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

1 DAY AGO

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
3 DAYS AGO

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
24 OCT

Trying to Revive a Hometown Nine-Holer

Garrett Morrison is joined by Tom Schwab, superintendent at Napoleon Golf Club, a nine-hole course in Napoleon, Ohio. Tom began working at Napoleon, his hometown course, in 2021 after working at private clubs such as Merion and Aronimink. The two discuss what it means to Tom to work at the course he grew up playing and the history of Napoleon Golf Club. Tom details the challenges of maintaining a public nine-holer in a small town and talks about his plans for improving the course.

52 min
21 OCT

Taking Stock of Justin Thomas’s Career and Future

Andy Johnson is joined by Joseph LaMagna for an episode focusing on 15-time PGA Tour winner Justin Thomas. The two begin the show with and they are In and Out on during the early stages of the FedEx Fall, as the PGA Tour's fall events have become more competitive this year while the TV coverage continues to lag behind. Andy and Joseph discuss the uptick in televised college golf and consider the broadcasting future of the sport. From there, the two take a dive into the career of Justin Thomas heading into 2025. They recap the quick start to Thomas' PGA Tour career, his performance in 2017 and 2018, and the advantages his ball speed and iron play initially provided him on Tour. Andy and Joseph analyze his recent putting woes and lack of driving ability, questioning if Thomas can ever be a top-five player in the world again. To wrap up the episode, Andy and Joseph share some Recommendations on how to use screen time for both kids and adults.

54 min
17 OCT

Golf Architecture Mailbag: Walkability, 2025 Course Openings, and More

Fried Egg Golf's Andy Johnson and Garrett Morrison answer questions from Club TFE members in this golf architecture mailbag episode. The two discuss how the walkability of a course impacts their thoughts on a design, share their thoughts on how to assess a course's architecture while playing it, and debate how re-designs of historic courses should be handled. Andy and Garrett look ahead to some exciting projects finishing in 2025 and wrap the episode with one new hole that stood out to them during their travels this year.

1h 15m
15 OCT

Yolk with Doak 45: Listener Questions and Building on Rocky Land

Golf architect Tom Doak sits down with Andy Johnson for another mailbag-focused episode of "Yolk with Doak." Thanks to questions from Club TFE members, Tom discusses what motivates him to continue in his career, how he helps develop the careers of his associates, and learning to appreciate his own work. Andy and Tom go back and forth about what a Doak-designed major championship course would look like and why modern golf courses may not be the best hosts for majors. To end this episode, the two take a deep dive into Tom's experience building Stone Eagle in Palm Desert, California. Tom details the initial routing for the course, the struggles of building on rocky land, and how the elevation changes impact building a golf course.

1h 9m

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12 AUG

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

Andy Johnson

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4.5

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67 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

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

Trying to Revive a Hometown Nine-Holer

Taking Stock of Justin Thomas’s Career and Future

Golf Architecture Mailbag: Walkability, 2025 Course Openings, and More

Yolk with Doak 45: Listener Questions and Building on Rocky Land

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

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

Trying to Revive a Hometown Nine-Holer

Taking Stock of Justin Thomas’s Career and Future

Golf Architecture Mailbag: Walkability, 2025 Course Openings, and More

Yolk with Doak 45: Listener Questions and Building on Rocky Land

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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