Shows
Spirit of the Game- Colorado Golf AssociationSpirit of the Game with Special Guest Rand JerrisEd Mate interviews award-winning author, golf historian, and former USGA Senior Director, Rand Jerris.2025-05-0157 min
Chicago Golf ReportJohn Moran – “The Prairie Raynor” and Chicago Golf Club’s Historic Transformation
Our guest this episode of The Chicago Golf Report podcast is author and Chicago Golf Club historian John Moran. “The Prairie Raynor” by John Moran and Rand Jerris has been selected as the recipient of the USGA’s Herbert Warren Wind Award, recognizing the book as an outstanding work of golf literature.
“The Prairie Raynor” details Chicago Golf Club’s historic transformation – from its status as one of the USGA’s five founding clubs and host of eight national championships, its existential crisis in the wake of World War I, and its subsequent renaissance under Raynor’s masterf...2025-03-2426 min
The Williams ClubEpisode 6 - The Past, Present and Future of GolfOver 600 years, golf has grown from a Scottish pastime into one of the world’s most popular sports. Today, it continues to evolve in response to global economic challenges, shifting demographics and societal values, and environmental regulations. In 2019, the Williams Club hosted an expert panel to discuss the past, present, and future of the game.Guests: -Rand Jerris (Williams ’91), Senior Managing Director of Public Services for the U.S Golf Association -Dylan Dethier (Williams ’14), Associate Editor of Golf Magazine and a Senior Editor at golf.com -Erika DeSanty, Head women’s golf coach at Princeton U...2023-12-011h 20
Forward Press Podcast from Golfweek.comRand Jerris joins the show, how the USGA dealt with the pandemic, moreIn this edition of Forward Press, Golfweek's David Dusek chats with USGA's Rand Jerris, Ph.D, Senior Managing Director of Public Services, about how the USGA has dealt with all that 2020 has brought, what the future looks like in the game of golf, the latest news on the distance debate, and much more.2020-12-2256 min
ASGCA InsightsASGCA Insights with Rand JarrisUSGA’s Rand Jerris sought an internship & found a 30+-year career. And when it comes to course improvements today, “The thoughtful research, training & experience a golf course architect can bring to a project or facility cannot be done by Green Committee members alone.”2020-12-2130 min
The Environmental Transformation Podcast with Sean GradyHow the USGA is using Digital Innovation to Drive real Environmental Sustainability Outcomes.Dr. Rand Jerris talks about the USGA’s use of technology and digital innovation to address Environmental Sustainability challenges faced by golf course operators, municipalities, and private clubs and how the USGA is helping them reduce operating costs associated with water usage, chemical fertilizers, infrastructure improvements and maintenance through their Resource Management Program and Green Course Consulting Services. #usga #irrigationsystems #turfgrass #turfmanagement #golfcourse #golfmanagement #pgaprofessional #watermanagement #waterconservation #environmentalsustainability2020-10-2055 min
Forward Press Podcast from Golfweek.comUSGA, R&A Distance ReportGolfweek's David Dusek chats with Thomas Pagel, the USGA's senior managing director of governance, and Rand Jerris, the USGA's senior managing director of public service, about the distance report that came out earlier this morning.2020-02-0549 min
Golf Business PodcastEpisode 3 - Rand Jerris, Whitey & Don, Mike Ketterman & David HamiltonEpisode 3 of the Golf Business Podcast - Rand Jerris of USGA shares some of the really exciting things that today's tech is showing us about our courses — think "Map of Play" as the next thing after Pace of Play. Whitey O'Malley and Don Rea talk on Owner to Owner; this conversation really shows how conferences - and the discussions we have between the sessions — can go right to savings. And Mike Ketterman catches up with David Hamilton of Entegra to dive into the tremendous benefits of a comprehensive procurement program to save you money. http://www.ngcoa.org...2019-01-0950 min