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
Pasatiempo Is So, So Good
Justin Ray Uses Numbers to Tell the Story of the PGA Tour Season So Far
Takeaways from the 2022 Masters
Advice for Spectating at the Masters
Five Things About the 2022 Masters with Shane Bacon
Digging into the Latest Design Changes at Augusta National
Emilia Migliaccio on Nearly Winning the ANWA—and Then Deciding Not to Turn Pro
A History of the Stymie
Is an Equipment Rollback on the Horizon?
Mailbag: Promoting Shot-Shaping on the PGA Tour, Improving Golf Telecasts, and Renovating Augusta National
Roberto Castro on the Wild 2022 Players Championship
Jerry Pate on Early TPC Sawgrass and His 1982 Players Win
Four Things About the 2022 Players Championship with Sean Martin
Let’s Not Learn the Wrong Lessons from Phil Mickelson’s Downfall
Superintendent Series: Joshua C.F. Smith of Orinda Country Club and FlagBag Golf Co.
A Primer on Sportswashing in Golf (ft. Will Bardwell and Dr. Helen Lenskyj)
Bandon Deep Dives: Bandon Trails
Reflecting on the PGA Tour’s First Month of 2022 and Previewing Riviera with Joseph LaMagna
Superintendent Series: Eric Richardson of Essex County Club
Ben Cowan-Dewar on Founding Cabot and Becoming a Golf Course Developer
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