MuniciPals Golf Podcast

For our final episode of the year, Big C walks us through his new bag (#NotSponsored by Club Champion) which is says is complete -- we'll see about that :) We also share some of the golf gifts that we want in case you need to do some last minute shopping for the golfer in your life. Happy holidays everyone!

The band is back together! Big Chris, Ashton, Jack and Friend of the Pod Nick fire up the mics and talk about one of the best days of golf out there: Northwood Golf Club (Monte Rio, CA) and The Links at Bodega Harbor (Bodega Bay, CA).

Big Chris shares a conversation with the inimitable Akbar Chisti of Seamus Golf. Seamus Golf is the first Oregon based woolen golf accessories brand where each product is carefully designed, cut, sewn, and packaged by hand for each individual golfer.

Part 2 of our conversation with Matt Brown! Born and raised in Gearhart Oregon across from the now famed Gearhart Golf Links, Matt Brown was called to golf just outside his door. After Caddying at some of the games hallowed ground (St. Andrews, Augusta National) Matty returned to the place it all started to continue his journey with golf. Now owner of Manzanita GC, Operator of Highlands Golf Club,...

Born and raised in Gearhart, Oregon across from the now famed Gearhart Golf Links, Matt Brown was called to golf just outside his door. After Caddying at some of the games hallowed ground (St. Andrews, Augusta National) Matty returned to the place it all started to continue his journey with golf. Now owner of Manzanita GC, Operator of Highlands Golf Club, elected mayor of Gearhart Oregon in 2016 a...

For the first time too long, Chris and Ashton have a proper chat. Chris has been deep in the lab, learning the tools of the trade about how to become a Club Champion Master Fitter. He talks about his experience at the Bettinardi factory (specifically The Hive), what his new bag set-up looks like and how it was to play Cog Hill #1. Enjoy!

Ashton recaps his experience of Corica Park's newly opened North Course in Alameda, California, with friends of the pod JD Lindert and Ian Eckert.

Friend of the Pod, JD Lindert, sits down with Ashton about his recent expereince at the 2021 Ryder Cup. JD brings a unique perspective to the conversation as he's played Whistling Straits twice and sheads some interesting insights on the course. It's always cool to see an event of this magnitude on a pay for play course. Enjoy!

Big Chris talks with the ex-skaters turned golfers, Calamari Airlines Golf! You can find them on instagram @calamariairlines.

This is the part two of our conversation with Tom Coyne. Enjoy!

This pod is special. This is part one of a two part discussion with the legendary Tom Coyne (New York Times bestselling author, Senior Editor of The Golfer's Journal, host of the Coyne Cup, and fellow golf sicko). We chat about everything from his recent trip to Ireland with Bill Murray and his family to his takes on the state of public golf in America. As massive fans of Tom's work, it was a priv...

We are back! Big Chris and Ashton catch up and talk Mid Am Goals as well as New Swing coaches for both of us. We also review Cinnabar Hills San Jose Ca, Cross Creek GC Dallas Ca, Eagle Creek GC Eagle Creek Or.

Big Chris is Joined by MuniciPals Dane Delgado @matchstickgolf and Joel Sovereign @suckmypar. We talk about the golf scene in Portland, all the good and some of the bad, as well as Big Chris bringing Muni Madness to Wildwood.

Big Chris and our friend Tyler Munds talk about playing the iconic Pumkin Ridge Golf Club's public and private tracks. Follow Tyler on IG @fadeandfairway and Pumpkin Ridge GC @pumpkinridgegolfclub. From https://www.pumpkinridge.com/ - "Situated on pristine farmland are two of the area's best golf courses. Only 20 miles west of Portland are two championship golf courses. Both were etched into the l...

Snohomish G.C. a noble track hidden in the Pacific Northwest built and operated by the same family since the 1960's. Big Chris chats with Ben Richards the General Manager and son of the man that built and designed the course and many others in the PNW. Ben and his wife, who run's the social media for the course are exactly what golf needs to grow this game. We talk everything from the evolving sta...

This week, Big Chris gets beat up by our arch nemesis Peter fucking Jacobson at his design of Stone Creek in Oregon City. He also gets a nice leisurely round with his dad at his home track in Lacey, Washington at the Hawks Prairie "Links Course". While Ashton gets saucy with his takes on the dilapidated remains of what was a true Alister MacKenzie design Sharp Park in Pacifica, CA.

Ashton checks in with friend of the pod Nick Bertasi (from episode 11) on the golf scene in San Diego. Balboa Park Golf Course' front 9 plays in the canyon while the back 9 plays up and around the canyon. It places a premium on accuracy off the tee. Tecolote Canyon is an executive course with great greens and a solid driving range. We don't discuss this on the pod, but the cour...

Ashton and friend of the pod Chris Hussey do a deep dive on two insanely different tracks, Metropolitan Golf Links (Oakland, CA) and The Course at Wente Vineyards (Livermore, CA). Metro was designed by Johnny Miller, plays as a links-style course, has excellent views of downtown San Francisco and is adjacent to the Oakland airport so planes are constantly flying overhead. Wente was designed by Gre...

On this week's pod, Big Chris catches Ashton up on his continued heater. Since the last recording, Chris has played Elk RIdge Golf Course (which he mistakenly calls Eagle Ridge Golf Course on the pod), Sah-Hah-Lee Golf Course & Meriwether National Golf Club.

Ashton review’s Bayonet (Monterey Ca.) and the mega muni Pacific Grove Golf Links. Chris still on his heater of new course experiences, he talks about Mint Valley (Longview Wa.) and Killarney West (Hillsboro Or.).

Chris and Ashton talk to Kris Schueneman, the Women's Club Champion at Coos Golf Club and a caddy who has been working at Bandon for the last 14 years. They met Kris while they were playing at Coos and can confirm that she can golf her ball. She shares her unique perspective as an extremely tenured female caddy, how she fell in love with the game and which of the courses at Bandon she lo...

Chris and Ashton have an extended conversation with the one and only Todd Schuster bka "Tron Carter" from No Laying Up. They go deep into all things public golf including why public golf is a tough scene in Atlanta, how we can make golf more accessible to all and dive into some of Tron's favorite places to play, with a special focus on how his hom course, Jax Beach, went from a money pit to a reve...

Nomad, explorer, simplistic, golfer, legend…. These are a few things that describe Matt Cardis bka Golfinyourstate. From his travels across the country to his projects like The Wall Project and his current one The Detour, his stories and the man himself are one of a kind. This episode we talk all things golfinyourstate, and of course public golf.

Big Chris and Ashton recap all the golf they have played over the past few weeks. Ashton gets a lesson and plays The Reserve at Spanos in Stockton Calif., while Big C goes on a bender playing Eastmoreland, Portland, Manzanita Links in Manzanita, Ore., Highlands Golf Club Gearhart, Ore., Wildwood GC, Portland, and Heron Lakes Greenback Course Portland.

Chris, Ashton and Producer Jack spent a memorable last round together before Chris’s move at one of the best courses on the planet. From the perfect weather to the stellar burger to the affordable merch, it was truly a perfect day to experience a pristine MacKenzie design