TalkinGolf

Episode 50: TGH 50: Saint Andrew's Golf Club

October 14th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 32 mins

golf history, jack nicklaus, john reid, st andrew's, usga

Saint Andrew's Golf Club in New York is known as the club of many firsts - it is the seed that grew golf across the United States. We dive into the history of one of the five founding clubs of the USGA and how a three hole course in a cow pasture helped start a golf craze that spread across the United States.

Episode 49: TGH 49: The History of Prairie Dunes

October 4th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  56 mins 49 secs

golf course architecture, golf history, perry maxwell, prairie dunes, press maxwell

This is the story of Prairie Dunes Country Club which nealry every publication considers it to be one of the Top 30 Golf Courses in the United States. It was built during the Great Depression with a singular focus of being the best golf course in the USA... many believed it reached that goal.

Join our discussion with PDCC Historians Rusty Hilst and Jim Gilliland as we explore the club's history and look behind the curtain of golf's version of Field of Dreams.

Episode 47: TGH 47: The Old Man - Walter Travis

September 11th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 17 mins

garden city, golf, golf history, us amateur, usga, walter travis

Walter Travis lived the life that so many of us dream of - picking up the game just under the age of 35 and winning 4 major championships he became not only America's hero, but Austrialia's first major champion!

Walter Travis only gave golf 30 years of his life, but his contributions can be felt by everyone who has ever picked up a golf club. He was called the Old Man, but in reality he was Golf's Renaissance Man.

Episode 45: TGH 45: History of Olympia Fields (Part 2)

August 26th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 9 mins

bobby jones, golf history, golf majors, olympia fields, us open, usga, walter hagen

TalkinGolf History is proud to release Part 2 of the History of Olympia Fields Country Club, with special guests Bob Topel and Andy Staples. In this episode we discuss how the major championships forged the lore of the Home of Champions...Olympia Fields and then dive into how a masterplan for a restoration can help celebrate this historic club's legacy.

A great conversation and a couple of laughs follow. As always...enjoy!

Episode 44: TGH 44: History of Olympia Fields (Part 1 or 2)

August 23rd, 2020  |  Season 2  |  56 mins 23 secs

golf architecture, golf history, major championships, olympia fields

In Episode 44 we are joined by special guests, Olympia Fields Historian, Bob Topel and Golf Course Architect, Andy Staples to discuss the history of one of the finest country clubs in the United States of America. Over the course of this two part special we will dive into the history of Olympia Fields, how we almost lost her to the Great Depression, the architects who designed her 4 courses and the majors that defined her.

"Olympia Fields was the Private Bandon Dunes of her time."

• Andy Staples

Episode 42: TGH 42: Bernard Darwin, Origins of Literary Golf Writing

August 8th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 13 mins

bernard darwin, golf, golf history, golf writer, walker cup

After a lengthy delay due to technical diffilculties, the TalkinGolf History Podcast returns with the history of one of golf's great defenders, the history of the man who understood the game like few have before him or since...author, historian and perhaps golfer psychotica, Bernard Darwin.

Stephen Proctor author of the celebrated book on Young Tom Morris, "Monarch of the Green" joins us to share Darwin's history and some of his delightful words. I know you will enjoy this episode.

Episode 35: TG History 35: MacKenzie Part 3, Cypress Point

April 9th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 7 mins

golf history

Episode 35 of the TalkinGolf History Podcast is entirely dedicated to Dr. Alister Mackenzie's masterpiece, Cypress Point. Tully shares some great stories and maybe even a few secrets.

Episode 31: TG History 31: How The Heck Did This Happen?

February 23rd, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 28 mins

golf history

This podcast is a throwback to the interview that launched the TalkinGolf History Podcast. So if you love movies, this show is like a prequel to the podcast.

This was my very first podcast interview, where I was the guest of Rod Morri and Adrian Logue on their show (that no longer exists), the ISeekGolf Podcast.

Great interview with some colorful stories about the history of the game of golf and a glimpse into how we got here.