Kevin Vitale, who recently retired after a 22 year run as the GM/COO of the iconic Baltusrol Golf Club, is one of the most well-respected leaders in the private club industry. We talk with Kevin about his upbringing in the Boston area, how he got started in the hospitality industry and how that led to his stellar career in the club industry, and the highlights of his time leading Baltusrol. We also get Kevin's views on some of the issues facing private clubs and best practices in that regard.

Bobby Clampett has had quite the journey in the game, from uber elite junior/amateur to PGA Tour player to Broadcaster to Champions Tour player to full-time instructor and author.  We talk with Bobby about all of his many memorable experiences in the game, and also get Bobby's thoughts on some of the challenges facing the game today.

Brittany Lincicome had a long and successful career on the LPGA tour, winning 8 times, including 2 majors. We talk with Brittany about how she got her start in the game, her decision to turn pro at age 19, what the LPGA tour was like, and what made her retire after 20 years on tour. We also get her assessment of where the women's game stands today and how it is moving forward under new commissioner Craig Kessler.

Gordon Dalgleish founded Perry Golf, a leading golf travel company, over 40 years ago with his brother Colin. We talk with Gordon about how he got his start in the game in his native Scotland, how golf travel and golf travelers have changed over the past 40 years, what the hidden gems are today for golf trips, and what led him to pair golf travel with cruises. We also discuss his involvement with junior golf with both the AJGA and the First Tee program.

Chuck White grew up in Long Beach and was a star member of the UCLA Golf Team in the late 70's, with folks like Corey Pavin and Steve Pate as teammates. Chuck has gone on to use another skill -- his distinctive voice -- to have a stellar career as the voice of UCLA football and basketball for over three decades as well as other notable assignments. We talk with Chuck about his journey in the game, from how he got his start playing the public courses in Long Beach to his junior career and his experiences at UCLA. We also get Chuck's thoughts on some of the issues facing the game today.

Derek Duncan is one of the most knowledgeable people today on golf course architecture. We talk with Derek about how he developed his interest in golf course architecture and got his start in the field, how the bi-annual Top 100 ratings are conducted at Golf Digest and how those rankings have changed over time, and more broadly how golf course architecture has evolved over the past 30 years. We also touch on the dramatic changes in the accessibility of golf course architectural knowledge and discuss the impact of technology.

Bob Ford is one of golf's greatest ambassadors, having served as the head pro at Oakmont for 37 years and at Seminole for 21 years (and serving both clubs concurrently for 17 of those years). Bob's accomplishments as a head pro (with some 50+ assistants having gone on to notable head pro positions at other clubs) and as a player (having played in 10 PGA's and 3 US Open's in addition to winning multiple Pennsylvania Open and Pennsylvania PGA championships) are legendary. We talk with Bob about how he got started in the game, his time as an assistant at Oakmont under Lew Worsham, his becoming the head pro at Oakmont at age 25, making the cut as the host pro at the 1983 US Open, the famous tree removal project at Oakmont which became the model for other clubs across the country, and his time at Seminole and how he and his wife Nancy managed those two jobs with three children. We also get Bob's views on the life of the club pro today, the role of technology in the game, and the state of the game today.

Joe Passov, a/k/a “Travelin’ Joe,” has been writing about golf since 1991, with a specialty in travel, history and golf course architecture. We talk with Joe about how he went from being a young lawyer to a golf writer, how he came to focus on golf travel and golf course architecture, and the major developments he has seen in those areas during his long career.

Greg Nathan, after having been a competitive tennis player as a junior, decided in his early 20's that he wanted to have a career in golf. We talk with Greg about the remarkable journey he then pursued to reach this goal, and how through a combination of impressive persistence and some good fortune, he eventually got a job at the SI Golf Group and then subsequently joined the National Golf Foundation where he ultimately rose to being President & CEO. We then discuss what the NGF does and how it serves as the umbrella trade association for the entire golf industry, and cover various topics including the current state of the game, the role of non-green grass facilities in being an on-ramp for new golfers, the importance of the pro game and his thoughts on the future of the game.

Kyle Phillips is one of the leading golf architects working today. We talk with Kyle about how he became interested in golf architecture, what he learned from his 16 years at RTJ II Golf Course Design, his decision to go out on his own in 1997, and his stellar work at Kingsbarns in Scotland and the Cal Club in San Francisco. We also discuss his approach to design, why golden age architecture is having a moment in golf, how he grapples with the great increase in distances at the elite level in his restoration/renovation work, and what architects have influenced him the most.