Beyond the Green Eric Hooper
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Beyond the Green dives into little-known golf history and the compelling people who shaped it. Each episode paints a captivating story about a person or place that has made an impact on the golfing world.
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Episode 12: Templates
Looking at a golf hole, each one seems unique. Like a fingerprint, moving along with the contours of the earth. The way that it rises out of the landscape, it can’t possibly be replicated. But the idea of importing enduring hole designs from one course to another has been going on since the early 1900s.
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Episode 11: The Golf Ball
His name would have never reached the history books, if it wasn’t for his friend running late.
Music
Steve Adams - Dulcinea
Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada from filmmusic.io -
Season 2 is coming!
Season 2 is coming!
I have an ongoing list of topics that I want to cover, but if you have any ideas that you would like to hear, please send them my way at beyondthegreenpod@gmail.com. -
Episode 10: Masters in November
It is fall of 2020. The days are getting shorter. The warm breeze turns to cold. Not your typical time of year to play the Masters. But for 2020, it’s par for the course.
Music
Steve Adams - Dulcinea
Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9 no. 2 -
Episode 9: Miniature Golf
It is known by many names. Goofy golf, mini-golf, Putt-Putt. But the game is still the same. And the nostalgia runs deep.
Music
Steve Adams - Dulcinea
Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
TrackTribe - Home for the Holidays -
Episode 8: East Potomac Park
There is a small island in the middle of the Potomac River, known as East Potomac Park. This park became the starting point for well designed municipal golf courses.
Music
Steve Adams - Dulcinea
Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Aakash Gandhi - Frozen in Love