Joining Alex on the show is Dominic Lee to talk about the 2024 Masters, including his first trip to Augusta National earlier in the week.  We discuss an amazing

Josh talks a few recent coastal first-state rounds at Baywood Greens, The Rookery & Midway.  Alex plays a blustery round at Bull Run and shares some recent observations down

Jim Estes has enjoyed a long journey tied to this game.  The DC area native and long-time resident spent years playing professionally on various tours both domestically and abroad,

Having been named one of the top 50 Golf Fitness Trainers in America by Golf Digest every year since the list began, Jason Meisch is about as trusted a

Playing golf six times a week is a dream that many who play this game imagine spending their golden years.  DC Native and World War II veteran, Bernie Smoot

Jack Bonifant’s golf career alone is one most golfers would be impressed by. Junior champion at the Bobby Bowers at the age of 16, All-Met in high school, walk-on

As one of less than 500 PGA Master Professionals, Mike Dickson exudes a passion for seeing his students improve along with a deep understanding of the mechanics of the

Flying under the radar while in the ear of some of golf’s top stars has been Julie Elion’s modus operandi for going on two decades.  While most golf fans

Striving to elevate a Division 1 golf program to new heights as a first-time coach takes a tremendous amount of passion and work.  Coach Greg Pieczynski was hired to

As general manager for the past fourteen years at Golfdom, Matt Trenton has been a mainstay at the long-standing Tyson’s retailer. Earlier this year, the business agreed to be

Launched in 2015 by a pair of grad school pals that saw a gap in premium apparel in the pro shop, Holderness & Bourne has grown from four early

This Memorial Day weekend the Mid-Atlantic PGA along with the PGA of America is engaging in a nationwide fundraising effort to support veterans and increase opportunities to expose them

The Mid-Atlantic Section of the PGA has been serving its membership comprised of over 1100 PGA Professionals throughout Maryland, DC & Virginia for almost a century. The MAPGA maintains

Beginning as a way for a group of college friends to stay in touch and talk golf, then evolving into a modest hustle selling extra hats and shirts, Sugarloaf

Sustainability in the game of golf is an increasingly relevant multi-faceted topic within the industry.  Andrew Szunyog is the DC-based co-founder of Driving The Green, a golf sustainability consultantcy. 

The land that Laurel Hill Golf Course sits on in Lorton, Virginia has a rich history written about by Joshua Stueve in his piece titled “Ground Under Repair” in

Open up the current issue of Golf Digest (Sept ’21) and you will see an 8-page feature by the Club at Creighton Farms’ first ever Director of Instruction, Erika

It has now been one year since National Links Trust took over operations of the three public golf courses in our nation’s capital.  Seemed an appropriate time to have

So many golfers have lists of courses in some form of another that they are seeking to play.  Whether it be best-of lists from magazines, the catalog of a

Often overlooked when trying to improve the golf swing is what the golfer’s body is physically capable of. Mobility, strength & flexibility play an enormous role in how balanced,

As golf simulation tech has made huge advancements over the past decade, indoor golf businesses have been populating the urban landscape.  On the forefront of the U.S. market is

This summer is the 100th anniversary of the lone golf major hosted at Columbia Country Club, the 1921 U.S. Open.   The USGA awarded the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship to

Looking to become the first golfer to represent Washington D.C. in the Special Olympics USA Games and perhaps beyond, Perez Plater is actively putting in the work necessary.  He

The dream of many an avid golfer is to have their own course designed just how they want, to play anytime they’d like on their own property.  Cliff Miller

In 2019, Henrico County issued an RFP to operate Belmont Golf Course, which was purchased by the county back in 1977.  The historic A.W. Tillinghast design played host to

The DC area’s chapter of First Tee got going back in 1999, not long after the national organization was founded in partnership with several of the sport’s governing bodies. 

This is part 2 of the conversation with Tom Clark.  Here we focus more on his most recent project, Cutalong at Lake Anna, where we did the taping after

Having been a golf course architect for 50 years, Tom Clark has experienced just about all one can within the business.   Hired by Ed Ault upon graduating college in

-UPDATE: Not long after this podcast was recorded, the sale of the golf course was completed and new ownership did not retain staff. Shawn, Donny & Michael have each

Having some of the longest hitters of a golf ball on the planet come to Washington D.C. and bomb drives on the National Mall seems almost too far-fetched &

Despite coming to the game later in life, Michael Williams has held numerous interesting roles within golf, has traveled the globe covering the game & spoken with a who’s

Earlier this month National Links Trust took over operation as the long-term lessor of the three golf courses on National Park Service land in Washington D.C., East Potomac Park,

During the late ’90’s boom of golf course construction, high-end public courses were beginning to open at a rapid pace. In Frederick County, Bob Sturges saw opportunity and was

As the host of two popular Ringer podcasts, Fairway Rollin’ & House of Carbs, Joe House is very comfortable speaking into a mic. The DMV native and longtime DC

For the past 15 years, Donna Hoffman has been helping expose the game to women throughout the country with the company she founded, WomenOnCourse.  The organization focuses on the

Optimizing the precise club component specs for each golfer’s unique swing is big business and the impact that club fitting can have is growing every year along with expanding

After years of teaching at several area courses and it came time to find a home for his own golf instruction business, Mark Russo came back to where his

It is well -documented that hockey players love to golf.  For Ethan Siemiesz, the perfect home to work within both of the sports he loves is Chevy Chase Club. 

This game is all about having fun, and the guys at the GolfDMV keep that a priority at all times.  Launched in 2017, the GolfDMV podcast focusing on their

With a resume that includes All-Met Player of the Year, All-SEC, Mid-Atlantic PGA Teacher of the Year & multiple stops as a coach at D1 programs, John Scott Rattan

Over the past decade, the golf retail industry has gone through tremendous change, with national chains scaling back their operations & independent off-course stores becoming few and far between. 

While golf simulators are seemingly popping up everywhere recently, CitySwing was the first to open in Washington D.C. and remains the only option in the city.  Since that will

As founder of Road2Par, a social event company built around the game of golf, Desiree Walker focuses on exposing people to the lifestyle of the game and creating comfortability

With change on the horizon at Langston and the other DC publics, we wanted to hear from Ernie Andrews, who has been working in some capacity at the historic

We sat down with Craig Kirby out at Langston GC in Northeast DC, where he was helping one of the young men he works with get settled into their

For episode three, Jon Eisman had us out to his new teaching studio at Laurel Hill GC in Lorton, Va.  Jon talks to us about his start in coaching,

In our second episode, we visit Ben Ellis at Fort Belvoir Golf Club, who along with a skeleton crew, is working to ensure the 36 holes on the property

In the inaugural episode of Beltway Golfer, Mike McCartin provides detail on the National Links Trust bid for the lease of East Potomac Park GC, Rock Creek GC &