• Golf Design Matters – Insights from the Inside – hosted by Scott Macpherson

  • By: Scott Macpherson
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Golf Design Matters – Insights from the Inside – hosted by Scott Macpherson

By: Scott Macpherson
  • Summary

  • A podcast discussing what it takes to design, build and maintain golf courses. Featuring interviews with golf course owners, designers, contractors, ecologists, engineers, green keepers and golf professionals, golf course architect Scott Macpherson provides an insight into the secret world of golf course design.
    © 2024 Golf Design Matters – Insights from the Inside – hosted by Scott Macpherson
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Episodes
  • Ep 13: How to layout a golf course – Bill Coore shares his secrets
    Oct 7 2022

    Ever wondered how to layout a golf course to get the best out of a piece of land? With landmark courses around the world, American golf course architect Bill Coore is one of the best at doing this, and in this episode he shares the ideas he has developed with his design partner Ben Crenshaw. Join the podcast now for Bill's secrets and insights into the wonderful world of golf course routing.

    Thanks for listening to my podcast.

    If you have any feedback, I'm on Twitter: @macphersongolf

    To ask about my golf course design services :

    email: scott@scottmacphersongolfdesign.com
    www.scottmacphersongolfdesign.com

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    30 mins
  • Ep 12: 150th Open Championship Review of Old Course with Course Manager Gordon McKie
    Aug 23 2022

    The 150th Open Championship in St Andrews was a thrilling event by all measures. The Old Course was presented in the finest condition ever seen and the firm and fast conditions provided a spectacular event for the players, almost 300,000 spectators, and the millions more watching on television. In this podcast the Course Manager of the Old Course Gordon McKie returns to discuss the challenges faced setting up the course in hot and dry conditions and how his team went about their work to balance green speeds, moisture rates and much more. Listen now to the Special Open Championship Course Review podcast of Golf Design Matters.

    Thanks for listening to my podcast.

    If you have any feedback, I'm on Twitter: @macphersongolf

    To ask about my golf course design services :

    email: scott@scottmacphersongolfdesign.com
    www.scottmacphersongolfdesign.com

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    38 mins
  • Ep 11: Equipment vs Course – Mike Stachura, Senior Editor of Equipment for Golf Digest discusses the Impact of Tech on Golf, & St. Andrews
    Jun 28 2022

    The game is in the balance – golf technology vs golf courses. Senior Editor of golf Equipment at Golf Digest – the largest circulation golf publication in the world – joins Scott to discuss the changes in club and ball technology and the impact this may have on golf courses. How far are the pros hitting the golf ball, what is the 'trampoline effect', and how can the Old Course hold up an attack from the best golfers in the world during The Open Championship? These questions and many others are discussed in this episode of Golf Design Matters.

    Thanks for listening to my podcast.

    If you have any feedback, I'm on Twitter: @macphersongolf

    To ask about my golf course design services :

    email: scott@scottmacphersongolfdesign.com
    www.scottmacphersongolfdesign.com

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    56 mins

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