 years later he's still at it having collected a host of great stories - not to mention a bunch of golf wisdom - along the way. Adam joins us for Episode 30 of Good Good to chew the fat about all things golf.
Links mentioned on this episode:
The Golf Society (discount page)
Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler play a match with persimmon and blades
Adrian Logue's photography and musings on the game
2020-05-051h 20The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 029: Canada's Answer To Mike ClaytonIan Andrew is a gentler version of our own Mike Clayton, a passionate course architect whose perspective and interest in the game is infinitely broader than his own place in it. Andrew joined Episode 29 to talk about his new book on famed Canadian architect Stanley Thompson plus a myriad of other topics including, but not limited to, the purpose of bunkers, the emerging moral issue of water and golf and why the future might be better for those who think width and angles are the key to more interesting golf.
Links mentioned on this episode:
The...
2020-04-271h 28The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 028: Where Golf And Art Intersect With Lee WybranskiSick of Covid 19? Us too. So we're not mentioning it this week. Instead, we're delving into the world of golf and art when we catch up with renowned golf artist Lee Wybranski. Lee has produced the posters for every US Open since 2008 and has painted as well as work for The Open Championship, PGA and Ryder Cup. He has also been commissioned to paint just about every significant club and course in North East America as well as many Scotland, too. Lee's passion for course architecture shines through in this engaging discussion on the world where golf and art...
2020-04-201h 10The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 027: The Ghosts of Masters PastFor more than a decade Scott Micheaux had one of the best jobs in golf. As one of the lead golf writers for the Augusta Chronicle Michaux was tasked each year with producing a major profile of the defending champion in readiness as part of the paper's preview for each years event. From Angel Cabrera to Adam Scott and a surprise encounter with Tiger Woods, Michaux has some fabulous memories and stories from one of the most revered tournaments - and clubs - in the game.
Links metnioned on this episode:
For the best in...
2020-04-131h 12The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 026: Covid 19 Now and BeyondWe'd all love to talk about something else but the realities of the ongoing Corona Virus Pandemic are making it hard. This week Matt Day, GM at Perth's 27-hole Collier Park facility, joins the pod to talk about the day to day realities of life in charge of two golf courses and some major projects which have been thrown into uncertainty. Matt is a thoughtful analyst of the golf business - and public golf in particular - and his insights are always worth listening to.
Links mentioned on this episode:
For the best in high...
2020-04-071h 01The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 024: Might Covid 19 Be Good For Golf?With a world spinning seemingly out of control there are lots of questions about where golf should fit in the new world order. There are no right or wrong answers but on Episode 24 Rod Morri and Adrian Logue are joined by Dave Hill (aka One Bearded Golfer) to thrash out some of the issues. It's a rambling chat but what else are you going to talk about at a time like this?
Links menitoend on this week's episode:
For the best in high end golf apparel head straight to The Golf Society
For...
2020-03-2459 minThe Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 023: Anyone For a Top 100 Courses Debate?If you want to start an argument in golf there are a couple of surefire topics that will do it and the ranking of the country's top 100 courses is one of them. On Episode 23 of Good Good, Golf Australia Magazine Editor Brendan James joins us in studio to discuss the where, what, when, how and why of his publication's biennial list. It's a fascinating discussion that wanders in a few different directions including (despite best efforts to avoid it) the impact of COVID 19.
To check out the list and associated comments head here.
Adrian's critique...
2020-03-171h 15The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 022: The Mad Americans In StudioThey're the heavy weights of Golf Twitter and it was a privilege for Good Good to host Michael Wolf, Jon Cavalier and Nigel Islam in studio for a rambling chat about all things golf and all things Australia. From Royal Melbourne to Barwon Heads and NSW to Royal Adelaide, Wolf, Cavalier and their less well known but incredibly knowledgeable travel companion Islam had a great time here and have some interesting observations about the golf culture and courses in these parts.
While you're listening along make sure to surf over to The Golf Society and check out...
2020-03-091h 16The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 021: The Book Club - The World Atlas Of GolfGroundbreaking stuff on the Good Good Golf Podcast this week as we welcome a new guest host but reintroduce an old segment. The Book Club was one of the great success stories of the iSeekGolf podcast and it returns this week with Feed The Ball's Derek Duncan in the host chair joined by Adrian Logue and Monarch Of The Green author Stephen Proctor to break down one golf's most influential books - The World Atlas Of Golf. It's riveting stuff and will have you scouring eBay for a copy of your own.
Links NOT mentioned on this...
2020-03-021h 24The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 020: Mike Clayton. Enough SaidThe always popular and insightful Mike Clayton joins Episode 20 of the show to discuss Steph Kyriacou's remarkable victory at Bonville, the Peter Kostis revelations on the No Laying Up podcast, the Golf Premier League and plenty more as well.
Links mentioned on this episode:
The Golf Society where Good Good Listeners get an extra 30% off all current sale prices. Click the link and grab a bargain while they last!
The No Laying Up podcast with Peter Kostis
2020-02-261h 10
TalkinGolfTG History 31: How The Heck Did This Happen?This podcast is a throwback to the interview that launched the TalkinGolf History Podcast. So if you love movies, this show is like a prequel to the podcast.
This was my very first podcast interview, where I was the guest of Rod Morri and Adrian Logue on their show (that no longer exists), the ISeekGolf Podcast.
Great interview with some colorful stories about the history of the game of golf and a glimpse into how we got here.Support TalkinGolf
2020-02-241h 28The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 019: Golf From The Non Golfer's PerspectiveThere's always hand wringing in golf about growing the numbers of people who play but do we ever stop to ask why it is non golfers aren't already swinging a club? After a brilliant piece in The Irish Times last week chronicling her journey to 13th Beach to watch fellow Irish woman Leona Maguire we catch up with former Olympic silver medallist Sonia O'Sullivan to find out what golf looks like to the outside world.
Links menitoned on this episode:
Our sponsor The Golf Society
Sonia's excellent piece in the Irish Times:
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2020-02-171h 04The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 018: John Huggan On All Things GolfJohn Huggan is one of the most respected and forthright voices in the game and he joins Rod Morri and Adrian Logue on Episode 18 to talk Vic Open, Min Woo Lee, the Distance Insights Report and more. There's also news about Derek Duncan and a special announcement about the long awaited return of the much loved Book Club.
Links menitoned on this episode:
The Golf Society for the best apparel brands and accessories.
TalkinGolf - the podcast network for serious golfers
John Huggan on Twitter
Adrian's piece on the...
2020-02-111h 11The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 015: Course Architect Harley KruseSydney based golf course architect Harley Kruse comes into the studio for episode 15 to talk all things course design, technology and the future of golf. Harley has been in the course architecture business for more than 30 years having started his design career with Peter Thomson before a stint with Greg Norman Golf Design and now out on his own with Kruse Golf Design. A recent renovation of Sydney's Killara Golf Club has been well recieved and after a lengthy approval process Kruse will soon begin work at Royal Sydney Golf Club alongside Gil Hanse where he will 'handle everything...
2020-01-201h 13The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 014: Sandy Jamieson and One Club GolfThere may be no more intimidating game for a beginner than golf and perhaps no more intimidating place to try to do it than on a golf course. But one Melbourne professional has an idea to change all that and he's our guest today on Episode 14. Sandy Jamieson operates the Oakleigh Public Golf Course in Melbourne and his One Club concept is already helping to change the face of the game there. But he hopes to make a much broader impact over time, as you'll hear.
Links menitoned on this episode:
The Golf Society For the...
2020-01-1252 min
Feed The BallEpisode 63: Brian Schneider
The Gunnamatta Course at The National (photo: renaissancegolf.com)
Brian Schneider joined Tom Doak’s Renaissance Golf Design in 2002. For the last 17 years he’s played a vital role creating some of this generation’s greatest golf courses around the world: Ballyneal, Old Macdonald, Cape Kidnappers, Rock Creek Cattle Company and others. He was the lead design associate on Barnbougle Dunes, Dismal River Red, Grand Saint Emillionnais Golf Club in France and, recently, the Gunnamatta Course at The National in Australia. He’s also a highly respected consultant and restoration specialist for esteemed clubs like Hollywood (New Jersey) and Garden C...
2019-12-311h 56Feed The BallEpisode 62: Drew Rogers
Old Elm (photo: jdrewrogers.com)
Drew Rogers hung out his own design shingle in 2010 after working 18 years with the firm of (Arthur ) Hills & (Steve) Forrest. While working for Hills he gained extensive expertise building new golf courses, albeit it to the specifications of Hills and his clients. Today, Rogers’ own architectural point of view is evident at a slew of remodel projects around the country, including at courses originally built by his former employer including The Club at Mirasol, Miromar Lakes and Quail West, all in south Florida. He’s also become a prominent restorer of historic courses, and is c...
2019-12-202h 04The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 013: The Episode We Weren't Meant To HaveWe were supped to call it a day after last week's Presidents Cup preview but really, how could we not rehash the brilliant week at Royal Melbourne? Some of Adrian Logue's finest work on Episode 13 as he introduces us to the 'Buffoon versus Class Act' breakdown of the players and takes aim at everyone from television to the PGA Tour.We hope you enjoy this final episode of 2019 and thanks for all your support over the course of the year and we look forward to coming back to do it all again in 2020.
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2019-12-1759 minThe Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 012: RM - The Grand Old Girl of Australian GolfTiger Woods, Ernie Els and their respective teams will take centre stage at this week's Presidents Cup but for many golfers it is the Royal Melbourne course - and how it plays for 24 of the world's best - that will be of most interest. On Episode 12 we meet two Royal Melbourne Golf Club members to find out what it is like to play host to an event the size of the Presidents Cup as well as some discussion about the place of the course in the game more broadly.
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2019-12-111h 07The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 011: Thunderbirds Are GoCourse ranking lists, social media and golf course design, watching the pros up close and Derek's sticky balls. All that and more on Episode 11 of the Good Good Golf Podcast.
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2019-12-031h 23The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 010: A Piccolo To GoShould the Australian Open join forces with the European Tour? Will the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA merge and if they did, would it be a good thing? And when will we see some innovation in the way golf is broadcast on TV? Just some of the eclectic mix of topics on a stream of consciousness episode 10 of The Good Good Golf Podcast.
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2019-11-251h 16The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 009: It's Hot At Christmas? That's Just WeirdIf people like things about golf that are different to you, does that mean they are doing it wrong? Why does golf need to invite communities into their space? What's more important - name tags for the staff or an interesting green complex? These are just some of the talking points on Episode Nine of The Good Good Golf Podcast.
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2019-11-181h 14Feed The BallEpisode 60: Andy Staples
Rockwind Community Links
Over the last 15 years, Andy Staples has created his own space in the field of golf design by pioneering sustainability and efficiency in course construction and operation. He’s also helped create and popularize the concept of “Community Links,” a way to better integrate public golf into the lifestyle of the surrounding communities. His practice is hitting a perfect groove between working with municipalities to revive public golf in creative, inclusionary ways and orchestrating impressive remodeling and restoration programs at historic clubs like Meadowbrook Country Club in Michigan and Olympia Fields near Chicago.
Andy and De...
2019-11-121h 51The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 008: Mike Clayton "Clubbing For The Duff""The only point of the fifth hole at Royal Melbourne West," says Mike Clayton of the famed par-3, "is to join up the great fourth hole - the over the hill and down to the right par-5 - with the amazing 6th hole." It's Clayton at his best on Episode Eight of The Good Good Golf Podcast where Sydney v Melbourne golf, the Christina Kim rules fiasco and why Cypress Point's 16th hole needs an alternate par-4 tee are among the topics dissected. Clayton joins regulars Rod Morri, Adrian Logue and Derek Duncan for a fascinating and in depth...
2019-11-121h 05Feed The BallEpisode 59: Jeff Brauer
Giants Ridge Quarry Course
Jeff Brauer began his career in 1977 working for Dick Nugent and Ken Killian in Chicago and represents a vital link to a previous generation of architecture. Since opening his own design firm in Dallas in 1984, he’s specialized in building public and resort courses in all parts of the country. In the last 20 years Brauer has found particular success in the central states, from Texas to the upper midwest, including Giants Ridge and Superior National in Minnesota, Colbert Hills and Sand Creek Station in Kansas, Cowboys Golf Club between Dallas and Fort Worth, and the ne...
2019-11-011h 41The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 006: What's an Axolotl? And a Protectorate?Derek Duncan rejoins the show for Episode Six just days after penning an intriguing essay on the golf business which attracted plenty of attention on Twitter during the week. We chat about that plus what millennial golfers want, the great Ladies Tee debate and who would win a fight between and Axolotl and a lion? And just what is a Protectorate?
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2019-10-281h 09The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 005: Racetrack Around The Golf Course?Derek Duncan has the week off but Rollback Alliance co-founder Matt Mollica courageously steps into the breach to talk all things golf on Episode 5 of The Good Good Golf Podcast. We chat whether The Masters has as much influence as most believe, why they won't go it alone with a tournament ball, ponder whether adding a racetrack to a suburban golf course could save it and why a video clip from a tournament almost 30 years ago went viral.
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2019-10-211h 06Feed The BallEpisode 58: Dave Wilber
The smooth surface of Kingsbarns.
Dave Wilber, aka the Turfgrass Zealot, is one of the world’s foremost authorities on golf grasses and soils. Agronomist to the stars, Wilber has consulted with and been instrumental in developing grassing plans for some of the world’s greatest courses, including places like Kingsbarns in Scotland and Friars Head. He’s also been a pioneer in the development and usage of modern fescue-based surfaces at Pacific Dunes, Ballyneal, Barnbougle Dunes and elsewhere. Recently he was profiled in a Golf Digest feature story detailing the anxiety, depression and mental health issues that afflict many p...
2019-10-182h 10The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 004: The beauty of a flower is available to meOn Episode Four of The Good-Good Golf Podcast Adrian Logue, Derek Duncan and Rod Morri dissect some of the big questions about the media and golf, wonder about the obsession with competition play in Australia and is there beauty in the modern bash and splat game?
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Nick Menta's story on drivers failing the CT test
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2019-10-141h 05The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 003: The Derek Duncan FalloutOn last week's episode Derek Duncan caused a storm of controversy with his revelation that his stance on the distance debate was 'evolving'. This week he deals with the fallout plus we discuss the cult following of Sweetens Cove and whether drivers failing conformity tests on the PGA Tour is a serious issue.
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2019-10-061h 04Feed The BallEpisode 57: Tripp Davis
Tripp Davis is arguably the most skilled amateur player among active architects. He helped the University of Oklahoma win a National Championship in the 1980s and has been a ranked amateur for most of his adult life, even reaching the quarter finals of the 2009 U.S Mid-Amateur. Fluent in both original design, remodels and historic restoration, Davis has created notable new courses (Grand Elk Ranch and Club, Colorado; Old American, Texas) and continues to revive important historic courses like Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club (Maxwell/MacKenzie), Spring Lake (Thomas/Tillinghast), Engineers (Herbert Strong) and Deepdale and Meadow Brook (Dick...
2019-09-301h 51The Good-Good Golf PodcastEP 002: The Derek Duncan BombshellOn Episode Two of The Good Good Golf Podcast Derek Duncan joins the team and it's quite the debut when he drops a bombshell about his thoughts on the distance debate. We also get the good oil from Adrian Logue about golf in Denmark and England plus call local governments to account for their complete point missing when it comes to golf.
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Ron Whitten's excellent piece on course superintendents and mental health
Garrett Morrison makes a brilliant podcast debut as host on The Fried Egg with guest Bob...
2019-09-301h 12The Good-Good Golf PodcastEp 001: Good-Good The BeginningOn this first episode of the Good-Good Golf podcast there's not much golf chat but a bit of an explanation about some pretty big changes at the TalkinGolf network. The show will be hosted by Rod Morri, Adrian Logue and Derek Duncan (of Feed The Ball fame) and we're hoping it will prove as engaging, educational and entertaining as any golf show on the internet. If you'd like to hear a bit about the new direction we're heading this episode explains but we'll be back with more golf specific chat next week.
2019-09-2017 minFeed The BallEpisode 55: Tom Dunne
Bandon Trails
Tom Dunne founded the independent golf journal McKellar in 2017. Featuring alluring artwork with a playful point of view and stories from the best writers in the business, McKellar has become one of the brightest stars of a much welcomed revival of boutique publishing. In the course of traveling extensively to explore different courses and cultures, Dunne has cultivated an original, incredibly researched outlook on golf and the many ways it’s presented and enjoyed around the world.
Tom and Derek get together to discuss and debate the merits of Atlanta’s new 9-hole reversible Bobby Jone...
2019-08-191h 38Feed The BallEpisode 54: Frank Pont
Dutch architect Frank Pont made a dramatic jump from the diverse worlds of engineering, corporate banking and mergers into golf course design in the mid-2000s. Since that time he’s become one of Europe’s most active and respected practitioners in historical restoration and remodeling. Through his work at some of the most prominent old courses on the continent and in the UK he’s become intimately familiar with the designs and tendencies of Harry Colt, Charles Alison, Alister MacKenzie, Herbert Fowler and Tom Simpson. He’s also done exceptional original work — see: Swinkelsche.
In this podcast Fr...
2019-08-051h 45Feed The BallEpisode 53: Eric Iverson
Eric Iverson has worked with Tom Doak at Renaissance Golf Design since 2001. He’s widely viewed by his peers as one of the business’s most skilled and creative shapers and construction specialists. He helped craft such instant classics like Ballyneal, Cape Kidnappers, Barnbougle Dunes and Streamsong Blue. He also ran the Stone Eagle, Rock Creek Cattle Company and CommonGround projects, among others. He continues to work globally on projects for Renaissance, and will be spending much of the next year at Rosapenna in Northwest Ireland coaxing the new St. Patricks Course out of stunning seaside dunes.
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2019-07-221h 39Feed The BallEpisode 52: Trevor Dormer
Canadian Trevor Dormer has been in the golf construction business since the early 2000’s and has become a prominent member of the industry’s talented “under-40” (for now) group of construction specialists and shapers. He’s worked around the globe with, among others, Nicklaus Design, Rod Whitman, Ron Prichard, Bill Coore, and Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner. Dormer has spent the majority of the last year and a half in Thailand, working on Hanse Golf Design’s new Ballyshear course at the Ban Rakat Club, an homage to the lost C.B. Macdonald “Lido” course on Long Island.
Trevor and Der...
2019-07-031h 57Feed The BallEpisode 51: Bruce Charlton
Bruce Charlton joined Robert Trent Jones II in 1981 and the two have been building courses across the globe for nearly 40 years. The firm has earned considerable acclaim for their entire body of work, but their undisputed masterpiece is Chambers Bay near Seattle, site of the 2015 U.S. Open (won by Jordan Speith). Built on an abandoned sand and gravel mine on the shore of Puget Sound, the course is an eccentric ode to links golf with bouncy fescue fairways, heavy undulation and grass covered sand dunes.
Charlton joined the podcast to talk extensively about the creation of...
2019-06-211h 28Feed The BallEpisode 36: Peter Kessler 3
Peter Kessler — the Voice of Golf, historian and one of the most outspoken commentators in the game — returns to the podcast to talk to Derek about his recent social media dustups with Brandel Chamblee and the fans of No Laying Up, about being provocative on Twitter, the skills required to be great on camera, the consequences of the shift in the way consumers view golf content, elevating and creating a new standard in golf media, his upcoming re-emergence on the small screen, the importance of legislating the golf ball, USGA Open set-up malfeasance, what the new standard shou...
2018-11-121h 42Feed The BallEpisode 31: Ron Forse
Ron Forse was an engineer who made a jump into golf course architecture in 1989, working on a project in West Virginia in conjunction with Dr. Michael Hurdzan. Though not necessarily his intent, he began taking jobs consulting with a number of historic club, guiding them through the process of renovating their old courses. Since that time he’s become one of the business’s most respected course historians and authoritative restoration specialists, working with clubs across the U.S. and Canada to revive and recapture the playability, features and architectural intent lost in the courses of Donald Ross...
2018-09-051h 49Feed The BallEpisode 28: Dan Hixson
Oregon native Dan Hixson began his golf career as a tour pro and later became a club professional, but his real desire was to be a golf course architect. Despite no formal training, he slowly learned the profession and soon was hired to build Bandon Crossings, a public course just south of Bandon Dunes. That led to new commissions for the remarkable Wine Valley in southeast Washington and a near decade-long project at The Retreat & Links at Silvies Valley Ranch where he designed one of the world’s few fully reversible 18-hole courses on a vast, stunning hig...
2018-07-231h 56Feed The BallEpisode 27: Ron Whitten
Ron Whitten has been one of the most prominent and influential voices in golf course architecture since the mid-1980’s when he became Golf Digest’s architecture editor. He created the current criteria for the magazine’s popular (or, depending, notorious) Top 100 U.S & World Courses lists, has written various books including the essential compendium, “The Architects of Golf,” and has co-designed golf courses, including Erin Hills, site of the 2017 U.S. Open.
Ron visits with Derek Duncan to talk about the influence he’s had on our age of design, Charlie Rose, early prophesies shared betwee...
2018-07-021h 40Feed The BallEpisode 24: Mike Nuzzo Part 2
Mike Nuzzo seemed to have struck gold when he was hired by a wealthy Texas businessman and rancher to build an ultra-exclusive golf course intended only for the client’s personal use. For almost three years, Nuzzo, a first-time architect, and Don Mahaffey, a turf and irrigation specialist, coaxed out a wide, bouncy and fascinating 18-hole creation that became Wolf Point Ranch, one of the most acclaimed and secretive courses in the U.S. The experience has given Nuzzo a unique perspective on golf design as he finishes his next project, the equally creative Grand Oaks Reserve ou...
2018-06-071h 10Feed The BallEpisode 23: Mike Nuzzo Part 1
Mike Nuzzo seemed to have struck gold when he was hired by a wealthy Texas businessman and rancher to build an ultra-exclusive golf course intended only for the client’s personal use. For almost three years, Nuzzo, a first-time architect, and Don Mahaffey, a turf and irrigation specialist, coaxed out a wide, bouncy and fascinating 18-hole creation that became Wolf Point Ranch, one of the most acclaimed and secretive courses in the U.S. The experience has given Nuzzo a unique perspective on golf design as he finishes his next project, the equally creative Grand Oaks Reserve ou...
2018-06-061h 04Feed The BallEpisode 22: Jeff Mingay
Architect Jeff Mingay broke into golf course architecture working projects for his mentor and fellow Canadian Rod Whitman. In 2009, after completing a trio of Canada’s most exceptional modern golf courses — Blackhawk, Sagebrush and Cabot Links — he opened his own design business and found immediate success renovating and restoring courses in British Columbia and Washington state. Through that work he’s helped re-establish the reputation of Vernon Macan, a lesser known Golden Age master whose work exists almost exclusively in the Pacific Northwest, and Mingay continues to work on courses across Canada and the northern U.S.
Je...
2018-05-281h 25Feed The BallEpisode 21: Rob Collins
Sweetens Cove has captured the hearts and minds of the architecture world. Rob Collins and design partner Tad King began building the 9-hole course, 30 minutes west of Chattanooga, in 2012 and have watched it become an impassioned touchstone for a vocal, hardcore group of golf course fanatics as it marches steadily up the golf course rankings lists. The course, which Collins purchased from the original owners during the grow-in phase, is meant to be dynamic and ever-changing, but it can also be punishing and unrewarding in certain circumstances. This, and the chance to play a variety of unconventional...
2018-05-171h 53Feed The BallEpisode 20: Mike Young
Mike Young has seen the golf course design business from all sides, starting as a rep for maintenance and turf companies before establishing himself as one of the state of Georgia’s most prominent and prolific architects. Young builds his courses the old fashioned way — himself — and his years as designer, builder and also golf course owner have taught him how to cut unnecessary costs and cut through the industry bloat.
He joins Derek Duncan on the Feed the Ball podcast to talk about giving public players an experience commensurate with an affordable green f...
2018-05-041h 34Feed The BallEpisode 19: Tim Liddy
Tim Liddy began his career working closely with Pete Dye in 1993, transitioning into golf course design following a career in landscape architecture. The two men have enjoyed a close collaboration for a quarter century, with Liddy becoming fluent in the Dye vernacular while also establishing his own independent firm responsible for highly acclaimed original courses and redesigns.
Libby joins the Feed the Ball podcast to talk about everything you wanted to know about Pete Dye, the Midwestern sense of humor, the connotation of Amos Jones, the influence of MacKenzie’s camouflaging and force perspective, the mu...
2018-04-161h 37Feed The BallEpisode 18: Peter Kessler, Part 2
Peter Kessler was the face and voice of the Golf Channel when the station first went live in 1995. Over the next seven years he commanded the show, mastering ceremonies and interviewing virtually every important figure in golf and instruction. In the course of that time period, and for years following hosting his show on Sirius XM’s PGA TOUR channel, Kessler has intersected with virtually everyone in the game of golf, old and new.
In part 2 (listen to part 1 here), Peter discusses what years the Augusta National course was at its best, how the course has c...
2018-04-091h 07Feed The BallEpisode 17: Peter Kessler, Part 1
Peter Kessler was the face and voice of the Golf Channel when the station first went live in 1995. Over the next seven years he commanded the show, mastering ceremonies and interviewing virtually every important figure in golf and instruction. In the course of that time period, and for years following hosting his show on Sirius XM’s PGA TOUR channel, Kessler has intersected with virtually everyone in the game of golf, old and new.
In part 1, he joins the podcast for an entertaining discussion leading into the Masters about how to project a winner, what ha...
2018-04-0457 minFeed The BallEpisode 16: Bradley KleinWintonbury Hills (photo: timliddy.com)
Brad Klein has been one of the media’s foremost authorities on golf course architecture since he began writing for Golfweek Magazine in 1988. He created that publication’s highly influential ranking of America’s 100 greatest modern and classic courses, and he recently, after 30 years, moved on to a new position with Golf Advisor and the Golf Channel.
Klein joined Derek Duncan on the podcast to share his thoughts on the sadness of sitting in airports on Saturday nights, life as a college activist in the ’70’s, life as a part-time caddie on...
2018-03-261h 26Feed The BallEpisode 15: Keith CuttenSagebrush in British Columbia
Keith Cutten is an integral player in golf design’s next generation who has worked alongside a variety of architects including Bill Coore, Jeff Mingay, Doug Carrick and, most importantly, his mentor Rod Whitman shaping features, drafting plans, developing budgets and running job sites. He’s also one of the leading young historians on golf course design and expects to publish a book, “The Evolution of Golf Course Architecture” later this year.
He joins Derek Duncan to talk about the kinds of things Bill Coore might like as a gift, Canadian architect...
2018-03-191h 50Feed The BallEpisode 14: Ian AndrewSt. George’s in Toronto.
Ian Andrew is one of golf’s most respected restoration and preservation specialists, working principally on Golden Age courses in Canada. He has few peers when it comes to observation and the analysis of golf course architecture, and he rarely shies from expressing candid opinions on the state of the game. His writings can be found in numerous magazines as well as online (ianandrewsgolfdesignblog.blogspot.com and thecaddyshack.blogspot.com) and a book on five of Stanley Thompson’s greatest courses is expected later this year.
Andrew joins the Feed the Bal...
2018-03-081h 37Feed The BallEpisode 13: Mike DeVries
Mike DeVries belongs to an elite class of golf architects working today who have been fortunate to work on properties that qualify as some of the best sites golf has seen since the 1920’s. His jaw-dropping design at Cape Wichkam Links on Kings Island in Tasmania, with wide holes rolling along the rocky ocean shore, stretching along high headlands and rumbling through interior sand dunes has rocketed into the world top 100 since opening in 2015.
DeVries sits down with Feed the Ball to discuss the wonderful provocations of Pete Dye, the devastating effect of higher green sp...
2018-02-281h 35Feed The BallEpisode 12: Dr. Michael HurdzanShelter Harbor (photo: Larry Lambrecht)
Dr. Michael Hurdzan was on golf’s center stage the summer of 2017 during the U.S. Open, contested at Erin Hills, the giant, rambling meadow course he designed with then partner Dana Fry and Ron Whitten. It was a well-deserved moment for the architect known as much for building some of the most artistically voluptuous courses in the U.S. as for his nearly bottomless knowledge of golf, its history, equipment, construction methods and turf science.
Hurdzan joins the Feed the Ball podcast for a discussion that touches on his ca...
2018-02-121h 19Feed The BallEpisode 11: Kris Spence
Do you love Donald Ross and the idea of experiencing accurate expressions of his designs? Then this podcast is for you. Architect Kris Spence made the jump from golf superintendent to the design and build world when a club in North Carolina hired him to help restore the lost features of its Donald Ross course. 20 years later he’s become one of the country’s most passionate and dedicated practitioners of golf course restoration and an authority on Ross designs in particular.
Spence spends some time with Feed the Ball to talk about sand greens, follow...
2018-02-051h 34Feed The BallEpisode 10: Robert Trent Jones IIHogs Head Golf Club on the western coast of Ireland near Waterville.
Nobody’s roots stretch deeper into the field of golf architecture than Robert Trent Jones II’s. Oldest son of Robert Trent Jones and now in his sixth decade of design, he’s been literally almost everywhere, seen everything and been a prominent voice the industry his entire life.
After some light banter about fatalism and nuclear bombs, Jones joins the Feed the Ball podcast and discusses his new course on the west coast of Ireland (Hogs Head), the concept of the “High Art” of...
2018-01-201h 33Feed The BallEpisode 9: Rod WhitmanCabot Links
Rod Whitman has been one of golf’s masters of construction for nearly 40 years and has designed a number of courses on his own. In 2010 he got the call every architect dreams of — an offer to design and build a course on one of the world’s great new seaside properties, in this case at Cabot Links, a golf dreamscape of humps, hollows and bunkers overlooking an endless expanse of the St. Lawrence River in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Rod visits the Feed the Ball podcast to talk about Cabot Links and how he fin...
2018-01-121h 23Feed The BallEpisode 8: Mark LoveAtlantic Dunes at Sea Pines Resort
Following the economic crash of 2008, Love Golf Design, founded by brothers Mark Love and Davis Love III, decided to step back. Now, after a hiatus, the company has resumed business with several new renovations in the works following last year’s completion of Atlantic Dunes, a total remodel of one of the Lowcountry’s original golf courses at Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island.
Mark Love recently visited Feed the Ball for a round-the-world discussion about geeking out on golf architecture, how he and Davis got into the busin...
2017-12-201h 17Feed The BallEpisode 7: Steve SmyersOld Memorial
Few living architects are better than Steve Smyers at combining an understanding of golf shots and strategy with holes that possess immense visual flourish. Based in Florida, he’s designed courses and played in top-level amateur tournaments all over the globe. He joins Derek Duncan on the Feed the Ball podcast to discuss how he’s always evolving as a designer, being the king of bad sites, what piece of equipment he’d change for TOUR players (it’s not the ball), the contrast between Dallas’s two newest golf clubs (Maridoe and Trinity Forest), how player fitn...
2017-12-111h 16
Page One145 - Roland Lloyd ParryJoining Charles Adrian for the 119th Second-Hand Book Factory is journalist and writer-in-progress Roland Lloyd Parry. They talk Icelandic sagas, things not getting easier with age and 50,000 soldiers asleep like spoons. Episode image is a detail from the cover of War Music by Christopher Logue, published in 2001 by Faber and Faber. More information, including book listings at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/
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