Golf News Net Radio Butter Cuts

Ryan Ballengee is joined by SuperStroke Golf's Ian Zubkoff to discuss the company's new Zenergy lineup of putter grips, including the process of discovering the improvements to their vast offering.

The USGA has created an amazing new product, called GS3, which is the size of a golf ball and helps collect data about golf courses like never before. Scott Mingay joins us to talk about it.

Ryan Ballengee is joined by Colin Burns, the general manager of The Apogee Club, which is under construction in south Florida. Burns talks about building the physical and membership infrastructure of a new club and what has him excited about a new endeavor after a long career at Winged Foot.

Ryan Ballengee is joined by Bryan Finnerty, whose Opportunity Seed owns V1 Sports and Galway Bay, to talk about investing in companies, what founders and investors should be looking for, as well as his passion for mentoring.

Ryan Ballengee is joined by Jay Hertwig, Senior Vice President of Commercialization at Repreve, which will take the millions of bottles used at the WM Phoenix Open and help turn them into golf clothes from Peter Millar (and other companies).

Ryan Ballengee is joined by Tall Order founder Lisa Clark to talk about her backstory for creating the company, how Aaron Judge got involved and branching out into golf socks.

Beau Welling is one of the preeminent names in modern golf course architecture, and he spoke with Ryan Ballengee about the key role design plays in making the sport accessible.

Ryan Ballengee is joined by Rapsodo's Justin Bryant, who talks about the company's new launch monitor product.

On this episode, Ryan Ballengee is joined by LOHLA Sport head Lisa O'Hurley. She explains her history in the golf business, what drove her to start LOHLA Sport and where she is taking the brand and women's golf fashion.

On this episode, Ryan Ballengee is joined by Golf Nation CEO Nick Buzzell. He explains the concept behind the new, shoppable golf entertainment platform and how he hopes to welcome more people into golf with his mixture of golf-lifestyle content.

In an interview conducted at the 2023 PGA Merchandise Show, Ryan Ballengee speaks with GolfForever founder Dr. Jeremy James about the company's physical and digital products, what could be coming next and the tremendous growth of the company.

Bridgestone Golf's Adam Rehberg joins Ryan Ballengee to talk about the company's new golf ball releases for 2023, as well as their Otto Gen 2 automatic ball-fitting product. They get into why golfers should be fit for golf balls and the differences between fitting the pros and amateurs.

Walt Disney World has made golf part of the visitor experience from the very beginning, and it continues to thrive today. Director of Sales and Marketing Alex Forsyth joins Ryan Ballengee to talk about course renovations and the massive scale of operations.

Bernerd Garsen is one of the most fascinating people to talk to in golf, and he spoke with Ryan Ballengee about how he started Garsen Golf, built a business from nothing and continues to chase his passion

Jay Revell, author of the fabulous book "Swing, Walk, Repeat" joins Ryan Ballengee to talk about his writing, his inspiration, the process of building stories and the important role golf plays in his life.

On this episode, Ryan Ballengee is joined by ReelGolf founder Kevin Imes to talk about his business that provides courses with high-quality camera setups to film golfers on signature holes and shots. Why did he get into this? How did he get his product ready for market?

Ryan Ballengee is joined by good buddy Jon Claffey from Tour Edge Golf to talk about their lineup of Wingman putters. Find out how feedback from customers helped inform their second-gen design.