TalkinGolf
Serious talk for serious golfers
We found 10 episodes of TalkinGolf with the tag “golf”.
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Episode 101: TGH 101: Before Augusta National
April 1st, 2023 | Season 5 | 1 hr 13 mins
augusta national, berkmans, bobby jones, golf, golf history, the masters
TalkinGolf History Episode 101 dives into the rich history of the events that transpired before Bobby Jones purchased the land that Augusta National sits on today. We are joined by golf historian, Greg Lamb who shares the property's unique history - from the Native Americans who lived on the land, to the land owners who tried to make a business out of it, to the public golf resort that nealry happened here, to a retired golfer looking to design his first golf course.
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Episode 100: TGH 100: The History & Restoration of Belleair CC
February 26th, 2023 | Season 5 | 1 hr 8 mins
belleair, donald ross, florida golf, golf, golf history, restoration
Its been 5 years in the making...our 100th Episode!
Today we dive into the History and Restoration of Belleair CC, which happens to be my home club. Belleair has not only a fascinating golf history, but has just been restored to one of the best Donald Ross' courses in the United States.
Our panel for this show includes:
Myself, Connor T. Lewis, the Founder of the Society of Golf HistoriansVaughn Halyard, the MC for this show, my producer and Board Member of the Society of Golf Historians
Hal Bodley, former President of Belleair CC, Chairman of the Restoration Committee and the author of Belleair's 125th Anniversary Book
Jason Straka of Fry-Straka Design, who was the masterful architect who helped reno-restore Belleair's West Course in 2022.
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Episode 99: TGH 99: The Golf Course Architecture of Donald Ross
February 5th, 2023 | Season 5 | 58 mins 23 secs
belleair, donald ross, golf, golf course architecture, golf design, seminole
Only one episode from our 100th show! And #99 is a doozy! Vaughn Halyard and I welcome the President of the Donald Ross Society, Brad Becken to talk about his new book, "The Golf Course Architecture of Donald Ross" which is now available for purchase at www.ClassicsofGolf.com. I promise there is something for everyone on this show- I learned a lot and I hope you do too!
We filmed and recorded this show on location at Belleair Country Club.
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Episode 98: TGH 98: The Radioactive Golfer
January 17th, 2023 | Season 5 | 1 hr 8 mins
eben byers, golf, golf history, oakmont, us amateur, usga
In Episode 98, golf historian Dave Moore joins the show to share the tragic story of US Amateur Champion, Eben Beyer who conquered the game of golf but was struck down in his youth by radium poisoning. It goes down in golf history as one of golf's saddest stories.
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Episode 97: TGH 97: Unfiltered History with VaughnCon
January 5th, 2023 | Season 5 | 1 hr 15 mins
belleair, donald ross, golf, golf course architecture, golf design, golf history
What better way to kick off season 5 of the TalkinGolf History Podcast than with an unplanned podcast with my dear friend Vaughn Halyard. We had just concluded our round on the newly restored Belleair CC and Vaughn wanted to to go public with his thoughts.
What follows is a funny podcast where Vaughn and I talk about Donald Ross' Belleair CC, our travels across the country sharing golf history through storytelling and where this podcast should go in 2023.
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Episode 96: TGH 96: The History of AW Tillinghast Part 3
December 21st, 2022 | Season 4 | 48 mins 45 secs
aw tillinghast, golf, golf course architecture, golf design, golf history, tillinghast
This episode concludes our three part series on the History of AW Tillinghast. We kick off Part 3 with golf historian, author and Tillinghast expert, Phil Young as we enter into the Great Depression, Tillinghast's bankruptcy and his much maligned work with the PGA of America.
We end with a high note as I ask Phil: "What three courses would one have to play to best understand the genius of AW Tillinghast?" His answer may surprise you.
This is the last episode of Season 4 - thank you for listening!
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Episode 95: TGH 95: The History of AW Tillinghast, Part 2
December 7th, 2022 | Season 4 | 1 hr 1 min
baltusrol, bethpage, golf, golf history, tillinghast, us open, winged foot
Golf Historian, author and AW Tillinghast expert, Phil Young joins us on the show for Part 2 of the History of AW Tillinghast. In this episode we dive into some of Tilly's most famous designs, as we ponder the question of Tilly's genius and whether it was divine genius - ie... did he just inherently understand strategic golf design or did his architecture evolve?
Stick around for the end of the show where Phil riffs on 6 of Tilly's great designs.
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Episode 94: TGH 94: The History of AW Tillinghast Part 1
November 20th, 2022 | Season 4 | 54 mins 7 secs
aw tillinghast, bethpage, golf, golf history, tillinghast, winged foot
This is Part 1 of a series of podcasts dedicated to the History of AW Tillinghast. In our first installment we dive into Tilly's early years, his golf career, we explore a theory that he might have been bi-polar and end this first show his break out golf design that helped catapult his career.
We are joined by Tillinghast historian and author, Phil Young.
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Episode 90: TGH 90: Creating Golf History with Rob Collins
September 13th, 2022 | Season 4 | 56 mins 36 secs
golf, golf design, golf history, king collins, landmand, sweetens cove
On Episode 90 we interview half of the dynamic duo that make up King Collins Golf Design, Rob Collins.
On this two part podcast we dive into Rob's personal golf history, the incredible history behind King Collins' first design, Sweetens Cove and finally a teaser of Episode #91 the birth of Landmand.
This podcast was made with Story Lounge Film Company.
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Episode 88: TGH 88: The Rise & Demise of MacGregor Golf Part 2
August 9th, 2022 | Season 4 | 55 mins 33 secs
ben hogan, golf, golf history, history, jack nicklaus, macgregor golf
John Barba of MyGolfSpy joins us for the exciting conclusion of the Rise & Demise of MacGregor Golf. The company has started its death spiral, but there is a ray of hope on the horizon. How does a golf course design deal help bring an end to MacGregor? Listen to find out...