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The Gear Dive (Special Edition): Mac Todd of UGP on what needs to change in golf
Mac Todd, owner of Urban Golf Performance, explains what needs to change to grow the game of golf, and how he risked it all to build something huge.
Check out the full podcast on SoundCloud below, or click here to listen on iTunes!
– 10:20 His experience at IMG Academy, good and bad.
– 18:30 What is Urban Golf Performance
– 22:00 The Power of Why and getting your staff to care about the big picture.
– 30:00 The risk of building out the dream in your head
– 35:15 Blake Mykoskie, TOMS takes notice and raises the bar.
– 46:30 Who represents UGP the best
– 52:10 How do we make golf essential for kids.
Episode #16 brings us Cliff McKinney. Cliff is the founder of Old Charlie Golf Club, a new club, and concept, to be built in the Florida panhandle. The model is quite interesting and aims to make great, private golf more affordable. We hope you enjoy the show!
In Episode 13, Ryan and Parker chat with Don Rea, President of the PGA of America. Don has been a tremendous voice for PGA Professionals and was a pleasure to have on the show. We hope you enjoy it! P.S. We might have helped ignite an idea for a new PGA of America event…we shall see!
In Episode 11, Parker chats with Adam Messix, our golf course architecture expert in residence, for a deep dive on this week’s U.S. Open venue, Oakmont Country Club. We hope you enjoy this history and hole-by-hole of one of the best courses in the world.
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TRUMMP2020
Sep 2, 2018 at 4:13 pm
What needs to change? The USGA needs to go. This is the body of people who decided square grooves were making the game too easy for 28 million golfers who can hardly hit the ball. Total group of clowns.
Ver
Sep 2, 2018 at 2:34 am
When kids see a bunch of lazy fat middle-aged slobs in baggy shorts and belly flop shirts driving around in the carts all over the golf course drunk and high and being belligerent, not fixing divots nor ballmarks and not raking bunkers, at their locally accessible munis and public golf courses, they would rather not play golf but be at home playing on the internet with other kids