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
Ranking the 2022 Major Championships with Geoff Shackelford
Is Golf Still Booming?
The Uncertain Future of the European Tour
Denny McCarthy on Putting Prowess, LIV, and the New PGA Tour
Andy’s Scottish Adventure, Part 2: North Berwick, The Old Course, Dunbar, Kilspindie
Reviewing the PGA Tour’s Big Changes
Superintendent Series: Jeff Austin on Reviving Yale Golf Course
What’s Next in the Legal Fight Between LIV and the PGA Tour?
It’s Time for Chambers Bay to Get Another Major
Bandon Deep Dives: Bandon Dunes
To Fend Off LIV, the PGA Tour Needs to Change. Here’s How.
Andy’s Scottish Adventure, Part 1: Muirfield, Gullane, Elie
What Saudi Arabia Really Wants Out of LIV Golf
James Duncan on Working with Coore & Crenshaw and Building Brambles
Takeaways from the 2022 Open Championship
The Evolution of the Old Course
Five Things About the 2022 Open Championship with Michael Clayton
On My First Visit to St. Andrews...
We Regret to Inform You That LIV’s Golf Product Does Not Stink
Yolk with Doak 35: All Things St. Andrews
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