The Tie Podcast
Episodes
Mudball Monday 125-Finding the Best Playing Conditions by Time of Year!
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Conditions matter, let's be honest. We all enjoy playing a very well conditioned golf course but the importance of conditioning goes far beyond t...
Derek Duncan-Head Architecture Editor takes us Behind The Curtain of Golf Digest's Course Rankings!
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Derek Duncan is the head of gold digest's rankings system as well as editor for all of golf digest's architecture publication. He has been...
Mudball Monday 124-Masters Primer. Looking back on Some of the Best Years!
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
5 weeks out! Hard to believe we're already this close to The Masters! That said, it feels like we need a major more than ever. Golf is in a weird...
Tie Course Reviews-Crystal Downs!
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This was originally a writing piece that released on Wednesday, if you want to see that with full photo, head to the link below at our website. Also, ...
Jeff Marsh - Golf Photographer
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Marsh has been en fuego for the entirety of 2023 as I've seen it - but with all great stories, there's a lot more to it. Publishing his...
Mudball Monday 123-Three Great 6 Hole Stretches for Tournament Play!
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pinehurst No. 2Augusta NationalMerionThree of our favorite 6 hole stretches in the game and the ultimate tournament test if we were to put them togeth...
Isaiah Salinda-The Road to an 8 Shot KFT Win!
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Isaiah made the 2019 US Walker Cup Team as the capstone of a highly successful amateur career before falling into the wilderness of pro golf created b...
Mudball Monday 122-Caddies. SWOT Analysis on Loopers!
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The bag man. An important part of the game's past, present, and future. Whether we're talking competitive golf, casual golf, or really any p...
Tron Carter of NLU-The Real Value of Majors 2.0!
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the second time, Henry and TC are here to talk about how many majors a certain set of players REALLY have. Today's selections will be Jon Rah...
Mudball Monday 121-Designing Our Ideal Practice Facility!
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some don't use them altogether, so it makes enough sense as to why practice facilities are not talked about as often as they perhaps should be, b...
Cookie Jar Golf on Tree Farm, Old Barnwell, Ohoopee, and more!
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Always an absolute pleasure to be joined by our friends across the pond at Cookie Jar Golf. The boys just returned from a trip to our neck of the wood...
Mudball Monday 120-Inside Scoop on PGATour Enterprises and What it Means for Golf Fans!
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another big week in the pro game! PGATour Enterprises has been created as an alliance between tour execs, players, and Strategic Sports group to help ...
Micah Woods- Leading Turf Grass Scientist
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Micah Woods established the Asian Turfgrass Center (ATC) in 2006 to develop and provide turfgrass information for the golf and sports turf industry. T...
Mudball Monday 119-Anthony Kim, Nick Dunlap, LIV defections. A Mad Week in Golf!
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The early season lull seems to have formally exited stage left. LIV, amateurs no longer, big names making big moves, AK!!!!!!!, there is all sorts of ...
Patrick Koenig-580 Courses in 365 Days
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 2024 World Record holder for "most golf courses played in a single year" joins us to talk about his quest and what he learned along the ...
Mudball Monday 118-Quick Takes on What's Hot in Golf and The World!
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A true #mudballmonday is upon you today. 30 questions. 15 for each of us to tackle, about a plethora of subjects in the world of Golf, food, fitness, ...
Josh Nichols-Peak Mental Performance and Tackling Adversity in Golf!
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh had Henry on his podcast @mentalgolfshow (episode linked below) a number of months ago where they talked about Henry's background in and pas...
Mudball Monday 117-Our 2024 Major Preview and Picks!
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
2024 is here, and the major season isn't all too far away at this point! As has become tradition, we are here today to talk about the 4 majors an...
Mudball Monday 116-The Modern Locker Room. What Stays and What Goes?
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The locker room. Every course has one. Some courses go all out and some keep it bare bones. There are certain things that every locker room should hav...
House Theory Thursday-Old Barnwell vs. Tree Farm!
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here it is. We have received so much interest in these two projects both online and offline and finally we are going to get deep in the weeds to go ho...
Mudball Monday Medley-The Best of #MBM from 2023!
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone and welcome to the first mudball monday of 2024. Today we won't be talking and new topics just yet, but rather bringing a close to...
2023 Year End Pod-Culture, Competition, Architecture, DERT!
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We've reached the end of another year which of course means its time for the year end pod once again. Today, as is pro forma for the YEP, we will...
Lukas Michel-All Things in The Current World of Architecture!
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lukas Michel joins us once again at The Tie Podcast for an update on what he has been up to of late in the world of golf course architecture as well a...
Mudball Monday 115-Longevity of Courses. Will These New Builds Stand The Test of Time?
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're seeing so many new golf courses come to market over the last few years which is awfully exciting, but the question that always remains fo...
Trey Wren-Creative Director at High Pointe
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trey Wren joins us this week to talk about his insanely busy year in 2023. Trey was a collegiate golfer at Temple University who, after turning pro, ...
Mudball Monday 114-Rollback! Who's it For? How does it Inform Architecture?
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rollback, wow, it's here. While I don't believe it's nearly as big of a thing as many people are thinking it is, we have finally arrive...
Brad Gehl-A Wild Path to Golf Design
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Gehl is not fearless, but he is persistent as hell. In this episode we cover his path through golf which includes: Growing up in an athletic an...
Mudball Monday 113-Cat Chat! Breaking Down Tiger's Return!
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Heeeeee's BAAAAACK!!!!! What a wonderful week it was to once again get to see Eldrick Tont (Tiger) Woods compete once again. As a massive Tiger f...
Mudball Monday 112-Thanksgiving Recap & State of Our Golf Games!
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Due to technical difficulties, this week we're switching things up and of course still bringing you mudball Monday, only this time it will be on ...
Golden Age Auctions-Selling The Coolest Golf Memorabilia!
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are joined by Ben Schoff and Ryan Carey of Golden Age Auctions to talk about the interesting world of golf memorabilia. Whether it is a signe...
Benjamin Warren- Building a Healthy Golf Environment
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin Warren is a golf course shaper and designer based out of North Berwick, Scotland and is currently running Artisan Golf Design, traveling to J...
Mudball Monday 111-Routing and Ordering of a Golf Course. Why Each Matter!
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So, what is the difference between routing and ordering?Well, the routing of a golf course is how the 18 total holes traverse a property and make thei...
Christian Cavaliere-Founder of Tremont Sporting Co. and High Level Amateur Golfer!
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Christian Cavaliere finished up at Boston College in the spring of 2020 (prematurely thanks to Covid) and was initially planning on a grad year at Not...
Mudball Monday 110-MBM Listener joins to talk Charleston Food, Wine, Travel, and Golf!
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we bring on a long time fan and friend of the show, David Conway to discuss all things tie podcast related as a new venture we want to explore...
Jay Blasi-Taking Lakeside CC to It's Full Potential
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Blasi has worked on multiple great projects in the world of golf course architecture. Chambers Bay, Santa Ana CC, and Stanford's Practice Fac...
MBM 109-Should More New Courses be Top 100?
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello friends! Thanks for being back once again for #mudballmonday!Today we're talking about the rankings and why it is hard to break into or out...
Andrew Haynes - Creative Director at FairGame
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey friends! Today we're joined by Andrew Haynes, VP and Executive Creative Director at FairGame, an app dedicated to building community in golf....
MBM 108-Template Talk! Leven, Biarritz, Alps, Cape, Punchbowl, and Redan!
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we talkin' templates. More specifically, we're one of our favorite episode formats, overrated, underrated, properly rated with templa...
Sean Foley on Biomechanics and Personal/Professional Evolution
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you don't already know, by the end of this episode there will be no questions as to how introspective and thoughtful of a person and golf inst...
Mudball Monday 107-What The OWGR Ruling Means for The LIV Boys!
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There's a lot going on in the world of professional golf and the theme has been, well, a total lack of clarity as to where we are and where we&ap...
Casey Bannon of The Golfer's Journal
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Casey Bannon joins us from his home state of Florida this week! Casey has played an integral role at The Golfers Journal as Assistant Editor, but has ...
Mudball Monday 106-Fall Ball. The Glory of Fall Golf and Other Important Matters!
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Some think it's the best time of year to play. Some (like me) know that #winteriscoming and get scared every time they peg it in the fall. One th...
Tie Course Reviews 5-Great Courses to Play Solo, With a Camera, and in Match Play!
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're back to talk about more course reviews! We like to do these to highlight golf courses that we think are best in class in their own unique w...
Mudball Monday 105-End of Season Awards... Tie Style!
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You all can guess that these won't be just your standard post season awards of MVP, Most Improved, etc etc. No, today we will be breaking down wh...
Stew Hagestad-The Mindset to Win Mid Ams and Compete in Majors!
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stew is back to break down his amazing summer of 2023, the prep and commitment that has gone into another successful run at and on the Walker Cup Team...
Mudball Monday 104-Post Game Report from The Ryder Cup!
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well, that was an interesting week. Maybe not quite what the American fans had hoped for, but the golf course, desired controversy, and juice from the...
Neal Shipley-2023 US Am Finalist on The Masters, Improvement, NIL, and Quantitative Finance!
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As you can probably gather from the title, Neal Shipley is not your average Amateur golfer. Nothing against many of my other peers of the past, but no...
Mudball Monday 103-Deep Ryder Cup Takes, Extended DERT!
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Not a ton to be said here.DrinkingEatingReadingThinkingRyder Cup.That's it.Mudball Monday.Strap in.Cheers,- The Tie GuysWebsite:https://www.theti...
Patrick Grimes- Get Out of Your Own Way
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former Stanford Golfer Patrick Grimes joins us this week to discuss his change in path post professional golf. Now focused on coaching, he's appl...
Mudball Monday 102-Most Iconic (Chaotic) US Open Setups!
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Although somewhat a thing of the past, the US Open has a long history of crazy setups, some reaching the point to where players discussed not being wi...
Brentley Romine and Henry Preview the 2023-2024 NCAA Golf Season!
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brentley is back once again as anytime we want to get some NCAA golf going at The Tie, he is our go to man. As someone who has covered the collegiate ...
Mudball Monday 101-The Mid Am Vibe vs The US Amateur!
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The US Mid Am, also affectionately known as simply "The Mid." A collection of guys who can definitely still play, don't take things too...
NLU's Neil Schuster-Goals, Judgement Day, and Consistency!
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pleased to have No Laying Up's Neil Schuster join the pod today to discuss some of the physical challenges he's taken on in the last few yea...
Tie Course Reviews 4-Over/Under/Properly Rated Golf Courses!
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're sticking our necks out a bit today to share our takes on courses we think sit somewhere in the rankings they maybe shouldn't. While Th...
Mudball Monday 100!!!!! Only The Most Important Things
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You see the title. I will provide no further color into what today brings. Thanks for being here for the first 100 episodes. We can't wait to bri...
UNC Mens Head Coach Andrew DiBitetto-A preview of The 2023 Walker Cup!
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's Walker Cup week, and for this episode we are previewing the matches with coach Andrew DiBitetto who has 3 players teeing it up at St. Andrew...
Mudball Monday 99-US Amateur Breakdown and Final Thoughts!
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What a blast of a week at Cherry Hills. Easily one of the more underrated golf courses I am aware of. Today we are going to go a lay deeper on what th...
Jaeger Kovich- Proper Golf Design & Learning From Doak, Hanse, & Associates
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jaeger Kovich joins this week to discuss his career as a golf course architect. Born as a New Yorker, Jaeger was exposed to Shinnecock Hills early in ...
Mudball Monday 98-US Amateur Preview from Inside The Ropes!
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's US Amateur at Cherry Hills has the makings of being as good as about any we've seen in a while. A fantastic golf course, intrigu...
House Theory Thursday-Wild Horse GC vs. Pinehurst No. 4!
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two great public courses here are being matched up today for a little house theory action!It's been a little while since we've done a house ...
Mudball Monday 97-Fueling Your Round For Performance!
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Not always do we hop on a Mudball Monday in attempt to provide actual value; however, today that will not be the case. In today's episode we will...
Geoff Shackelford and Henry Discuss 18 of California's Finest Par 3's!
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Geoff is back to talk about the best par 3's in California with Henry today! If you recall from our last podcast with Geoff, we went on a slight ...
Mudball Monday 96-First Look At The Ryder Cup Teams!
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's going to be here before we know so we are getting out ahead of the Ryder Cup team breakdowns to talk about what we know today, where we thin...
Mike Nuzzo- Aerospace Engineer to Golf Architect!
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Nuzzo joins us today to discuss his "tie" to the game-One thing I've found common amongst most architects is that for better or wo...
Mudball Monday 95-What Makes a Great Championship Golf Hole!
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Great Championships are made by great courses. Great courses are made by great holes. Today, we are talking about what we believe makes a great champi...
Chandler Withington- Running Hazeltine to Capturing History
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Tie Friends,Joining us this week is Chandler Withington who is now an artist focused on delivering history through his hand-drawn artwork. His &...
Mudball Monday 94-The Open Preview! 3 Holes and 3 Players to Watch!
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hoylake is undoubtedly a highly underrated open venue. While the locale may not be the best of places to be for the open relative to a St. Andrews or ...
Cole Buck-From Stanford Assistant to TCU Associate Head Coach!
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cole Buck played for a stint at TCU before realizing his passions for the game were more in coaching others, rather than playing himself. His first co...
Emilia Migliaccio-US Women's Open Commentator AND Competitor!
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Emilia Migliaccio, 2023 NCAA Champion from Wake Forest University, 2-time Curtis Cup competitor, GOLF Channel commentator, and o...
Mudball Monday 93-Tips for Playing your Best Without Practice!
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We don't always provide "value" in the form of playing golf here at The Tie Podcast, but today, we will. The topic of today's conv...
Brian Schneider and Blake Conant-Old Barnwell
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Blake Conant and Brian Schneider are two of the most experienced folks in the industry of course design, construction, restoration, and golf course co...
Mudball Monday 92-LPGA Chat. How the women can benefit from the craziness in men's golf!
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There's a lot of craziness going on in the world of men's professional golf these days and we believe this presents a really strong opportun...
Lee Wybranski- Balance of the Madness
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
HELLO TIE FRIENDS,Excited to bring this chat to you all today. Lee Wybranski these days doesn't need much of an introduction, but for those of yo...
Mudball Monday 91-On the Ground vs TV Experience from LACC!
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What a week at LACC! Although the reviews may have been a bit less positive than we may have expected, it was still an awesome week to be a golf fan...
Conrad Ray-4 Players at LACC, Competing at Pinehurst in '05, and Tiger Stories!
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is an episode that has been a long time coming, and this felt like the perfect time to call in Coach Ray to talk about a big week ahead for the S...
Mudball Monday 90-US OPEN Win, Place, and Show!
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're here! This is a week we've been fired up about for a long, long time and we couldn't be more excited that it's here. A major...
Mike McCoy-2023 USA Walker Cup Team Captain!
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What a treat to have Mike McCoy here to talk about his preparations for this summer's Walker Cup as well as his own background in the game. A few...
PIF-PGA Emergency POD! With @sticksgolf
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Had to do it! Like every golf podcast under the sun, we are here to hop on and chat about the LIV-PGA merger and what we think about how things have g...
Mudball Monday 89-NCAA Golf. What We Love/What Can be Better!
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NCAA Golf was a hot piece of the golf landscape over the last few weeks and we consumed A LOT of it. As the years have gone on, more and more people s...
Tie Course Reviews 3-Routing, Greens, and Features. Somerset Hills, Bandon Trails, Kapalua, and more!
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
These are some of the more subtle features in a golf course that often may or may not be discussed at as much length as other aspects when we value a ...
Mudball Monday 88-Block Talk. A deeper Level on Michael Block!
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're here to talk Block. Michael Block. Block Talk, if you will.Everyone has been all over this guy and what he has been up to the last couple w...
Colin Sheehan-Exciting New Golf Projects and Moving on From Yale Golf!
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Colin Sheehan is a total Renaissance man. From college golfer to world traveler, writer, course design enthusiast, college golf coach, and now full ti...
Mudball Monday 87- Rahm and Brooks. Character Development of Pro Golfers!
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The best part of pro golf or any pro sport is the figures we follow and how they develop as characters over time. This game certainly has many of them...
James Ellis-Caird-Re-Wilding The Golfer
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello friends! James Ellis-Caird joins us today from the clubhouse Whitby Golf Club on the eastern coastline of the UK. James is a teacher focused on...
Mudball Monday 86-PGA Championship Week! The Increasing Value of Majors!
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the money in golf continues to go up, the elusiveness of a major seems to only be accentuated. With so many great players these days, there is one ...
The Fried Egg's Andy Johnson on Public Golf, Pace of Play, and The Example the Pros Set!
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We talk a lot these days about pace of play and it's importance to the professional golf product. How it make pro golf more or less enjoyable to ...
Mudball Monday 85-Quail Hollow. In Depth Course Analysis!
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let's go ahead and get it out there. FAZ. It was a big week with the FAZ. That said, this episode is not meant to berating of Tommy Fazio and our...
Tie Course Reviews-Great Fast Paced, Full Game Examination, and Subtly Difficult Golf Courses!
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tie Course Reviews is back for more and today we have three new categories of courses for you all:First off, great fast paced golf courses. These are ...
Mudball Monday 84-What We Need More and Less of From The Turn House!
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The turn house, such an integral part of a round of golf or a golf course itself. While most every good turn house has its novelties, its standard far...
Mudball Monday 83-Our Teams to Spice up The Zurich Classic!
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lets be honest, the Zurich has seen better days. Many of the guys in the field this week probably havent been a real part of the pro golf storyline in...
Geoff Shackelford on his new book "Golf Architecture for Normal People"
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A great conversation today with Geoff discussing his new book, Golf Architecture for Normal People! This book really can have appeal to anyone who pla...
Mudball Monday 82-How We're Pheeling about Phil!
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What an enigmatic character this man is. Its people like Phil who make sports interesting and after his incredible run at the Masters we figured we wo...
Tie Course Reviews-Great Overshadowed, Replayable, and "For Everybody" Golf Courses!
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We view golf course ratings and rankings a bit differently. To us, its all about how good is a course given the confines of how good it could be and h...
Mudball Monday 81-Pasatiempo Chat and Western Intercollegiate Preview!
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the absolute coolest courses out there and a fantastic college golf event to catch this week on golf channel, The Western Intercollegiate at Pa...
Michael Norcia-Founder of Forewind Golf
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We each own, follow, or believe in an assortment of brands that represent the way we see the game. Maybe it's the product itself, or the lifestyl...
Mudball Monday 80-Review from Attending the ANWA!
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It lived up to the hype.The Tie Guys were on site for this past saturday's Augusta National Women's Amateur and my goodness was it a treat. ...
ANWA Final Round Primer with Rachel Heck!
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Although not a part of the field this year due to shoulder surgery, Rachel has competed in 2 previous ANWAs, finishing one shot out of a playoff in 20...
Mudball Monday 79-How We Rate Golf Courses, Chipotle is Dead
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rankings, what a concept. Everyone has their opinions of how to do it, who does it best, whether they actually matter at all, etc etc. We have been wo...
Ian Critser-Mackenzie Golf Bags
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Critser joins us today from Beaverton, Oregon- a place he's called home for the last three years working for Mackenzie Golf Bags. I always en...
Mudball Monday 78-Rollback and Architecture. Why it Matters
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Its the flavor of the week, and you bet that we're having it. Although we aren't super passionate about rollback from a standpoint of what t...