Guests of the Pod
074 – Matt Plested Chasing Excellence at Stoneham
Friend of the pod Matt Plested returns to the mic as Sam and Bledge sit down to debrief the massive project unfolding at Stoneham. Sit back and enjoy. Latest Products
363 – Pete Dye (pt 2): ‘The Kid Who Played With Clay’
In part 2, Tom takes us through Pete's trip to Scotland that inspired his work with Alice as a course designer. Latest Products
362 – Pete Dye (pt 1): ‘The Kid Who Played With Clay’
Pt 1 of our 2 part special on the life and legacy of Peter Dye: 1925 - 2020. In part one, Tom takes us through the first 38 years of the life of Pete Dye, beginning with his early years in Ohio and growing up on a course built by his father Paul. Pete would go on to quite school early, enlist in the Army and take a career defining trip to Scotland with wife Alice. This is part of an exciting series we are running this year where we explore the life and legacy of the architects that have shaped the 4 major venues in 2026 (+ the players)! Latest Products
073 – A Q&A With Bledge
In this episode, Bledge takes center stage to tackle a massive range of questions submitted by our Instagram community.Bledge shares his wealth of experience on everything from the fine details of turf management and the realities of life on the course to career advice for the next generation of greenkeepers. This is a masterclass in the industry from a man who lives and breathes it. Whether you're in the industry or just love the behind-the-scenes of the game, this is a great listen. Latest Products
TPC Sawgrass: Story of a Golf Club
In the swampy marshlands of North Florida, Pete Dye was tasked with the impossible: creating architectural theatre from a site once home only to alligators and rattlesnakes. The result was the Stadium Course, a modern temple of golf that felt entirely alien to the "pretty" aesthetic of its era. While other courses sought to find beauty in nature, Dye embraced a "mean pretty" philosophy. Using a primitive but brilliant method of moving muck and reclaiming sand, he and his wife, Alice, manufactured a landscape defined by visual intimidation and psychological warfare. His "switchback" design ensures that no two consecutive holes play in the same direction, forcing a constant recalibration against the wind. The 17th remains the ultimate symbol of this ingenuity—an island green born of necessity from a sand excavation pit. Alongside the daunting, water-lined 18th, it forms a finishing stretch that remains one of the most nerve-shattering tests in [...]
