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Darin Bunch is a golf travel aficionado with Golf News Net, and is part of the development team at Pacific Gales in Port Orford, Oregon.

In this episode, host Kyle Surlow and Darin discuss all things related to Pacific Gales (PG), the exciting new golf course and resort on the Oregon coast that is still in the developmental stages, but is set to break ground within the next year. Just 45 south of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Pacific Gales aims to be the next great American seaside links, and Kyle and Darin go in to great detail as to how the team at Pacific Gales will make that a reality in the coming years.

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Darin Bunch (@getawaysgolf) is a passionate golfer who works with Golf News Net and is involved with the upcoming Pacific Gales Golf Course project in Port Orford, Oregon.

In this episode, host Kyle Surlow talks about Tiger Woods' performance at the Valspar Championship and its affect on the golf world and the USGA's rules changes. Then, Kyle and Darin discuss their love of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort and Darin's expertise in the world of hickory golf clubs.

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Andy Johnson (@the_fried_egg) is the founder of The Fried Egg, where he covers professional and amateur golf as well as golf course architecture and development.

In this episode, host Kyle Surlow and Andy discuss Andy's recent trip to Northwood Golf Club in Monte Rio, CA with friend Zac Blair, the state of golf course development in the United States, focusing on Boca National in Boca Raton, Florida and the Jackson Park golf project in Chicago, which is set to be designed by Tiger Woods. At the end of the podcast, Kyle steals a segment from the Fried Egg Podcast and plays some over/under where we get Andy's thoughts on the 2018 Tiger Woods experience, new golf equipment and much more.

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Andy Johnson (@the_fried_egg) is the founder of The Fried Egg, where he covers professional and amateur golf as well as golf course architecture.

Andy and host Kyle Surlow discuss Andy's past year as the Fried Egg has grown, writing versus podcasting, how club champions stack up against tour pros, both of their favorite sports writers, the Chicago Bulls, and Andy's recent golf trip to the San Francisco Bay Area.

Read and listen to Andy's work on The Fried Egg here: http://www.friedegg.com

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This past weekend, host Kyle Surlow (@ksurlow) participated in the 48th Annual Big Squaw Valley Invitational in Lake County, California, where golf returns to its most basic form. No green grass, no manicured playing conditions, PVC pipes for flagsticks and just two clubs allowed per person, the Squaw Valley Invitational is a golfing experience that allows every player to focus on what's most important on the golf course, fun and camaraderie among playing partners.

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Up-and-coming golf course architect Brett Hochstein (@hochsteindesign) joins host Kyle Surlow to discuss how to build a low-maintenance golf course, the benefits of links golf and what goes in to building a bunker.

Before that, Kyle recounts Ted Potter's victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and looks ahead to this weekend's Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, CA, including Tiger Woods being paired with Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas for the first two rounds, Europe's stars, and defending champion Dustin Johnson.

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Up-and-coming golf course designer Brett Hochstein (@hochsteindesign) joins host Kyle Surlow to discuss his background as a golf course designer, how he learned how to operate a bulldozer and excavator, being named one of Matt Ginella's best young architects, and the challenges of breaking through in the golf design industry.

Before the interview with Brett Hochstein, Kyle shares some observations on the debauchery-filled Waste Management Open in Scottsdale, Arizona, and looks ahead to the upcoming AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in Monterey this weekend.

Visit Hochstein Design's website: http://www.hochsteindesign.com/

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Host Kyle Surlow (@golfguide_) covers what's going on in the golfing world this week, including Jason Day winning the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego, reactions from Tiger Woods' 2018 PGA Tour debut, JB Holmes' slow play, looking ahead to the Waste Management Open at TPC Scottsdale, back-to-back defending champion Hideki Matsuyama's chances of repeating, a recap of the 2018 PGA Merchandise show in Orlando, Florida, and the new feud between Callaway Golf's Vice President of Marketing Harry Arnett and Titleist over claims made by Titleist that their new Tour Soft golf ball is superior to Callaway's Chrome Soft ball.

In the second half of the program, Kyle is joined by friend and host of the No Gimmes Podcast, Chris Derr, to discuss their respective power rankings of golf's best television hosts and analysts.

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Host Kyle Surlow is joined by co-host Casey Edmondson as they preview Tiger Woods' 2018 season, speculating on how he will fare at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego, CA. In addition, Casey shares stories from his first trip to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort and offers some final thoughts on the closing of Aetna Springs Golf Course.

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Host Kyle Surlow (@ksurlow) discusses this week's events in golf, including the Golf Channel's cameramen and television crew going on strike, leading to some less-than-ideal coverage of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Other topics on today's podcast include San Geronimo Golf Course in Marin County closing, Nick Saban buying a golf course, Callaway's new Rogue woods, Tiger Woods' odds to win The Masters and complications at Mike Keiser's new project, Coul Links, in Northern Scotland.

Finally, at the end of the program, Kyle is joined by friend Andrew Whiting to discuss their experience at Aetna Springs' last day of operation this past Sunday. In addition to talking about their experience, both speculate on how the golf course could have been salvaged.

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