The Tie Podcast

Some don't use them altogether, so it makes enough sense as to why practice facilities are not talked about as often as they perhaps should be, but today we are going to change that. When designing any golf course, you are clearly going to have a practice facility and like all parts of the process, it needs to be thoughtful so that it fits the proper criteria based on what you are looking for...

Always an absolute pleasure to be joined by our friends across the pond at Cookie Jar Golf. The boys just returned from a trip to our neck of the woods in the Southeastern United States and we are here to get a sense of what it is like for British golfers to come over and experience the new american articulation of the game. We chat about Peachtree, Old Barnwell, Ohoopee, Tree Farm, and of course...

Another big week in the pro game! PGATour Enterprises has been created as an alliance between tour execs, players, and Strategic Sports group to help maximize revenues of PGATour Enterprises, and grow the game globally. There's a lot to unpack here for what it means for players, LIV Boys, the overall product of golf, and the fans. As always, we have the inside knowledge on what has gone down...

Micah Woods established the Asian Turfgrass Center (ATC) in 2006 to develop and provide turfgrass information for the golf and sports turf industry. Through the ATC, he provides turfgrass advisory and soil testing services to golf clubs, sports facilities, and select clients around the world. Since 2009, he has been an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Tenn...

The early season lull seems to have formally exited stage left. LIV, amateurs no longer, big names making big moves, AK!!!!!!!, there is all sorts of craziness going on and we of course are here at mudball monday to break it down. Meronk and Hatton are two of the "have nots" in the world of pro golf, but clearly both wonderful players who seem to be making the move to LIV Golf. Nick Dunl...

The 2024 World Record holder for "most golf courses played in a single year" joins us to talk about his quest and what he learned along the way. In 2018 he played 405- raised over $40k for charity, rode over 35k miles, and met over 800 people on course. We discuss the 'vacuum' that exists when playing golf around the clock (and calendar)- where you're almost removed from t...

A true #mudballmonday is upon you today. 30 questions. 15 for each of us to tackle, about a plethora of subjects in the world of Golf, food, fitness, and many other things that we like to cover on mudball monday. While sometimes we like to bring a specific topic to mudball monday to perhaps add a bit of value to you all, sometimes we like to just grab a can and kick it down the road. That's w...

Josh had Henry on his podcast @mentalgolfshow (episode linked below) a number of months ago where they talked about Henry's background in and passion for competition and one of the things discussed was Henry's long time struggles with chipping. That left a note to have Josh on The Tie to talk about what those struggles have looked like and how Henry can work on improving. So today, along...

2024 is here, and the major season isn't all too far away at this point! As has become tradition, we are here today to talk about the 4 majors and who we think are good guys to look at as likely winners at each of them this year. This feels like a 7/10 sort of year golf course wise. Valhalla, meh. Pinehurst. Great. Troon, functions but not the best. That said, all majors provide a ton to look...

The locker room. Every course has one. Some courses go all out and some keep it bare bones. There are certain things that every locker room should have. There are certain things that are optional. And there are certain things that just do not belong. With all the new golf clubs popping up these days, we are here to discuss what should be in a locker room, what needs to go due to being out of the t...

Here it is. We have received so much interest in these two projects both online and offline and finally we are going to get deep in the weeds to go hole by hole and decide who wins this matchup. If you haven't already, be sure to head to our website to read our piece on the two clubs and how they are similar and different. These two courses certainly have similarities, but they are also vastl...

Hello everyone and welcome to the first mudball monday of 2024. Today we won't be talking and new topics just yet, but rather bringing a close to 2023 by revisiting some of our favorite #mudballmonday moments of the year. We talk about all sorts of stuff on mudball monday, most of which being completely ridiculous, but not all of it is crazy. There is some valuable golf chat buried within the...

We've reached the end of another year which of course means its time for the year end pod once again. Today, as is pro forma for the YEP, we will be breaking down the highlights of the year for ourselves on a personal front, podcasting front, and in the world of golf. Not a major difference in what we'll be getting into today vs most of our podcasts, today will simply be more focused aro...

Lukas Michel joins us once again at The Tie Podcast for an update on what he has been up to of late in the world of golf course architecture as well as shares his opinions on some of the other happenings in the space. Lukas is a design associate with CDP (Clayton, Devries, Pont) and is beginning to get more of his own solo work shaping greens and thinking through everything it takes to build a gol...

 We're seeing so many new golf courses come to market over the last few years which is awfully exciting, but the question that always remains for us is will these courses grow up well or not? It's awesome for a golf course to excite on the first time through, but there are certain things that architects can do that excite us the first time through but don't have as much to provide o...

Trey Wren joins us this week to talk about his insanely busy year in 2023.  Trey was a collegiate golfer at Temple University who, after turning pro, shortly diverted to starting his media company Sticks Golf - named after the folks who can play hard, have a well rounded knowledge of the game, and are always curious about it.  In this episode we cover his background as a competitive player, the st...

Rollback, wow, it's here. While I don't believe it's nearly as big of a thing as many people are thinking it is, we have finally arrived at some sort of a show of hand from the USGA on where we are headed with this whole debate about distance and the golf ball and what the next number of years will look like. While this is an important step, at the end of the day it feels more like...

Brad Gehl is not fearless, but he is persistent as hell.   In this episode we cover his path through golf which includes:  Growing up in an athletic and creative family in Indiana Walking onto Oklahoma State as the #3 player on his HS team Grinding through amateur golf, then turning professional The move to Jupiter and the crew that raised his standards  COVID & his non profit "The Hangry...

Heeeeee's BAAAAACK!!!!! What a wonderful week it was to once again get to see Eldrick Tont (Tiger) Woods compete once again. As a massive Tiger fan, I find myself genuinely appreciative of him every time he does this as it is so enjoyable for those of us who grew up firmly in the Tiger era to get to watch our man peg it. Each time he does, it's one step closer to the days that it just wo...

Due to technical difficulties, this week we're switching things up and of course still bringing you mudball Monday, only this time it will be on Thursday. Mudball Thursday, if you will. Today's episode will be centered around breaking down Thanksgiving and chatting a bit about our golf games as well. Main dishes, side dish superlatives, how we go about leftovers, and then what we are lik...

Today we are joined by Ben Schoff and Ryan Carey of Golden Age Auctions to talk about the interesting world of golf memorabilia. Whether it is a signed flag, green jacket, Scotty Cameron putter, or something else in the golf collectibles world, these are the guys who sell the coolest items out there. I found this conversation super interesting from a standpoint of what it means to procure a valuab...

Benjamin Warren is a golf course shaper and designer based out of North Berwick, Scotland and is currently running Artisan Golf Design, traveling to Japan, Minnesota, and South Carolina over the last few months! We spend a great deal of time today talking about Barrier Free Golf and Benjamin's involvement with The Loop at Chaska- a 10 hole short course to benefit people with disabilities, vet...

So, what is the difference between routing and ordering? Well, the routing of a golf course is how the 18 total holes traverse a property and make their way from beginning to end. This requires someone who knows a ton about land movement, dirt, water movement, and all of the important things that a golf course architect brings to the table to help someone get the best golf course on a property. Th...

Christian Cavaliere finished up at Boston College in the spring of 2020 (prematurely thanks to Covid) and was initially planning on a grad year at Notre Dame. Well, a budding side hustle in the hard goods industry turned into a full time business now known as Tremont Sporting Co. and with the pandemic lagging on, he decided to forego that extra year with the Irish and go all in on hats, apparel, a...

Today we bring on a long time fan and friend of the show, David Conway to  discuss all things tie podcast related as a new venture we want to explore which is involving more of our community directly in Mudball Monday. We are so appreciative of the support from so many of you on our favorite segment of the week, so we want to take things a step deeper and begin to have more of our listenership on...