Mark Broadie joins us to discuss the origins of his groundbreaking work in golf analytics research and the evolution of the strokes gained metrics. Mark also breaks down some inefficiencies in the OWGR rankings system, how he would use his data to pick a Ryder Cup team, and some potential improvements in technology that could help refine the strokes gained metrics.

461 - Mark Broadie

We recap Minjee Lee's win at the Evian, Cam Champ's win at the 3M, Bryson and Rahm out of the Olympics, golf in the Olympics in general, Evian's status as a major, Champ's ability to close, Grayson Murray's tweet, Ryder Cup, WITB, and a ton more. We also chat with Jose Maria Olazabal (1:04:00) about his new golf course in Greece, his career, and a lot more.

460 - Evian/3M Recap (+ Jose Maria Olazabal interview)

DJ debriefs Tron on his Summer 2020 visit to the Sand Hills of Nebraska to play Wild Horse Golf Club. Wild Horse is a 1999 Dave Axland/Dan Proctor design long known as the best golf course in America no one has heard of. It is an excellent golf course, well routed and an amazing value for those who travel out of their way to play it. This podcast serves as an appetizer as Wild Horse video is coming soon on our YouTube channel. Enjoy!

Crash Course, Episode 31: Wild Horse Golf Club

Maybe the forgotten country in the UK, the TrapDraw heads to Wales this week in conjunction with the Euro Tour to learn a bit about the place. Randy is joined by golf writer and Welshman, James Corrigan, to discuss the joys and beauties of his home land. From sights to see, cities to visit, and courses to play, we think you'll learn a thing or two about the country and maybe even be inspired to visit one day. Enjoy!

149: Wales

Major championship appreciator Kyle Porter joins to chat about a lot of our favorite topics, how he consumes golf, how that's changed since we got into podcasting, as well as detailed looks back at each of the 2021 majors. We project Morikawa's future, appreciate Rahm's emergence, reflect on Spieth's year, take a bunch of listener questions, and cover a lot of ground in these two hours. Thanks as always to Kyle for the time.

459 - Kyle Porter recaps the 2021 majors

DJ sits down with Cody to discuss The Links at Lawsonia located in Green Lake, Wisconsin. This big and bold Langford/Moreau course finished construction in 1930. To move the land during construction, the design team relied on the use of steam shovels to move the dirt. Revolutionary at the time and even more so today, this hidden gem deserves all the recognition in the world. For more information on The Link, please check out Andy's work over at thefriedegg.com. Enjoy!

Crash Course, Episode 30: The Links at Lawsonia

Collin Morikawa completes a historic and dominant week by winning the 149th Open Championship. We react, play the over/under major game for Collin, discuss another Louis close call, Spieth's run, Royal St. George's, Rory, Bryson, Hamsterdam, and a lot more.

458 - British Open Recap, Round 4

Saturday recap: Is it a 3 horse race? We chat Louis, Morikawa, Spieth, an awesome setup at St. George's, Louis' comments about the pins, Rahm, DJ, Rory, and everything else from an eventful day at the Open.

457 - British Open Recap, Round 3

Oosthuizen out in front, Morikawa and Spieth on his heels, DJ enters the conversation, Brooks loves his driver, and everything else from round 2 at Royal St. George's. We chat about Tyrell Hatton's day, Rahm's return, Rory's quotes, the contenders and pretenders, and of course, how far back is too far back.

456 - British Open Recap, Round 2

Louis Oosthuizen jumps out to the lead, Spieth gets hot, Bryson says some dumb stuff, a Cobra rep claps back, and everything else from day 1 at Royal St. George's, including the golf course, Rory, JT, the rest of the leaderboard, and a ton more.

455 - British Open Recap, Round 1

The TrapDraw is headed to Midland, Michigan along with the LPGA Tour this week to explore an area of the country that is often overlooked. Tron and Randy touch on a number of different topics to begin the episode before welcoming on former Midland resident, and Randy's old pal from graduate school, Scott the Arborist. Scott spent several years living in Midland after school and shares all the knowledge he has about his former home. Plus, a fascinating discussion on trees breaks out towards the end of the show. Enjoy!

148: Midland, MI

It's the final major of the year as the Open Championship returns from a one year hiatus and is back at Royal St. George's Golf Club. We break down what has us excited about the course, which hasn't hosted the Open since 2011, give you our picks to win (and not to win), visit some of the key storylines, and get hyped for some links golf. Plus, we chat with "Whistles Go Woo" about his process for making golf picks.

454 - Open Championship Preview

A busy week in golf, as we discuss Min Woo Lee's win at the Scottish Open, why the The Renaissance Club hosts this event, the future of the event, Rory's security incident, Rahm, and everything else from Scotland. We also chat about Lucas Glover's win at the John Deere, #Chezfest, Furyk at the U.S. Senior Open, The Match, Bryson's caddie situation, and a lot more.

The referenced article on the Scottish Open from UK Golf Guy: 

https://www.ukgolfguy.com/golf-blog/scottish-open-future

Jane Park's GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/ad43c4ed

453 - Scottish Open/John Deere Recap

This is it, the final installment of the 'A Course Called America' Book Series! Randy and Tom Coyne discuss the conclusion of the book, talk about the golf lists at the back, and answer listener-submitted questions. The final 25 minutes of this episode is very special--Tom's father, Jim, the main inspiration behind the journey, joins to reflect on his own cross-country trip to San Diego so many years ago, as well as what it means to him to have read his son's words. Enjoy!

147: A.C.C.A. Book Series Part 4, ft. Tom Coyne and his Dad

Neil and Soly debrief Manufacturers' Golf and Country Club located in Fort Washington, PA. Manufacturers' is a 1925 William Flynn design overlooking the Sandy Run Creek outside Philadelphia. Tons of land movement around this course which was masterfully routed over hills, around and over the creek, and in some instances at the bottom of the former quarry. Enjoy!

Crash Course, Episode 29: Manufacturers' Golf & Country Club 

Michael Keiser, Jr., owner of the Sand Valley Golf Resort and son of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort owner Mike Keiser, joins the pod to catch up on the latest developments at Sand Valley, Bandon Dunes and the recreation of the Lido Golf Course. Michael also details the family's philosophy around golf development and his upbringing in the golf business as a caddie and agronomy staff member at Bandon Dunes.

452 - Michael Keiser, Jr.

Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, TX was founded in 1936 by Marvin Leonard with the intent to have healthy bentgrass greens. To get the job done, Mr. Leonard hired John Bredemus to design the course located on the South bank of the Trinity River. Later, the club brought in Perry Maxwell to fine tune the routing and improve the course. Colonial is the annual host to a PGA Tour event dating back to 1946. It has also hosted multiple USGA Championships and is the home club of nearby TCU Golf teams. The club recently approved a course restoration project which will be led by Gill Hanse, DJ and Cody dive in and discuss the history, routing, layout, and fun that is Colonial Country Club. Enjoy!

Crash Course, Episode 28: Colonial Country Club

Soly and Kevin Van Valkenburg recap the majors from the 2009 Masters through the 2012 PGA Championship. From Rory's wins at Congressional and Kiawah to unlikely winners like Y.E. Yang, Charl Schwartzel and Lucas Glover, we'll look back at a most unique period in professional golf with some of the stories you might remember, and some you definitely won't. We also get into the Bryson - Tim Tucker news on the front end of the pod. Thanks to KVV for joining us for this one!

451 - 2009-2012 Majors Deep Dive with KVV

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