Month: October 2018

Episode 34: Thad Layton

Thad Layton began working for Arnold Palmer Course Design in the late 1990’s and now, as Senior Architect and Vice President, leads the company along with fellow designer Brandon Johnson. Since 1972, the firm has been known for producing a massive numb…

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SOG Ep 083: Jason Day Architecture Critic

Jason Day says architects are to blame in the distance debate but SOG co-hosts Geoff Shackelford and Mike Clayton beg to differ. Hear their thoughts on that as well as how the handicap system is killing golf’s adventurous spirit, why the PGA Championship likely won’t be coming to Australia – or any other country – any time soon as well as the fascinating media experiment behind the Phil Mickelson/TIger Woods match.

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Episode 83: SOG Ep 83: Jason Day Architecture Critic

Jason Day says architects are to blame in the distance debate but SOG co-hosts Geoff Shackelford and Mike Clayton beg to differ. Hear their thoughts on that as well as how the handicap system is killing golf’s adventurous spirit, why the PGA Championship likely won’t be coming to Australia – or any other country – any time soon as well as the fascinating media experiment behind the Phil Mickelson/TIger Woods match.

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Episode 33: Tom Mackenzie

Tom Mackenzie joined with Martin Ebert to form the golf architectural firm of Mackenzie & Ebert in 2005. They each began their careers designing golf courses for Donald Steel, and their business is very much a continuation of the elder architect’s prac…

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