L.A.B. Golf - Part 2: " The Inventor" - The Fire Pit w/ Matt Ginella
In Part 2 of this Fire Pit Podcast series on L.A.B. Golf, you get the story of Bill Presse, the inventor, as he goes from developing the "magic dust" of lie, angle and balance in his garage, sleeping ...
9 Feb 202451min
L.A.B. Golf - Part 1: "The Revealer" - The Fire Pit w/ Matt Ginella
L.A.B. Golf builds and sells putters that don’t look like most conventional putters. They’re big, some might say they’re ugly, unwieldy. But they’re effective, they’re resurrecting morale, careers and...
5 Feb 202446min
The Fire Pit w/ Matt Ginella: Building Bandon - Opening Day [PART 2]
In this throwback podcast on the history of Bandon Dunes, part 2 picks up on May 1st, 1999 on the eve of Bandon Dunes opening for business. I’m not even sure Mike Keiser could’ve dreamed something as ...
11 Jan 202432min
The Fire Pit w/ Matt Ginella: Building Bandon - Against All Odds [PART 1]
In this throwback podcast you’ll hear part 1 of the building of Bandon Dunes, as told by Mike Keiser, the owner, David McLay Kidd and his father, Jimmy, the architects, and Josh Lesnik and his father,...
11 Jan 202447min
The Fire Pit w/ Matt Ginella: Becoming Coore & Crenshaw [PART 2]
Part 1 of this throwback podcast leaves off in 1985, when Ben Crenshaw convinces Bill Coore to partner up. In part 2, we get them through some lean years, making a name for themselves in Maui, and tel...
5 Jan 202451min
The Fire Pit w/ Matt Ginella: Becoming Coore & Crenshaw [PART 1]
Part 1 of this throwback Fire Pit Podcast includes the people, places and things that had an influence on what Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw have become as architects, how and when they met, who was inv...
5 Jan 202431min
Fire Drill 098: The Rebirth of Golden Gate Park Golf Course
In this Fire Drill podcast, Alan Shipnuck and Matt Ginella welcome the team behind the renovation of the Golden Gate Park Golf Course: Dan Burke, CEO of First Tee of San Francisco; Jay Blasi, the golf...
20 Dec 20231h 6min
Fire Drill 097: The Great Rollback Debate - PART 2 (w/ Mike Clayton)
In part 2 of this spirited rollback debate, Matt Ginella and Alan Shipnuck are joined by world renowned golf course architect Mike Clayton to continue their discussion on the recent decision to modify...
7 Dec 202349min
