With the Olympics now behind us once again, we have decided to take the space today to have the conversation around whether we think the argument as to whether the Olympics should be considered a major has any legs. There are great reasons as to why it should be a major, but equally reasons as to why it shouldn't. In typical #mudballmonday fashion, we're here to hash it all out and give you our thoughts on each side of the debate. Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Thanks for the support as a...
Aug 05, 2024•55 min
2024 has to be one of the better major seasons I can recall in sometime. All the events had their own texture and way of playing out, but the consistent piece (save for Valhalla), was great golf courses, and the game's best players being the key parts of the storyline at each of the 4 biggest events. Xander has spoken, Dechambeau is for real, what do we make of Scottie Scheffler's major year, is Tiger purely ceremonial at this point? These are some of the questions that we have answers to after ...
Jul 30, 2024•52 min
At varying levels, Walker and Henry have some updates to share on what they have been and will be up to this summer. Walker is in Traverse City for the summer working towards a new path with our friend and coworker Trey Wren, and Henry is continuing to play as much good golf as possible and juggle a number of balls. We are also joined today by Trey Wren to discuss what he has been up to at High Pointe, what he and Walker have coming up in the next few months as well as beyond, and more. Hope you...
Jul 25, 2024•55 min
Well, Xander is a total dog. No ifs ands or buts about that at this point. The final round, the way he closed down the stretch, any ongoing questions we had about the X man have been answered. Xander, a little Tiger, the golf course, what the golf world would look like if we played more links golf, and all sorts of random tidbits and standard mud ball monday musings. We appreciate the support as always and look forward to the somewhat less pro golf heavy rest of the year now that the majors are ...
Jul 22, 2024•55 min
Paddy Lynch is here from @paddytalksgolf to run us through all things golf in Ireland and how to go about planning for a trip. Whether it is food, beverage, logistics of getting around the country, where to play, where not to play, and what to pack. It's all in here. Paddy and Henry kick off the episode with a run down of Henry's packing list before jumping into the DERT and then a full itinerary of where to play and how to go about each day. Lots of great general Irish golf info as well as spec...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 7 min
We've made it! It's become bittersweet to reach the Open as it is now the year's final major, but there is hardly a better golf week of the year than this one. Early morning wake ups, coffee in hand, wind blowing, gorse taking souls. Whatever your favorite part of the open is, there is much to love. Today, we have each selected 3 players + a dark horse that we think should be monitored this week at Troon. We agreed that the top 5 players on the odds sheet are off limits, but beyond that anyone i...
Jul 15, 2024•54 min
Once again we are joined by Sam of Cookie Jar Golf to preview the 2024 Open Championship! Henry and Sam run through a typical menu of banter, DERT, some picks for the week, coverage on Troon's history as an Open Championship venue as well as a club in general, and some talk about Southwest Scottish golf in a general sense. It's been a wonderful major season and the season's final major trusts to be much of the same. Stick with us next week for more coverage of Troon! Hope you all enjoy this conv...
Jul 11, 2024•1 hr 6 min
The Open Championship is upon us and to start to get the engines firing for the final major of the year, we are here to run through the entire list of courses that are still a part of the ROTA and evaluate the ranking of them. There are currently 9 courses in the open rota that Walker and Henry will each run through 9 to 1 and also throw in 1 course they each think would make for a compelling addition to the current list of courses. Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Thanks for the support as...
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Private or commercial, with an entourage or all alone, everyone in the professional golf world has to spend a lot of time getting from one event to the next. So naturally, we have decided to speculate on what a number of pro golfers do to spend their time in the air. Eating, Drinking, who's with them, what might their plane look like, what are post tournament reflections, pre tournament preparations, recovery protocols, you name it, we're talking about it here on #mudballmonday. Hope you all enj...
Jul 01, 2024•1 hr
There has been a lot of talk as of late of the different ways to go about pitching the golf ball. Steep? Shallow? VSP? Bounce? What does all of this mean? What are the pros and cons? Today we're here to break it all down! In this episode, you can expect: - What types of golfers do each method. - What should you do? - How technology has informed pitching technique over time. Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Thanks for the support as always! Cheers, - The Tie Guys Website: http...
Jun 24, 2024•57 min
We are back for Tie Course Reviews, this time keeping things more down the middle with an discussion on golf courses with great par 3's, par 4's, and par 5's. The most important piece of this conversation will be not just what the course is and what the sets of pars look like, but most importantly why they satisfy the things we each look for in great sets of par 3's, 4's, and 5's. Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Thanks for the support as always! Cheers, - The Tie Guys Website: ...
Jun 20, 2024•55 min
What a week from Pinehurst. The golf course, the tournament, the weather, it all came out beautifully. You have to think the USGA is very pleased with round 1 from the first anchor site they have announced for their most important championship. Today we are breaking it all down. What we learned, saw, heard, and will take into the rest of the season from Pinehurst! Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Thanks for the support as always! Cheers, - The Tie Guys Website: https://www.the...
Jun 17, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Andrew Novak joins Walker to talk about his path to the PGA Tour as an undervalued high school late bloomer. The path through an extended Korn Ferry Tour season riddled with COVID was only just the beginning, but progress has been steady. As always, we find out what he’s been Drinking, Eating, Reading, and Thinking, plus some discussion around life on the PGA Tour, favorite venues, and how he views progress in a career of thin margins. Andrew has a podcast with former teammate Evan Grenus called...
Jun 13, 2024•58 min
You know the drill by now, we're doing our what ifs for this year's US Open at Pinehurst. If the year's first 2 majors and Pinehurst's history as a host site are any indicator, we are in for another great week. Of course, no great major week can start out with our what ifs, so tune in to hear about the serious, important, not so serious, and not so important! Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Thanks for the support as always! Cheers, - The Tie Guys Website: https://www.thetiepod...
Jun 10, 2024•1 hr 1 min
This week we have Brandon Wu AND Isaiah Salinda back at The Tie Podcast to preview the US Open at Pinehurst with us! Brandon recently qualified in Dallas for what will be his 3rd US Open. Isaiah made it out of the Maryland Qualifier for what will be his second US Open after making it to The Country Club in 2022. Both of these guys competed in the 2019 US Amateur at Pinehurst so they will have working knowledge of both what it takes to compete at Pinehurst as well as the US Open more broadly! Hop...
Jun 06, 2024•42 min
We are 2 majors into the season with 2 more to be played, and today on #mudballmonday, we are going to discuss the things we have learned from the year's first 2 majors that we can look out for in the second two. Some of the highlights of the conversation are: - The role of ball striking in today's game in general and in particular at the majors. - Architecture vs. conditioning to create difficult golf. - Why the best players separate more at the biggest events. Hope you all enjoy this conversat...
Jun 03, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Back to back days with a pod?!?! What's not to love? We are back today to break down the NCAA Men's golf match play bracket and give you the inside track on every single match on the board and who we think will bring it home come Wednesday! Thanks for the support as always! Cheers, - The Tie Guys Website: https://www.thetiepodcast.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetiepodcast/?hl=en Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/thetiepodcast...
May 28, 2024•29 min
Pinehurst No. 2. A course we have a lot of passion for here at the tie. As two North Carolinians, it is objectively the best golf course in our home state, but it goes deeper than that. Not only is that the case, the deuce is also such a wonderful and important golf course in so many ways. Today we are talking about what we have learned from No. 2 about architecture more broadly as well as why we expect it to be such a great US Open venue for 2024 as well as the many years to come that they have...
May 27, 2024•57 min
Golf Channel on course analyst and 2023 NCAA Champion Emilia Migliaccio joins us live from Omni La Costa resort ahead of calling the Women's final to talk about the golf course and what we can expect for the men next week. Emilia not only has competed in the NCAA finals twice herself, she now calls golf on PGATour live, as well as the Korn Ferry Tour, at USGA events, and more. There aren't many better voices to hear from to talk NCAA Golf than Emilia so we hope you all enjoy this conversation! T...
May 23, 2024•24 min
What a week at Valhalla! Was it the best golf course? Maybe not, but it was a heck of a tournament and the golf course identified a great crop of players that provided us an awesome sunday. Today we're breaking down the week at Valhalla and our reactions to the course, the players, and everything in between. Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Thanks for the support as always! Cheers, - The Tie Guys Website: https://www.thetiepodcast.com Instagram: https://www.insta...
May 20, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Shaper and architect Trevor Dormer is back again for a second visit on The Tie. In this episode, Trev and Walker discussed the work he’s been involved in lately: Pt. Hardy Golf Club // Cabot St Lucia Coore & Crenshaw original design More oceanside holes than Cypress Point Difficulty of construction // on-site stories of adversity & creativity Old Dane // Homer, Nebraska: Trevor Dormer re-design Same client as Landmand Golf Club Turning below average 9 hole to engaging 12 hole course Purc...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 16 min
WELCOME to the second major of the year! The majors have become better and better in this complex golf landscape and even the PGA is no exception. Getting all the best players together and at the events that the players care about the most has become such a treat and this week trusts to continue that trend. Today, we're chatting about our "What ifs" for the PGA Championship. The scenarios that would make this week really hum and provide both golf and off the course intrigue. You can expect: - Wh...
May 13, 2024•58 min
The Tree Farm. We've given this one plenty of love in comparisons to other courses, but have yet to talk about it purely as its own review. Today that changes. Henry will be breaking down what he likes about it, and how he thinks the course will develop over time. In today's episode, you can expect: - Where The Tree Farm sits relative to other course's Henry likes. - The strengths and weaknesses of the course. - How Henry projects The Tree Farm will develop over time as a course as well as withi...
May 09, 2024•19 min
Regionals, the final right of passage regardless of who you are. Whether we are talking about a team that has 9 wins on the year or a team that barely snuck into the top 75, everyone has to go to one of the 6 regional sites and finish in the top 5 if they want to make a trip to the national championship. Brentley Romine is here with us a one of the top voices and knowledge bases in the college golf world to break down the season that has led us here, each of the 6 regionals, and plenty of color ...
May 06, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Jackson Van Paris is a junior on the Vanderbilt Men's Golf Team and has been enjoying a ton of success in the last year. Climbing into the top 15 of the amateur ranks haas been a product of a win at the 2023 Sunnehanna Amateur, a top 10 in a PGA Tour event, and a lot of great golf along the way. While this may look like a huge shift, JVP has been getting the better the whole way through, a lot of which he credits to Vanderbilt coach Scott Limbaugh, as well as his roommate, Gordon Sargent. In tod...
May 02, 2024•47 min
Most of us have one or both of the 2 key problems when it comes to practice: finding time to practice, and knowing how to use that time when we do find it. While we unfortunately cannot be of assistance in opening up time in your schedule to hit the range, short game area, or putting green, we can give you a boost when it comes to putting that precious time to its best use. Tune in to find out how! In today's episode, you can expect: - How we structure our limited time to practice. - The differe...
Apr 29, 2024•48 min
Golf, like anything has a lifecycle to it. You learn the game, you spend a long long time honing the game, and as an extension of that, you hopefully play the game for life. While you wouldn't play the same set of clubs your entire golfing life, you probably won't stick to the same course either. There are certain "beginner friendly" courses that may be particularly good for learning the game. Certain places really help a developing or perhaps advanced golfer hone their game, and certain courses...
Apr 25, 2024•40 min
The Masters got us all fired up for major season, so naturally we are priming you for the next one up, The PGA in 4 weeks. Valhalla golf club has a storied championship history and although it is not the most interesting golf course out there, you can't deny the quality of champions it has produced. In today's episode, you can expect: - Talk about the golf course and what sort of players it favors. - The history of championships at Valhalla and what that gleans on the year's event. - Who we like...
Apr 22, 2024•49 min
Mike Koprowski and Kyle Franz have been working together on a project just outside of Columbia, South Carolina inspired by Pinehurst No. 2 and Old Town Club. Just a few weeks ago we heard from Kyle on the podcast, who shared his thoughts on his recent design work at Cabot Citrus Farms (FL), Luling (TX), and Broomsedge. Now also for the second time, we get an update from Mike on all that has transpired on site since late 2023. Learn more about how the Broomsedge team is embracing the UK model her...
Apr 18, 2024•56 min
What. A. Week. From the players, the weather, the typical culture of The Masters, and the golf course, it was as good of a Masters Tournament as I can recall. Getting to spend some time on the ground, we are here to report on what we saw both in person and on TV. In today's episode, you can expect: - Talk about the golf course and how great it was this week. - The good, the bad, and the ugly from players. - What we learned this week about The Masters and game of golf, holistically. Hope you all ...
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 30
