Episode 006: Business is Picking Up

[extremely circa 2001 The Rock voice] *Finally,* the Lying Four podcast HAS COME BACK to the Internet! And it's Masters week, which makes this the only Masters-themed podcast. This episode covers everything you need to know if you're heading to the Masters (or even if you're not and just want to do some recon for your inevitable first trip...next year, for sure). Ben's mixed berry bourbon lemonade: https://foodislovemadeedible.com/2016/05/12/mixed-berry-bourbon-lemonade/ Ben's Thee Old Gold: https://twitter.com/MrGoodlyCooks/status/1557482269706706945

After years on life support, the golf course construction business appears to be picking up. Three architects -- Rob Collins, Nathan Crace, and Blake Conant -- share their perspectives on the uptick in business, and how they're navigating larger economic forces that are creating challenges well outside the golf industry.

Conversations with three of my favorite golf writers -- Tom Coyne, Jim Hartsell, and Shane Ryan -- on how they approach the gargantuan task of writing a book.

Women make up a little more than half the population, but account for less than a quarter of on-course golfers. Golf’s history of exclusion is to blame, and it manifests itself in ways that are obvious and subtle.  Episode 4 of the Lying Four podcast examines golf’s culture of discrimination against women from four different perspectives: Karen Crouse of The New York Times, architect and former ASGCA president Jan Bel Jan, the women of Grueter Golf, and Craig Annis of the USGA.

Twenty years ago this month, the Supreme Court cemented Casey Martin's right to use a golf cart on the PGA Tour. Thanks to Casey Martin, Doug Ferguson of the Associated Press, Prof. Michael Ashley Stein of Harvard Law School, and Prof. Andrew Siegel of the Seattle University School of Law.

Rob Collins and Tad King's renovation of the Links at Overton Park, a historic nine-hole golf course in Memphis, Tenn., offers a window into the juggling act inherent to golf course construction. Thanks to Collins (@KingCollinsGolf on Twitter) and Marc Burger (@shaper13 on Twitter) for their insights.

Episode 1 of the Lying Four podcast explores the landscape of golf media, from the entanglement of traditional media with the subjects they cover to independent media testing new revenue sources. Special thanks to guests Samantha Marks, Dr. Andrew Selepak, Shane Bacon, and D.J. Piehowski.