The Turn

The Turn Podcast has had many quests which are experts in many different aspects and focus' of the golf industry. But not yet has the show put it all together taking a broader look at the game through the eyes of a golf course owner. Kris Strauss and Jared Cohen were pleased to be joined by Bob McNichols, the owner of Longbow Business Park and Longbow Golf Club, and have a discussion about his path to purchasing a course, best practices he's learned and implemented along the way and his outlook on the future of the game.

Jumping into the ever-evolving world of retail and retail marketing with one of the best in the golf industry, Kim Johnson of Callaway Golf. Kim joins Jared and Kris for a great discussion on retail trends as well as providing great perspective and insight that applies well for green grass locations looking to innovate and elevate their sales.

Jumping into the ever-evolving world of technology and data pertaining to the game of golf. Kris Strauss and Jared Cohen are joined by Gavin Dear, the Chief Operating Officer for Shot Scope to not only talk about their next level Range Finder technology, but also the data they have captured about golfers and trends they are seeing from players of all skill sets. Plus what's next for this innovative company.

From the outset of joining the Claude Harmon III Performance Golf Academy team at the Els Club Dubai Team in September 2019, Amy Millward's goal has been to develop and grow the ladies program while also retaining ladies within the sport. Fast forward to today, the CH3 Ladies program has gone from strength to strength and introduced almost 180 new ladies to the game of golf in the last 18 months. Amy joins the show to talk about her golf story, her efforts to grow the game for women and breaking down the barriers of entry.

In this exciting addition of The Turn, we veer away from golf and focus on a great "golf-related activity"...Pickleball! Pickleball is an exciting sport that combines elements of Tennis, Badminton, and Ping Pong. With nearly 3.5 million players, it's one of the fastest growing sports in America. Kris Strauss and Jared Cohen are joined by Mike Barnes, the Co-CEO of Selkirk Sport, one of the industry's fastest growing companies, and their paddles are used by many of the game's premier players and coaches/instructors. They also were recently named the first "Preferred Pickleball Partner" of Troon. Mike provides a great insight of the game both at an amateur and professional level plus pulls back the curtain on how his family owned business created around this popular sport has become what it is today!

Comparing clubs to Disney movies, stealing free stuff, speedos and more all in a sit-down conversation with the president of Troon Privé, Rob DeMore. Rob joins Jared Cohen for an unconventional discussion centered around the private club industry, aka "the happiness business," with everything from drawing comparisons from High School Musical 2 and pop culture, country club crimes, traditions vs. ruts, things to come as a result of COVID-19 that may be here to stay and the incredible efforts made by private club members and associates who have given back since the start of the pandemic. BONUS!! Rob has a trivia question at the end of the episode!

If you've ever been to a professional tour event, you see the rows of trucks from just about every equipment company there is lined up just outside the golf course. But have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes? While at Kapolei Golf Club for the 2021 LPGA Lotte Championship, Kris Strauss is joined by Barry Lyda, the LPGA Tour Rep for Callaway Golf for a behind the scenes discussion on how pros work with reps and their various products while traveling all over the world for various events.

Last fall, Troon concluded their "Every Two Year" Golfer Survey, that has a goal to better define current customers and provide data on their respective wants/needs/trends on the game and industry. Jared Cohen and Kris Strauss take a dive into the results of the survey and provide their prime takeaways to apply to our business.

A great conversation about a passion for the game of golf from former ESPN and now Pro Football Network personality, Trey Wingo. He joins Jared Cohen and Kris Strauss for a discussion about his passion for the game of golf with everything from stories from the pro tour, his most memorable experience as well as industry trends and directions.

Ahead of a Champions Tour Event, World Golf Hall of Famer and member of Team Troon, Colin Montgomerie joins the show and shares amazing stories about his time as a professional golfer, his travels during COVID and beyond and golf course design. Don't miss this great conversation!