This week episode features famed course designer Rob Collins. He shares so much with us including his latest project at Royal Dornoch. He also notes how Sweetens Cove truly launched his architecture career.

In this episode of the Silver Club podcast, host Steve Scott interviews Jason Birnbaum, a prominent golf instructor who coaches Chris Gotterup, the newest star in the golf world. They discuss Jason's journey in golf coaching, the importance of junior golf, and the mental aspects of the game. Jason shares insights on teaching techniques, the role of stats in improving performance, and the balance between coaching juniors and touring with a professional player. The conversation highlights the evolution of golf instruction and the significance of setup and fearlessness in achieving success on the course.

We also catch uo with a great friend of the show, James Nicholas, who just won for the very first time on the Korn Ferry Tour in Bogota, Columbia. Share in his joy as he returns back to the United States following his maiden victory.

We celebrate our 75th SCGS Podcast milestone this week with famed CBS Sports golf analyst, Colt Knost. Colt dominated 2007 with victories in the U.S. Amateur, the U.S. Amateur Public Links and represented the United States on the Walker Cup Team that same year. After playing 199 PGA Tour events and departing the professional game, he has blossomed into one of the go-to voices in the game of golf. Through his work on Golf's Subpar Podcast as well as his Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio show, "Gravy and the Sleeze", his sharp wit and spot-on insight enternains and informs us each and every time we hear him. Colt shares various thoughts including the upcoming Skins Game revival as well as his latest mission of regaining his amateur status.

The Silver Club Podcast welcomes golf architect Colton Craig and Twilight Golf Founder and President Stephen Edwards to discuss their new collaboration, Old Field Golf, just outside of Winston Salem, NC. They discuss how affordable and accessible golf can be created with in concert with interesting an imaginative golf as well as Colton's collaboration with architect Steve Smyers and author, Tom Coyne.

It's U.S. Open week as we speak with James Nicholas who is heading to his first major championship at Oakmont. Listen to how far James has come in his career as well as the special bond that our co-host Colin Sheehan and James share from their days at Yale University. Join our celebration with James as he previews his exciting week ahead!

This week's podcast features Michael McDermott, the Masters Designated Marker. This position goes to the best player at Augusta National and will play alongside the professionals during The Masters if the field is an odd number of players where there would not be full group present. He would play alongside to accompany them around the course and pace the group properly. It is a very high honor that is only bestowed on a few people in the history of the club. We are honored to have Michael join us to share his thoughts on the game and get to know his Golf Bridge Society better as well.

This week's Silver Club Podcast features the world traveling golfer, Paul Rudovsky. At 79, Rudovsky is retired from a long career in finance, which allowed him to travel for work and make time for his favorite pastime, golf. A self-described "Type A", Paul graduated from MIT and then business school at Carnegie-Mellon University, which gives us background to his meticulous organization. Among the ledgers he keeps is a spreadsheet of every golf course that has ever appeared on a major U.S. or World Top 100 list. His golf adventures, which have taken him to 45 countries on six continents, are driven, Rudovsky says, by an eagerness to "learn about architecture, meet great people and see the evolution of golf design from the munis in Queens, New York that I grew up on to the most famous courses in the world."

This week, Louis Brown, the 2024 USGA Senior Amateur Champion joins the Silver Club Podcast. Louis recently captured the most coveted title in senior amateur golf and is now exempt into many prestigious USGA events such as the 2025 US Senior Open as well as the 2025 and 2026 US Amateur. Additionally, he made history by becoming the first Silver Club Golfing Society member to win a USGA event. (www.silverclubgs.com)

This Silver Club Podcast takes an inside look into the 1996 US Amateur. Steve and Kristi Scott dive into the thoughts and feelings they had as they attempted to stop Tiger Woods' historical US Am three-peat on August 25, 1996.

This Silver Club Podcast takes an inside look into the 1996 US Amateur. Steve and Kristi Scott dive into the thoughts and feelings they had as they attempted to stop Tiger Woods' historical U.S Am three-peat on August 25, 1996.