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
Five Things About the 2021 Open Championship with Jaime Diaz
The Controversial Beginnings of Royal St. George’s
Superintendent Series: Brendan Byrne on Llanerch and Philly Cheesesteaks
Shane Ryan on the Ryder Cup and the State of Golf Media
2021 U.S. Open Recap with Shane Bacon
Viral Stretching Routines and Hilarious Host-Family Stories with Brad Marek
Five Things About the 2021 U.S. Open with Geoff Ogilvy
Superintendent Series: Rich McIntosh on Torrey Pines and the U.S. Open
Mike Clayton on Phil’s Win, World Tours, and the U.S. Women’s Open
Fried Egg Stories: The Qualifier
Five Things About the 2021 PGA Championship with Kyle Porter
Superintendent Series: Jeff Stone on Kiawah and the PGA Championship
Fried Egg Stories: Making the Ocean Course
What’s New at the Ocean Course with Scot Sherman
Two Championship Golf Courses in California (and a Lovely Muni)
Golfers and Environmentalists Are Not Enemies
Reviewing Hideki’s Masters Win with Sean Martin
Five Things About the 2021 Masters with Shane Bacon
The Lost Masters with Curt Sampson
Jim Wagner of Hanse Golf Course Design on Contours and Cavemen
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