Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMapmaking with Don Placek
Episode 308
In this wide-ranging conversation, Don Placek, Partner at Renaissance Golf Design, and Andy Johnson cover the complexity and challenges of the golf a…
4 years, 6 months ago
Affordable Golf as a Family Business
Episode 307
If you're in Northern Lower Michigan to play Arcadia Bluffs or Crystal Downs, you shouldn't skip Champion Hill Golf Course and Pinecroft Golf Course.…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Strategy of Team Match Play
Episode 306
Team match play is the most entertaining format in golf, but we might not understand it very well. What factors should team captains consider when pa…
4 years, 7 months ago
Superintendent Series: Jordan Caplan on Belvedere and Michigan Golf
Episode 305
Belvedere Golf Club superintendent Jordan Caplan joins the podcast to talk about the Willie Watson course and his role as the club's fourth superinte…
4 years, 7 months ago
Andrew Green on Restoring (and Renovating) Inverness Club
Episode 304
Andrew Green is one of the busiest golf architects in the industry. He recently completed a restoration of Oak Hill's East Course and a renovation of…
4 years, 7 months ago
Superintendent Series: Nick Nate on St. Andrews and South Bend
Episode 303
Nick Nate, superintendent at South Bend Country Club, talks with Andy Johnson about his career in turf, which has taken him from his hometown in Sout…
4 years, 7 months ago
Fried Egg Stories: Bobby Clampett and His Golfing Machine
Episode 302
Today, Homer Kelley's 1969 book The Golfing Machine is a standard text for those who study the science of the golf swing. Famous instructors cite it,…
4 years, 7 months ago
Olympic Golf Is Great (But Could Be Better)
Episode 301
The men's and women's golf competitions at the Olympic Games took place over the past couple of weeks, with Xander Schauffele and Nelly Korda earning…
4 years, 7 months ago
What to Know About Golf in Japan (ft. Michael Wolf)
Episode 300
With the golf competitions underway at the Tokyo Olympics, Garrett Morrison sits down with Michael Wolf (@bamabearcat) to learn more about Japan's di…
4 years, 8 months ago
Yolk with Doak 30: What’s Happening at the Lido and Dornick Hills
Episode 299
In the latest installment of our interview series with Tom Doak, Tom gives an update on the progress at the Lido, the Keiser family’s latest course n…
4 years, 8 months ago