A Catch-Up with Geoff Shackelford
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What insights does Geoff Shackelford share about the U.S. Women's Open at Riviera?
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Welcome back to the Friday Golf Podcast. I'm your host, Andy Johnson, and today I will be joined by Jeff Shackelford. Jeff is the founder of the Quadrilateral, really one of the... I would say, I don't know if he would like this framing, but he's one of the original gangsters of the golf internet, the OGs of the golf internet. Yeah. you know, I, I grew up, uh, reading his, his, his writings, uh, his books, his, his, uh, blog, Jeff Shackelford.com. Now, uh, he's got a great newsletter. It's worth reading. Obviously a Los Angeles native, um, was onsite all week at the U S women's open. Uh, and it's been a while since we caught up. So I wanted to talk to Jeff about a myriad of subjects, including the women's open, his, uh, re-release of grounds for golf, as well as Shinnecock.
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How has Geoff Shackelford's book 'Grounds for Golf' evolved over time?
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All right. I welcome in the great Jeff Shackelford, the owner of the Quadrilateral, a must-read newsletter on Substack, well worth the subscription price every year. You're missing out if you're not getting it, to be completely honest. Jeff. you're, uh, you're fresh off a home game, getting ready for another one, a little homestand for you. Uh, the quadrilateral focuses on the majors of golf. So yeah, the us women's open just this past weekend at Riviera. Uh, you're gearing up for the Curtis cup this week before hopping on a flight to shinny. Uh, this is the busiest the quads ever been here.
Yeah, not ideal, but not as bad as it is for the USGA staff. Different people are working at least two of the three weeks and trying to do all the things they do with golf so long as they stay in between.
What are the expectations for the upcoming U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills?
So I'm not going to complain. And it's a lot of fun when it's a home game. It just makes it a lot easier. So I've been excited about this Curtis Cup for a while now after just the Walker Cups. And I do do the cup events that matter in the newsletter as well. we'll leave it at that. Um, I'm, I'm, but I'm excited. It's, it's going to be a good run. And I think Shinnecock is going to be a much better this time.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What insights does Geoff Shackelford share about the U.S. Women's Open at Riviera?
0:00–2:18
2
How has Geoff Shackelford's book 'Grounds for Golf' evolved over time?
2:18–4:24
3
What are the expectations for the upcoming U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills?
4:24–5:36
4
What role does golf course architecture play in the game today?
5:36–6:58
5
How did the setup of the U.S. Women's Open impact the players' performance?
6:58–8:51
6
What are the challenges of setting up golf courses for major tournaments?
8:51–10:32
7
How does the growing interest in golf course design affect the sport?
10:32–12:29
8
What can be learned from the differences between men's and women's golf?
12:29–1:39:29
Speakers
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