MuniciPals Golf Podcast

We conclude our Oregon trip with a “chippy” final round at Rose City Golf Club in Portland, Ore., reminisce on the trip, and chat about future plans for our next adventures.

Ashton and Chris share a special conversation with Andre and Paolo Liloc to learn how the story of how their family changed the landscape of Coos Golf Club, all for their golfing community. Coos Golf Club is located five miles south of Coos Bay along Hwy. 101 (milepost 243.5) on Coos Sumner Lane, just 20 minutes north of the Bandon, OR. Formerly known as Coos Country Club, the course has offered s...

Big Chris (Cookie Boy) and Ashton (Smooth Vanilla) take a special trip to Bandon Dunes Resort. They share their experiences from Bandon Dunes, Sheep Ranch, Bandon Preserve and The Punchbowl. Listen in to follow along their pilgrimage, and how they earned their new nicknames.

Ashton and Chris bring in two of their favorite MuniciPals, Cainen and Munda, who started the San Francisco chapter of Random Golf Club. They talk about the origins of the group, and how it's bringing together a community of golfers unlike any other. Follow the chapter on Instagram @randomgolfclub_sanfrancisco, and make sure you hit us up for a round of golf! Connect with your favorite MuniciPals...

"Chris Pratt" and Ashton dive into one of the best kept secrets in the world of golf: The Ross Invitational. Listen in as they learn the secrets to hosting a true golf trip, and some unbelievable stories from the past 20 plus years.

The MuniciPals recap their recent rounds: Producer Jack's wish gets fulfilled - Ashton experiences Callippe Preserve (Pleasanton, Calif.). Big Chris, thanks to his wife (!), pulls up to Dragonfly (Madera, Calif.), home of Mr. 208. Quick update on Big Chris's move and notes on merch as well!

Ashton and Chris talk about a golf adjacent weekend at Monterey, Rancho Solano Golf Course (Fairfield, Calif.), Bennett Valley Golf Course (Santa Rosa, Calif.), Windsor Golf Club (Windsor, Calif.) and some modifications to their Portland escapade.

Ashton and Chris talk about their golf plans for Chris's move to Oregon (An exciting forecast of Coos Bay, Bandon Dunes and more!). They also chat about a recent encounter with a Billy Ho type golfer, and Chris's 36 at Copper Valley and Greenhorn Creek.

Ashton and Chris bring in their friend Nick to talk about how golf became a safe and welcome escape during the lockdown periods of the COVID-19 crisis. They talk about Nick's experiences of learning the game, and dive into a trip on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (The Judge and The Legislator at Capital Hill; The Links and The Lake at Grand National; and Backbreaker/Mindbreaker at Silver Lakes)...

Ashton and Chris sit down with the Bay Area's Most Interesting Golfer, Marcus Chang (aka Mavrik Chang, bka Producer Jack's Dad), to talk about his yearly trip to Bandon with friends, and to give some of the best tips they've learned over the years, for taking in the true beauty of Bandon.

Ashton and Chris talk about their rounds before Masters week! This week they played Darkhorse Golf Club in Auburn, Calif., Timber Creek Golf Course in Roseville, Calif., and Monarch Bay Golf Club in San Leandro, Calif.

Ashton and Chris decant their thoughts on the beautiful and challenging Chardonnay Golf Club in American Canyon, Calif.

Ashton and Chris talk about their recent rounds at Foxtail Golf Club in Rohnert Park, California, and they share their thoughts about course etiquette when playing golf, especially in a public track.

Ashton and Chris talk about all the public golf that the polarizing city of San Francisco has to offer: TPC Harding Park, Presidio Golf Course, Golden Gate Park Golf Course, Lincoln Park Golf Course, and Gleneagles GC at McLaren Park. 

On our latest road trip, we headed down to the hills and deserts of Southern California.   With our friends Chris Hussey and Producer Jack, Uncle Gil (Hanse) gave us a beautiful day at Soule Park (Ojai) for the first time, and we also visited Rustic Canyon (Moorpark) the same day. We then spent a 36-hole day on the Golf Club at Terra Lago (Indio). Our last stop was at Ram's Hill (Borrego Springs)....

We talk about a few lists of courses we want to play: Local bucket list; Top 5 courses outside of US; Top 5 US courses we want to play; Our bucket list trip. Plus, we talk sh*t about our friends for our upcoming trip!

We're talking about some recent rounds at Bodega Bay and Northwood, then we're joined by Producer Jack to discuss our golf trip last fall. We not only discuss the courses (Sandpiper, Rustic Canyon, Los Robles, Monarch Dunes, and Cypress Ridge), and holes that stuck out the most but also about how impactful that trip was in cementing our friendship. It all starts with public golf! 

We're back! We kick off episode two with a "What's in the bag?" segment and then dive into our most played neighborhood track, our memorable childhood golf experience, the track that stuck most with us and the course that made us fall in love with golf architecture.

In their maiden voyage, the MuniciPals (Chris and Ashton) discuss how they met, why they love public golf and who got them into golf.