In this episode, the hosts reflect on their holiday experiences and set intentions for the new year. They discuss their resolutions, focusing on making their content more concise, and share personal anecdotes about their eating, drinking, and reading habits over the holidays. The conversation transitions into a deeper discussion about setting intentions for 2025, particularly in the areas of fitness, food, and life, emphasizing the importance of being deliberately available and unavailable in pe...
Jan 06, 2025•40 min
In this end-of-year podcast, Walker and Henry reflect on their experiences throughout 2024, discussing personal and professional highlights, their favorite golf courses, and architectural insights. They share their aspirations for 2025, emphasizing the importance of storytelling in golf and the evolution of their podcasting journey. In this conversation, the hosts discuss various themes related to golf, including the rising recognition of Gil Hanse's original work, insights into golf course cond...
Jan 01, 2025•55 min
In this engaging conversation, the hosts discuss the impressive performance of Charlie Woods, the current state of Tiger Woods, and their experiences during Mudball Monday and the Dirt Awards. They share travel stories, drinking highlights of the year, and their favorite eating experiences, including a debate about Wawa and Bucky's. The conversation is filled with humor, insights, and personal anecdotes that reflect their love for golf and the lifestyle surrounding it. In this engaging conversat...
Dec 23, 2024•54 min
We're back with another silly season MBM, focusing on something random within the game of golf due to the lack of interesting golf to talk about this time of year. Today's topic is golf apparel. More specifically, golf apparel brands and which ones we are long on, short on, and holding. As the game has grown, so has the offering on the apparel front and it feels like there are more options and decisions to be made than ever around what to wear. Which ones do we recommend or not? Tune in to find ...
Dec 16, 2024•42 min
Interesting one today, with the only real through line being public golf. Cabot Karoo is a high dollar project in South Florida whereas Champion Hill is a mom and pop sort of golf course outside of Traverse City, Michigan. While these 2 courses don't really have a ton in common, that in essence is what house theory is all about. We can evaluate golf holes essentially against themselves and decide which one is the best version of itself vs comparing one hole to another. Hope you all enjoy this co...
Dec 12, 2024•57 min
Hello Tie people, welcome back to Mudball Monday, this time it's episode 160! Today we chat about the best, most significant, most important zip codes in the United States for golf. California and New York, not surprisingly, got a lot of love in this conversation, but tune in to find out the other pockets of the United States that we identified as the most significant and why! At the end, we decide which zip code is in fact the most important in our eyes. Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Th...
Dec 09, 2024•51 min
As we continue on with the silly season, we are back for another random episode where today we will be talking about some of the legacy PGA Tour events that we have had about enough of and would like to see replaced with other logical golf courses and geographies. The vibe at the PGA Tour seems to always be more more more. There is a good case that we have a handful of events that could go and also some events that could be replaced. Today, we chat about 6 different tournaments we have outlined ...
Dec 02, 2024•52 min
We folded and have decided we would have the rankings discussion. From Henry's seat being on the panel and being able to share some thoughts on the process "from the inside" to Walker coming at them from an outsiders perspective, today was an interesting conversation about the process of ranking courses in general, to what we think about the updated list, and as always, a lot more in between! Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Thanks for the support as always! Cheers, - The Tie Guys Chapters:...
Nov 25, 2024•58 min
As we are in the season where there isn't too much dry powder to discuss in the golf world, we instead are dipping into some random concepts and topics that we have kicked around throughout the year to dive into. Today's arbitrary topic of conversation is what is most important to a US Open test, and what are the layers of testing that a US Open venue poses to a player? From the most important to least important elements of a US Open test that a player has ton conquer to be successful, we are he...
Nov 18, 2024•50 min
We're here once again for another match play show down, what we call House Theory, between two Northern Michigan bangers, Kingsley Club and Belvedere Golf Club. This was a fun one to go through. While these courses are near each other and share a lot of commonalities, they also are very different in plenty of ways that make this matchup fun and interesting throughout. Who takes the match? Tune in to see! Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Thanks for the support as always! Cheers, - The Tie Gu...
Nov 15, 2024•57 min
In this conversation, Karl shares his journey as a professional golfer, discussing his recent successes, fitness regimen, coaching influences, and mental strategies for performance. He reflects on his experiences in tournaments, including the challenges of maintaining fitness on the road and the importance of understanding one's body mechanics. Karl emphasizes the significance of mental resilience and preparation in high-pressure situations, particularly during his time at the US Open. He also h...
Nov 07, 2024•58 min
Hello, Tie People! We are back for mudball monday and today we are talking about new builds and how we look at how they may age based on only one or two early plays of the golf course. We are in a some sort of a renaissance of new construction of golf courses and it is hard to predict within reason which of these courses may be ones that stand the test of time to become some of the world's best, and which ones will lose their shine quickly. Today, we hope to make that a bit easier on you based o...
Nov 04, 2024•54 min
House Theory Thursday is back. This time with 2 southeastern bangers in Tree Farm in Boynton Beach, FL and Tree Farm in Aiken, SC. These are both players clubs and great golf courses, but they differ significantly in topography, how they challenge the player, and key design elements. Which golf course will win in our match play format? Tune in to find out! Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Thanks for the support as always! Cheers, - The Tie Guys Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to House Theory a...
Oct 31, 2024•58 min
We. Are. Back. It was a slow two weeks of content at The Tie podcast, but we are back to a regular cadence with the full recap of Henry's 2 week trip to asia to compete for team USA in The Bridges Cup as well as explore Seoul, Kyoto, and Tokyo. Today you can expect a little bit of golf talk, a lot of food talk, some of what Henry drank in Korea and Japan, and some of what he learned about these 2 cultures. Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Thanks for the support as always! Cheers, - The Tie ...
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 12 min
We're back with another one to talk to Lukas Michel about his recent travels to America, Japan, and Korea for competitions as well as what he has been up to in the world of architecture and what he has learned from seeing a few new courses in the states. Always a blast talking culture, competition, and architecture with Lukas! Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Thanks for the support as always! Cheers, - The Tie Guys Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and Catching Up 09:20 Balancing Work and Compet...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Today is a good one. We go deep on the LIV tour and all the thoughts we have had on the future of the league, the players, the teams, and the relationship with the game of golf overall over the next few years. If you enjoy a bit of banter and have any interest in what is going on over on the LIV tour, you'll love this episode. Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Thanks for the support as always! Cheers, - The Tie Guys Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Mudball Monday 11:24 Diving into Sleep and H...
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr 22 min
The Tie season long awards are back once again with awards that fit the way only we would think about how to decide who had the best year's in golf in different categories. Things like: - The fast shitting dog award: Who came out hot this year and couldn't sustain? - The Ron Weasley Award: Who reminded us all he or she "is still here and relevant?" - The Mr. Clean award: Who can we only expect one or two decent performances from on a yearly basis at this point? All this and more here on Mudball ...
Sep 30, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Pinehurst has added a 10th course and I recently got the chance to play it. It's good. Very good. I won't waste much time here as you can hear about the course in the pod or the original writing piece at our website below. Hope you all enjoy. Thanks for the support as always! Cheers, - The Tie Guys Website: https://www.thetiepodcast.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetiepodcast/?hl=en...
Sep 26, 2024•17 min
Today we're talking about how we think about reviewing a golf course and the things to look for the first time you play somewhere. Whether it's how you prep to play somewhere the first time, the things to look for throughout the round, avoidance of getting caught in the moment, or how to think about a course after the fact, it's all here. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Mudball Monday 03:09 Dirt: Weather, Drinking, and Eating 05:50 Golf Thoughts: Rory's Performance and Reflections 09:06 Transiti...
Sep 23, 2024•57 min
We are here for another House Theory Thursday, our segment where we compare golf courses in a match play format. Hole 1 vs Hole 1, Hole vs Hole 2, and so on and so forth. Our idea of House Theory is to describe each hole based on its merits as the hole it is. Like a great house, every piece of a golf hole needs to match up. The green size, difficulty, length, surroundings, it all needs to fit. So, while it can be hard to compare a par 3 to a par 5, we can do it more successfully deciding which h...
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr 29 min
A fun one today for mudball monday episode 151. We are chatting 30 for 30 documentaries and what they could be repurposed into if they were all golf films. We take existing 30 for 30 names and pivot them into stories about golf centered around things we would want to see or think would be entertaining. We often talk about our 3 tenets at the tie being culture, competition, and architecture. Well, today taps into the 4th, which is pure BS! Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Thanks for the supp...
Sep 16, 2024•54 min
Can't believe we've made it all the way to episode 150 of #mudballmonday. If you've been here for all 150, you're a legend. Today we're keeping it simple and leaning on the 3 tenants of culture, competition, and architecture. We each give a superlative within those 3 buckets for the year of 2024 and talk about something making us excited for the future of the game in each category. As per usual, some other fun stuff makes its way into the mix as well. Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Thanks...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 5 min
The second edition of our travel show, Strike Mission, is in the books! This time we made our way up to Traverse City to check out courses new, old, public, private, explore the local food scene of course, and as always have some friendly competition. The full video will be released in the coming months on the Sticks Golf youtube (link below) but until then we will be feeding instagram content to tease the action! Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Thanks for the support as always! Cheers, - ...
Sep 05, 2024•55 min
In this conversation, Henry interviews Katie Craig, a women's golfer from Western Kentucky University who is currently participating in Q School. They discuss Katie's experience at Q School, her path to and through college golf, her interest in golf course architecture, and her future plans in the industry. Katie shares her favorite golf courses she has played, including Lost Key and Bel Air Country Club, and expresses her desire to design her own course in the future. She also mentions her drea...
Aug 29, 2024•39 min
Even though it may not feel like all that important of a week, we have made it to the final week of the year on tour and we are here to break down the tour championship and what to expect from the week. A lot of different players with a chance this week and it doesn't feel like any one player has identified as playing the best right now. On top of that, we have a newly renovated East Lake that is worthy of a bit of coverage. So today, we'll be doing just that. Chatting players with a chance, who...
Aug 26, 2024•56 min
Geoff is back to talk this time about his top events of the 2024 season and bounce ideas back and forth with Henry about what made some of this season's better golf special! Each guy has come prepared with their top 4 events of the 2024 season and why they think that was the case. Geoff travels to many of the game's top events whereas Henry is an at home viewer so that comparison and contrast of those provides a fun extra layer to the episode! Hope you all enjoy this conversation. Thanks for the...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Definitely getting way out ahead of this one, but I hope you all enjoy this conversation as much as we did thinking through it. It's one thing to predict major champions a season in advance or even ryder cuppers a couple years out, but ot predict players in 4 years to be on an Olympic team is quite the task. A lot of thinking has to go into the ages and profiles of who has made it so far and therefore a lot of limbs have to be gone out on to have any chance of being right with these picks! Hope ...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Mac Todd was a high level junior and collegiate golfer who, as you'll learn in this conversation, lost his passion for his own golf game multiple times across his career yet never lost interest in helping others improve their games. From teaching at ranges, clubs, and golf performance stores, Mac has been in the golf performance space for a long time, all building to the current day version of Urban Golf Performance. UGP is an end to end golf performance studio with everything from club fitting ...
Aug 16, 2024•44 min
First time in a while we are leaning into a fully culture centered MBM, but here we are. A user submission episode, today we're talking about the different players needed on an ideal guys golf trip. What each of these people bring to the table, how they balance out and complement the other players, and most importantly, we will finish with a "don't be that guy" call out for the person to avoid being on a golf trip. This is a feel good episode that hopefully gets you excited for a final trip of t...
Aug 12, 2024•54 min
We have officially returned with House Theory Thursday! It's been some time, but we are here to hash out another one. With Walker in Traverse City for the summer, Crystal Downs is a golf course he has been laying eyes and bogeys on frequently so we are using that as a chance to return to HTT and compare it to another (fringe) Mackenzie in Cal Club. Many think Crystal Downs is a top 20 course in the country. Many think Cal Club is rather underrated being just within the top 50. Is that enough for...
Aug 08, 2024•1 hr 12 min
