The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf

We caught up with Tom Coyne, best-selling author of “A Course Called Ireland” and many others, at Downer’s Grove Golf Club for our first live podcast after a fun round at the site of America’s first 18-hole golf course. Tom is in the middle of his travels playing golf in all 50 states for his next book “A Course Called America” and was gracious enough to sit down with us to chat about his adventur...

We’re proud to welcome Bruce Devlin to the Bag Drop. Mr. Devlin is one of the most decorated professional golfers ever to play, with 8 (or 10 if you’re really counting) PGA Tour wins, a Senior PGA Tour win, and 19 more wins worldwide.

Back for our final pod covering the PGA major tournaments, PJ Malik (Statistician and Researcher for FOX Sports and PGA Tour Radio), talks about the history of the Open, a quick recap of where he’s been on tour, and his picks for Champion Golfer of the Year.

Mark Labiak, PGA Head Professional at Ruth Lake Country Club, joins the Bag Drop to talk music, family life, and holes-in-one. Yes, multiple holes in one.

This past weekend was a special one. We were honored to have Dr. Joe Parent, author of the best-selling book Zen Golf, spend the last few days with NewClub in Chicago. It was an incredible experience spending time, learning from, and getting to know Dr. Joe. He joined us for rounds around Chicago, played with us in the Stinger at Stonebridge CC, held playing lessons with our members, and became a...

Nathan Perry, PGA Head Golf Professional at Aurora Country Club, joins the Bag Drop from Ernesto’s Cave (club locker room manager) to talk golf architecture, compelling golf courses, and what makes a great round.

PJ Malik, FOX Sports and PGA Tour Radio’s resident statistician and researcher, returns to The Bag Drop to get us all ready for the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.

Joining the Bag Drop is Jack O’Callahan, member of the 1980 Miracle on Ice Olympic hockey team and former player for the Chicago Blackhawks and New Jersey Devils.

Joining the Bag Drop this episode is Mike Devries, Golf Course Architect of Kingsley Club, Cape Wickham, Meadow Club & Greywalls.

Chris Montagno, the tournament director of the Evans Scholars Invitational, joins us on The Bag Drop to kick off tournament week with the Web.com for the Evans Scholars Invitational at the Glen Club.

PJ Malik, FOX Sports and PGA Tour Radio’s resident statistician and researcher, returns to The Bag Drop to reflect on this year’s Masters and look ahead to the PGA Championship at Bethpage.

In this episode, I spoke with Patrick Crow, the head professional at Chicago Highlands in Westchester, Illinois. Patrick and I spoke about why he’s passionate about his job and his club, what it was like going to school for a career in golf, and whether they should keep wearing pants on tour.

In this episode, just days before NewClub Golf Society’s Spring Meeting, we welcome Brent Roberson, Superintendent of Sweetens Cove Golf Club. Brent, in his first ever podcast, shares with us how they overcame recent severe flooding, what we can expect for our first visit to Chattanooga’s now famous nine-hole course, and how they make Sweetens just plain fun.

It’s our first champion golfer on the Bag Drop: Neil Schuster, Co-Founder of No Laying Up, and the 2019 winner of the hickory championship at the Riinger, which was held at the site of our Spring Meeting, Sweetens Cove.

In part two of our Masters edition with PJ Malik, we pick up where we left off in the 80s and make our way through the Tiger years and what to expect for 2019.

In this special two-part Masters edition of the Bag Drop, I spoke with PJ Malik, who is a statistician and researcher for FOX Sports and PGA Tour Radio. In part one, we learn about PJ’s fascinating job as a statistician in the broadcast booth and he schools us on The Masters history all the way up to present day.

In this episode, we’re honored to speak with Paul Ciccarelli, Assistant Superintendent of The Dunes Club in New Buffalo, Michigan and the owner of Aim Better Golf, a craft shop that makes golf specific products by hand from reclaimed and recycled wood -- including NewClub’s official bag tag.

In part two of our episode with Doug Stein, founder and president of Black Creek Club, Doug and I talk about the new world of golf media, his golf travels and playing some of the top courses in America, and all about his famous “Raynor Report.”

In our latest installment of the people and places in the surrounding area of NewClub’s first Spring Meeting, I spoke with Doug Stein, founder and president of Black Creek Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In part one of this two-part episode, Doug joins us for a lively conversation about golf in Chattanooga, architecture and template holes, and which of his dogs is is the best golf dog.

In this episode, I spoke with Andy Mack, CEO of SnapMobile, a tech company based in Chicago. In our first in-person pod, Andy reveals his basketball idol, how J.B. Holmes helped shape his future, what it takes to be an entrepreneur, and the secret behind his sartorial trademark.

In this episode, we spoke with Marty Schiene, a former All-American at University of Illinois, three-time Illinois Open champion, former member of the PGA tour, and the head men’s golf coach at Depaul University.

In part 2 of this episode, Rob and I discuss our first experiences playing the old course in St. Andrews, its impact on his design principles and view of the game, Rob’s dream design scenarios, a teaser for his future projects, and NewClub’s Spring Meeting for our pilgrimage to Sweetens Cove.

In this two-part episode, I spoke with Rob Collins, the golf course architect, designer, and influential force behind Sweetens Cove in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. In part 1, we talk about the creation of Sweetens Cove, reflect on what it took to make it all happen, and what Sweetens really means to him.

On this very special episode I speak with Dr. Joseph Parent, author of the best selling book Zen Golf. Dr. Joe has been a PGA tour instructor for the last 35 years has changed the way golf is taught through Buddhist philosophies and meditation. Dr. Joe, who holds his Ph. D. in psychology, has helped PGA and LPGA pros like Vijay Singh and Christy Kerr become the number one ranked golfers in the wor...

In this episode, we spoke with the founder of the RGV Tour, Patrick Koenig. On January 31, 2018, Patrick set out in his appropriately named “recreational golf vehicle” to play as much golf as humanly possible in every U.S. state and raise money for the First Tee in greater Seattle. Listen in on our conversation and see why Patrick’s refreshing take on golf makes him one of our favorite people in t...