Nice Grass Nice People (GolfGuide)

Host: Kyle Surlow

Guest: Jess Stimack

Episode sponsored by Hot Drops and Suave Golf

Host Kyle Surlow discusses his thoughts on last weekend's AT&T Byron Nelson at Trinity Forest Golf Club, and how it fared as a PGA Tour host. Then Kyle shares what he believes are the most underrated private golf clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area.

This episode is proudly presented  by GOLFGUIDE.NET and Golf Guide Magazine.

Boat is back to talk all about the summer of Jess and the 2022 major golf season and how we'll remember the year's biggest tournaments in men's professional golf. The guys also share their thoughts on how things have unfolder around the Saudi-funded LIV Golf tour over the past few months.

Host: Kyle Surlow

Guest: Jess Stimack

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Boat is back to recap everything that took place at The Los Angeles Country Club this past week at the U.S. Open.

Host: Kyle Surlow

Guest: Jess Stimack

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Joe Shasky (@ButcherBoy415) is an avid golfer, Bay Area sports personality and co-host of The Butcher and Baruh Podcast.

Joe joins host Kyle Surlow to discuss the 2017 PGA Tour season, the year's most memorable major, who will be the next generation's Tiger Woods, updating the FedEx Cup playoffs, new tournament formats they'd like to see on tour, and Joe's favorite Bay Area public golf courses.

Follow Joe Shasky on Twitter and Instagram and find his podcast, The Butcher and Baruh on iTunes.

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Host Kyle Surlow reviews the past week in golf, including Lydia Ko's win at the MEDIHEAL Championship at Lake Merced Golf Club and highlights from the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana. Then Kyle shares some news regarding Aetna Springs' sale and previews the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow, while also discussing the PGA of America's potential move to Frisco,Texas and why weekend warriors in the United States might be best served to abandon stoke play.

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The guys are back to talk all about the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where Bryson Dechambeau emerged as the victor, then they look ahead to this weekend's Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Other topics on this week's episode include Tiger Woods' car accident, an update on Bennett Valley Golf Course in Santa Rosa, CA, tales from the golf shop and more.

Hosts: Kyle Surlow (Twitter / Insta) & Jess Stimack (Twitter / Insta)

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Boat returns to the podcast to to talk about life as a division two college golf coach, then he and Kyle discuss the state of the San Francisco Giants and break down yesterday's news that the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia have banded together to form a new management structure overseeing all of mens professional golf.

Host: Kyle Surlow

Guest: Jess Stimack

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Rob Lang is the General Manager and co-founder of Indi Golf Clubs, a new golf club manufacturer based in Southern California that specializes in making maximum performance wedges.

Host Kyle Surlow (@ksurlow) and Rob discuss the founding of Indi Golf and how the USGA's rules regarding equipment affect amateur golfer's enjoyment of the game and it's effects on manufacturers.

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Hosts Casey and Kyle give their predictions for the 2017 Masters and what they expect to see at the annual tournament contested at Augusta National Golf Club.

Topics include the news that Dustin Johnson has fallen down a flight of stairs on the eve of the first round, each of their ideal Masters outcomes, how Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy will fare and whether a first time participant has a shot at winning.

For the final 2 minutes of the podcast, both hosts touch on the Lexi Thompson ruling at last weekend's ANA Inspiration and how replay could be ruining the sport of golf.

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Andy Johnson (@the_fried_egg) is the founder of The Fried Egg, where he covers professional and amateur golf as well as golf course architecture.

Andy and host Kyle Surlow discuss Andy's past year as the Fried Egg has grown, writing versus podcasting, how club champions stack up against tour pros, both of their favorite sports writers, the Chicago Bulls, and Andy's recent golf trip to the San Francisco Bay Area.

Read and listen to Andy's work on The Fried Egg here: http://www.friedegg.com

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Host Kyle Surlow (@ksurlow) discusses this week's events in golf, including the Golf Channel's cameramen and television crew going on strike, leading to some less-than-ideal coverage of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Other topics on today's podcast include San Geronimo Golf Course in Marin County closing, Nick Saban buying a golf course, Callaway's new Rogue woods, Tiger Woods' odds to win The Masters and complications at Mike Keiser's new project, Coul Links, in Northern Scotland.

Finally, at the end of the program, Kyle is joined by friend Andrew Whiting to discuss their experience at Aetna Springs' last day of operation this past Sunday. In addition to talking about their experience, both speculate on how the golf course could have been salvaged.

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Hosts Kyle and Jess recap the 2021 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. In the second half of the episode, the guys discuss the ongoing saga between Bennett Valley Golf Course and the citizens of Santa Rosa versus the city's government.

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Hosts: Kyle Surlow (Twitter / Insta) & Jess Stimack (Twitter / Insta)

Jess and Kyle return to discuss Collin Morikawa's win at the 2021 Open Championship and everything else that took place at Royal St. Georges. The guys also cover the latest Olympic golf stories then cap off the podcast by talking about the news that Bandon Dunes Golf Resort could be adding a sixth eighteen hole golf course.

Hosts

Kyle Surlow (Twitter / Insta)

Jess Stimack (Twitter / Insta)

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Host Kyle Surlow discusses this weekend's PGA Tour event in South Korea, Johnny Miller's retirement, the upcoming Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson match at Shadow Creek, Jason Day's oblivious architecture interview, and Steph Curry potentially hosting a PGA Tour event in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Host Kyle Surlow is joined by friend Chris Derr to discuss Chris' thoughts on how the 2019 PGA Tour Season went, Costco's new Kirkland Signature golf ball, the upcoming skins game in Japan between Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama and Jason Day, plus a small preview of this weekend's Safeway Open in Napa, California.

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Host: Kyle Surlow

Guest: Chris Derr

Hosts Kyle Surlow and Jess Stimack discuss what moving this year's major championships to the autumn would mean for professional golf and how it will impact viewership. Then the guys discuss why GolfNow is tough on golf courses and how they're affected by the Coronavirus, then finally they rank the best golf courses they've played in Northern California.

Hosts: Kyle Surlow, Jess Stimack

The GGP crew discusses all things related the the PGA of America striping Trump Bedminister Golf Club of its hosting duties at the 2022 PGA Championship and the ripple effect it could cause across professional golf. Kyle and Jess also touch on Augusta National's recent announcement that they plan on having 'patrons' on site for the 2021 tournament.

Hosts: Kyle Surlow (Twitter / Insta) & Jess Stimack (Twitter / Insta)

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Nice guy Andy Fertig is back to talk over some potential tournament format ideas for an upcoming buddies trip to Bandon Dunes. Andy and Kyle also discuss news of the week, including the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund's 'framework agreement' that was released earlier this week and Rory McIlroy's comments about TPC River Highlands.

Host: Kyle Surlow (instagram)

Guest: Andy Fertig (instagram)

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Hosts Kyle Surlow and Jess Stimack discuss Tiger's win at the 2019 Masters with a full week of thought processing, then they recap CT Pan's win at the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town, then preview the teams they're most looking forward to at this week's Zurich Classic. Kyle and Jess also discuss the news of Chambers Bay's new poa anna greens, as well as the formal announcement of Bandon Dunes' fifth championship course at the Bally Bandon Sheep Ranch.

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Kyle shares his initial thoughts on the news that the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia have reached an agreement to work together to control professional golf around the world.

Host: Kyle Surlow

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J.J. Jakovac, caddie for 2020 PGA Championship winner Collin Morikawa joins hosts Kyle and Jess to discuss his boss' win at Harding Park earlier this year and what he's looking forward to at this year's Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.

Guest: J.J Jakovac

Hosts: Kyle Surlow (Twitter / Insta) & Jess Stimack (Twitter / Insta)

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Tiger Woods gave Bay Area golf fans a few days notice that he wound be missing the Safeway Open at Silverado Resort, citing that his game was not where he wanted it to be for his PGA Tour return.  Host Kyle and his longtime golf buddy Kev talk about what it means for Tiger to delay his PGA Tour comeback, and how golf fans should feel about his decision to postpone his comeback until he feels confident in his game.

In addition, a recent report from The Golf Channel's Matt Ginella informs us that a new 18-hole course could be in play for the already spectacular Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.  Kev and Kyle reflect on their past experience at 'The Sheep Ranch', and whether building a regulation golf course in it's place is good or bad for golf.

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Notorious Nice Guy and noted dawg Chris Derr is back to preview all-things 2023 US Open. Kyle and Chris briefly discuss the reported merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (1:31) before talking about the North Course at Los Angeles Country Club, their favorite pairings on Thursday and Friday, picks and more (16:24).

Host: Kyle Surlow [suave golf instagram]

Guest: Chris Derr [instagram]

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Jess and Kyle are back to check-in on everything going on with Bennett Valley Golf Course in Santa Rosa, CA as golfers from across Sonoma County and the greater Bay Area rally to preserve the beloved municipal golf course. Afterwards, the guys touch on Max Homa's win at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, this weekend's WGC and the recent news regarding amateur golfers and sponsorships.

Hosts: Kyle Surlow (Twitter / Insta) & Jess Stimack (Twitter / Insta)

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Chris Derr is back to circle the wagons about this year's Ryder Cup, where Team Europe dominated the United States at Marco Simone Golf Club outside of Rome, Italy.

Host: Kyle Surlow

Guest: Chris Derr

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Hosts Kyle Surlow and Jess Stimack discuss Justin Thomas' historic performance at the BMW Championship, what the low scores mean for professional golf going forward, including Adam Scott's comments regarding distance. Then, the hosts talk about Andy Ogletree's victory at the U.S. Amateur Championship, Donald Trump teeing it up with the most powerful men in professional golf, the passing of legendary broadcaster Jack Whitaker, Steph Curry bringing golf back to Howard University, plus much more.

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Host Kyle Surlow previews the upcoming match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson at Shadow Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas.

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Brooks Koepka wins the 2018 PGA Championship at Bellerive while Tiger Woods steals the show with a final round score of 64 to finish in solo second place. Host Kyle Surlow discusses Tiger's performance and the polarizing three-time major champion.

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Steve is fed up with OB, so he and Kyle try to figure out if golf's out-of-bounds rules need updating. Afterwards, the dudes debate the selections for the United States olympic golf team, playing a nice round of golf under the influence, Tiger's lifetime exemption, and Beige gives a full pros and cons list from his experience at LIV Nashville.

Featuring: Steve Berger, Kyle Surlow

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Hosts Kyle and Jess discuss this past weekend's Charles Schwab Challenge, specifically Bryson DeChambeau's performance and how it could affect youth golf going forward. In this episode, the hosts also discuss the upcoming RBC Heritage Classic at Harbour Town Golf Links, the announcement that fans will not be allowed at this year's PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park, busy Bay Area golf courses and golfers who are attempting to sneak on to golf courses, plus much more.

Hosts: Kyle Surlow, Jess Stimack

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Architect/Designer Brett Hochstein joins us to discuss some of the Pacific Coast's newest golf courses and developments, future golf architecture design trends, and stories from his time in Scotland at Askernish Golf Links.

Courses discussed in this episode include Brambles, Maha, Corica Park, Gamble Sands, Pebble Beach, and Bandon Dunes.

Host: Kyle Surlow

Guest: Brett Hochstein (Twitter / Hochstein Design website)

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Hosts Kyle and Casey continue to give their thoughts and reactions to the proposed rules changes announced last week by the USGA and R&A.

In this episode, the hosts cover the divisive and most substantial rule change, which revolves around leaving the flagstick in the hole whilst putting. Other rules topics in this episode include player behavior, pace of play an more.

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Host Kyle Surlow recaps the past week's golf news, including Bryson DeChambeau winning the Shriners Hospital for Children's Open, Bryson's intentions of putting with the flagstick in, Justin Rose as the new number 1 ranked golfer in the world, the 2022 Ryder Cup and Holly Sonder's golf contract with Fox Sports not being renewed. Then Kyle talks about a possible expansion at Gamble Sands, a golf resort located in North Central Washington.

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Host Kyle Surlow covers the debacle over CBS tape-delaying the final round of the RBC Heritage, previews the Valero Texas Open, why tour pros hate TPC San Antonio, the LPGA making its triumphant return to Los Angeles with this weekend's HUGEL-JTBC LA Open at Wilshire Country Club, Fox Sports expanding its US Open coverage, a golf course stabbing in Australia, whether golfers are actually hitting the golf ball farther, and the debut of Golfweek's 2018 golf course rankings.

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Longtime friend of the program Chris Derr returns to discuss a variety of topics, including some idea for bifurcation between professionals and amateurs, Bryson's potential long-term effect on golf, struggles on the putting green and some idea to consider to help us get over the hump, camping at golf courses and more.

Hosts: Kyle Surlow (Twitter / Insta) & Chris Derr (Twitter / Insta)

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Kyle and Steve are back to discuss the 2024 United States Open at Pinehurst #2!

Is Bryson what golf has been searching for? What does this mean for Rory? Did the golf course hold its own without becoming comical? Plus Steve's amateur tournament golf trials, a brief look ahead to the Open Championship, where this tournament stands in the major pantheon from the past decade, healthy golf watching habits and more.

Featuring: Kyle Surlow & Steve Berger

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Kyle is riding solo for the first half of the show where he shares his big takeaways from the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, before being joined by Cousin Mark to preview the upcoming first round playoff series between the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings.

Host: Kyle Surlow

Guest: Cousin Mark - instagram

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Hosts Kyle and Jess sit down to talk all things Bennett Valley Golf Course. Recently, the city council of Santa Rosa, CA has begun exploring the possibility of closing the golf course to make way for new developments, and the hosts are here to react to everything.

Hosts: Kyle Surlow (Twitter / Insta) & Jess Stimack (Twitter / Insta)

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Friend of the program and founder of No Gimmes, Chris Derr, joins Kyle to talk all about his first trip to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, which he returned from just 24 hours before recording this podcast.

Host: Kyle Surlow - Twitter | Instagram | website

Guest: Chris Derr - instagram | website

In the first episode of the new Highly Technical Golf Talk series, we talk to our friend Danny Haselroth about all things club fitting and equipment. Danny was formerly a master club fitter and golf instructor, and now serves as a Product Knowledge Specialist for one of the leading golf apparel companies in the US.

Host Kyle Surlow talks about how the fires raging across California has affected everybody, and especially those in the world of golf. Then catches up on news, including July's crazy month for golf equipment sales, the CJ Cup moving to Las Vegas in 2020, Daniel Berger getting snubbed at Augusta and more.

Steve and Kyle return to recap the entirety of the West Coast Swing, before looking ahead and assesing which tournaments matter ahead of the 2025 Masters Tournament.

Hosts: Kyle Surlow & Steve 'Beige' Berger

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Up-and-coming golf course designer Brett Hochstein (@hochsteindesign) joins host Kyle Surlow to discuss his background as a golf course designer, how he learned how to operate a bulldozer and excavator, being named one of Matt Ginella's best young architects, and the challenges of breaking through in the golf design industry.

Before the interview with Brett Hochstein, Kyle shares some observations on the debauchery-filled Waste Management Open in Scottsdale, Arizona, and looks ahead to the upcoming AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in Monterey this weekend.

Visit Hochstein Design's website: http://www.hochsteindesign.com/

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Host Kyle Surlow (@ksurlow) reviews golf news from the beginning of 2018, including Tiger's upcoming appearances at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego, and the Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. Finally, Kyle discusses talks about Aetna Springs Golf Course in Pope Valley, California will be closing its doors.

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Kyle is joined by longtime friend of the program, Chris Derr, to discuss their adventure to Sand Valley Golf Resort. Each course at the resort is discussed in great detail before they both rank their courses at the resort, and among all the golf courses currently available to play between Sand Valley and Bandon Dunes.

Host: Kyle Surlow

Guest: Chris Derr

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Friends Kyle, Andy, Riem and Boat cover everything from their most recent trip to Bandon Dunes. Topics include how Bandon Dunes dealt COVID restrictions, fun games to play on buddies trips, plus much more.

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In part 1 of our Masters Tournament preview, Chris Derr joins Kyle to discuss the two biggest storylines they'll be paying close attention to leading into The Masters, and the top 10 players they'll be closely watching when the first round kicks off on Thursday.

Hosts: Kyle Surlow & Chris Derr

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Kyle and Steve react to the recent release of GOLF's Top 100 US golf courses and how their rankings differ from other publications. Afterwards they discuss Luke Kerr-Dineen's recent video on Scottie Scheffler's 'Green Zone', Charley Hull's comments on slow play, and share some thoughts on American players getting paid for participating in the 2025 Ryder Cup.

Hosts: Steve Berger & Kyle Surlow

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Host Kyle Surlow recaps what may be considered the ugliest week in American team golf history, as the United States was soundly defeated 17.5-10.5 in the 2018 Ryder Cup. Kyle reviews all the drama during and after the event that surrounded Team USA, and commends the European side on an exceptionally well-played event. At the end of the podcast, Kyle discusses the upcoming Safeway Open, taking place the weekend of October 4-7, 2018 at Silverado Resort in Napa, California.

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Hosts Kyle Surlow and Casey Edmondson preview Tiger Woods' 2018 appearance at The Masters, which will take place at Augusta National Golf Club this upcoming weekend. The hosts also discuss what they expect from players like Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy, and why The Masters is their favorite weekend of the year.

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Four weeks later, hosts Casey and Kyle have finally had some time to reflect on what they witnessed at the 2016 Masters.  They discuss the merits of Danny Willett as a major champion, Jordan Spieth's thought process on the 12th hole at Augusta, and how it will affect the 2016 PGA Tour going forward.

Staying on the pro game, the guys then briefly delve into the shirtless golf escapade taken by Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth, Smylie Kaufman and Justin Thomas and finish off the podcast by discussing Alan Shipnuck's Sports Illustrated cover story on Tiger Woods from last month.

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It's time to recap the Professional Drinkers Amateur Golfers retreat with 2nd-place finisher Jess Stimack. The guys talk all-things golf in Bend, OR, then touch on the past weekend's tournament where Collin Morikawa prevailed over Justin Thomas, then they look ahead to this weekend's Memorial Tournament, hosted by Jack Nicklaus.

Hosts: Kyle Surlow (Twitter / Insta) & Jess Stimack (Twitter / Insta)

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Host Kyle Surlow discusses Tiger Woods' win at the Tour Championship and looks ahead to the 2018 Ryder Cup and the best practices for watching the event.

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Hosts Kyle and Chris return to talk all about Chris' experience on Breaking Erin Hills, a video series from Random Golf Club.

View Episode 1 of Breaking Erin Hills on YouTube here

Hosts: Kyle Surlow (Insta) & Chris Derr (Insta)

In this episode, we're joined by John Berry, golf course general manager, journalist and high school golf coach to discuss how golf has shaped his life, learning the game at historic Beverly Country Club in Chicago, the state of golf in 2020, and what the golf scene looks like in Lake County going forward with several new developments in the works.

Host: Kyle Surlow

Guest: John Berry

This week, Kyle and Casey delve into an array of golf topics and tangents than cover the upcoming calendar year.  Recorded on January 21, 2016, the guys break down the first round of play at Abu Dabi, then try to figure out how to generate more excitement for the PGA Championship as it relates to the other three majors, including a dramatic formatting change.  Then the guys delve into Golf Digest's most recent list of the Top 100 golf courses in the world, which both Kyle and Casey take exception to despite the fact that neither of them have played the lions share of the courses on the list.  It's golf bafoonery at its very best.  To wrap up the podcast, they review Shane Bacon of Fox Sports' list of predictions for 2016 and offer their own takes on what will happen on tour in 2016.

This episode of the GolfGuide Podcast is presented by Golfguide.net.  GolfGuide is building a new website that is set to debut late this spring, which will make finding golf and saving on greens fees easier than ever for golfers located in California, Oregon and Nevada.

Kyle and Beige return to discuss the upcoming Irish Open and its host course, Royal County Down. Then they discuss the recent acquisition of Lofoten Links in Norway by Cabot, and the role Cabot is playing in today's world of high-end golf course development and how they differ from Dream Golf. Finally, the guys talk about some of the most interesting, frustrating and confounding jobs in the world of golf.

Hosts: Steve Berger & Kyle Surlow

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Hosts Kyle Surlow and Jess Stimack discuss Nate Lashley's win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Steve Stricker's win at the U.S. Senior Open, the upcoming 3M Open, NBC's coverage of the upcoming Open Championship, the United State's most expensive public courses, and what golf supplies to keep in your pockets while you're playing.

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We're joined by sports radio host Joe Shasky, aka The Butcher Boy from 95.7 The Game to talk all things Harding Park Golf Course ahead of the 2020 PGA Championship.

Host: Kyle Surlow | Instagram | Twitter

Guest: Joe Shasky | Instagram | Twitter 

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Sean Ogle is an entrepreneur and passionate golfer who is on a quest to play the world's 100 best golf courses.  Sean is the founder of BreakingEighty.com, where he shares stories from his world-wide golf travels.

In this episode of the Golf Guide Podcast, Kyle and Sean dive deep into Sean's professional background and how he was able to craft a lifestyle that allows him to play golf all over the world. Then they discuss various publication's Top 100 lists, specifically what the difference is between Golf Digest and GOLF Magazine's criteria for judging the merits of various golf courses.  Sean then shares his favorite West Coast golfing destinations, how he's been able to access some of the country's most private golf clubs, and how he convinced Steph Curry and Joe Lacob to play Royal Dornoch.

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Kyle talks to his buddy Ben, who is an avid amateur golfer, caddy and lover of golf course architecture. You can follow him on instagram @thegolfhawk.

On this episode, Kyle and Ben talk about their love of Bay Area golf, and discuss topics all over the golf spectrum, including their favorite tracks in Sonoma County, the best private clubs on the San Francisco peninsula, playing golf with Tom Doak, the perfect hickory golf championship and much more.

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Host Kyle Surlow (@ksurlow) reviews everything from the 2018 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, previews the AT&T Byron Nelson at Trinity Forest Golf Club, and discusses the state of America's golf industry on the heels of the National Golf Foundation releasing its annual industry report.

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Host Kyle Surlow previews the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links, discussing the golf course's history, what to expect from the course's conditions, and picks to win it all.

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Host Kyle Surlow is joined by friend Chris Derr to discuss how the PGA Tour can improve the FedEX Cup Playoffs, and react to the PGA Tour's proposed plan for the 2019 playoffs. The hosts also discuss 2018's major championships, Brooks Koepka and more.

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Hosts Kyle Surlow and Jess Stimack discuss the biggest stories in golf from the past week, including golf in Lake Almanor, CA, Chez Reavie's win at the Travelers Championship, Hannah Green's win at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, Michelle Wie's injury difficulties and uncertain future, Matthew Wolff and Viktor Hovland's professional debuts, the mens developmental tour's new name, and the wild story from a golf course in Santa Maria, CA that involved a shooting in the clubhouse after a dispute on a golf course.

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Host Kyle Surlow is joined by No Gimmes' Chris Derr to discuss the 2019 PGA Championship a week ahead of the first round. Topics on this episode include previewing Bethpage Black's golf course, the news that John Daly will be using a cart, what their best and worst case scenarios are in terms of watchability, plus much more.

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Attorney and Golf Guide Podcast co-host Casey sits down with Kyle to discuss the recent suit filed against Acushnet (parent company of Titleist) by Costco and what the legal implications are for both sides.

Costco has asked for a declaratory judgment in response to a letter it received from Acushent, asserting that Costco infringed on 11 of its patents and engaged in false advertising based on the Kirkland Signature guarantee that its products meet or exceed the quality of leading national brands.

Casey and Kyle discuss what the impeding lawsuit could look like, some possible outcomes, and make some educated guesses as to how everything will shake down.

Information used in this podcast is sourced from articles on MyGolfSpy, Golf-Patents.com and the United States District Court.

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Host Kyle Surlow recaps the 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush, won by Ireland's Shane Lowry.

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Host Kyle Surlow is joined by friend Keal Meredith to discuss various golf topics, including Stanford's win at the NCAA championships, Hank Haney's suspension, Donald Trump's love of taxpayer-subsidized golf, and the USGA's problem with PGA Tour players.

This episode contains more explicit content than usual, so listener discretion is advised.

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Host Kyle Surlow recounts the week's biggest stories in the world of golf. This week, Kyle discusses the revelation that Matt Kuchar paid his caddie 'El Tucan' 0.38% of his winnings at last year's Mayakoba Classic and Sergio Garcia's apology via social media. Additional topics covered in this episode include Lucy Li keeping her amateur status and Phil Mickelson winning the AT&T Pro-Am.

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The guys react to Keegan Bradley being named captain of the 2025 United States Ryder Cup team. They attempt to figure out how we got here and if there were any underhanded motives behind his captaincy, along with what this means for future Ryder Cup teams and more. Then it's time to look ahead to the Open Championship and Scottish Open.

Hosts: Steve Berger & Kyle Surlow

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Hosts Casey and Kyle preview this weekend's 98th PGA Championship, which will be contested at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey.

To understand what will happen in 2016's tournament, the hosts look back at Baltusrol's championship history and remember Phil Mickelson's memorable win back in 2005.  After discussing the merits of Baltusrol as a major championship venue, they touch on the impact of no Tiger Woods in yet another major and how that has affected the professional golf landscape in 2016.  And finally, the hosts make some predictions and offer some sage gambling advice for this weekend's action.

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Host Kyle Surlow is joined by Jess Stimack to discuss this weekend's PGA Championship at Bethpage Black Golf Course on Long Island, New York. The hosts discuss some news heading into championship week, first and second round pairing they like, who is on Jess' "No Chance" list, and wrap things up with a discussion on who they like to win and finish inside the top 5.

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In what became a somewhat surly review of America's National Championship, the hosts obviously spend some time criticizing the USGA and its handling of the rules of golf. Then they discuss Dustin Johnson's killer performance, players not named DJ that they enjoyed watching over the weekend, Fox's television coverage, how Oakmont Country Club played and whether it qualifies as a truly 'memorable' championship venue.  And of course, some thoughts are offered on Holly Sonders and Paulina Gretzky.

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Host Kyle Surlow talks about two trips he's made to the Pacific Northwest the past few weeks and shares his thoughts on the golf courses at Pronghorn in Central Oregon, and the new par-3 course at Gamble Sands in North-central Washington.

Kyle is once again joined by friends Mark Tapanes and Andy Fertig for the second part of their conversation about their most recent trip to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. In part 2, the guys discuss their Bandon Dunes Mount Rushmore, the best closing holes at the resort, and which courses and individual holes provided the greatest challenge in 2019.

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Hosts Kyle Surlow and Jess Stimack discuss what the ultimate buddies weekend trip to Scottsdale would be like, including what courses to play, where to stay and how much to budget. They also talk about the legacy of Pete Dye, why Patrick Reed tries so hard to be unlikable, Trinity Forest being taken out of the PGA Tour rota, plus much more.

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Kyle and Chris return to preview all things Masters ahead of the 2021 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.

Hosts: Kyle Surlow & Chris Derr

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Host Kyle Surlow discusses Bryson DeChambeau's victory at the Dell Technologies Championship, and his birth on the 2018 Ryder Cup team along with Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods. Additional topics include Jeff Wilson's win at the 2018 U.S. Senior Amateur, Patrick Reed complaining about free Red Sox tickets, Tom Doak's new course at Sand Valley and news regarding the 'Sheep Ranch' course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.

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Hosts Kyle Surlow and Jess Stimack discuss Matt Kuchar returning to Mexico to defend his title at the Mayakoba Golf Classic a year after paying his local caddy 0.004% of his 1st place winnings in 2018. The hosts also discuss President's Cup captains picks, Korn Ferry Tour news, and Kyle Shanahan's decision to throw the ball in overtime of the 49ers - Seahawks game on Monday Night Football.

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Host Kyle Surlow recaps news from the past week in the world of golf, which includes the sales of a couple West Coast golf courses, Rory McIlroy winning THE PLAYERS, media day for the Hugel Air Premia LA Open, and then discusses a recent Golf.com article that talks about the three most common mistakes that new golfers make.

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Perennial nice guy Andy Fertig is back to talk shop about all things Michael Block and where Brooks Koepka stands in the pantheon of the game's all-time greats. Afterwards, Kyle and Andy run through some of the strangest news headlines of the week, scout out the town of Dublin, Ohio, site of this weekend's Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club to determine whether central Ohio is a worthy golf destination.

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Guest: Andy Fertig

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Join us as we reboot the podcast where hosts Kyle and Steve talk golf, golf sabbaticals, architecture, love, bagels, hot sauce and much much more.

Ahead of their annual trip to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, host Kyle Surlow and his buddy Brad review all the essential gear golfers need for a winter golf trip where the weather is cold and rainy.

Gone is the notion that all you need is rain gear and an umbrella. They guys go over the list of gear they take to Bandon Dunes every November and December that allows them to thrive in weather filled with wind, rain and hail.

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This past weekend, host Kyle Surlow (@ksurlow) participated in the 48th Annual Big Squaw Valley Invitational in Lake County, California, where golf returns to its most basic form. No green grass, no manicured playing conditions, PVC pipes for flagsticks and just two clubs allowed per person, the Squaw Valley Invitational is a golfing experience that allows every player to focus on what's most important on the golf course, fun and camaraderie among playing partners.

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Host Kyle Surlow discusses his most interesting topics in the golf world this week, including Tiger Woods writing a memoir, Rickie Fowler getting married, the drama surrounding Kevin Na and his native country of Korea, a new tournament hosted by Henrik Stenson and Annika Sörenstam, Steph Curry's impact on golf and then he goes through a recent Golf Digest article that identifies all the items they claim you should keep in your golf bag and makes some corrections.

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Jess and Kyle are back to talk all things PGA Championship, which will be taking place at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco this weekend. Jess also shares some tales from the golf shop, and they guys discuss how much they enjoy golf up in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Hosts: Kyle Surlow (Twitter / Insta) & Jess Stimack (Twitter / Insta)

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Kyle and Beige preview the 2024 Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal Golf Club, discuss ticket prices for the 2025 Ryder Cup, recap this past weekend's Penny Cup in Nashville and more.

Hosts: Kyle Surlow, Steve Berger

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Ahead of this 2024 United States Open at Pinehurst #2, we're talking all things Pinehurst, including stories from past travels, what's Donald Ross' deal, the golf course's rich tournament history, how it will play for the 2024 US Open, and how it stacks up against other top modern golf resorts.

Hosts: Kyle Surlow and Steve Berger

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Steve Berger and Suave Golf's Kyle Surlow congregate to discuss the week in professional men's golf, including Harris English's win at Torrey Pines and this weekend's Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Kyle also discusses his recent trip to Pebble Beach, then thn they go through the top storylines in golf at the moment, and talk about whether the third week of the TGL is giving golf fan's any optimism that it may be viable long term.

Hosts: Kyle Surlow & Steve 'Beige' Berger

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Longtime friend and golf junkie Chris Derr joins the show to discuss the state of the PGA Tour after the most recent announcements regarding 2024's designated events. Then Kyle and Chris discuss their thoughts on the Netflix series Full Swing and how the non-golfers in their lives reacted to the show, Jacksonville as a potential golf-trip destination amid the playing of The Players Championship, Chris' exciting hometown San Diego Padres, and finally the two wrap up the show by answering a few listener-submitted questions.

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Chris Derr is back for part 2 of our Masters Preview! Chris and Kyle preview all the changes made to Augusta National Golf Club ahead of the 2023 Masters Tournamaent along with some proposed changes the club is contemplating in the years to come, then discuss all the pairings they'll be paying close attention to and who they're picking to win.

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Kyle and Andrew are back to chop it up about all things golf, travel and life; including the excitement that consumes golfers after they've ordered a new set of clubs but have yet to arrive, bucket list golf destinations, the wild allegations about Phil Mickelson's gambling habits, and much, much more.

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Guest: Andrew Whiting [instagram]

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Suave Golf's Kyle Surlow and Steve Berger convene to recap TNT's made-for-TV golf match between Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler against Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau. Afterwards, the guys talk about what happens when you make an ace at the simulator club, does traditional ace etiquette apply? Then Beige shares his pretournament power rankings for this weekend's PNC Championship.

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Hosts: Kyle Surlow & Steve 'Beige' Berger

Ben Peters is a high-level amateur golfer, caddy, and general lover of all things golf. He joins host Kyle Surlow to discuss his recent golf trip to the Northeast United States to play some of the world's best golf courses.

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Host Kyle Surlow is joined by friends Andy Fertig and Mark Tapanes as they discuss the best of Orange County golf. As Orange County locals, Mark and Andy share their experiences across Orange County's array of high-end and municipal golf offerings and give advice on how one can maximize the fun on a golf trip to this Southern California vacation destination.

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Friends Kyle and Kevin recount their 2017 trip to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort on the Oregon Coast, then share their observations from Tiger Woods' performance at the Hero World Challenge.

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Host Kyle Surlow shares his thoughts on the cheating allegations against Korean golfer Sung Kang by his playing partner Joel Dahmen in last week's Quicken Loans Invitational. Afterwards, Kyle discusses the name change for the tournament at The Greenbrier, Bryson DeChambeau being disallowed from using a protractor, and the dejected feeling of not securing 2019 Masters tickets.

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