Risks Worth Taking with Akbar Chisti

YZ returns to share tales of his summer as America’s Guest.  His ability to fit in at some of the country’s most prestigious clubs with elite athletes while still maintaining a 14 handicap and occasionally overshooting greens by 100 yards or more have the fellas laughing and wondering how he keeps getting these invites!  Meanwhile, Shaggy and Josh describe how they were the victims of an elaborate and odd prank from total strangers while on their 2 man golf trip to Bandon Dunes.  Also, did you know that “Everything is a can opener if you hit it hard enough”!

Akbar Chisti, aka golf’s most positive butterfly, joins the fellas as they guide him through his golf industry origins, the birth of Seamus Golf and a golf trip for the ages during the opening season of Sand Valley.

Parnia is thrilled to welcome Rodeo Dunes’ Head Golf Professional and all around great human, Clark Willard to the Pod. Clark dives into what makes a Destination golf trip so special and how it differs from your every day course experience. He even tries to make the fellas, especially Josh, better, more patient and accommodating humans!

Episode 5: The Member Guest: Sandbaggers and Crybabies.The guys tackle the unwritten rules of member-guests. What makes a great guest? What makes a terrible guest? When is a putt actually “good”? How much sandbagging is too much? And perhaps most importantly… should you ever cry after winning?

Part 2 of the guys’ epic golf trip to London takes us to Rye, Sunningdale, a Doja Cat concert and almost to the hospital. A new way to experience golf, an “interesting” mid-round lunch buffet and the pressure of playing a couple of rounds in front of Grand Slam winner Rory Mcllroy are all topics of London Part 2.

The 2nd Annual Customer Service Cup takes the boys to London, England. Some typical international golf trip travel snafus hit the fellas but they overcome to take the CSC to Royal Wimbledon, Swinley Forest and Walton Heath during the first 2 days of the voyage. Enjoy the first in this two part special episode of Parnia.

The fellas discuss two annual competitive buddy trips, The Snowshed and The Lit. Curating the right guys, navigating rules, weather and different sized budgets all need to be thought through before embarking on a Ryder Cup style golf trip.

Leaving the safety and security of an ongoing text thread, our four co-hosts attempt to introduce each other and the hopes for what Parnia can bring to other likeminded (golf obsessed) folks who are looking to go on endless golf adventures. Key take away: Carefrontations are important for a successful golf trip.