Golf Origin Stories

I "met" Jake via Twitter a year or two ago and became friends soon thereafter through the weekly #golfchat sessions on the social media platform. 

We talk about one of his favorite songs, where he grew up, which is the same town I lived in for a few years, and of course, how and why he fell in love with the game of golf.

Jake is definitely one of the good ones and I think many of us can relate to his golf origin story.

You can follow Jake on Twitter at @Golfer_Jake_78

And, as always, if you have a golf origin story you would like to share, let me know on Twitter @krismcewen or at krismcewen.com/golforiginstories.

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I met Ed through my previous golf gig at Golficity.com. Even though we've only played a round and a half of golf together, time spent with Ed is always time well spent.

In 2020, Ed has started a new feature for Golficity called Main Course. As a self-professed "foodie", Ed is going to spend the year highlighting different food and drinks at golf courses throughout the Midwest.

We talk about his new project, last year's "Duffs to Darts" effort, and what he loves so much about the game of golf.

You can follow Ed on Twitter and Instagram and check out Main Course on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

If you have, or know someone that has, a Golf Origin Story worth sharing, let me know at krismcewen.com/golforiginstories or on Twitter @krismcewen.

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For my first interview of the podcast, I went to the guy who I knew would be willing to be my guinea pig, my good friend, and my cameraman, Josh.

Josh and I have known one another for about five years and became weekend playing partners once we met. He's been patient enough to put up with me doing take after take in front of the camera, learning how to operate a drone on the fly (so to speak), he's become my second eyes and assistant director while doing different shoots, and is always willing to give new ideas a shot. Including being my first guest on my first podcast.

As always, if you have a story, or know of someone with a Golf Origin Story, head over to krismcewen.com/golforiginstories or follow me on Twitter @krismcewen, and let me know!

Finally, this week's song can be found here in its entirety.

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Welcome to Golf Origin Stories! A podcast about how, when, and why people became involved and fell in love with the game of golf.

In the very first episode of Golf Origin Stories, I thought it would only be fair to tell my own story about how and why I fell in love with the game of golf.

My love of the game was due to a few things aligning involving my brothers, a new job, and my attempt to quit an unhealthy habit.

If you have or know someone who has an interesting Golf Origin Story, follow me on Twitter at @krismcewen and DM me or head over to krismcewen.com/golforiginstories and let me know!

Thanks for listening!