The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

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We talk about all things golf from the perspective of a better than scratch golfer. Topics range from the PGA Tour to golf course architecture.

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Fried Egg Stories: Making t...

05.14.2021

In September 1989, a devastating hurricane hit South Carolina. Directly in its path was Kiawah Island, where Pete Dye had just begun to build a new golf course. And this wasn't just any course: in two years, it was supposed ...

The Fried Egg Golf Podcast episodes:

05.14.2021 Fried Egg Stories: Making the Ocean Course In September 1989, a devastating hurricane hit South Carolina. Directly in its path was Kiawah Island, where Pete Dye had just begun to build a new golf course. And this wasn't just any course: in two years, it was supposed ...
05.11.2021 What's New About the Ocean Course for the 2021 PGA Championship Golf architect Scot Sherman joins Andy Johnson to discuss recent renovation work at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island for the 2021 PGA Championship. Scot talks about how being at the Ocean Course has brought his career full circle, and ...
05.04.2021 Two Championship Golf Courses in California (and a Lovely Muni) Last week, the Fried Egg team went on a whirlwind tour of California, and in this episode Andy and Garrett break down the highlights. First they discuss Soule Park, host of the Fried Egg's Boomerang event and one of the ...
04.20.2021 Golfers and Environmentalists Are Not Enemies A common knock on golf courses is that they're bad for the environment. But that's an over-simplified view—and in some cases, a flat-out incorrect one. With Earth Day coming up, we thought it was time to sort through these issues ...
04.14.2021 Reviewing Hideki's Masters Win with the U.S. Media's Leading Hideki Expert For the past decade, Sean Martin, senior editor at PGA Tour dot com, has been covering Hideki Matsuyama's career with more depth and nuance than any other golf writer. So who better than him to sit down with Andy Johnson ...
04.06.2021 Five Things about the Masters with Shane Bacon Golf Channel host Shane Bacon joins Andy Johnson to discuss the upcoming Masters Tournament. Shane and Andy each run through five things they're looking forward to seeing at Augusta National this week. They touch on Jordan Spieth's reemergence, Rory McIlroy's ...
04.02.2021 The Lost Masters with Curt Sampson When the world is in disarray, what, if anything, is the role of professional sports? Specifically, what's the role of the Masters, a tournament that has always felt like an escape from everyday life? To explore those questions, Garrett Morrison ...
03.31.2021 Jim Wagner on Contours, Cavemen, and Hanse Golf Course Design's Latest Projects Jim Wagner is the longtime design partner at Hanse Golf Course Design and the head of the firm’s Caveman Construction crew. With the design-build approach on the rise in golf course architecture, Jim’s on-the-ground knowledge is more relevant than ever. ...
03.23.2021 Superintendent Series: Jim Huntoon on Mowing Lines and Myrtle Beach Jim Huntoon is the Golf Course Superintendent at the Heritage Club in the Myrtle Beach area and a contributor to the Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association. For this installment of our Superintendent Series, Jim speaks with Andy Johnson about finding ...
03.17.2021 An Insider's View of Golf Course Rankings For many people, golf course rankings published by major magazines provide an introduction to golf course architecture. They communicate the basic notion that some courses might (or should) be considered "greater" than others. Since 1996, Jonathan Cummings has served on ...
03.11.2021 How Your Personality Shapes Your Golf Game Kiel Alderink is a PGA Professional and one of Golf Digest's top instructors under the age of 40. Along with mental coach John Weir, he founded Mental Golf Type, a company that uses personality psychology to help golfers practice and ...
03.06.2021 Fried Egg Stories (Rerelease): Alligator Pit - The Making of TPC Sawgrass Programming note: We first released this episode on Thursday, March 12, 2020. That evening, the Players Championship was canceled in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. So with the 2021 Players approaching, we thought we'd give this story another chance. In ...
02.26.2021 A Way Forward for Municipal Golf Today we wrap up our deep dive into Andy Johnson's visit to North and South Carolina with a hybrid episode. The first half is devoted to a conversation that Andy had with Troy Miller at Charleston Municipal Golf Course. Troy ...
02.23.2021 Tony Jacklin on the Ryder Cup, the Yips, and the Concession (Golf Club) In collaboration with Jack Nicklaus, English golf legend Tony Jacklin designed the Concession Golf Club, which will host the WGC-Workday Championship this week. Ahead of that event, Jacklin joined Andy Johnson to discuss his long, decorated career. They talk about ...
02.18.2021 Episode 205: Geoff Ogilvy - Instruction, Reed, Potential Rollback, and mixed events Geoff Ogilvy is back! He joins Andy to talk about he recent golf news, including the USGA’s potential adjustments to equipments standards and Patrick Reed’s rules incident at Torrey Pines. They also chat about the new Players Series events in ...
02.16.2021 Episode 204: John Houck - Disc Golf Architecture Disc golf has a lot in common with golf. It's usually played over nine or 18 holes; there are tees and targets; there are drives, approaches, and putts; and scores are often calculated according to par. But Fried Egg listeners ...
02.09.2021 Episode 203: Thomas Pagel - USGA Distance Insights Project Thomas Pagel, the USGA's senior managing director of governance, joins Andy to discuss the USGA and R&A’s latest announcement regarding their years-long Distance Insights Project. Last year the governing bodies released a major Distance Insights Report, and last week they ...
02.07.2021 Episode 202: Andy's Carolina Trip, Part 1 - Kiawah Garrett and Andy sit down to discuss Andy's recent trip through the Carolinas. In this first part of their conversation, they open with some thoughts on the events and content projects The Fried Egg has on the schedule for 2021. ...
01.26.2021 Episode 201: Zac Blair - The Tree Farm Zac Blair makes his long-awaited return to the podcast to discuss the latest news on his golf course project in Aiken, South Carolina. Zac talks about his decision to hire Tom Doak and Kye Goalby as well as the membership ...
01.18.2021 Yolk with Doak, Episode 28: The Lido Club Tom Doak joins to discuss his latest project, rebuilding the Lido Club near the Sand Valley Golf Resort. Andy and Tom discuss the history of the great Lido course, the challenges rebuilding it will present and how they are planning ...
01.07.2021 Episode 200: Sean Martin - 2021 PGA Tour Preview Sean Martin, Senior Editor at PGA Tour dot com, joins Andy to discuss the 2021 PGA Tour season. Both Sean and Andy identify five things they will be watching for this year. They talk about the youth wave on tour, ...
01.03.2021 Superintendent Series, Episode 14: Bob Ranum The Long Island legend Bob Ranum joins the podcast to talk about his career in golf course maintenance. Bob discusses his two superintendent jobs at Garden City Golf Club and Atlantic Golf Club. Topics include helping to restore Garden City ...
12.15.2020 Yolk with Doak, Episode 27: Tom's 2020 American Road Trip Tom Doak returns to delve more into his recent road trip across the United States. During his travels, Tom visited two upcoming projects, Dornick Hills in Oklahoma and Sandpiper in California. He and Andy also discuss how beauty affects a ...
12.08.2020 Superintendent Series, Episode 13: Preparing for the 2020 U.S. Women's Open Chris Ortmeier, Director of Agronomy at Champions Golf Club, and Darin Bevard, Director of Championship Agronomy for the USGA, join Andy to discuss this week's U.S. Women's Open. Chris and Darin detail the unique challenges associated with the December date ...
12.02.2020 Yolk with Doak, Episode 26: Houston Open Redux In the latest installment of our series with the golf course architect Tom Doak, he talks about his month-long road trip across America. One of his most prominent stops came at the PGA Tour's 2020 Houston Open at Memorial Park, ...
11.30.2020 Episode 199: Mike Young Golf course architect and owner Mike Young joins Andy to talk about his career in golf. Mike discusses getting his start in golf turf equipment sales and making the leap into design and eventually ownership at the Fields Golf Club ...
11.24.2020 Episode 198: Data Golf Data Golf, founded by brothers Matt and Will Courchene, is on a mission to make sense of the piles of data coming out of professional golf today. In this episode, Garrett Morrison speaks with Matt about how advanced statistics might ...
11.20.2020 Episode 197: Geoff Ogilvy - 2020 Masters Geoff Ogilvy joins Andy to break down the 2020 Masters. Geoff tells some stories about playing with this year's champion Dustin Johnson and discusses DJ's great mental approach to golf. The conversation also touches on the excellent play from several ...
11.12.2020 Fried Egg Stories, Episode 11: Always Greener - The American Pursuit of Perfect Turf Even in November, Augusta National looks flawless. But why is it that we get so excited about green, uniform grass? In this edition of our audio documentary series, we dig into the backstory of America’s obsession with perfect turf. Our ...
11.09.2020 Episode 196: Geoff Ogilvy - All 18 at Augusta National Before the last year's Masters, we released a two-part discussion with Geoff Ogilvy about Augusta National Golf Club. Here, we present a condensed, one-episode version of that conversation. Andy and Geoff cover every hole at the course, delving into the ...
11.07.2020 Episode 195: Lukas Michel - 2020 Masters Prep and playing America's best golf courses 2019 U.S. Mid Am Champion Lukas Michel joins the podcast to discuss his preparations for the Masters as well as his travels in the U.S. since the U.S. Amateur. Lukas details his work on Mike DeVries's restoration crew at Bloomfield ...
10.29.2020 Episode 194: Luke Reese - One for the Memory Banks Author Luke Reese joins the podcast to talk about his new book One for the Memory Banks. Luke reflects on his experiences learning the game late in life as an American in Scotland and the friendships he made along the ...
10.26.2020 Superintendent Series, Episode 12: Josh Mahar - Wild Horse GC Josh Mahar, Superintendent at Wild Horse Golf Club, joins the podcast to discuss his longtime involvement in world-class golf in the Nebraska Sandhills. Josh was part of the grow-in team not only at Wild Hose but also at the renowned ...
10.15.2020 School of Golf Architecture, Part 5 (2): Routing with Jeff Mingay This is the second part of Garrett’s discussion with golf architect Jeff Mingay (@jeff_mingay) about how golfers can “read” the routing of a course. Having laid out the shared traits of good routings, they dig into a few famous examples. ...
10.13.2020 School of Golf Architecture, Part 5 (1): Routing with Jeff Mingay Routing is perhaps the most important step in designing a golf course, but it’s a difficult concept for non-architects to understand. How can a regular golfer “read” the routing of a course that has already been built? Garrett explores this ...
10.07.2020 Episode 193: Jaeger Kovich - Aronimink Golf Club Golf architect Jaeger Kovich joins the podcast to recall his time as a shaper for Hanse Golf Course Design during the firm's 2016 restoration of Aronimink Golf Club. This week, Aronimink plays host to the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
09.29.2020 Superintendent Series, Episode 11: Stephen Britton Stephen Britton, Superintendent at Chevy Chase Country Club joins the podcast this week. He discusses his beginnings at Royal Melbourne and how it spurned an eventual move to America, his time working for TPC Potomac and hosting PGA Tour events, ...
09.24.2020 Episode 192: Geoff Ogilvy - 2020 U.S. Open Recap Geoff Ogilvy joins Andy to breakdown the 2020 U.S. Open. The pair focus in on the setup of Winged Foot and how it amplified DeChambeau’s talents while also discussing the future of golf given Bryson’s style of play. Geoff also ...
09.16.2020 Fried Egg Stories, Episode 10: The Test - Hale Irwin at Winged Foot The 1974 U.S. Open, better known as the "Massacre at Winged Foot," has become a touchstone in the debate over what a golf championship should be. Depending on your perspective, it's either the U.S. Open at its best or the ...
09.15.2020 Episode 191: John Bodenhamer - 2020 U.S. Open Setup John Bodenhamer, USGA Senior Managing Director, Championships, joins the pod this week to discuss all things U.S. Open! Andy and John work through this week’s setup, differences we’ll notice between this event and the ‘06 U.S. Open, managing championships without ...
09.10.2020 Episode 190: Geoff Ogilvy - Winged Foot, the U.S. Open, and the FedEx Cup Geoff Ogilvy, winner of the last U.S. Open contested at Winged Foot, joins the podcast to preview the 2020 U.S. Open. Andy and Geoff start by discussing the FedEx Cup Finals and Geoff's thoughts on the format. Then they delve ...
09.08.2020 Fried Egg Stories, Episode 9: Jackie Robinson the Golfer In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first Black man to play Major League Baseball in the 20th century. You're probably familiar with that story. What you may not know is that the baseball diamond was not the only playing field ...
09.02.2020 Episode 189: Neil Regan - Winged Foot history Neil Regan, Winged Foot Golf Club's historian, sits down with Andy to discuss Winged Foot's rich history, from Babe Ruth's exploits at the club to Monty's struggles on the 18th hole in 2006. Regan was extensively involved in Hanse Golf ...
08.20.2020 Episode 188: Stewart Hagestad - 2020 U.S. Amateur and Bandon Dunes One hundred and seventy-nine episodes after his first appearance, Stewart Hagestad rejoins The Fried Egg Podcast to discuss his run to the quarterfinals at the U.S. Amateur last week. Andy and Stewart talk not only about the tournament but also ...
08.11.2020 Episode 187: PGA Championship Reflections - TPC Harding Park and the "Mega Muni" Model After an exciting PGA Championship, Andy and Garrett get together to discuss how TPC Harding Park fared in its major championship debut. They contemplate both virtues and flaws of its design, routing, and setup, and they compare it to Winged ...
08.05.2020 Fried Egg Stories, Episode 8: Golf and the City - Harding Park In this edition of our audio documentary series, we tell the story of Harding Park, a course that has, at different points in its history, represented both the best and the worst of municipal golf. This week, it hosts the ...
08.03.2020 Episode 186: Geoff Ogilvy - Bryson's transformation, the 2020 PGA, and the young guns Geoff Ogilvy returns to catch up with Andy Johnson about the latest happenings on the PGA Tour and to discuss the upcoming PGA Championship. Geoff talks about his fascination with the golf swing, which grew during the quarantine, and what ...
07.30.2020 Superintendent Series, Episode 10: Tony Nysse Tony Nysse, the Director of Golf Course and Grounds at Mountain Lake, joins the podcast to discuss his affinity for golf course architecture and his career in the turf industry. Tony's many stories include giving architectural advice to a developer ...
07.28.2020 Episode 185: Kerry Haigh Kerry Haigh, the Chief Championships Officer of the PGA of America, joins Andy to discuss next week's PGA Championship at Harding Park. The conversation centers on Kerry's approach to setting up major championship golf.
07.24.2020 Yolk with Doak, Episode 25: Is Donald Ross overrated? Lost Dunes and favorite Scottish holes In the latest talk with Tom, we dive into a number of listener questions. Tom talks about whether or not Donald Ross is overrated and some of the greens at Lost Dunes. The conversation wraps up with Tom choosing which ...

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The Fried Egg Golf Podcast episodes:

Fried Egg Stories: Making the Ocean Course

What's New About the Ocean Course for the 2021 PGA Championship

Two Championship Golf Courses in California (and a Lovely Muni)

Golfers and Environmentalists Are Not Enemies

Reviewing Hideki's Masters Win with the U.S. Media's Leading Hideki Expert

Five Things about the Masters with Shane Bacon

The Lost Masters with Curt Sampson

Jim Wagner on Contours, Cavemen, and Hanse Golf Course Design's Latest Projects

Superintendent Series: Jim Huntoon on Mowing Lines and Myrtle Beach

An Insider's View of Golf Course Rankings

How Your Personality Shapes Your Golf Game

Fried Egg Stories (Rerelease): Alligator Pit - The Making of TPC Sawgrass

A Way Forward for Municipal Golf

Tony Jacklin on the Ryder Cup, the Yips, and the Concession (Golf Club)

Episode 205: Geoff Ogilvy - Instruction, Reed, Potential Rollback, and mixed events

Episode 204: John Houck - Disc Golf Architecture

Episode 203: Thomas Pagel - USGA Distance Insights Project

Episode 202: Andy's Carolina Trip, Part 1 - Kiawah

Episode 201: Zac Blair - The Tree Farm

Yolk with Doak, Episode 28: The Lido Club

Episode 200: Sean Martin - 2021 PGA Tour Preview

Superintendent Series, Episode 14: Bob Ranum

Yolk with Doak, Episode 27: Tom's 2020 American Road Trip

Superintendent Series, Episode 13: Preparing for the 2020 U.S. Women's Open

Yolk with Doak, Episode 26: Houston Open Redux

Episode 199: Mike Young

Episode 198: Data Golf

Episode 197: Geoff Ogilvy - 2020 Masters

Fried Egg Stories, Episode 11: Always Greener - The American Pursuit of Perfect Turf

Episode 196: Geoff Ogilvy - All 18 at Augusta National

Episode 195: Lukas Michel - 2020 Masters Prep and playing America's best golf courses

Episode 194: Luke Reese - One for the Memory Banks

Superintendent Series, Episode 12: Josh Mahar - Wild Horse GC

School of Golf Architecture, Part 5 (2): Routing with Jeff Mingay

School of Golf Architecture, Part 5 (1): Routing with Jeff Mingay

Episode 193: Jaeger Kovich - Aronimink Golf Club

Superintendent Series, Episode 11: Stephen Britton

Episode 192: Geoff Ogilvy - 2020 U.S. Open Recap

Fried Egg Stories, Episode 10: The Test - Hale Irwin at Winged Foot

Episode 191: John Bodenhamer - 2020 U.S. Open Setup

Episode 190: Geoff Ogilvy - Winged Foot, the U.S. Open, and the FedEx Cup

Fried Egg Stories, Episode 9: Jackie Robinson the Golfer

Episode 189: Neil Regan - Winged Foot history

Episode 188: Stewart Hagestad - 2020 U.S. Amateur and Bandon Dunes

Episode 187: PGA Championship Reflections - TPC Harding Park and the "Mega Muni" Model

Fried Egg Stories, Episode 8: Golf and the City - Harding Park

Episode 186: Geoff Ogilvy - Bryson's transformation, the 2020 PGA, and the young guns

Superintendent Series, Episode 10: Tony Nysse

Episode 185: Kerry Haigh

Yolk with Doak, Episode 25: Is Donald Ross overrated? Lost Dunes and favorite Scottish holes

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