Episodes

  • Peter Jacobsen talks Skechers World Champions Cup

    Peter Jacobsen talks Skechers World Champions Cup
    Dec 4 2025
    Peter Jacobsen joins Ryan Ballengee from Florida at the site of the Skechers World Champions Cup. Jake, who is the tournament chairman and co-creator of the event, talks about the unique three-team format, some of the stars to watch for this weekend and how he sees the event unfolding.
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    14 mins
  • Adam Schenk explains winning on the PGA Tour putting one-handed

    Adam Schenk explains winning on the PGA Tour putting one-handed
    Dec 2 2025
    Adam Schenk won on the PGA Tour for the first time in 243 starts, and he did it putting one-handed at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. He joins Ryan Ballengee and Brendan Sweeney to talk about the win, what it means, how he decided to putt one-handed, how the very windy conditions helped him and how winning compares to getting to the Tour Championship.
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    21 mins
  • Adventures in Indiana at French Lick Resort and the Korn Ferry Tour Championship

    Adventures in Indiana at French Lick Resort and the Korn Ferry Tour Championship
    Nov 5 2025
    On this episode, Ryan Ballengee talks about the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Championship and the two seasons of The Road to French Lick that he did with French Lick Resort's Brendan Sweeney. Ryan gets into the pride of making the show and being connected to so many people in Southern Indiana who worked really hard to present this event to showcase their part of the world, the Pete Dye Course and to help so many through the tournament's charitable giving.

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    35 mins
  • Royal Dornoch vs. Country Club of North Carolina with Jeff Dotson

    Royal Dornoch vs. Country Club of North Carolina with Jeff Dotson
    Oct 2 2025
    On this episode, Ryan Ballengee welcomes Country Club of North Carolina Director of Golf Jeff Dotson to talk about their annual matches against Scotland's Royal Dornoch. Learn the history of the matches -- starting with the name of CCNC's property and a connection to Donald Ross -- and the evolution of what has become a special week for players and professionals from both clubs.
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    23 mins
  • World Long Drive No. 2 Jack Smith goes deep on the science of the sport

    World Long Drive No. 2 Jack Smith goes deep on the science of the sport
    Sep 22 2025
    On this episode, Ryan Ballengee is joined by the No. 2-ranked long driver in the world, Jack Smith, as he prepares for the World Long Drive world championship in Colorado. We talk about his history in the sport, his preparation for the event and getting a little nerdy on the science and biomechanics of long drive (as Jack is a pre-med).

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    27 mins
  • 5-time long-drive world champion Phillis Meti

    5-time long-drive world champion Phillis Meti
    Sep 5 2025
    On this episode, Ryan Ballengee is joined by 5-time long-drive world champion Phillis Meti as she prepares for the World Long Drive world championship in Colorado. We talk about her history in the sport, her favorite world title and her biggest challengers.

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    21 mins
  • Talking with Gil Hanse about restoring Baltusrol with a historical lens

    Talking with Gil Hanse about restoring Baltusrol with a historical lens
    Jul 25 2025
    On this week's show, Ryan Ballengee talks to golf-course architect Gil Hanse about his restoration of Baltusrol Golf Club's Upper Course (after doing the Lower Course previously), including a precursor discussion with Baltusrol's team of club historians that unearthed tons of fascinating, crucial information to inform the 1930s focal point for the work.

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    52 mins
  • Catching up with golf course architect Tripp Davis

    Catching up with golf course architect Tripp Davis
    Jul 11 2025
    On this episode of the show, golf course architect Tripp Davis joins to catch up on his latest project, The Rose in Athens, Georgia. We talk about the site, the challenges it presents, considerations architects make in the way of water, soil, grasses and more. It's just a blast picking Tripp's brain.

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    26 mins