The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

The Fried Egg

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A deeper level of golf: conversations and stories about golf course design, professional golf, and more from the team behind TheFriedEgg.com

6 HR AGO

Golf Architecture Mailbag: College Golf Courses, Value Golf Trips, and More

Andy Johnson and Garrett Morrison are back to empty out the mailbag and answer golf architecture questions submitted on social media. They discuss their favorite university-owned golf courses and the continued evolution of college golf facilities as the game grows with NIL value for players. Andy and Garrett also touch on the best value golf trips in the United States, mentioning places such as Grand Rapids, Michigan and Ventura County, California. The two talk through the ongoing Poa invasion at Bandon Dunes and what the resort can do to keep up the courses before debating some of the worst holes in premier golf courses worldwide.

1h 11m
2 DAYS AGO

2025 Fried Egg Events, Top 100 Course Reactions, and Listener Questions

Garrett Morrison and Andy Johnson are back with another architecture-centric podcast. To start, they run through the just-announced schedule of 2025 Fried Egg Golf events, sharing their excitement for courses such as Moraine Country Club, Mid Ocean Club, Kingsley Club, and more. From there, Garrett and Andy react to Golf.com's recent ranking of the Top 100 Courses in America, with The Lido, Old Barnwell, Interlachen, and Medinah No. 3 as some of the new entries on the 2024 list. They discuss the trends in modern golf course architecture and how the mentality of "keeping up" impacts these rankings moving forward. To finish this episode, Garrett and Andy answer some listener-submitted questions through social media about par-3 courses, the future of shorter courses, and more. Stay tuned for another golf architecture mailbag podcast later this week.

1h 11m
6 DAYS AGO

Courses You Think About and Places You Want to Go

Andy Johnson is joined by a variety of Fried Egg Golf staff members at the company offsite for a discussion about what courses they're currently thinking about and where they're looking to go in 2025, as well as their favorite moment from pro golf in 2024. In this wide ranging episode, Matt Rouches, Garrett Morrison, Will Knights, Cameron Hurdus, PJ Clark, and Joseph LaMagna touch on courses such as Hay Harbor Club, TPC Sawgrass, and Talking Stick, travel locations including Yosemite National Park, northern Michigan, and Japan, pro golf moments from Todd Hamilton, Si Woo Kim, Bryson DeChambeau, and more.

1h 21m
12 NOV

Golf Architecture and Life with Mike Koprowski

Andy Johnson is joined by Mike Koprowski, architect of Broomsedge Golf Club in Lee County, South Carolina. The two initially discuss the process of building Broomsedge and making the most on a smaller plot of land. Andy asks Mike about his background and how he went from serving in the Air Force and working in politics to now designing golf courses. Mike shares stories from his time as a caddie at The Country Club in Brookline, re-igniting his passion for golf, and the par 3 he built in the front yard of his old home in Nashville.

1h 34m
7 NOV

Trevor Dormer on Joining King-Collins Golf Course Design

Fried Egg Golf's Garrett Morrison sits down with golf architect Trevor Dormer to discuss his recent partnership with King-Collins Golf Course Design, now known as King Collins Dormer. The two talk about Trevor's new role as a partner at King Collins Dormer and what appealed to him about joining the firm. Garrett and Trevor then discuss Trevor's ongoing project, his first solo course in the United States, a rebuild of Old Dane in Nebraska. Trevor details his process in making memorable golf experiences, how his experience with Coore & Crenshaw influences his work, and the evolution of the golf architecture profession.

1h 28m
5 NOV

Golf President Campaigns and Coul Links

Andy Johnson is back with another two-part show in this episode of The Fried Egg Golf Podcast. To start, Andy is joined by Fried Egg Golf's Garrett Morrison and Joseph LaMagna, as the three discuss their platforms in a hypothetical campaign for "President of Golf." They describe policies for men's pro golf, women's pro golf, the amateur game, equipment regulation, and the golf course industry. After listening to campaign speeches on shrinking the driver head and creating an exclusive streaming platform for the LPGA, Andy is then joined by Ru Macdonald for an update on the Coul Links development in Scotland. Ru provides insight into where the development currently stands, the potential economic impact it would bring to the Highlands area, and more.

1h 16m
31 OCT

Debating the Proposed PGA Tour Changes

Earlier this week, the PGA Tour emailed players a list of proposed changes set to be voted on by the PGA Tour Policy Board. If approved, these changes would take effect for the 2026 season. Andy Johnson is joined by Joseph LaMagna and Monday Q's Ryan French for a roundtable discussion on these proposed changes. The three debate whether the removal of 25 guaranteed cards and reducing field sizes are substantive enough to improve the product, whether Monday qualifiers should remain part of the PGA Tour schedule, the new pace-of-play policy, and more.

1h 5m
29 OCT

Election Impact on PGA Tour-PIF Deal, Plus College Golf in the NIL Era

Andy Johnson is joined by Gabby Herzig and Brentley Romine in this two-part episode. To start, Andy and Gabby discuss her recent article in The Athletic about the impact of the 2024 U.S. Presidential election on a potential PGA Tour-PIF agreement. Gabby details the role of the Department of Justice as part of the executive branch when it comes to antitrust laws and how each possible administration's DOJ may react to a deal regarding men's professional golf. The two also discuss the continuing evolution of YouTube golf and how the platform is changing how golf is consumed. Andy is then joined by Golf Channel's Brentley Romine, as the two chat about the state of college golf in the ever-changing NIL era of college athletics. They talk through the impact of conference realignment on the college golf landscape, the development of new facilities at schools across the country, and how the new PGA Tour U system has changed the development path for top college golfers.

1h 28m

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A Look at High-Level Amateur Golf

Garrett Morrison and Joseph LaMagna are joined by Lawrence Donegan to find out where high-level amateur golf stands today. To start this episode, the two discuss what they are In and Out on after this past weekend of golf, including the Women's Olympic Golf tournament, won by Lydia Ko, and the impact of rankings systems on the professional golf world. Lawrence Donegan, golf journalist and father of Niall Shiels-Donegan, an amateur golfer playing in this week’s U.S. Amateur, then calls in to discuss the state of amateur golf. Lawrence offers his thoughts on the high-level amateur game from the perspective of both a parent and a journalist, explaining how players handle technology, navigate the amateur golf landscape, and the pitfalls of the World Amateur Golf Rankings system (21:03). To wrap things up, Garrett and Joseph share some Recommendations for other podcasts you may enjoy!

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1h 31m

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68 Ratings

A Must Listen Pod for any Golf Sicko

07/10/2023

Ziggy and Buddys Dad

Cerebral, witty, diverse…. American! 😀
Next level golf conversation

03/08/2023

Woodyboonen

One of the best podcasts on golf. Insightful, intelligent and balanced. Refreshingly so as most other pods are predictably dull. Listen to A History of Par first if you’re new to The Fried Egg, it will change your outlook on the sport, your course and the other courses new to you..forever.
Great show!

05/08/2022

orangepip 43

Well for balanced golf coverage with a. Focus on architecture and the business of golf there is no better. The recent episode with Garret on what Saudi expects to get from Liv is a great review.
Meh….

09/06/2023

John86392662

Prefer the pods on golf architecture as they’re balanced episodes. Other pods, generally on professional golf, aren’t quite so balanced, but guests bring good perspective.

A deeper level of golf: conversations and stories about golf course design, professional golf, and more from the team behind TheFriedEgg.com

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The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

Golf Architecture Mailbag: College Golf Courses, Value Golf Trips, and More

2025 Fried Egg Events, Top 100 Course Reactions, and Listener Questions

Courses You Think About and Places You Want to Go

Golf Architecture and Life with Mike Koprowski

Trevor Dormer on Joining King-Collins Golf Course Design

Golf President Campaigns and Coul Links

Debating the Proposed PGA Tour Changes

Election Impact on PGA Tour-PIF Deal, Plus College Golf in the NIL Era

Trailer

A Look at High-Level Amateur Golf

Hosts & Guests

Andy Johnson

A Must Listen Pod for any Golf Sicko

Next level golf conversation

Great show!

Meh….

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The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

Episodes

Golf Architecture Mailbag: College Golf Courses, Value Golf Trips, and More

2025 Fried Egg Events, Top 100 Course Reactions, and Listener Questions

Courses You Think About and Places You Want to Go

Golf Architecture and Life with Mike Koprowski

Trevor Dormer on Joining King-Collins Golf Course Design

Golf President Campaigns and Coul Links

Debating the Proposed PGA Tour Changes

Election Impact on PGA Tour-PIF Deal, Plus College Golf in the NIL Era

Trailer

A Look at High-Level Amateur Golf

Hosts & Guests

Andy Johnson

Ratings & Reviews

A Must Listen Pod for any Golf Sicko

Next level golf conversation

Great show!

Meh….

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