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Hosts Kyle and Casey preview the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills in Hartford, Wisconsin. They preview what to look for this weekend from the first-time major venue and some players to keep an eye on this weekend. Afterwards, they discuss the benefits of camping out at a major championship, Gary Player's recent evisceration of Robert Trent Jones Jr. (in response to a recent interview Jones did with Golf Digest). Finally, both hosts offer some thoughts about Tiger Woods' recent life struggles.

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Hosts Kyle and Casey cover a variety of golf-related topics that center around golf in the North Bay Area, and the rest of Northern California. They discuss the state of caddying in America in 2017 and where the profession might be going. Both Adobe Creek Golf Club (currently closed) in Petaluma and Aetna Springs Golf Course in Pope Valley are for sale, and the hosts speculate on what might become of both courses after ownership changes hands.  Finally, in response to Rick Vacek's recent article on Nemesis holes, both hosts share what golf holes they play regularly and can't seem to best, no matter how many times they try.

Other topics include North Bay Area golf news, why Los Arroyos Golf Course in Sonoma was awesome, the economic viability of another private golf club in Sonoma County wine country and more.

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Jay Blasi is a golf course architect, whose prominent West Coast work includes Chambers Bay, host of the 2015 U.S. Open, where he was a key figure in Robert Trent Jones Jr.'s design team. Jay also recently completed a complete renovation of Santa Ana Country Club in Irvine, CA, and is now consulting with the San Francisco Public Golf Alliance for their restoration of Sharp Park Golf Course.

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Kyle brings on his buddy Kev to talk about alternative tournament formats in the wake of the Zurich Classic in New Orleans switching to a 2-man team format. They discuss how much they enjoy playing in tournaments that utilize rules like chapman, stableford, moneyball, alternate shot and more, and which ones they'd like to see added to the PGA Tour schedule.

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Kyle talks to his buddy Ben, who is an avid amateur golfer, caddy and lover of golf course architecture. You can follow him on instagram @thegolfhawk.

On this episode, Kyle and Ben talk about their love of Bay Area golf, and discuss topics all over the golf spectrum, including their favorite tracks in Sonoma County, the best private clubs on the San Francisco peninsula, playing golf with Tom Doak, the perfect hickory golf championship and much more.

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The 2017 Masters Tournament has come and gone, and hosts Kyle and Casey share their thoughts on Sergio Garcia and his stunning victory at Augusta National Golf Club, as well as whether or not Justin Rose 'lost' the tournament, why Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler were so awful on Sunday's final round, and Jim Nantz's spectacular performance in Butler Cabin.

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Hosts Casey and Kyle give their predictions for the 2017 Masters and what they expect to see at the annual tournament contested at Augusta National Golf Club.

Topics include the news that Dustin Johnson has fallen down a flight of stairs on the eve of the first round, each of their ideal Masters outcomes, how Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy will fare and whether a first time participant has a shot at winning.

For the final 2 minutes of the podcast, both hosts touch on the Lexi Thompson ruling at last weekend's ANA Inspiration and how replay could be ruining the sport of golf.

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Hosts Casey and Kyle discuss the main storylines they'll be following for the 2017 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.

Stories they'll be following include; Jordan Spieth's return to Augusta after his historic 2016 collapse, Dustin Johnson heading into the tournament as the overwhelming favorite, Rory McIlroy attempting to complete the career grand slam, and much more.

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Attorney and Golf Guide Podcast co-host Casey sits down with Kyle to discuss the recent suit filed against Acushnet (parent company of Titleist) by Costco and what the legal implications are for both sides.

Costco has asked for a declaratory judgment in response to a letter it received from Acushent, asserting that Costco infringed on 11 of its patents and engaged in false advertising based on the Kirkland Signature guarantee that its products meet or exceed the quality of leading national brands.

Casey and Kyle discuss what the impeding lawsuit could look like, some possible outcomes, and make some educated guesses as to how everything will shake down.

Information used in this podcast is sourced from articles on MyGolfSpy, Golf-Patents.com and the United States District Court.

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Bo Links is the co-founder of the San Francisco Public Golf Alliance.

Bo and his colleague Richard Harris founded the San Francisco Public Golf Alliance to protect public golf in San Francisco, and for the past 10 years, they have been leading the fight to keep Sharp Park Golf Course open, despite efforts from various environmental groups to close the seaside links.

Sharp Park was designed in 1932 by Alister MacKenzie, and at one time was labeled "The poor man's Cypress Point." Bo has been playing Sharp Park since the 1960's and is one of the course's greatest historians. After a 10+ year long legal battle, Sharp Park was designated as a “Historic Resource Property” under the California Environmental Quality Act, and now the SFPGA's next mission is to restore as much of the original Alister MacKenzie design as possible.

Bo and host Kyle Surlow discuss what the journey has been like up to this point, and what will happen to Sharp Park going forward.

You can join the San Francisco Golf Alliance by clicking here, and you can also find them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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