In this installment of our audio documentary series, we go back to a time when the PGA Tour operated out of a four-bedroom home in Ponte Vedra Beach. Not far from that home was a flat expanse of swampy jungle. We tell the story of how commissioner Deane Beman and architect Pete Dye turned that land into a new kind of golf venue—and how the pros reacted when they competed on it for the first time. This episode features interviews with Beman, U.S. Open and Players champion Jerry Pate, architect Tom Doak, TPC Sawgrass project manager Vernon Kelly, and journalists Adam Schupak and Sean Martin. It includes music from Assaf Ayalon, Avi Goldfinger, Maya Johanna, Ian Post, and Swirling Ship, and Kevin McLeod.
Sean Martin, “Leap of faith: Behind the Stadium Course’s wild debut at the 1982 Players Championship”
Adam Schupak, Golf’s Driving Force
What to Know About Walter Travis (ft. Brian Schneider)
Let’s Talk About the OWGR
Why Golf?
An Announcement from The Fried Egg
Designing a Clubhouse
Assembling Retro Sets with Nick Sherburne of Club Champion
Yolk with Doak 37: Scotland Travels, Restorations, and Listener Questions
Yolk with Doak 36: Tom’s New Projects (ft. the Return of High Pointe)
Golf’s Scientific Revolution
The Many Shane Bacons
The Players That the PGA Tour Can’t Afford to Lose to LIV
Superintendent Series: Brendan Parkhurst of Cape Arundel
What’s Next in Golf Course Architecture?
The New Yorker Goes Deep on LIV Golf
Sugarloaf Social Club Bought a Golf Course
First Impressions of PGA Frisco
Superintendent Series: Sandy Reid of St. Andrews
Mailbag: All of Your Golf Course Architecture Questions
Mailbag: Presidents Cup Reactions and Burgerdog Musings
The Presidents Cup: Past, Present, and Future
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