The Tie Podcast
Connecting people through a common interest in the game of golf while also exploring many other aspects of who they are.
Mudball Monday 130-Final Reporting from The Grounds of Augusta!
What. A. Week. From the players, the weather, the typical culture of The Masters, and the golf course, it was as good of a Masters Tournament as I can recall.
Getting to spend some time on the ground, we are here to report on what we saw both in person and on TV.
In today's episode, you can expect:
- Talk about the golf course and how great it was this week.
- The good, the bad, and the ugly from players.
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Neal Shipley-One Day Out From Teeing it at The Masters!
Neal Shipley is back to discuss The Masters!
After a run all the way to finals of last summer's US Amateur, Neal joined Henry for a discussion on that week and a very early precursor to the week that we are now in.
In today's conversation, Neal and Henry discuss:
- Neal's off season and how he prepared for The Masters.
- A few specific holes and shots Neal has given extra attention to.
- Some of the intricacies of Augusta National that...
Mudball Monday 129-"What Ifs" For The Masters!
It's Masters week! Truly the best week of the year in so many ways and of course we are doing another #mudballmonday on The Masters.
Today we're breaking down some of our scenarios that we think are possible yet not super likely that we think would make this week even better than it already trusts to be!
The Main things you can expect today are:
- Some of the things we are most excited for at the Masters this year.
- 6 "What ifs?" for this...
Kyle Franz on Cabot Citrus Farms, Broomsedge, and Luling!
Kyle Franz has been doing great renovation and restoration work for a number of years now and, as he describes it in today's conversation, feels like he is just now getting his "big break" on exciting original works. Although it wasn't original, his reworking of Cabot Citrus Farms (formerly World Woods) feels like our first chance to see what Kyle's true original work will look like, and if it is ant indication, we are in for some fun!
In today's conversation, Kyle and Henry discuss:
- Kyle's inspiration for his work (The...
Mudball Monday 128-Amateurs vs. Old Guys at The Masters!
Two of the great parts of The Masters are the inclusion of the Amateurs as well as past champions in the field. It gives the field texture, half of which being new excitement and half of which being a consistency of players we have seen for years, whether they have any chance of playing well or not.
Today we discuss how the old heads stack up against the young guys not playing for a check and who may have the upper hand based on this exact crop of guys as well as what history would tell us...
Rachel Heck-Next Steps and Deciding to Forego Pro Golf!
If you were playing competitive golf at my age, you knew who Rachel Heck was. She made it look easy- always has. Despite wrestling mind, body, and soul the last few years, she came back a few weeks ago ready to play. Her freshman season accolades alone fill up a page, and her appearances for professional and team events only brightened the lights.
We forget that the people playing at the highest level have to make a choice – is this… it?
Is this what I am going to dedicate my life to?
<...Mudball Monday 127-Who CAN and Can't Win The Masters?
Round 2 of our MBM pre Masters series! This time we're talking about who CAN as well as who CAN'T win The Masters this year. A lot to think through these days on who our real hitters are as we get to these majors given all the complexity in the golf world. The majors have been made that much more special by the fact that we only get to see the game's best players together a handful of times these days.
Today we talk about:
- 2 players who will not be winning the...
Mike McGraw-Baylor Men's Golf Coach and Mentor
Mike McGraw has spent his entire life as a teacher, mentor, and coach. Starting out in Edmond, OK as a high school teacher and golf coach at the age of 25, moving on to be the assistant at Oklahoma State for a number of years, spending 8 years as the head of the Cowboys, and now as the head at Baylor.
Coach McGraw, as you'll learn in this episode, has as much passion for coaching as anyone I know. He has dedicated his life to making others better whether that is in the classroom, as a golfer, or most i...
Mudball Monday 126-Full Breakdown of Netflix's Full Swing!
We both really enjoyed season 2 of Full Swing so we decided we would enjoy doing a conversation on why in particular we enjoyed season 2.
In this conversation we talk about:
- Players we really enjoyed in the season as well as ones we didn't.
- Who they are leaving out that could in future episodes.
- ZJ, Cantlay, Cam Young, JT, Keegan, and the whole Ryder Cup mess.
We think this show has really been cool for the golf hardcore fans as well as the general sports fan and hope Netflix continues...
Tie Course Reviews-Cabot Citrus Farms!
Cabot Citrus Farms! It's really good. And it's fun. And not just the Karoo course, but the whole place.
Today, in a solo episode based on his article that can be read at our website link below, Henry breaks down his thoughts on Cabot Citrus and what he thought about it as well as what a course like it and Kyle Franz's architecture means to the game.
We also checked out Mike Nuzzo's Squeeze and Wedge courses which were both a blast as well.
Thanks for the support as always!
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