Destination GOLF

Hello from New Zealand! Josh Sens is traveling the North Island, visiting top-tier modern courses like Te Arai, Tara Iti, and Cape Kidnappers. Today, we walked Royal Auckland, the home course of Kiwi TV chef Josh Emett. The Joshes talk about golf in New Zealand, improving halfway house food, and the newfound crossover between high end cooking and halfway decent golf. This is another on-course pod, so you'll see some fun golf shots at Royal Auckland. Enjoy!

With extensive experience working at Open Championship venues, Mackenzie & Ebert are an accomplished firm in the UK and around the world. Tom Mackenzie talks to Simon Holt about his life in golf, a surprise caddying appearance for Seve Ballesteros, and the upcoming Open at Royal Birkdale.

We also get Tom on the record about the new 17th hole at Royal Liverpool, his work at New South Wales, and whether or not he thinks green speeds and shaping have gone too far. Enjoy!

Hello, Destination GOLF fans! Simon Holt is fresh back from his trip to the likes of Hong Kong and Vietnam. We'll run through his whole golf itinerary and his favorite eats from two weeks away. Josh Sens runs us through Aiken, South Carolina, a sister city to Augusta, which is becoming a golf mecca in its own right.

Which cultures have the best (and worst) breakfast? Is night golf really golf at all? And did we crack the code and find the most luxurious way to fly commercial? This episode answers all those questions and more. Enjoy!

Tom Hsieh, a lifelong San Franciscan, couldn't imagine a world without Gleaneagles. So when it was near complete closure, he created a plan to save the 9-hole muni. Two decades later, it's one of the no-longer best kept secrets in Bay Area golf. In this interview with Josh Sens, Tom discusses the vast, quality muni golf courses in the region, and how absurdly great they could be if they got a little more maintenance and investment. Enjoy!

Want to share the story of your favorite local muni or daily fee? We'd love to hear from you in the comments here, on social media (@destinationgolfpod) or through email ([email protected]). Together, we can share the success stories of what course owners, operators, and regulars are doing right to keep the great middle ground of golf alive.

For the first time, the Destination GOLF podcast takes you on the course! Josh Sens plays a two-man scramble with Mike Koprowski, the co-founder, co-developer, and co-architect of Broomsedge Golf Club in South Carolina.

The club has captured lots of attention during a huge golf boom in the SC sandhills, both for its UK access model, allowing plenty of public play, and the unique story of the man who brought it to life.

Mike Koprowski served in the military, worked in education and D.C. politics, then suddenly found himself in an excavator working with Kyle Franz. Watch him tell his story, plus hit plenty of shots and explain the architecture behind each hole, in this experimental podcast episode while walking with Josh. Enjoy!

The man most known for creating Kingsbarns dives into his career with Simon Holt. Kyle Phillips is an unsung hero of the golf course architecture industry, working largely in Asia and continental Europe. Now, he'll work to transform the difficult, brawny European Club into Brittas Bay Club, which will be much more fun and playable. He'll talk about working with the illustrious Jones family, golf as a way to travel the world, and of course answers Simon's questions about width in today's design world. Enjoy!

If you want to take on the likes of Muirfield, St. Andrews, Royal County Down, and more next year, now's the time to get organized. Simon Holt and Josh Sens have a lot of catching up to do, then we'll get into everything you need to know if you're feeling inspired to book your next great golf trip. Enjoy!

Out on Tour, it's WM Phoenix Open week! To honor one of the most fun events on the golf calendar, we're bringing you videos highlighting public golf in the Arizona desert.

Night golf at Grass Clippings and the competitive Grass League, the Monday skins game at Papago, and bachelor parties at Troon North are all on display in "Destination GOLF: Phoenix" which is out now on YouTube. You'll also hear from Charles Barkley and Brandel Chamblee at We-Ko-Pa.

GOLF editor Jessica Marksbury moved to The Valley for the warm weather, great golf, and exciting atmosphere. She'll walk us through the video project she helped work on with Josh Sens in this week's episode. Enjoy, then check out "Destination GOLF: Phoenix" on GOLF.com and YouTube!

From the beautiful Punta Mita resort in Mexico, Simon Holt interviews former PGA Tour pro Michael Campbell. The New Zealander talks about beating Tiger Woods at Pinehurst, overcoming racial discrimination as a young man, and picks his favorite course at Te Arai.

Simon and Michael talk on these scenic shores during the annual Punta Mita Invitational. It's our first video pod, so enjoy!

Great golf trips take all sorts of shapes and sizes, but an especially unique concept comes from LifeLong Golf. Jennifer Hudson is the founder of the program, which takes golfers looking for daily instruction on a journey to untraditional locations for golf trips. Explore Greece, Anguilla, and more in this conversation with Destination GOLF producer Connor Federico. Enjoy!