Blind Shots Podcast S5 E11 Americans in Oregon – Sheep Ranch
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by 1beardedgolfer, Blind Shots Podcast – One Bearded Golfer
7h ago
This is the Sheep Ranch episode. Perched against the coast on the bluff just north of the Pacific Dunes and Old Mac golf courses, the Sheep Ranch struck me as a bit different than the rest. A much ballyhood Coore Crenshaw masterpiece, it’s more familiar to other experiences than I felt on the rest of the Bandon Courses. Sure, it’s in a unique, almost magical setting, but it was flatter, with fewer visual disruptions. It felt like a core golf course, with long sightlines largely unbroken in most directions. Gentler, calmer ground led to a gentler calmer golf experience, at least on the morning ..read more
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Blind Shots Podcast S5 E10 – State Park Golf Series – KY Parks Commissioner Russ Meyer
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by 1beardedgolfer, Blind Shots Podcast – One Bearded Golfer
1w ago
The Kentucky State Park System is celebrating its 100th birthday in 2024. This episode is the first of a new series wherein I'll profile Kentucky's state park golf courses from time to time. To kick off this new endeavor, I was honored to sit down recently with the Commissioner of the Kentucky State Park System, Mr. Russ Meyer. We talk the breadth, mission, and funding of Kentucky's state park courses, as well as highlighting some of the much-needed improvements that are on the way ..read more
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Blind Shots Podcast S5 E9 Americans in Oregon – Pacific Dunes
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by 1beardedgolfer, Blind Shots Podcast – One Bearded Golfer
2w ago
This is the Pacific Dunes episode, our fourth of this season’s “Americans in Oregon Series.” A golf course of almost unanimous acclaim, it’s the golf course that brought architect Tom Doak into the larger golfing public’s consciousness, that showed people how spectacular coastal golf in America can be, and what natural, minimalist golf architecture can ..read more
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Blind Shots Podcast S5 E8 – Chris Boysel PGA of Play Golf Lexington Returns!
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by 1beardedgolfer, Blind Shots Podcast – One Bearded Golfer
3w ago
Friend of the Show, Chris Boysel, PGA, returns to talk about where we’ve been, where we are, and where we think we’re going in golf in central Kentucky, and to an extent, in golf writ large. Chris oversees Tournament Operations and Player Development for Play Golf Lexington, the omnibus organization responsible for municipal golf in ..read more
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The Intersection of Golf, Passion & Work
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by fisherethan30
3w ago
One of my favorite works of journalism in recent years is Shane Ryan’s 2022 deep-dive into “The Club Pro Crisis.”  Chances are if you are reading this particular blog, or ever visited onebeardedgolfer.com before today, you are familiar with the primary narrative echoed throughout that article – working in the golf industry can be a ..read more
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Blind Shots Podcast S5 E7 Americans in Oregon – Bandon Dunes and Beers
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by 1beardedgolfer, Blind Shots Podcast – One Bearded Golfer
1M ago
This is the Bandon Dunes episode, the one about the original course at the Bandon Dunes Resort, the one that started it all. This is where it began for Oregon as a golf destination, for the Keiser family golf empire, for golf architect David McKlay Kidd, for fun overtaking difficulty as the chief goal of ..read more
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Blind Shots Podcast S5 E6: The Legend of Old Silo with Ethan Fisher
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by 1beardedgolfer, Blind Shots Podcast – One Bearded Golfer
2M ago
Ethan Fisher, PGA, returns to the podcast to discuss his article over on OneBeardedGolfer.com revisiting the life and demise of the shooting star of Kentucky golf at the start of the 21st century, Old Silo Golf Course in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. It’s a fascinating, cautionary tale from the collapse of the most recent golf boom ..read more
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The Rise, Fall & Lessons to Be Learned of Old Silo
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by fisherethan30
2M ago
Logan Hogge is unsure if he would have ever won the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Amateur or been a runner-up at the Kentucky Open if it wasn’t for Old Silo Golf Course in Mount Sterling. While he was in high school, he and his cousin would get dropped off at Old Silo once class was out ..read more
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Blind Shots Podcast S5 E5: Americans in Oregon – The Old MacDonald Episode
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by 1beardedgolfer, Blind Shots Podcast – One Bearded Golfer
2M ago
Our 2nd installment of the Americans in Oregon, discussing our experience on the Old MacDonald course, and the awe and wonderment of realizing the scale of the Bandon Dunes operation. Plus, a heretical idea so crazy I’d could only get away with it because it’s on the Internet ..read more
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Blind Shots Podcast S5 E4: Americans in Oregon – Punch Bowl, Preserve, & Vibes of Bandon Dunes
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by 1beardedgolfer, Blind Shots Podcast – One Bearded Golfer
2M ago
In this first installment of the “Americans in Oregon” series, we set the scene at Bandon Dunes through our impressions of the Punch Bowl putting course, the 13-hole Bandon Preserve short course, and an examination of the resort’s vibe through our lodging and accommodations experiences ..read more
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