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Jay Blasi has worked on multiple great projects in the world of golf course architecture. Chambers Bay, Santa Ana CC, and Stanford's Practice Facility, to name just a few. A voyage to the lone star state and Houston more specifically was a new journey for Jay but one that for my money he has aced. Lakeside CC is a 1952 Ralph Plummer original and was in need of a new look prior to Jay's w...

Hello friends! Thanks for being back once again for #mudballmonday! Today we're talking about the rankings and why it is hard to break into or out of the top 100. While lists differ and some make it easier than others, one of the things Walker and I talk about a lot its the fact that many courses seemingly stay in their some spot over and over and other new courses can't seem to get thei...

Hey friends! Today we're joined by Andrew Haynes, VP and Executive Creative Director at FairGame, an app dedicated to building community in golf.  Andrew has designed and re-branded a number of items you and I use- Poppi Soda, Bai flavored waters, Vital Proteins, amongst others. Now, he is tackling all the in-app designs at FairGame, as well as their social and podcasts. We talk about how des...

Today, we talkin' templates. More specifically, we're one of our favorite episode formats, overrated, underrated, properly rated with templates being our topic of choice to go through the deep scrutiny of the tie podcast. Architecture chats always go hard at the tie, and this conversation was no exception. We break down the strategy, origin, pros, cons, and necessary conditions of some o...

If you don't already know, by the end of this episode there will be no questions as to how introspective and thoughtful of a person and golf instructor Sean Foley is after listening to today's conversation. From the DERT to talking about his time working with Tiger Woods all the way to his family life and personal development, Sean takes a wholistic and granular approach to everything. H...

There's a lot going on in the world of professional golf and the theme has been, well, a total lack of clarity as to where we are and where we're headed. LIV, mergers, the ~fall series,~ Netflix Cup, TGL, all this junk and we still are left with little to no sense of how these entities interact, nor what each of them are going to be down the road. One thing we do know is that the LIV tou...

Casey Bannon joins us from his home state of Florida this week! Casey has played an integral role at The Golfers Journal as Assistant Editor, but has a hand in all aspects of the business. Family life, his early "tie" to the game through his father, and his passion for a great story were central themes in this conversation, but there's more about creativity and process, building a b...

Some think it's the best time of year to play. Some (like me) know that #winteriscoming and get scared every time they peg it in the fall. One thing is for sure, a good round in the fall when the weather surprises to the upside, you get a touch of breeze, and the golf course is in good shape, can be as good of a golf experience as any. It's just harder to know for sure what the day will...

We're back to talk about more course reviews! We like to do these to highlight golf courses that we think are best in class in their own unique way so rather than compare each golf course on the same set of metrics and expectation, we are here to acknowledge that there are so many great courses and for many different reasons. In today's categories, we will highlight courses that are grea...

You all can guess that these won't be just your standard post season awards of MVP, Most Improved, etc etc. No, today we will be breaking down who is worthy of winning the highest accolades in the game, such as "The Fast Shitting Dog Award," "The Ron Weasley Award," "The Mr. Clean Award," and more. These awards recognize the true winners, and losers, of the past...

Stew is back to break down his amazing summer of 2023, the prep and commitment that has gone into another successful run at and on the Walker Cup Team, winning his 3rd US Mid Am, and winning The Crump Cup at Pine Valley. Of course by virtue of his Mid Amateur triumph, Stew will be competing in The Masters for the 3rd time as well as the US Open for the 5th time. Pretty cool stuff and fun to get to...

Well, that was an interesting week. Maybe not quite what the American fans had hoped for, but the golf course, desired controversy, and juice from the environment all lived up to the hype we all desire out of the Ryder Cup. Always a fantastic week to be a golf fan, regardless of the outcome. We break down what we saw from the different golfers, our thoughts on some of the controversy that ensued,...

As you can probably gather from the title, Neal Shipley is not your average Amateur golfer. Nothing against many of my other peers of the past, but not many guys are as interesting as Neal. Today we get into a great and somewhat wide ranging conversation about the notes above, the DERT of course, how Neal had such a great summer of golf, Waffle House, and more. I was highly impressed with Neal&apo...

Not a ton to be said here. Drinking Eating Reading Thinking Ryder Cup. That's it. Mudball Monday. Strap in. Cheers, - The Tie Guys Website: https://www.thetiepodcast.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetiepodcast/?hl=en Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/thetiepodcast GoodWalk Coffee: https://goodwalkcoffee.com CODE: thetie for 20% off BDraddy: bdraddy.com CODE: thetie25 for 25% off

Former Stanford Golfer Patrick Grimes joins us this week to discuss his change in path post professional golf. Now focused on coaching, he's applying the same desire he had for competitive golf to psychology and holistic treatment. We hope you learn something from this chat, and as always, open to discuss on the DM's or over email. See you soon! Cheers, - The Tie Guys Patrick's Coac...

Although somewhat a thing of the past, the US Open has a long history of crazy setups, some reaching the point to where players discussed not being willing to play the event or to boycott the event altogether. While the devil on my shoulder hopes that we have not moved on from those sorts of US Opens for good, the angel says it's a positive thing for the game that the USGA has gotten their ha...

Brentley is back once again as anytime we want to get some NCAA golf going at The Tie, he is our go to man. As someone who has covered the collegiate game for over 12 years now, Brentley has as much knowledge on these teams and coaches as about anyone you will find. In this episode, Henry and Brentley attack the 2023-2024 season with a few different questions that aren't just simply a top 5 p...

The US Mid Am, also affectionately known as simply "The Mid." A collection of guys who can definitely still play, don't take things too seriously, and are most definitely just #happytobethere. This is my maiden voyage into the world of mid amateur golf and boy am I excited to play at this level for years to come. Guys are there to compete and have fun, but at the end of the day, no...

Pleased to have No Laying Up's Neil Schuster join the pod today to discuss some of the physical challenges he's taken on in the last few years and why he is inclined to set goals and seek challenges. We talk a lot about how particularly as former athletes, as we reach adult life, there are not as many goals and challenges that we are faced with and ho important it is to make a point of s...

We're sticking our necks out a bit today to share our takes on courses we think sit somewhere in the rankings they maybe shouldn't. While The Tie Course Reviews typically are not so much about rankings, we can't refer to a place as being overrated, underrated, or properly rated if we don't talk about where they sit in rankings. While ranking a course for everyone is a hard thin...

You see the title. I will provide no further color into what today brings. Thanks for being here for the first 100 episodes. We can't wait to bring 100 more! Cheers, - The Tie Guys Website: https://www.thetiepodcast.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetiepodcast/?hl=en Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/thetiepodcast GoodWalk Coffee: https://goodwalkcoffee.com CODE: thetie for 20% of...

It's Walker Cup week, and for this episode we are previewing the matches with coach Andrew DiBitetto who has 3 players teeing it up at St. Andrews for the US squad! This is something that has only been done twice before by college teams with both Cal and Alabama having 3 players on the 2013 squad at NGLA. Coach DiBitetto and Henry break down each of his 3 guys teeing it up this week, Dylan Me...

What a blast of a week at Cherry Hills. Easily one of the more underrated golf courses I am aware of. Today we are going to go a lay deeper on what the week held, the final match as well as ones leading up to it, a few thoughts on how Henry fared out at Cherry, and the US Amateur in general. Cherry Hills was as good of a US Amateur venue as we've had on a long time and it only feels right to...

Jaeger Kovich joins this week to discuss his career as a golf course architect. Born as a New Yorker, Jaeger was exposed to Shinnecock Hills early in his teens for what he calls his "aha moment".  A few books later, the aha moment became a persistent chase to work for Tom Doak. That push included many emails, uncertainty, and nights studying mandarin in hopes of getting the next job in C...

This week's US Amateur at Cherry Hills has the makings of being as good as about any we've seen in a while. A fantastic golf course, intriguing conditioning that will keep the players guessing, Walker Cup ramifications on both the US and GB&I teams, and a lot more. Today, Walker and Henry break down what we're seeing this from inside the ropes and what could make this US Amateur...