The Tie Podcast

It's the Tie Guys' favorite holiday of the year and today we are here to tell you all why through 5 of our favorite things about Thanksgiving. Little but of golf, a lot of food, plenty of banter and BS as per usual, this is a culture heavy episode at The Tie and w hope you all enjoy listening. Reach out and let us know how you enjoy the episode as well as some of your Thanksgiving tradit...

Matthew Galloway is a man of many talents and few interests. The term 'golf nut' gets thrown around a lot- but what qualifies someone for that title? After a successful college career at University of West Florida and a State Amateur Title, Matt appeared on Golf Channel's "Big Break Mexico". After playing professionally across a variety of mini-tours, it was caddying that...

We're back to talk about the fall season on the college golf front and run through how are predictions from the preseason primer shook out, what we were surprised by this fall, what we are tracking heading into the spring, and what some of our predictions are headed into the spring. Lots of great golf this fall and a lot to be excited for headed into the spring season. There are a good many e...

Tony Aloi is a former pro golfer turned assistant golf pro turned part time chef turned full time private chef. Tony has cooked for friends on the PGA Tour and does tons of private dinner parties for people on and near Sea Island. If you need any tips or inspiration on your pasta game, Tony is your guy, but pasta is not all he does. As Tony has expanded his business, his menu has followed. Steaks,...

Interesting week at The Tie. Inspired by the PGA Tour being in Bermuda this week, The Tie Guys sit down to talk about what we have in the Caribbean, what is coming down the line in the next few years from a golf course standpoint. There are some really neat projects being done and planned on the islands and we are looking forward to seeing what we will have in a few years time. We think there are...

This was a fun topic to tackle. We have talked a lot about LIV at The Tie and although we may not love everything about it, we do believe it is important to not act as if it doesn't exist or that when players go LIV that they shouldn't have the opportunity to talk about their decision and experiences on this new tour. We figured there isn't really a better guy to talk to about this...

The Cong! Today we're here to take a peek behind the curtain at Congaree to not talk necessarily about the golf tournament from the past week, but the club in general. What it's like to play there, the food game, the vibe of the club, the architecture, and a whole lot more. This is an awesome place that it's been really neat to see allow others to get a look at by hosting a PGA Tour...

Who doesn't love a little house theory? If you are new to this concept, you'll have to tune in to find out what we mean!  Today we have the privilege of applying the concept of house theory to two of the United States' absolute best tracks. These are two courses that have an immaculate sense of place, and at the end of the day if I were to sum up house theory into a few words, it wo...

A back nine battle, a two-horse race all week, great major duels take different forms, but they're all memorable. Whether its Tiger and Rocco at Torrey, Phil and Stenson at Troon, or the duel in the sun, we all remember those weekends where we just couldn't take our attention away from the tournament going on because of the battle going on.  Today we're breaking down a few of our mo...

Hello all! Excited to chat with Kyle Franz and Mike Koprowski today about Broomsedge Golf Club and the architectural experiences or themes that will carry into this project.  Kyle is now a major artery in the industry, restoring important work and building his own, but he was involved in the courses we all consider as great work. Amongst others, he was there at Barnbougle, at Pacific Dunes, The Ri...

Stephens Cup preview pod, let's run it.  Walker is on site this week to bring us a boots on the ground view into what is rapidly becoming one of the cooler college golf events out there. Hosted by the Stephens family for the second year now, the Stephens Cup is a stroke play and match play event with 7 of the top men's and women's teams in the country as well as a few individuals fr...

Stephen Malbon and his wife Erica Founded https://malbongolf.com in 2017. A marriage followed by a pregnancy turned Stephen away away from his wild days, and forced him to confront the game he abandoned as a teenager.  Years later, it became a central focus. Between the bonds made with the tight-knit LA community, a reclaimed obsession with golf, and the fresh perspective of being a parent, it was...

Well, it may be the very beginning of the 2022-2023 season, but we are ready to start getting fired up for next year's major season so today we are bringing to you our picks for next year's majors before most any of these guys will have hit a shot this season. DERT first, of course, and then we get into talking about next year's majors and finish with a little "Cat chat" b...

This was a blast of an episode. Starvin Marvin is a regular guy who is obsessed with golf, food, and just having a good time, just like many members of The Tie community. Marvin lives in Darien, CT with his family and started his instagram and TikTok just earlier this year but has quickly gained quite a following and is improving at a rapid pace. Not only will you learn a thing or two about cookin...

The kids are good. Its that simple. Today we dive into the President's Cup and how it has come to be that the United States is winning these team competitions with such ease. Spoiler, the rest of the world isn't necessarily getting worse, the USA is just getting better. We have access to a pool of players from the NCAA that are pushing the game domestically to new heights with so many ea...

You probably know Cole Hammer as the kid that played in the 2015 US Open at age 15, a 2-time Walker Cupper, and NCAA Champion, Western Amateur Champion, and much more. What you probably didn't know is that he has a deep passion for and knowledge of golf course architecture that he enjoys alongside his competitive endeavors. It's always fun to get a pro talking about something within the...

The shots, the commentary, the quality of the golf, the golf courses, there's a lot to get used to with LIV that is very different than what we've been seeing in golf coverage for quite some time so we are here today to get into our thoughts on what this product has been so far. Of course, we start with the DERT, and then we roll right into the LIV action. The Tie Guys are headed to the...

Matt Ginella has covered golf for 25 years. For someone who collects once in a lifetime golf experiences more often than you get your oil changed, the stories to show the world are endless. But the content- though it lived in his mind-  was scraped into short segments that couldn't possibly tell the full story. It was after nearly 5 years of frustration that he began working towards owning th...

Today we tackle a topic that any and all golf fans are going to have an opinion on and passion for... the MOST electric golfers to watch. Those guys that really get the juices flowing and make us super fired up to watch, regardless of the stage. This conversation is partially sparked by the current state of the game where there is an existential question of how do we make gold more enjoyable to co...

Well, that got a little out of hand...  TC is back to talk about how many majors do players really have? Is a Masters truly only worth 1 major? What about an Open Championship at the Old Course? A bland PGA Championship? Surely these can't all be worth the same value. Check out this rather lengthy chat to find out how many majors certain players truly own and feel free to reach out with your...

College golf season  is upon us and we're here to get your engines firing! 5 teams and 5 players for each of us who we think could be match play contenders on the team side or all americans on the individual side. There are so many great players and teams out there that I would be remiss to not mention that these are just 10 teams and players that we are looking at to have great seasons. So m...

Today we are joined by 2 great guests to break down the action from Ridgewood. What an unbelievable US Amateur that was! Hats off to Sam Bennett for the win and some incredible play from many others as well. One of the guys who made a great run at it this week is our guest for part 2 of today's episode, Derek Hitchner. Derek hails from Minnesota and is about to start his 5th year at Pepperdin...

Cypress Point Club, Victoria GC, Augusta National, Oakmont, Landmand Golf Club, Country Club of Charleston, Colonial, Chambers Bay, a motley crew of courses and locales, but today we find the common thread between these courses which is an iconic tree or potentially set of trees. We are looking forward to bringing 10 Most Iconic _______ episodes to you all over the next 50 MBM's so plzzzz hit...

Trever Dormer has traveled all over the world to build golf courses. Many days, home has been St. Lucia, or Thailand,  or Nova Scotia. But even if every location was as great as these, Kimberly, BC is best because it's really home. Purcell Golf lies in the Kootenays right by the St. Mary's river. When plans for the PIE (Purcell International Education) began in 2020, a school campus was...

Halfway to 100! We love doing MBM and hope it is enjoyable for all of you as well. We truly appreciate all the support and can't wait for the next 50. Today we hit the DERT, then do 25 one-few word answer questions each. This is a quick episode and we hope you all enjoy! Cheers,    - The Tie Guys    @thetiepodcast on instagram and twitter  thetiegolfpodcast@gmail.com GoodWalk Coffee:  https:/...