Superintendent Series: Joshua C.F. Smith of Orinda Country Club and FlagBag Golf Co.
Joshua C.F. Smith (@joshuacfsmith) has worn many hats in golf. From playing competitively in college to serving as superintendent at Orinda Country Club outside of Oakland, California, he has seen man...
1 Mar 202256min
A Primer on Sportswashing in Golf (ft. Will Bardwell and Dr. Helen Lenskyj)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is making major inroads in professional golf. It holds lucrative annual events, funds a 10-event series on the Asian Tour, and hopes to lure the world’s best male players t...
25 Feb 20221h
Bandon Deep Dives: Bandon Trails
The third of our deep dives into the five 18-hole courses at Bandon Dunes focuses on Bandon Trails, built by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw in 2005. Andy Johnson and Garrett Morrison talk about how the c...
22 Feb 20221h 4min
Reflecting on the PGA Tour’s First Month of 2022 and Previewing Riviera with Joseph LaMagna
With the final tournament of the West Coast swing upon us, it's a good time to catch up with Joseph LaMagna (@JosephLaMagna), Fried Egg contributor and author of the biweekly newsletter Finding the Ed...
15 Feb 202247min
Superintendent Series: Eric Richardson of Essex County Club
In the latest edition of our Superintendent Series, Andy Johnson meets up with Eric Richardson (@erichturf), Director of Grounds at Essex County Club, at the Golf Course Superintendents Association of...
11 Feb 202247min
Ben Cowan-Dewar on Founding Cabot and Becoming a Golf Course Developer
Ben Cowan-Dewar is the co-founder and CEO of Cabot, the company that developed Cabot Cape Breton and recently purchased World Woods Golf Club in Florida. Ben talks with Andy Johnson about Cabot’s firs...
8 Feb 202238min
What to Know About Perry Maxwell (ft. Chris Clouser and Colton Craig)
In the latest installment of our “What to Know About…” series on golf’s greatest architects, we focus on Perry Maxwell, the designer of many courses, including Prairie Dunes, Southern Hills, and Old T...
4 Feb 20221h 1min
Catching Up with Bill Coore
Legendary golf course architect Bill Coore returns to the podcast for the first time in over two years. He and Andy Johnson have a lot to catch up on, and they cover a number of past and present Coore...
1 Feb 202259min
