Superintendent Series: Tony Nysse on Mountain Lake and Friar’s Head
Tony Nysse, the Director of Golf Course and Grounds at Mountain Lake, joins the podcast to discuss his affinity for golf course architecture and his career in the turf industry. Tony's many stories in...
30 Jul 20201h 11min
Kerry Haigh on PGA Championship Setup
Kerry Haigh, the Chief Championships Officer of the PGA of America, joins Andy to discuss next week's PGA Championship at Harding Park. The conversation centers on Kerry's approach to setting up major...
28 Jul 202050min
Yolk with Doak 25: Is Donald Ross Overrated? and Other Questions
In our latest talk with golf architect Tom Doak, we dive into a number of listener questions. Tom addresses whether Donald Ross is overrated, the ideas behind some of his greens at Lost Dunes, and whi...
24 Jul 202043min
Yolk with Doak 24: St. Andrews Beach, Covid-19, and East Potomac
In the second part of his recent conversation with Andy, Tom Doak explains why St. Andrews Beach—a design of his outside of Melbourne, Australia—is one of his favorite courses in the world. Later, he ...
23 Jul 202054min
Yolk with Doak 23: Getting to 18, Pacific Dunes, and the Original Sheep Ranch
Tom Doak is back! The lead architect at Renaissance Golf Design joins Andy to talk about his latest book project, Getting to 18. They discuss the writing process, a few excerpts from the book, the st...
22 Jul 20201h 9min
Fried Egg Stories: The Ball, Part 3 - Better
This is the third and final episode of our miniseries on the design, history, and impact of the golf ball. It explores how advanced plastics made their way into the modern, solid-core ball, bringing t...
16 Jul 202036min
Fried Egg Stories: The Ball, Part 2 - Wound
This is the second episode of our miniseries on the design, history, and impact of the golf ball. It recounts the advent of the wound ball—the Haskell—and the ensuing debate over the future of the gam...
16 Jul 202036min
Fried Egg Stories: The Ball, Part 1 - Gutty
This is the first episode of our miniseries on the design, history, and impact of the golf ball. It focuses on the invention of the gutta percha ball and the surprising backstory of gutta percha itsel...
16 Jul 202029min
