Golfadelphia was on a podcast recently essentially doing what he loves; talking course architecture for an hour and a half nonstop.
Some of the topics we discuss include:
- Pine Valley impressions
- National Golf Links of America impressions
- Golfadelphia and the idea behind the reviews, as well as how they’re put together (and the backlog!)
- Thoughts on Sweetens and Bandon
- The renovation/restoration trend
- The recent renovation at Llanerch and its new course identity
- The impact of design styles and comparing them
- Long Island golf scene
A few things to clean up. First and foremost, I really wish I included Blake Conant when discussing the changes at Llanerch. Blake was heavily involved with Brian in forming and carrying out those changes. I was thinking about the 2016 U.S. Open, which was hosted at Oakmont, it was not 2018. And I was thinking of the Road Bunker at St. Andrews; am not sure why I blanked on that other than I’m getting old.
I always say I talk golf with anyone who will listen. The podcast was a lot of fun and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to do more of them!
