No Laying Up: Crash Course

A host of elements make the Old Course what it is. Most often people focus on the history of the course, and for good reason. Simultaneously, however, the history sometimes detracts from what makes the course truly special. If one were to take away the Open Championship history and the design’s overarching influence on the game of golf you’d have the most fun golf course in the world. Enjoy!

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An absolute step back in time. This throwback episode is from Tourist Sauce: Scotland and The Old Golf Course at Musselburgh Links. Located in East Lothian, the oldest golf course in the world is not to be missed. Leave your clubs in the car and rent a set of hickories for this round. Enjoy!

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The Schuster Brothers sit down to discuss Springfield Country Club located in Springfield, OH. SCC is a 1922 Donald Ross design that is most well known not for its length, but for it putting surfaces. Since 2010, SCC has been a sectional site for U.S. Open qualifying. Enjoy!

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Throwback episode to start the week off. This time going back to Kilspindie Golf Club. Featured on Tourist Sauce S2: E1, Kilspindie plays just over 5500 yards from the member tees. The Ben Sayers/Willie Park Jr. design is a par 69 laid out across a relatively flat expanse of land on Aberlady Bay and the Firth of Forth. What it lacks in dramatic terrain movement it makes up for in subtlety, quirk and fun. Please visit our YouTube channel and watch the full episode for more. Enjoy!

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The Strapped Boys are back! This time they sit down and discuss the first course at Pinehurst Resort. According to history, hotel guests introduced the game in the dairy cattle grazing fields, hitting little white balls that disturbed the herd. Pinehurst Founder James Walker Tufts then hired Dr. D. Leroy Culver of New York to design and build a golf course in Pinehurst in 1898. The first clubhouse followed a few months later. Pinehurst’s first golf professional, John Dunn Tucker, was hired in 1899 to add an additional nine. The course later became Pinehurst No. 1, our first 18-hole layout. In 1900, Tufts hired Donald J. Ross, a young Scottish golf professional, to direct golf operations at Pinehurst. Ross completed renovations of No. 1 in 1901 and in 1907 completed work on Pinehurst No. 2. Enjoy!

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On this throwback episode, we unpack The Dunes and Lost Farm courses at Barnbougle Resort. The Dunes is a 2004 Tom Doak/Mike Clayton designed that sits on a former potato farm on Tasmania's north east coast. Lost Farm is a Coore and Crenshaw design that opened in 2010. Both courses are a must add to any Australian golf itinerary. Enjoy

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DJ and Cody sit down to discuss The Yards in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Owner David Miller purchased the former Arnold Palmer designed Oak Bridge Club and with the help of GM Mike Miles, has transformed the property in a new golf experience. The Yard’s is an innovative reimagining of the traditional country club to fit any lifestyle. Enjoy!

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DJ is joined by our close friend and all around great guy Matt Golden to discuss Erin Hills Golf Course in Erin, Wisconsin. Opened in 2006, Erin Hills is mostly known for hosting the 2017 US Open and 2011 US Amateur. Enjoy this listen as they give their best to break down the interesting story of how Erin Hills came to be, the course as a Championship host, and the fabulous resort it has developed into today. Cheers!

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DJ debriefs Tron on his Summer 2020 visit to the Sand Hills of Nebraska to play Wild Horse Golf Club. Wild Horse is a 1999 Dave Axland/Dan Proctor design long known as the best golf course in America no one has heard of. It is an excellent golf course, well routed and an amazing value for those who travel out of their way to play it. This podcast serves as an appetizer as Wild Horse video is coming soon on our YouTube channel. Enjoy!

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DJ sits down with Cody to discuss The Links at Lawsonia located in Green Lake, Wisconsin. This big and bold Langford/Moreau course finished construction in 1930. To move the land during construction, the design team relied on the use of steam shovels to move the dirt. Revolutionary at the time and even more so today, this hidden gem deserves all the recognition in the world. For more information on The Link, please check out Andy's work over at thefriedegg.com. Enjoy!

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