Bag Rats

Mark Hess is the GM at Edgartown Golf Club in Edgartown, MA. Mark has spent decades with the Club and has made the island home for him and his family. Without spoiling too much, Mark and I talked about the interesting dynamic of living on an island in New England year round, and what the 9-hole track he runs means to the local community and the summer crowd. Check out the Club's we

Tom Coyne is an award winning author. Tom got his first big career break at the ripe age of 24, whereby his novel A Gentleman's Game was picked up and produced into a motion picture. Tom has written several other books since including Paper Tiger, A Course Called Ireland, A Course Called Scotland, and most recently A Course Called America. Tom and I spoke about his introduction to

Alex Myers is a senior write at Golf Digest. Alex writes a column called the Grind and hosts a podcast called Local Knowledge with Daniel Rapaport and Keely Levins. Alex and I chatted about his introduction to the game of golf and how it inspired his career as a sports writer. Alex also told me about some of his coolest experiences through his career including run ins with Jim Nant

Quogue Field Club is a 9-hole track located on Long Island. It’s a beautiful course that renowned golf course architect Ian Andrew has done restoration work for in recent years. Ian and I chatted about what went into the process of modifying and restoring certain parts of this Bendelow classic. Ian also shared some interesting insight regarding how the course compares to some of

Bob “Shoe” Gaspar is the director of Outside Happiness at Bandon Dunes. Shoe grew up in southern California, where he was introduced to the game of golf. He later moved north to Bandon and worked several different jobs before retiring. After retiring, Shoe became restless. At the time, Mike Keiser was in town with ambitions to build a world class links course in Bandon. Shoe be

Ken Duke is a professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. Ken’s story is one of tremendous resilience. In the 7th grade, Ken was diagnosed with scoliosis. He had surgery to correct the dramatic curvature of his spine and was able to resume playing the game he loved, although not without modifying his swing first. After a strong high school career in Arkansa

Adam Schriber is a world class swing coach. He has coached several successful professional golfers including Sam Ryder and David Lipsky. Most notably, Adam coached Anthony Kim from his days as a teenager growing up in Los Angeles to his attainment of legendary status on the PGA Tour.  Adam and I chatted about his humble beginnings in golf and how his single mother sacrificed e

Hey Guys! I’ve got a bit of a unique episode this week. I sat down with my buddy Pat McCann to chat about the Masters and to review the upcoming RBC Heritage this weekend. Pat shares my love of golf and is an avid sports gambler. I had a short lived sports betting career after going down big in my first week a few years back. So I thought it would be nice to get some commentary f

Hello Friends (*Jim Nantz Voice*) It's Masters Week! In honor of this week at Augusta, I thought we'd profile another world class golf course: the 'lost' Lido Golf Club. I spoke with Pete Flory, an amateur golf historian who, through his love of golf, began digitally rendering famous golf courses a few years ago. As Pete spent more and more time on his hobby, he decided to take on

Corey Harris is the head golf professional at the Washington Club in Connecticut. No restaurant? Good, no annual operating losses or monthly restaurant minimums to worry about. No tee times? Even better, you can slip out for a quick nine whenever you please.  The Washington Club is well over 100 years old, and is rooted in idiosyncratic tradition. I first came upon the Club up