This is the third and final part of our conversation with Tom Doak and his Renaissance Golf Design associates Eric Iverson, Brian Schneider, Blake Conant, and Kye Goalby. In this episode, we continue our discussion of George Thomas, Bel-Air CC, and golf course architecture as a whole. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 21, 2018•56 min•Ep. 84
In part two of our discussion with the Renaissance Golf Design crew, Tom Doak and his associates Eric Iverson, Brian Schneider, Blake Conant, and Kye Goalby talk about the career of George Thomas and his design at Bel-Air Country Club. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 19, 2018•46 min•Ep. 83
In the latest edition of the Yolk with Doak, Andy Johnson talks with Tom Doak and Renaissance Golf Design associates Eric Iverson, Brian Schneider, Kye Goalby, and Blake Conant. In part one of what will be a three-part podcast, they cover how Renaissance Golf approaches golf course design and construction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 13, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 82
Zac Blair and I are joined by golf course superintendent and historian Sean Tully. We discuss Northern California golf, Alister MacKenzie, technology, Pebble Beach, Cypress Point, robot mowers and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 07, 2018•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 81
Kyle Nathan and Andy Johnson are joined by Web.com Tour Player Michael Weaver. We discuss how Michael got into golf, the Latin American Tour, his run at the 2012 U.S. Amateur, playing in the Masters and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 01, 2018•44 min•Ep. 80
Paulie and Kyle Nathan join to breakdown who to pick for one and done leagues and DraftKings at TPC Scottsdale. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 30, 2018•24 min•Ep. 79
Kyle Nathan and Andy Johnson are joined by Golf Channel Analyst, former PGA Tour player and author Brandel Chamblee. We discuss Jon Rahm's ascension, the modern golf swing, technology, Tiger Woods and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 25, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 78
Kyle Nathan and Paulie join the podcast to discuss last week's CareerBuilder and Abu Dhabi events. We then discuss Tiger's return and the rest of the field at Torrey Pines for this year's Farmers Insurance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 23, 2018•46 min•Ep. 77
Andy sits down with Tom Doak to discuss his contribution to the new Florida golf mecca, Streamsong Resort. They dig into the unique collaborative process behind the building of Tom's Blue course and Coore & Crenshaw's Red course. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 22, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 76
Australian Golf Course Architect Mike Cocking joins the podcast to discuss his career. Mike works with Michael Clayton, Geoff Ogilvy and Ashley Mead (OCCM), we discussed how he got into design, some of their recent projects, the history of Australian architecture and the ideal itinerary for an Australian golf trip. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 19, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 75
Paulie and Kyle Nathan join the podcast to recap the Sony Open and preview the CareerBuilder. Paulie lends his expertise navigating the field and picking out some players for one and done and DraftKings. We also dive into some listener questions and overrated/underrateds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 16, 2018•46 min•Ep. 74
European Tour winner and former U.S. Amateur champion Richie Ramsay joins the podcast. We discuss Richie's career, turning pro before a Walker Cup, Anthony Kim and his favorite courses in the British Isles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 15, 2018•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 73
Our resident fantasy expert Paulie joins the podcast to talk about the Tournament of Champions, who to pick for one and done and Draftkings at the Sony and some predictions for 2018. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 09, 2018•49 min•Ep. 72
In the latest episode of our interview series with Tom Doak, we discuss Tom's consulting work at Seth Raynor-designed Waialae Country Club, host course of the Sony Open. We talk about the changes to Waialae over the years, what Tom learns from PGA Tour players, his thoughts about Seth Raynor, and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 08, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 71
In part two of the Jim Urbina podcast we discuss Jim's background, C.B. Macdonald and Seth Raynor's use of templates, the importance of superintendents and the building of Old Macdonald. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 03, 2018•32 min•Ep. 70
Golf course architect Jim Urbina joined the podcast for a two part episode. We discuss restoration, easy things courses can do to improve, Perry Maxwell, Alister MacKenzie, his California courses and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 02, 2018•54 min•Ep. 69
Jon Cavalier and Zac Blair join the podcast to discuss the 2017 golf year. We breakdown the ten best "new to us" courses that we saw, a few courses that surprised us, architecture, our plans for 2018 and much more. We discussed Jon's calendar in the podcast, to purchase the calendar check out these instructions - https://twitter.com/LinksGems/status/940726753152131075 If you enjoy the podcast please rate and review us in your podcast player of choice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...
Dec 28, 2017•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 68
In the second and final installment of our introduction to golf course architecture, Tom Doak discusses what makes a great green complex and what he thinks about front-to-back sloping greens. He also recommends a few of the best golf course architecture books for beginners and responds to some overrated/underrateds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 26, 2017•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 67
Mark Broadie joins Kyle Nathan and Andy Johnson to talk about golf statistics. We discuss how he came up with the strokes gained statistics, how they work, the world rankings, who he expects to breakout in 2017 and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 21, 2017•46 min•Ep. 66
Renowned golf architect Tom Doak sits down with Andy talk through the basics of golf course architecture. In the first of a two-part episode, Tom elaborates on what golf course architecture is, the different schools of design, routing, and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 18, 2017•59 min•Ep. 65
Brendan Porath and Adam Sarson joined the podcast to talk about Tiger’s return at the Hero and what to expect in 2018. We also touch on our favorite moments of 2017, make predictions for 2018 and talk about Tiger’s Monster sponsorship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 04, 2017•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 64
PGA Tour Champions star and 2-time PGA Tour winner Paul Goydos joins the podcast to talk about his career, Tiger Woods, bifurication and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 29, 2017•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 63
Kyle Nathan joins the podcast to answer your questions. The conversation hits extensively on the ball and today's professional game, Rickie Fowler and Justin Rose's career, the Hall of Fame and architects, and a slew of overrated/underrateds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 22, 2017•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 62
Golf course architect Keith Foster joins the podcast to talk about his career. Our discussion includes trees, the restoration process, his solo work, Colt and Alison and A.W. Tillinghast. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher . If you enjoy it, please rate and review the podcast! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 17, 2017•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 61
In part II, Bill discusses the concept of par, Trinity Forest and challenging the world's best and answers some listener questions. If you missed part I listen to it here . Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher . If you enjoy it, please rate and review the podcast! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 13, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 60
Legendary golf course architect Bill Coore joins the podcast to talk about his career in golf. In part I, we discuss the architects and courses who have had the most influence on his career and go into detail in some of his most famous projects. Listen to part 2 of the podcast here . Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher . If you enjoy it, please rate and review the podcast! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 10, 2017•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 59
In part II of the Kyle Franz podcast we talk about golf in the British Isles, the ground game and professional golf, desert golf and overrated/underrated. If you haven't checked out Part I, listen here . Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher . If you enjoy please rate and review the podcast it helps us out greatly! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 08, 2017•53 min•Ep. 58
Golf course architect Kyle Franz joins the podcast to discuss his career and golf course architecture. In part I, Kyle talks about his background, working with some of today's great architects and Donald Ross and other great golden age architects. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher . If you enjoy please rate and review the podcast it helps us out greatly! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 07, 2017•50 min•Ep. 57
Architects Jay Blasi and Brett Hochstein join the pod to discuss the dark ages of golf course architecture and what the future holds for those courses. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher . If you enjoy please rate and review the podcast it helps us out greatly! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 04, 2017•40 min•Ep. 56
I am joined by Medinah Country Club's Director of Grounds Curtis Tyrrell. We talk about how he got into the industry, his experience renovating courses with Rees Jones and Tom Doak, stories from hosting a Ryder Cup and much more. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher . If you enjoy please rate and review the podcast it helps us out greatly! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 23, 2017•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 55