Beyond the Green

Eric Hooper
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  • GOLF

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.

  1. 08/23/2021

    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.

    17 min

  2. 07/21/2021

    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

    12 min

  3. 03/22/2021

    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.

    1 min

  4. 03/15/2021

    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

    11 min

  5. 02/22/2021

    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

    15 min

  6. 02/01/2021

    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

    12 min

  7. 01/11/2021

    Episode 7: Take me to Cuba!

    Barbara Romack was a professional golfer, and in 1968, she was one of two professional golfers to be hijacked to Cuba. 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/ E's Jammy Jams - Soul and Mind

    10 min

  8. 12/28/2020

    Episode 6: Aiming for Sand

    On the dusty, wind-swept plains of America’s heartland, grass greens were hard to come by in the early part of the century. It was difficult and expensive to grow grass greens in that dry climate. So they adapted. 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/ Chris Haugen - Tupelo Train

    11 min
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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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  • Creator
    Eric Hooper
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Eric Hooper
  • Show Website
    Beyond the Green