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Superintendent Radio NetworkTartan Talks 105: Nathan Crace and Todd QuitnoOne lives in Mississippi. The other lives in the Chicago suburbs. Nathan Crace and Todd Quitno reveal how they became fast friends who are now collaborating on multiple projects.
2025-03-2549 min
Blind Shots PodcastBlind Shots Podcast Season 5 Episode 1 - Nathan Crace ASGCA on the Roll BackI’m honored to welcome Nathan Crace, ASGCA to the podcast to talk through and help me understand the much ballyhooed USGA decision to “roll back the golf ball.” Watermark Golf – http://watermarkgolf.com/nathan/ Moonbay Media – http://www.moonbaymedia.com/ Nathan Crace, ASGCA – https://asgca.org/architect/ncrace/
2023-12-231h 13
Wolo & FriendsWolo & Friends - August 29, 2023Billy Goodnight, GM at Colonial Country Club and Golf Course Architect, Nathan Crace, discuss the renovated Colonial Golf Course. Former Volunteer, Jeff Moore, joins Dave to preview the NFL Season as we approach Week 1. T.J. Rives also joins the show.
2023-08-2900 min
Renovation Report: Brad Klein with Nathan Crace of Watermark GolfIn this episode of Renovation Report, Brad Klein talks with golf course architect Nathan Crace of Watermark Golf in Magee, Mississippi, about how his diverse experience in the golf business has helped shape his career.
A native of Indiana and a graduate of Mississippi State University, Crace talks about his background that includes working construction for his father, club management and working with college golf teams across Mississippi have influenced his work as an architect and how he considers economics and sustainability when designing and renovating some of the top layouts around the Southeast.
2022-04-2841 minSuperintendent Radio NetworkTartan Talks No. 54: Jeff Brauer and Nathan CraceJeff and Nathan helped create a great book from the ASGCA Foundation to help your bosses make thoughtful course improvement decisions. They explain the methodology behind the book — and some of its witty lines — on the final Tartan Talks of 2020.
2020-12-2848 min
The Lipouts Podcast with Nathan CraceEp. 011 - Mele Kalikimaka (the Merry Christmas Episode) with Dave Wilber from Littleton, CO - December 21, 2020
In what is the last episode of the podcast for 2020, Dave Wilber (@TurfgrassZealot) sits down with Nathan for a one-on-one interview from a snowy Littleton, Colorado (while Landon is away “on assignment”) to talk about the importance of mental wellness, not only during the holidays and a pandemic, but also all year long. Although Dave is a long-time member of the golf turf industry and member of the GCSAA, in recent years he has become an advocate for mental wellness and an article in Golf Digest in the Fall of 2019 placed him squarely in that spotlight on a nat...
2020-12-211h 05The Lipouts Podcast with Nathan CraceEp. 010 - Feeling Satisfied (After Thanksgiving) with Brad Klein from Connecticut - December 8, 2020Nathan and Landon open this episode pondering what could have been if Nathan has heeded the advice of his 7th grade career fair test results before talking about Thanksgiving during a pandemic, why Nathan thinks Landon might have attended grade school in a prison, and Nathan’s favorite Thanksgiving side dish. Talking about Thanksgiving travel—or the lack thereof—leads Nathan down the dark (and dirty) road of men’s public restrooms at convenience stores, what needs to be done for the good of all humanity, and why poor restroom design keeps him up at night—but he assures everyone he...
2020-12-081h 01The Lipouts Podcast with Nathan CraceEp 009 - The Masters "Post Mortem" with Lou Stagner from New Jersey - November 16, 2020Nathan and Landon follow up last week's Fall Masters Preview with the Masters "Post Mortem" episode of the podcast where they dig deep into the big stories (and not so big stories) from the just completed first Fall Masters. Nathan introduces you to an up and coming young country music singer who just released his second album in Nashville (and the story of how Nathan knows him) and then golf stats man Lou Stagner from Decade Golf joins them in the second half for a deep dive into some interesting numbers--including how distance truly impacts the game and how...
2020-11-1746 minThe Lipouts Podcast with Nathan CraceEp 008 - Welcome Back! Fall Masters Preview with Billy Fuller from Atlanta, GA - November 9, 2020After a long hiatus from the studio, Nathan returns with new co-host, former golf writer, and longtime friend Landon Petty to talk about the upcoming Masters being played in the Fall due to the pandemic. In the second half, they speak with Billy Fuller, a friend on Nathan's and a fellow ASGCA member golf course architect who was the superintendent at Augusta National from 1981-86 and get his insight on what differences fans might expect for a Masters being played in the Fall vs April.
Episode sponsored by www.YourNameOfCourse.com and Nathan's new thriller, V...
2020-11-091h 10Superintendent Radio NetworkTartan Talks No. 42Nathan Crace (@lipouts) returns to provide a golf course architect’s perspective on the past decade and looks ahead to the next decade. Design, economics, coaching, reflection, content curation and cookies. This episode meanders in numerous directions.
2019-12-2738 min
The Wednesday Match Play Podcast brought to you by Eden Mill St AndrewsNathan Crace, Watermark Golf / Nathan Crace Design | Episode No. 168Nathan Crace, ASGCA, is a golf course architect, an author and avid Twitter user. He hosts a podcast called The Lipouts Podcast. Oh, I almost forgot… He's a Hoosier. Needless to say, we had a lot of things to talk about. On this episode of The Wednesday Match Play Podcast you will learn more about life as a golf course architect, what the ASGCA is all about, Nathan's connection to the Bing Crosby Pro-Am at Pebble Beach, his thoughts on short courses, climate change and if he thinks Tiger is going to break Jack's record. He also exp...
2019-11-0645 minThe Lipouts Podcast with Nathan CraceEp 007 - The Tour's new Slow Play Czar hold his first Press Briefing at the WGC-Mexico - February 20, 2019In this episode, we travel with Nathan to Mexico City and the WGC-Mexico for a evening press briefing to introduce Nathan as the new "Slow Play Czar." Nathan lays out his new plan to combat slow play on Tour using his patented new TTI Index system, explains why the current system will be trashed, answers questions from reporters, and provides some comic relief.
The briefing was originally intended to be live streamed via Twitter, but technical difficulties occurred and we had to settle for audio. The full transcript of the press briefing can be found online at bl...
2019-02-2117 minThe Lipouts Podcast with Nathan CraceEp 006 - GCSAA President Darren J. Davis from Naples, Florida - January 22, 2019In this episode, Nathan has a conversation with GCSAA President Darren J. Davis to discuss the role of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) in a growing economy and a changing golf industry and how brand awareness is shaping the way golfers see superintendents. Darren discusses his start in the industry when he used to work on the grounds crew at Augusta National GC and lived on the course!
They also discuss at length the importance of work/life balance for everyone (not just turf professionals), how physical fitness impacts mental health, the importance of c...
2019-01-2251 minThe Lipouts Podcast with Nathan CraceEp 005 - Ron Whitten from Golf Digest - January 4, 2019In this episode, Nathan has a conversation with his friend and Golf Digest Architecture Editor Ron Whitten. Ron has been in the business for decades and visited more courses than practically anyone else. He is also in charge of the Golf Digest rating process and panelists for all of the Top Courses lists. However, Ron is not a fan of being a guest on podcasts because he prefers to be the interviewer and not the interviewee. He also didn’t want to talk about himself, the rankings system, or the myriad of questions he is asked every time he sits d...
2019-01-051h 02The Lipouts Podcast with Nathan CraceEp 004 - Matt Ginella from Orlando, Florida - December 25, 2018In this Christmas 2018 episode of "The Lipouts Podcast" with Nathan Crace, Nathan talks with Matt Ginella from Golf Channel and Golf Advisor about traveling the world playing golf, his new show "Round Trip," the importance of buddies trips and family, recalling the first time he ever played golf, how he almost attended Penn State to become a golf course superintendent, the benefit and payoff of hard work, his time at Sports Illustrated and Golf Digest, what we need to do to grow junior golf, what makes short courses fun for all golfers, and why one of his fondest memories...
2018-12-251h 01The Lipouts Podcast with Nathan CraceEp 003 - Forrest Richardson from Phoenix, Arizona - December 10, 2018ASGCA Treasurer Forrest Richardson joins Nathan from his home in Phoenix to discuss his environmentally-winning project at Baylands GC in Palo Alto, his 18.5 hole par-3 course at Mountain Shadows in Scottsdale, PGA Tour players, The Match with Tiger vs Phil, Forrest's recent trip to Australia, current trends in golf architecture, his daughter's skyrocketing acting career, and..."what's the deal with time zones?"
2018-12-0847 min
The 19th Hole Golf ShowTalking architecture and more with Nathan CraceIn this episode of the show, we talk golf course architecture with architect Nathan Crace. Nathan is a fascinating guy and a great Twitter follow, as well now a podcast host of his own "The Lipouts Podcast."
The conversation centers on Nathan's current portfolio of work, what it looks like and how it has progressed over the years. We discuss his beginnings as an architect, building his own three-hole course in his parents' Indiana backyard so he could play the game. Nathan shares his influences, including a great story about Bob Cupp.
We dig in...
2018-12-0656 minThe Lipouts Podcast with Nathan CraceEp 002 - Pat Jones at the Deep South Turf Expo - November 28, 2018In Episode 002 of The Lipouts Podcast, Nathan sits down with Pat Jones, Publisher and Editorial Director of Golf Course Industry Magazine to record in front of a live audience at the Deep South Turf Expo in Biloxi, Mississippi. They talk everything from tips for turf professionals while using social media and reducing workplace stress to making golf fun, the growth of the cannabis industry and why Pat used to think he ticked off Jack Nicklaus. They also touch on the issue of mental health and the December issue of Golf Course Industry magazine that is devoted to the topic...
2018-11-3051 minThe Lipouts Podcast with Nathan CraceEp 001 - The Preview Episode (Ep 000) - November 14, 2018In this preview episode (Ep 000) of "The Lipouts Podcast with Nathan Crace," Nathan explains the origins of the podcast, how it got its name, his background as a golf course architect and writer/author branching out into podcasting, and tells you what listeners can expect going forward in future episodes. He also tells you who the first three guests will be in this preview episode that kicks off the first season.
2018-11-1510 min
Tea or Books?Tea or Books? #58: Book Groups (yes or no), and The Fountain Overflows vs Invitation to the WaltzRebecca West, Rosamond Lehmann, and book groups – welcome to episode 58!
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I can hardly believe that we’ve not done an episode on book groups before – but here we are! In the first half, Rachel and I talk about whether or not we’re in book groups, and what would constitute our ideal book group. In the second half, we discuss Rebecca West’s 1956 novel The Fountain Overflows and compare it with Rosamond Lehmann’s 1932 novel Invitation to the Waltz – both the beginning of series, and both about young women enter...
2018-05-2900 minTea or Books? – Stuck in a BookTea or Books? #58: Book Groups (yes or no), and The Fountain Overflows vs Invitation to the WaltzRebecca West, Rosamond Lehmann, and book groups – welcome to episode 58!
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I can hardly believe that we’ve not done an episode on book groups before – but here we are! In the first half, Rachel and I talk about whether or not we’re in book groups, and what would constitute our ideal book group. In the second half, we discuss Rebecca West’s 1956 novel The Fountain Overflows and compare it with Rosamond Lehmann’s 1932 novel Invitation to the Waltz – both the beginning of series, and both about young women enter...
2018-05-2900 minSuperintendent Radio NetworkTartan Talks No. 5Nathan Crace of Watermark Golf joins us for the fifth edition of our Tartan Talks series to discuss the short course he built as a 10-year-old, his first encounter with Bob Cupp, practice facility design and even fiction writing.
2016-12-0525 min