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.
Podcasting since 2022 • 13 episodes
Golf Design Matters – Insights from the Inside – hosted by Scott Macpherson
Latest 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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Episode 13
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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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Episode 12
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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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Episode 11
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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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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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