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
Curtis Strange
Hall of Famer Curtis Strange joins Andy Johnson to discuss his storied career as well as recent events on the PGA Tour. Curtis tells Andy about his closing eagle to win the NCAA Championship, his back...
8 Jul 20201h 13min
Superintendent Series: Aaron McMaster on the Renovation of Orchard Lake
Aaron McMaster, the Superintendent at Orchard Lake Country Club, joins Andy to talk turf. They discuss the ins and outs of making agronomic changes to a golf course before diving into the story of Orc...
7 Jul 202055min
Michael McCartin and Will Smith of National Links Trust
Last week, the National Park Service announced that it would begin negotiations with National Links Trust to operate three municipal golf courses in Washington, D.C. A non-profit founded by Michael Mc...
1 Jul 202039min
