Bay State Golf Podcast

If you could start a country club from scratch, where you you build it? What amenities would you include? What kind of vibe would you want? Would it be public? Private? Something in between? Tung joins me as we each build our our country club. LINKS: W...

The tables are turned during this episode. Jed Moller (@poormansgolfguide on instagram) interviews me about the origin story about my quest to play them all. We discuss the courses I've played, the things I have learned to like, the things I don't like...

Tung is back to catch up on a busy summer of golf. We recap a golf trip we took together to Vermont, my trip to Pinehurst, some new additions to both our golf bags, his first lesson with a pro. We also touch on our goals for the rest of this golf seaso...

NOTE: This is the second release of this episode. We lost Jed's sound on the first edition! It's rare to play 36 holes within any city limits. Bostonians are lucky to have two Donald Ross golf courses in their city, and I was able to play both courses ...

I visited Tung during my road trip down to Pinehurst and we played Belmont CC together and recorded an in-person podcast! Belmont CC is a very interesting place. It was originally Hermitage CC and hosted the 1949 PGA Championship. Over the years it bec...

Burke joins from his car and kicks the episode off with the greatest intro ever. After he collects himself we wonder why the NFL Boogey Man keeps other sports, namely golf, from having a major in September. Burke can't believe the collection of players...

A solo pod. I detail my day at the U.S. Open. From Rory's presser to visiting the completed Ouimet house to the grind of practice to a few tips and places to watch if you're attending the U.S. Open this week. Make sure to follow BayState_Golf and Amate...

Burke joins me to preview the U.S. Open at Brookline. But first, I offer up some thoughts and observations after spending the day at The Country Club. Make sure to follow BayState_Golf and AmateurGolf on IG this week for U.S. Open coverage. LINKS: Watc...

After LIV Golf announced its presence and completed an event in London and Rory McIlroy punched back with a win in the Canadian Open and a dig at Greg Norman, Burke and I decided to process the state of professional golf and where it might be heading. ...

We start with some Celtics talk between games 5 and 6 and then talk about professional golf, our golf goals, upcoming golf trips, Tung's newest golf toy, and more. LINKS: Watch on YouTube Subscribe to the Newsletter Baystate Golf on IG SeanMeliaGolf on...

Sean and Paul make their picks and discuss Phil, Tiger, Rory, and other topics before the PGA Championship kicks off this week. LINKS: Watch on YouTube Subscribe to the Newsletter Baystate Golf on IG SeanMeliaGolf on Twitter BaystateGolf.com

It's Masters week! Burke is back to talk about all things Augusta National. We start with a little trivia, the ANWA, and we pick three shots we'd want to hit at Augusta National. Burke poses a VERY interesting question about the Masters and how it's ch...

Devin Farnum and I connected on Instagram this past fall after he started listening to the Tom Sullivan series. This past December we finally found time to meet via zoom and chat about his golf story. Devin is in the process of making big life changes ...

It felt fitting to have Tung on the pod one last time before we turn the calendar to 2022. We have a long discussion that covers his rounds at some private courses and how that felt. He dive into his best scoring round of the season. We also discuss Ch...

On October 7th, 2020, Tom Sullivan died tragically when a tree collapsed onto his golf cart during a violent storm that swept through Wyantenuck Country Club in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. In an instant, the world of golf lost a respected PGA Prof...

For more than 20 years, Tom Sullivan was the PGA golf professional at Wyantenuck Country Club. He was omnipresent, seemingly everywhere at all times. No task was too small. Each member’s concerns were his concerns. In this episode, members and staff de...

Sully: Ep 9: Teacher. Of all his gifts as a PGA Professional, Tom Sullivan possessed a remarkable ability to teach the game, to junior golfers to beginners or to seasoned professionals. He repeatedly and selflessly shared his time and knowledge to help...

Sully: Ep 8: Sal. Jim Salinetti is arguably the most accomplished golfer from Berkshire County, Massachusetts in the last 50 years. From 1997-2000, he won 3 Massachusetts Amateurs and 2 New England Amateurs. Who does he credit for his success, besides ...

Sully: Ep 7: Character. Being different came naturally to Tom Sullivan. There was a time in his life when he refused to drive his car over bridges. He once spent most of an entire day at a ski resort reading a newspaper. Fellow golf professionals, frie...

Sully: Ep 6: Player. PGA Professional Tom Sullivan knew how to run a golf shop, conduct a tournament and give lessons. But, boy, could he golf his ball. Jim Horvath and Tim Tunstall describe the immense talent Sullivan had for the game, highlighted by ...

Tung is back! In this episode, we start by chatting with Josh Strauss of Robinson Lane golf. Josh is a Tung superfan, and has offered to sponsor Tung’s journey with some of his personalized alignment sticks and some swag. Tung and Josh had only chatted...

Sully: Ep 5 Kindness. Colleagues, friends, fellow golf professionals and members of Wyantenuck Country Club describe the unrelenting generosity and kindness of PGA Professional Tom Sullivan. Sully, a 10-episode narrative podcast series, is produced by ...

Sully: Ep 4: Northeastern New York PGA. With a combination of compassion and humor, several of Tom Sullivan’s colleagues describe his impact on their PGA section, their careers and their personal development before his tragic passing on October 7th, 20...

This week’s guest is Chris Brauner, a jack of all trades for AmateurGolf.com. Next week, I will be heading to Trinity, Texas to cover The Spirit for AmateurGolf.com. The Spirit is considered the Olympics of Amateur Golf. Chris has been to the host cour...

Sully: Ep 3: Childhood. PGA Professional Tom Sullivan grew up next to a golf course. He learned the game from a Top 50 PGA TOUR money winner. And he played countless rounds with a childhood friend who would become a renowned PGA TOUR caddie. Both men, ...