Building Bandon, Part 1: Against all odds, Mike Keiser buys remote Oregon dunesland and hires a pair of rookies to help him build and manage a golf course.
Today 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, Steve, who won the ...
31 Maj 202047min
Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, Part 2: building Kapalua, Sand Hills and success.
Part 1 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 tell the story of striking pa...
24 Maj 202051min
Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, Part 1: Becoming Coore & Crenshaw
Part 1 of 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 involved and why it works.Use promo MattyG25...
17 Maj 202031min
Walter Iooss Jr., Reflections on Michael Jordan, Tiger & more.
Walter Iooss Jr. shares several stories about his special relationship with NBA legend Michael Jordan, chasing Tiger Woods at a golf tournament, almost botching a portrait session with Jack Nicklaus a...
10 Maj 202034min
Ken Griffey Jr. on Tiger, fatherhood, & hitting back-to-back HRs w/Dad!
Ok, settle in, stoke that fire, because today we’re catching up with Ken Griffey Jr. He’s seventh on the all-time list of home run leaders with 650, and in 2016, he was inducted into baseball’s Hall o...
3 Maj 202025min
Child's Play: How Alan Shipnuck chased down Pebble Beach, Sports Illustrated and Ken Griffey Jr.
Alan Shipnuck, award-winning Senior Writer for Golf Magazine and Golf.com, joins The Fire Pit to tell the story of how he got the job at Pebble Beach as a kid, then Sports Illustrated, as a kid, and h...
26 Apr 202042min
The States of The Game - Golf vs. Covid-19
One of the benefits of being around a fire pit is that the conversation can go in a lot of directions. In this episode, it’s not one good story about golf, it’s several perspectives on the game now, a...
17 Apr 20201h 8min
Mark Wiebe & John Ashworth: A Masters "Bro Deal"
Mark Wiebe and John Ashworth share a story about a dream and deal they made as kids, which came true at the 1986 Masters.Wiebe, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, and John Ashworth, who revolutionized...
12 Apr 202054min
