Golf Design Matters – Insights from the Inside – hosted by Scott Macpherson
A podcast discussing what it takes to design, build and maintain golf courses. Featuring interviews with golf course owners, designers, contractors, ecologists, engineers, green keepers and golf professionals, golf course architect Scott Macpherson provides an insight into the secret world of golf course design.
Episodes
13 episodes
Ep 13: How to layout a golf course – Bill Coore shares his secrets
Ever wondered how to layout a golf course to get the best out of a piece of land? With landmark courses around the world, American golf course architect Bill Coore is one of the best at doing this, and in this episode he shares the ideas he has...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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29:58
Ep 12: 150th Open Championship Review of Old Course with Course Manager Gordon McKie
The 150th Open Championship in St Andrews was a thrilling event by all measures. The Old Course was presented in the finest condition ever seen and the firm and fast conditions provided a spectacular event for the players, almost 300,000 specta...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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37:35
Ep 11: Equipment vs Course – Mike Stachura, Senior Editor of Equipment for Golf Digest discusses the Impact of Tech on Golf, & St. Andrews
The game is in the balance – golf technology vs golf courses. Senior Editor of golf Equipment at Golf Digest – the largest circulation golf publication in the world – joins Scott to discuss the changes in club and ball technology and the impact...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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56:20
Ep 10: Close House – Owner Sir Graham Wylie discusses developing a golf facility
Sir Graham Wylie is a successful self-made businessman with a background in software development who had a dream to develop a golf facility in his home town of Newcastle, England. In 2004 the first steps were taken to secure Close House – an ol...
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Episode 10
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28:11
Ep 9: Heathland Golf – Golf Architect Tim Lobb discusses Heather and Renovations
Heathland golf courses are a specific type of inland golf course that are characterised by their sandy peat soils, and heather and woodland landscapes. They offer some of the best inland golf and have become internationally renown. Some of the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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43:19
Ep 8: Designing Golf Greens - with US Golf Architect Dr Michael Hurdzan
Dr Michael Hurdzan is a former President of the ASGCA, historian, author, US Army Colonel and has designed a number of golf courses all around the world including Erin Hills, which hosted the 2017 US Open. Based in Ohio, Micha...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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41:41
Ep 7: Rebuilding Loch Lomond – Estate Manager David Cole discusses Mud, Sweat and Drainage
Having just completed a multi-year, multi-million year rebuild of one of Scotland's iconic inland courses, David gives a fascinating insight about sand-capping fairways, new drainage methods, bunker liners and turf grass. Considering the c...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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36:52
Ep 6: Turf Grass for Golf – with Agronomist Sylvain Duval
Sylvain was formerly a green keeper in France and UK, but is now a consultant agronomist based in Spain. He shares his thoughts on working with golf courses across Europe to develop better playing surfaces for golf, and in this episode gives so...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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43:23
Ep 5: Irrigation Design & Value Engineering – Giles Wardle from Irriplan shares his thoughts
Irrigation is a significant cost to any golf course development or renovation project. Getting the best value requires an understanding of how to source, store and spread the water. In this episode independent irrigation designer Giles Wardle f...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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47:44
Ep 4: Irrigation and Machinery – Talking TORO with Andy Brown
Listen to Andy Brown – Global Business & Relationships Manager at TORO – for his insights on irrigation, machinery and the golf industry from his perspective. Listen to hear if autonomous mowers will be the future of golf, about the a...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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43:33
Ep 3: Sandy Lyle – champion golf professional talks golf course design
Legendary Scottish golf professional and two-times golf major champion Sandy Lyle talks with Scott about Augusta National, winning the Players Championship and Open, changes to the golf ball, driving ranges and his experiences with golf courses...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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26:09
Ep 2: Golf and the Environment – with Sam Thomas from GEO
This episode discusses sustainable golf course design and construction with Sam Thomas from the Scottish-based international environmental golf organisation GEO. Scott talks biodiversity and finds out how golf courses can be more environmentall...
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Episode 2
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32:43
Ep 1: Green Keeping with Gordon McKie – Course Manager, Old Course, St Andrews
An Interview with Gordon McKie – Course Manager of the famous Old Course in St. Andrews. Gordon describes getting into the golf industry, his journey to St Andrews, preparations for the Old Course in the run up to the 150th Open Championship, b...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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45:33
