Looking to become the first golfer to represent Washington D.C. in the Special Olympics USA Games and perhaps beyond, Perez Plater is actively putting in the work necessary.  He and Coach Nat, his coach and a former Olympian himself, sat down for this podcast at Langston GC, their home course, to talk about Perez’ progress, […]

The dream of many an avid golfer is to have their own course designed just how they want, to play anytime they’d like on their own property.  Cliff Miller not only accomplished this with The Schoolhouse Nine, built on farmland in Sperryville, Virginia that has been in his family for generations, but he made it […]

In 2019, Henrico County issued an RFP to operate Belmont Golf Course, which was purchased by the county back in 1977.  The historic A.W. Tillinghast design played host to the only major in the history of the state of Virginia, the 1949 PGA Championship won by native son Sam Snead. The contract was awarded to […]

The DC area’s chapter of First Tee got going back in 1999, not long after the national organization was founded in partnership with several of the sport’s governing bodies.  After operating solely at East Potomac & Langston golf courses for its first 15 years, the First Tee of Greater Washington DC expanded into Northern Virginia […]

This is part 2 of the conversation with Tom Clark.  Here we focus more on his most recent project, Cutalong at Lake Anna, where we did the taping after playing the course. After two decades of starts and stops, all 18 holes are now open and Cutalong is having its official grand opening later this […]

Having been a golf course architect for 50 years, Tom Clark has experienced just about all one can within the business.   Hired by Ed Ault upon graduating college in 1971, Tom has been creating & reworking golf courses ever since. With the firm that eventually became Ault, Clark & Associates being based in suburban D.C., […]

-UPDATE: Not long after this podcast was recorded, the sale of the golf course was completed and new ownership did not retain staff. Shawn, Donny & Michael have each moved to new positions at other golf facilities- For our final episode of the year, we dive into the goings-on out at Lake Presidential Golf Club.  […]

Having some of the longest hitters of a golf ball on the planet come to Washington D.C. and bomb drives on the National Mall seems almost too far-fetched & logistically challenging of an idea to be able to pull off.  Yet in four short months since the concept was thought up, the event has not […]

Despite coming to the game later in life, Michael Williams has held numerous interesting roles within golf, has traveled the globe covering the game & spoken with a who’s who of the sport over the years for his own show, the 19th hole on GolfWRX. Earlier this year in the wake of the social upheaval […]

After spending nearly a decade at SBNation writing primarily on golf, Brendan Porath’s byline begins with podcast host.  Three times a week, Brendan(!)and his co-host Andy Johnson (The Fried Egg) publish their off-the-cuff takes and musings on professional golf.  Never shying away from calling out players or the industry in often hilarious ways traditional golf […]