2024 is here, and the major season isn't all too far away at this point! As has become tradition, we are here today to talk about the 4 majors and who we think are good guys to look at as likely winners at each of them this year.

This feels like a 7/10 sort of year golf course wise. Valhalla, meh. Pinehurst. Great. Troon, functions but not the best. That said, all majors provide a ton to look forward to. Today not only will we talk a bit about the courses in terms of what we look forward to in watching them, but also what types of players have had success at them in the past and how that informs the direction we are headed with our picks at each venue this year.

We will lead with SELF today. How we have been Sleeping, Eating, what we've been Learning, and an update on our Fitness, before getting straight into the golf chat!

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The locker room. Every course has one. Some courses go all out and some keep it bare bones. There are certain things that every locker room should have. There are certain things that are optional. And there are certain things that just do not belong.

With all the new golf clubs popping up these days, we are here to discuss what should be in a locker room, what needs to go due to being out of the times, and what could we consider adding that most places have not traditionally incorporated in their locker room.

MBM 1 of 2024! Can't wait for 50 more!

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Here it is. We have received so much interest in these two projects both online and offline and finally we are going to get deep in the weeds to go hole by hole and decide who wins this matchup.

If you haven't already, be sure to head to our website to read our piece on the two clubs and how they are similar and different. These two courses certainly have similarities, but they are also vastly different in many ways so for more on that, head to the link below to find our writing.

This matchup was an absolute brawl and about as tight as we've seen on any house theory thursday. Hang with us all the way to the end to see who is going to take it!

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Hello everyone and welcome to the first mudball monday of 2024. Today we won't be talking and new topics just yet, but rather bringing a close to 2023 by revisiting some of our favorite #mudballmonday moments of the year. We talk about all sorts of stuff on mudball monday, most of which being completely ridiculous, but not all of it is crazy. There is some valuable golf chat buried within the episodes as well.

Have a listen to today's 2023 Mudball Monday Medley where we rehash some of the highlights (and perhaps lowlights) of 2023 before we roll into a new year of Mudball Monday's next week.

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We've reached the end of another year which of course means its time for the year end pod once again. Today, as is pro forma for the YEP, we will be breaking down the highlights of the year for ourselves on a personal front, podcasting front, and in the world of golf. Not a major difference in what we'll be getting into today vs most of our podcasts, today will simply be more focused around the highlights of the year.

We had a lot of wins and improvements this year. We ventured into some new territory both on  the podcasting front as well as outside of the world of podcasting. We learned more about what you guys are into and what you aren't. And most importantly our passion for continuing to evolve and bring more and more strong content to the golf world has only grown stronger. Can't wait for even further growth in the year ahead.

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Lukas Michel joins us once again at The Tie Podcast for an update on what he has been up to of late in the world of golf course architecture as well as shares his opinions on some of the other happenings in the space.

Lukas is a design associate with CDP (Clayton, Devries, Pont) and is beginning to get more of his own solo work shaping greens and thinking through everything it takes to build a golf course. Lukas lives in Melbourne but has both traveled and competed all over the world and therefore has as good a sense as almost anyone as to what is going on in all parts of the world in architecture.

Among other things we discuss:
- What Lukas is working on
- The State of Lukas' game
- The international perception of new builds in America
- The Lido, Tree Farm, Old Barnwell, Cabot Citrus Farms, Seven Mile Beach
- And a whole lot more!

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 We're seeing so many new golf courses come to market over the last few years which is awfully exciting, but the question that always remains for us is will these courses grow up well or not? It's awesome for a golf course to excite on the first time through, but there are certain things that architects can do that excite us the first time through but don't have as much to provide on return trips.

The greens, strategy informed by tee balls, and consistency of experience are some of the specific things we call out  that are important in how good a golf course is and how likely it is to be consistently good for years and years to come rather than just at first look.

Tune in to to hear our thoughts on specific courses, features, and more!

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Trey Wren joins us this week to talk about his insanely busy year in 2023. 

Trey was a collegiate golfer at Temple University who, after turning pro, shortly diverted to starting his media company Sticks Golf - named after the folks who can play hard, have a well rounded knowledge of the game, and are always curious about it. 

In this episode we cover his background as a competitive player, the steps taken to begin his creative work, and what he’s learned at High Pointe. 

There is a ton of interest on High Pointe - Tom Doak's first design and current re-design, and this should provide an inside look into the project and the people responsible for it. 

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Rollback, wow, it's here. While I don't believe it's nearly as big of a thing as many people are thinking it is, we have finally arrived at some sort of a show of hand from the USGA on where we are headed with this whole debate about distance and the golf ball and what the next number of years will look like.

While this is an important step, at the end of the day it feels more like a PR play than a significant change to how the game will actually look over the next few years. Only time will tell, and it's nice to know we are moving somewhere!

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Brad Gehl is not fearless, but he is persistent as hell. 
In this episode we cover his path through golf which includes: 

• Growing up in an athletic and creative family in Indiana
• Walking onto Oklahoma State as the #3 player on his HS team
• Grinding through amateur golf, then turning professional
• The move to Jupiter and the crew that raised his standards 
• COVID & his non profit "The Hangry Project" + Summer School Documentary
• His departure from professional golf
• A decision to pursue Golf Design through golf construction at The Park 
• Experiences working with Hanse, Doak, associates, and crews.
• & What's ahead

There's plenty more too. His creativity which originated as writing and filmmaking will certainly seep into his future design work. For now, it's time to be fully and utterly immersed in the dirt (dert).

Check out the following links to learn more:

Brad's Instagram:
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The Hangry Project 501-C3 Mission
https://www.thehangryproject.com/

Summer School Documentary (36 mins - highly recommend)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUdTMA1OHHA

Golfers Journal 22: "What I Stole From Pete Dye" - Brad Gehl
https://www.golfersjournal.com/editorial/what-i-stole-from-pete-dye/

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