Blind Shots Podcast

Blind Shots Podcast


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Blind Shots Podcast S5 E11 – Hagen O’Neil’s film “From Red Clay to Fairways” at The Fields Golf Club
April 11, 2024

In this conversation, I sat down with filmmaker Hagen O'Neil of Palmer Pictures to discuss the background and process of making his wonderful documentary film about the course, "From Red Clay to Fairw

Blind Shots Podcast S5 E11 Americans in Oregon – Sheep Ranch
March 26, 2024

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 bal

Blind Shots Podcast S5 E10 – State Park Golf Series – KY Parks Commissioner Russ Meyer
March 19, 2024

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 o

Blind Shots Podcast S5 E9 Americans in Oregon – Pacific Dunes
March 11, 2024

This is the Pacific Dunes episode, our fourth of this seasons Americans in Oregon Series. A golf course of almost unanimous acclaim, its the golf course that brought architect Tom Doak into the la

Blind Shots Podcast S5 E8 – Chris Boysel PGA of Play Golf Lexington Returns!
March 04, 2024

Friend of the Show, Chris Boysel, PGA, returns to talk about where weve been, where we are, and where we think were going in golf in central Kentucky, and to an extent, in golf writ large. Chris ove

Blind Shots Podcast S5 E7 Americans in Oregon – Bandon Dunes and Beers
February 02, 2024

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 fam

Blind Shots Podcast S5 E6: The Legend of Old Silo with Ethan Fisher
January 26, 2024

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

Blind Shots Podcast S5 E5: Americans in Oregon – The Old MacDonald Episode
January 19, 2024

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 heretica

Blind Shots Podcast S5 E4: Americans in Oregon – Punch Bowl, Preserve, & Vibes of Bandon Dunes
January 15, 2024

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

Blind Shots Podcast Season 5 Episode 3 – Golf Trips and the Trophy Course.
January 05, 2024

Matt, Fred, and I reconvene at the Americans in Scotland round table to discuss whether golf trips truly need a trophy course to anchor a buddies golf trip. Its big-picture discussion based on the