No Laying Up: Crash Course

Originally published in October 2020 on the NLU Podcast Ep 367: Bobby Week: Soly sits down with long time golf course architect Bobby Weed joins to discuss learning from Pete Dye, drainage, building golf courses for modern players, the TPC network, working for the PGA Tour, renovations, and a lot more. Enjoy!

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Originally published in September 2018 NLU Podcast Ep. 165, Gil Hanse: Soly and TC sit down with Gil Hanse at Aronimink Golf Club to discuss the restoration work his team performed there, how it will play for professionals, and what the goal of the restoration, his other projects, and more. Enjoy!

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From November 2020 NLU Podcast Ep 371: Matty Kelly has caddied in many Masters, and he sits down with us in advance of next week's event to go through his yardage books, talk about each hole, how they play it, how Bryson might play it, and a ton of other great Augusta nuggets along the way. Enjoy!

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Originally published in November 2021 NLU Podcast Ep. 494, Mike DeVries: Golf course architect, and Michigan native, Mike DeVries joins Soly to discuss his courses featured on the current season of Tourist Sauce as well as his background in the golf course architecture business, his work both domestically and around the world, his design influences and philosophies, and much more. Enjoy!

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NLU Podcast Ep 315, Rob Collins: Rob Collins from King Collins Golf Course design joins us again to tell the Sweetens Cove story from the top. The little nine hole course with a shed for a clubhouse has become a cult favorite, and now features a celebrity packed ownership group, but it was many years of challenges, blood, sweat, and many tears before that became the reality. Rob takes us on this journey, and updates us on his latest project (Landmand) in Nebraska, and a lot more. Enjoy!

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Originally published on NLU Podcast, Episode 254: Bill Coore: Bill Coore joins us to discuss how he got into the golf course design business, what intrigued him about Pete Dye, centerline bunkers, width, Sand Hills, Bandon Trails, Pinehurst No. 2, Old Town Club, and many other courses. We also went into detail on the reaction to Trinity Forest, how it has played differently than it was designed to play, designing courses for professionals, and a lot more. Enjoy!

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Originally published as NLU Podcast, Ep 252: England's Golf Coast, this episode features Part I of Soly's trip to England (Royal Lytham, Royal Birkdale, West Lancashire, Formby, Formby Ladies, Hillside, & Southport & Ainsdale). Enjoy!

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Neil sits down with his good friend Matt to discuss Morris County Golf Club located in Morristown, NJ. Morris County is a 1916 Seth Raynor design that was restored by Ron Prichard in 2001. Enjoy!

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Originally published as NLU Podcast, Ep 253: Heathland Golf in England, this episode features Part II of Soly's trip to England. He breaks down the Heathland courses he played (Holinwell, Walton Heath, Sunningdale, Berkshire, and St. George's Hill), his newfound appreciation for heathland golf, what makes each of these courses special, some of the best holes, the English golf vibe, and a lot more. Enjoy!

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Originally recorded as part of the Tourist Sauce California recap podcast, the crew sit down to debrief the amazing Dr. MacKenzie design of Pasatiempo. Pasatiempo is the vision of Marion Hollins, who knew the site featuring rolling hills, dramatic slops, and barrancas would make a fabulous course location. In 2007 Tom Doak was brought in to complete a restoration which brought the course back to its original MacKenzie design. Enjoy!

Tourist Sauce: California "Pasatiempo"

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