Jay Blasi has worked on multiple great projects in the world of golf course architecture. Chambers Bay, Santa Ana CC, and Stanford's Practice Facility, to name just a few. A voyage to the lone star state and Houston more specifically was a new journey for Jay but one that for my money he has aced.

Lakeside CC is a 1952 Ralph Plummer original and was in need of a new look prior to Jay's work. The new rendition of Lakeside will feature more strategic intrigue, shortgrass, firm and fast playing conditions, and a convergence in difficulty between good and bad players. Taking inspiration from CC of Charleston and Yeamans Hall in Charleston, SC, Jay has implemented multiple template holes into the new version of Lakeside CC as well which I believe will be well received by membership.

Both Henry and Walker had the chance to sit down with Jay during this podcast which made for a fun two part interview. We will have a lot more content coming on Lakeside CC so keep your eyes peeled on the social links below for more!

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Hello friends! Thanks for being back once again for #mudballmonday!

Today we're talking about the rankings and why it is hard to break into or out of the top 100. While lists differ and some make it easier than others, one of the things Walker and I talk about a lot its the fact that many courses seemingly stay in their some spot over and over and other new courses can't seem to get their due.

With all the things we have learned in the past 100 years of golf course architecture and with our equipment capabilities, it should be easier than ever to build a great golf course; however, the rankings don't always reflect that.

Tune in to hear the whole conversation and what we have to say about it.

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Hey friends! Today we're joined by Andrew Haynes, VP and Executive Creative Director at FairGame, an app dedicated to building community in golf. 

Andrew has designed and re-branded a number of items you and I use- Poppi Soda, Bai flavored waters, Vital Proteins, amongst others. Now, he is tackling all the in-app designs at FairGame, as well as their social and podcasts.

We talk about how design is changing golf in regard to LIV, TGL, PGA Tour, and general golf media. In addition, we discuss the platforms that host this content and how we engage with it. Along with that- travel, podcasting, and how to instill some balance in a career that suggests around the clock engagement.

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Today, we talkin' templates. More specifically, we're one of our favorite episode formats, overrated, underrated, properly rated with templates being our topic of choice to go through the deep scrutiny of the tie podcast.

Architecture chats always go hard at the tie, and this conversation was no exception. We break down the strategy, origin, pros, cons, and necessary conditions of some of our favorite templates and assess where we think they sit in the context of an O/U/P chat. Tune in to hear what we think!

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If you don't already know, by the end of this episode there will be no questions as to how introspective and thoughtful of a person and golf instructor Sean Foley is after listening to today's conversation.

From the DERT to talking about his time working with Tiger Woods all the way to his family life and personal development, Sean takes a wholistic and granular approach to everything. He is a self proclaimed manifester of his goals and keeps a clear vision as to where he's been, where he's at, and where he's going.

I gained a lot from this episode with regard to golf, but far more with regard to things that have nothing to do with smacking the little white ball around. I hope you all feel the same after listening! As always, we greatly appreciate the support.

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There's a lot going on in the world of professional golf and the theme has been, well, a total lack of clarity as to where we are and where we're headed. LIV, mergers, the ~fall series,~ Netflix Cup, TGL, all this junk and we still are left with little to no sense of how these entities interact, nor what each of them are going to be down the road.

One thing we do know is that the LIV tour's OWGR application being denied is a big deal. This potentially leaves in question the viability of LIV players who aren't exempt for majors for the long term having the ability to play in the events that pro golfers care the most about. If we have learned anything in the last few years, it's that the real golfers all still care about the majors. In light of recent of events, this seriously heats up the idea of LIV players figuring out how to get out of there to be able to have access to the game's biggest events. The potential merger means a lot here, but what we do know if that it's going to be an asbolute show.

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Casey Bannon joins us from his home state of Florida this week! Casey has played an integral role at The Golfers Journal as Assistant Editor, but has a hand in all aspects of the business. Family life, his early "tie" to the game through his father, and his passion for a great story were central themes in this conversation, but there's more about creativity and process, building a brand, and how golf puts us in positions to create meaningful and lasting connections.

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Some think it's the best time of year to play. Some (like me) know that #winteriscoming and get scared every time they peg it in the fall. One thing is for sure, a good round in the fall when the weather surprises to the upside, you get a touch of breeze, and the golf course is in good shape, can be as good of a golf experience as any. It's just harder to know for sure what the day will bring in the fall.

Tune in to hear what we think about fall golf and all that it entails. Tips on where you should try to play this fall for the best golf. What our fall golf warmup regiments look like, and more.

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We're back to talk about more course reviews! We like to do these to highlight golf courses that we think are best in class in their own unique way so rather than compare each golf course on the same set of metrics and expectation, we are here to acknowledge that there are so many great courses and for many different reasons.

In today's categories, we will highlight courses that are great for a match play format, for taking photography of, and for playing all by your lonesome. These are different categories that highlight merits of courses that we wouldn't commonly see as being reflected in any sort of ratings or review processes of courses, but that's the point of today's discussion, bringing attention to valuable attributes of courses that wouldn't always get their due. Tune into the chat to here the details!

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You all can guess that these won't be just your standard post season awards of MVP, Most Improved, etc etc. No, today we will be breaking down who is worthy of winning the highest accolades in the game, such as "The Fast Shitting Dog Award," "The Ron Weasley Award," "The Mr. Clean Award," and more.

These awards recognize the true winners, and losers, of the past year that was on the PGATour with only the most important best of and worst of sort of identifications. What do these awards mean, you'll have to tune in to find out!

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