Jake Stoutland and Simon Holt are pulling back the curtain on the greatest private club experiences in golf. What's the locker room like, the food, the tee markers? Every little detail matters, and we'll break down all of it so you're prepared when you make your next visit.
Latest episodes
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53 min
21: Golf in the U.S. vs UK
We all love our golf on both sides of the Atlantic, but there are some norms, terms, and cultural differences between the home of golf and its American expansion. On this episode o…
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47 min
20: The Unwritten Rules of Golf
If you want to be a good guest at a prestigious club, courtesy is the name of the game. While each place might have their own sets of rules, being a great playing partner always ma…
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54 min
19: Golf's Best Halfway Houses
What makes one turn stand better than another? It's not just about the food and drink, although those are certainly important.A great golf course halfway house should have characte…
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60 min
18: Building Our Perfect Golf Experience
What's your favorite arrival in golf? Locker room? Practice area? How about the food, drink, and an overnight stay? Imagine taking all those great experiences, and creating one per…
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17: A Genuine Golf Experience at Cabot Highlands
Up in the Scottish Highlands, Castle Stuart feels like it's been around for more than a hundred years. But shockingly, this quintessential links golf experience isn't even 20 years…
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46 min
16: The Course Gil Hanse Waited 20 Years to Build
Gil Hanse joins Simon Holt at CapRock Ranch, the Nebraska Sandhills course two decades in the making. He and Jim Wagner had years to work out how to use a site where the chop hills…
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50 min
15: Top 100 Resorts in the World
GOLF's Top 100 Resorts in the World list is out. Jake Stoutland and Simon Holt explain how dramatically the global golf landscape is changing. For a world traveler or a bucket-list…
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57 min
14: Inside Royal Dornoch with GM Neil Hampton
Simon Holt talks with Royal Dornoch General Manager Neil Hampton about how a remote Highland links in Donald Ross's hometown became one of golf's most coveted tee times — and what…
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40 min
13: The Experience at CapRock Ranch
This incredible Gil Hanse project in the Nebraska Sandhills is well on its way to becoming one of golf's most celebrated modern golf courses. It's already been featured in GOLF's T…
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45 min
12: The Experience at Baltimore Country Club
The Five Farms campus of Baltimore Country Club is one of the most beautiful experiences in golf. A full time horticulturist and dedicated maintenance team add a pop of color into…
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47 min
11: The Full Story of Sebonack Golf Club
Some of the greatest land for golf in the world, along the cliffs of Long Island's Peconic Bay, was not too long ago owned by ... electrical workers? It's an unlikely story, but Se…
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42 min
10: Merion Archivist John Capers III
Hundreds of thousands of Merion Golf Club mementos have been cataloged through their archiving efforts. John Capers III, a lifetime member, has been a key figure in the Merion Arch…
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40 min
09: The Experience at Merion Golf Club
Merion's East Course has long been a top-15 staple of GOLF's Top 100 Courses in the World, internationally recognized as one of the most fun layouts in the game. To spend a full da…
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56 min
08: Golf's Greatest Locker Rooms
Jake Stoutland and Simon Holt have traveled to the best private clubs in America. Here are their five favorite locker rooms in the U.S. What makes a locker room great? Showers, his…
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59 min
07: The Full Story of Saucon Valley
Longtime Bethlehem Steel president Eugene Grace built a club unlike many others. Every detail is executed to perfection, yet every moment you spend here feels like home. It's a mas…
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57 min
06: The Full Story of North Berwick
In 1611, the first recorded playing of golf happened on a piece of land that would become one of the most architecturally significant courses in the world. Home to arguably the mos…
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52 min
05: The Full Story of Hudson National
Two failed clubs before it and a difficult plot of land made Hudson National Golf Club a less than ideal site for a great modern club. But the visionaries behind its creation have…
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50 min
04: The Experience at The Kittansett Club
Could this be the most beautiful course in Massachusetts? A truly fine William Flynn design along the beach, this Golden Age club exudes New England golf greatness. From the clean…
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44 min
03: The Experience at Atlantic Golf Club
Tucked away on the East End of Long Island, a day at Atlantic Golf Club is an unforgettable golf experience.It's an unmistakeable Hamptons scene from the moment you arrive, marked…
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46 min
02: Shinnecock Superintendent Jon Jennings
What's it like waking up every morning to Shinnecock Hills Golf Club? Jake Stoutland finds out in this special interview with the club superintendent, Jon Jennings, who's preparing…