As the money in golf continues to go up, the elusiveness of a major seems to only be accentuated. With so many great players these days, there is one thing that you can't just buy or get anywhere, and that's one of the 4 trophies that matter.

More and more players are becoming the types of guys who just don't care very  much about what their paycheck looks like at the end of the week, but what they do care about is winning the big ones. This is making major championship weeks better than ever, and this week at Oak Hill should be no exception.

Only the least important things in the game discussed here this week, as always, so strap in for #mudballmonday. We appreciate you being here!

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We talk a lot these days about pace of play and it's importance to the professional golf product. How it make pro golf more or less enjoyable to watch, whether there are steps that need to be taken to speed the game up, and a whole lot more.

The conversation that often gets lost on us all is how the pro game and the pace of play we see out there trickles down into lower competitive levels as well as just the recreational game. Today, Andy I and break down how what we see out on tour affects what we see in all levels of the game and why the pace of play conversation matters to all of us who are golfers. While it would be great to see PGATour rounds take 20% less time, what would really be awesome is to see recreational golfers have more ability to get a round in that doesn't take all day.

Andy I and come up with a few solutions/breakdown some of the common discussions around the pro game and what can be done out there, as well as raise a few points around the recreational game and how we can try to speed things up for the regular golfer through changing the narrative on spending money to spend time on a golf course as well as the level of respect golfers have for one another from a standpoint of holding people up on course.

All this, the DERT, and much more can be found in the episode today. As always, we appreciate you all joining in and look forward to hearing  your feedback through the links below:

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Let's go ahead and get it out there. FAZ. It was a big week with the FAZ. That said, this episode is not meant to berating of Tommy Fazio and our less than favorable opinion of his architectural style. More so, we are here to talk about Quail as it pertains to competitive golf, as well as the architectural merits of the course.

Is Quail our favorite golf course in the world? Nope. Would we want to play it every day? No chance. Are there many things that could make it better. Yes. Hammer the yes. But, BUT, as a PGA Tour course, its pretty damn good. It asks the right questions of players and tests them actually the way you would hope a PGA Tour course would.

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Tie Course Reviews is back for more and today we have three new categories of courses for you all:

First off, great fast paced golf courses. These are places where not only is fast play possible, but is highly valued by those who play the course. A joy of a walk that displays the simplicity of the game and how it doesn't take much to create a high quality experience.

Second, courses that examine the full bag. Tournament play is going  to be what really makes this place shine as the ultimate test of a competitor isn't necessarily how he good is she with one or two tools, but how many tools is she competent with. These courses can be fun, but also fairly challenging for the less practiced golfer.

Lastly, we will chat about courses that display subtle difficulty. This is the antithesis of late 90's "Open Doctored" sort of golf that is all about length, rough, and narrow fairways. Rather, these courses will show difficulty through the use of hazards in a very organic manner, as well as through making shortgrass the ultimate penalty of the game. Strategy and understanding of holes will be at a premium.

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The turn house, such an integral part of a round of golf or a golf course itself. While most every good turn house has its novelties, its standard fare, and many things in between, we can always search for better and in the world of turnhouses, like anything else, there are things we could use more of, and most certainly less of.

Today we are here to call out a few of the things in the world of turn houses that we could use more of and a few of the things that not enough people are gaming. Join us to find out our thoughts and feel free to hive us a shout at the links below to share your thoughts on turn houses or what you think of ours!

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Robert Nelson believes in three natural cycles so much, that he dedicated his career to it. By understanding, and mimicking the water cycle, the carbon cycle, and the life cycle, he has been able to transform sites once sterilized for golf construction, making them whole again.

At The Tie Podcast,  we like to interview people with WILD understandings of this game. Robert's work could be described as *just* a compliment to other architects designs. And though many see the beauty of this philosophy, few allocate funds to make it happen.

What I know is, the results speak for themselves. An added benefit being that this work only gets better with time. When you collaborate with nature, you tend to get more friendly bounces than working against it.

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Lets be honest, the Zurich has seen better days. Many of the guys in the field this week probably havent been a real part of the pro golf storyline in multiple years. To get this thing back on the rails, either we need more good players, or just some teams that make things more fun, so naturally we have gravitated toward the latter part of that conversation.

Today we'll each be bringing to you 3 teams we think would spice up the Zurich and make it a bit more interesting to watch, because it really flat out needs it.

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A great conversation today with Geoff discussing his new book, Golf Architecture for Normal People!

This book really can have appeal to anyone who plays the game. Whether you have a passing interest in course architecture and are looking to learn a simple framework on how to evaluate the places you play golf or are deep in its intricacies, there is something to be gained from this book. Its a quick and easy read, and I believe you all will enjoy it.

On top of the conversation about the book specifically, Geoff and I discuss our personal passions for and musings on golf courses and the game in general. We discuss the upcoming open at LACC as Geoff knows that golf course as well as anyone having been involved in the work done on the course restoration. Of course, we started with the DERT, and a whole lot more.

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What an enigmatic character this man is. Its people like Phil who make sports interesting and after his incredible run at the Masters we figured we would hop on and have a more comprehensive discussion about what happened at Augusta and what we think we can expect from him for the rest of the year.

We often apply rules in sports. Players can't do something after some age. No way you can return to form from... But what is often forgotten is that the truly great athletes are the ones who set and reset those boundaries, and I think that is exactly what we are seeing with Phil. He's a crazy man who does crazy things, and I believe there are a few more tricks up his sleeve. Strap in to found out more!

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We view golf course ratings and rankings a bit differently. To us, its all about how good is a course given the confines of how good it could be and how enjoyable it is to play each time you go.

Not every course was given the piece of land nor investment to be a Pine Valley or Augusta National, and thats perfectly fine, because we don't like to talk about courses compared to all other courses, but rather their specific competitive set, and most importantly, themselves. The only true comparison that matters is how good a golf course is relative to what it could be.

In that format, we will be doing these episodes to identify great golf courses in different categories of courses rather than simply, best in state, country, or the world.

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