Golfweek Rater

On this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with Dr. Richard Hurley, who is a Turfgrass Specialist at Rutgers University, about his relationship with Augusta National and the 2026 Masters Tournament.

On this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with Jay Golden, the game of golf's true renaissance man.

In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with Mark Frymark, owner of a new golf simulator business in Birmingham called Tap Ins.

In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with two of his golfing buddies about the current state of senior golf.

In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with Jon Schultz, who is the CEO of golf course management software company ezLocator.

In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with two of his golfing buddies about the current state of golf and the changing trends.

On this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jay Blasi continues to recap his incredible golf journey across New Zealand.

On this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jay Blasi continues to recap his incredible golf journey across New Zealand.

On this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jay Blasi recaps his incredible golf journey across New Zealand.

In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with Noah Pilipski, who is the founder of the Peaceful-Golf company and author of the well-received book, Peaceful-Golf: A Journey Into the Unknown.

In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with long-time rater Sue Hennessy about her incredible life in the game of golf.

In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen & Jay Blasi chat with Peter Flory, who is joining the Golfweek Rater team.

In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats Gary Lisbon, who has been an accomplished Melbourne, Australia -based golf-course photographer for almost two decades. His photographic goal is clear-cut: to capture the essence of the golfing landscape and the spirit of the game — through the medium of his camera.

The Golfweek Raters held their 2021 Architecture Summit this year in Birmingham, Alabama. The event honored Robert Trent Jones Sr. and was capped off with an interview of Robert Trent Jones Jr.

The Golfweek Raters held their 2021 Architecture Summit this year in Birmingham, Alabama.

In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with Greg M. Ohlendorf about his latest book, Global Golf Travels,  and how he became the 48th person ever to complete Golf Magazine’s World Top 100 list.

Golfweek Rater podcast host Jay Blasi sits down with Dirk Willis, Vice President of Global Golf, Retail & Landscape for the Kohler Company, to chat about the upcoming Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits.

In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with turfgrass specialist, Richard Hurley, PhD, CPAg. He has gained extensive international experience in selecting grasses for new golf courses and working with turf management issues on existing golf courses. He has assisted in course preparation for 30 Masters Tournaments, 5 US Open Tournaments, attended 6 British Opens, in additio...

In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jay Blasi chats with Tom Doak about the 20th anniversary of Pacific Dunes.

In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with Lt Col Dan Rooney, who is the founder and CEO of Folds of Honor, a military foundation that has provided nearly 30,000 educational scholarships, 41 percent to minorities, since its inception in 2007. Lt Col Rooney is a highly-decorated F-16 fighter pilot and has flown three combat tours in Iraq. He served as a motivational speake...

In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with golf historian and author, Roger McStravick.

Golfweek Rater host Jim Hansen chats with John Strawn. Strawn is currently a founding principal at Strawn & Sampson, partnering with best-selling author Curt Sampson to research, write, design and print high-end golf course and golf club histories.  His most recent book, Creating Calusa Pines , narrated the origin story of a Top 100 course in Naples, FL designed by Mike Hurdzan and Dana F...

Golfweek Rater host Jim Hansen chats with professional golf course photographer, Evan Schiller, about his life on and off the course.

Golfweek Rater host Jim Hansen chats with Jonathan Cummings about his new book and his experience in the Golfweek Rater program.

Golfweek Rater hosts Thomas Dunne & Jay Blasi welcome two new Rater architectural panelists to the show (Jim Cummings and Sara Mess) and discuss the year ahead.