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Green Shoots: Talking Golf Business

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Golf and entrepreneurs go hand-in-hand. There are so many great stories of golfers who had an idea and turned it into their business! On Green Shoots, Ryan Ballengee talks with golf-industry guests to get the backstories on their product ideas, development, sales and what it's like to have a job in golf.

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Latest episode

Jun 29, 2026

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Episodes

9: BearFish's Roger Duthie talks making the perfect hat 20.04.2023

On this episode, BearFish Sports Marketing and Apparel head Roger Duthie talks how he got into the hat game from Emirates, as well as figuring out how to bring his passion project to life and turn it into a successful business

8: Catching up on Folds of Honor with Lt. Col. Dan Rooney 10.03.2023

Lt. Col. Dan Rooney joins Ryan Ballengee to offer an update on the powerful works of the Folds of Honor and its massive scholarship impact, powered by help from the golf world.

7: The Art of Being a Renegade with Kenneth Duncan 28.02.2023

Renegade Golf founder Kenneth Duncan joins Ryan Ballengee to talk about founding his business, the challenges of growing quickly and his hopes for making golf a more inclusive game.

7: Inviting Mike Flaskey to talk celebrity-pro golf tournaments 28.02.2023

Mike Flaskey joins Ryan Ballengee to talk about the Invited Celebrity Classic on the PGA Tour Champions, pairing pros with celebrities inside the ropes and the future of a PGA Tour-LPGA Tour combined event.

6: Building The Apogee Club with Colin Burns 17.02.2023

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.

6: Golf course architect Erik Larsen talks about his NE FL work 17.02.2023

Golf course architect Erik Larsen joins Ryan Ballengee to talk about his work in Northeast Florida, including St. John's Golf Club, and his philosophy on course architecture.

5: Investing in Golf with Bryan Finnerty 13.02.2023

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.

5: Talking Tall Order Socks w. Lisa Clark 13.02.2023

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.

4: Talking Architecture with Beau Welling 13.02.2023

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.

3: Being Fashionable w. Lohla Sport CEO Lisa O'Hurley 03.02.2023

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.

3: Exploring Golf Nation with CEO Nick Buzzell 03.02.2023

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.

2: How Bernerd Garsen built Garsen Golf with an idea and hustle 17.01.2023

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

1: Why Kevin Imes created ReelGolf to film golf memories 12.01.2023

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?

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