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Suave Golf's Kyle Surlow and Steve 'Beige' Berger's sit down every week to discuss the most important and fringiest stories in the world of golf, covering men's and women's professional golf, course architecture, golf business and culture, along with new technology affecting golfers old and new.

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Ep. 8: What is the best tournament format for the Pros?

The hosts recap the WGC-Cadillac at Doral from last weekend and try to figure out why Rory couldn't close on Sunday. Then they discuss the reported changes that may be taking place on the 13th hole at Augusta National Golf Club. Then Kyle asks Casey what his perfect tournament would look like if he were calling the shots on the PGA Tour. Finally, the guys look ahead to watching Lydia Ko at the upcoming Swinging Skirts tournament at Lake Merced next month. This podcast is presented by GolfGuide a...

Mar 10, 2016•1 hr 5 min

Ep. 7: Honda Classic & Super Tuesday Recap

The guys recount Adam Scott's one-shot victory at the Honda Classic and try to figure out why Sergio Garcia can't close. Afterwards, they take their first look at The Masters odds with the tournament just one month away. Finally, Kyle and Casey go off the rails and try to make sense of America's political landscape by discussing what the results from Super Tuesday mean going forward. Every episode of the GolfGuide podcast is presented by golfguide.net . Save 30-70% off golf all over the West Coa...

Mar 04, 2016•52 min

Ep. 6: PGA West Coast Swing Recap and some #golfchat

Hosts Kyle and Casey discuss the results from last weekend's Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, CA and recount some of their personal highlights and lowlights from the PGA Tour's West Coast swing. Meanwhile, they profess their love for Pasatiempo, showcase their disdain for Florida golf, and touch on what may have made Hitler evil. In the second half of the podcast, the guys take it to Twitter and answer some questions from #golfchat . If you could caddy for any go...

Feb 24, 2016•1 hr 8 min

Ep. 5: Pebble Beach Pro-Am Recap & Riviera Preview

WARNING: Audio content is moderately poor due to a microphone error. After the introductory music, those that wish to listen to the entirety of the podcast are advised to turn up the volume. An exciting weekend at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am gives the GolfGuide Podcast's hosts lots of metaphorical golf meat to chew on. They also look ahead to the Northern Trust Open, played at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, CA. Normally, an error of this magnitude would cause this podcast to go unpublish...

Feb 17, 2016•1 hr 2 min

Ep. 4: Dissecting Golf Digest's World Top 100 Greatest Courses List

This week, Kyle and Casey delve into an array of golf topics and tangents than cover the upcoming calendar year. Recorded on January 21, 2016, the guys break down the first round of play at Abu Dabi, then try to figure out how to generate more excitement for the PGA Championship as it relates to the other three majors, including a dramatic formatting change. Then the guys delve into Golf Digest's most recent list of the Top 100 golf courses in the world , which both Kyle and Casey take exception...

Jan 26, 2016•2 hr 14 min

Ep. 3: Spencer Riemer

Spencer Riemer is the general manager at Cherry Island Golf Course in Elverta, CA. We discuss Sacramento's rise as a golfing destination, the in's and out's of his golf course, a superintendents vital role in the golf industry, life as a golf course general manager, and why golf courses often don't play the way they look. *** This podcast is presented by Golfguide.net , the premier West Coast golf directory and home of some of the best greens fee deals in California, Nevada and Oregon. Golfers c...

Jan 18, 2016•43 min

Ep. 2: The makings of a bad golf hole

In this episode of the Golf Guide Podcast, Kyle recounts the highlights from his recent trip to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (3:53) and his favorite 9-hole course Aetna Springs (30:00). Then the two hosts get into an in-depth discussion about the various features that make a golf hole bad. Inspired by Rick Vacek's article on golfguide.net, the hosts debate the worst things an architect can do when designing a golf hole. Kyle also wonders what golf scores and handicaps would look like if people kept ...

Jan 18, 2016•1 hr 56 min

Ep. 1 - What Makes a Good Golf Hole?

Hosts Kyle Surlow and Casey Edmondson discuss an array of golf and non-golf related topics in Golf Guide's first episode. They cover Rory McIlroy's golf swing, their favorite players to watch on the PGA Tour, how amateurs would fare if they got to play golf at a course set up for the pros and what makes a golf hole truly great. Casey also recalls the time he visited Los Angeles Country Club and almost used a former presidents locker and ponders whether Bill Clinton smoked during his presidency? ...

Jan 18, 2016•1 hr 10 min

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