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In the Feed the Ball podcast, Golf Digest architecture editor Derek Duncan discusses golf course design, architecture and the contemporary culture of golf with golf course architects and other luminaries of the game.
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- 3 weeks ago1h 44m
Episode 101: Ben Cowan-Dewar
Ben Cowan-Dewar has developed some of the greatest golf destinations in the world under his Cabot brand, including Cabot Cape Breton, Cabot Citrus Farms, Cabot Saint Lucia and Cabot Highlands in Scotland. In the process he’s worked closely with a broad stable of important architects like Bill Coore, Tom Doak, Kyle Franz and Rod Whitman. He joins Derek Duncan to discuss how he currently forecasts the luxury golf market, the difficulty of building Cabot Links with Mike Keiser, thoughts on the new Cabot Wilds, how Cabot Revelstoke might compare to Banff Springs and Jasper Park, Whitman’s mastery of green shaping, using a range of different architects for his projects and how the future of golf development may be in the rehabilitation of existing properties. Photos: Cover page, Cabot Saint Lucia (Jacob Sjoman). Above, Cabot Revelstoke (courtesy of Cabot Revelstoke). Outro song: “First Impression,” Julia Nunes. See Derek break down every hole at Medinah’s No. 3 course here. Subscribe to Feed the Ball on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Twitter: @feedtheball Instagram: @feedtheball The post Episode 101: Ben Cowan-Dewar appeared first on Feed The Ball.
- Sep 24, 20261h 57m
24 Questions with Justin Carlton
default Golf course shaper Justin Carlton joined with Lee Marshall in 2020 to form Carlton Marshall Golf Design. Carlton joins Golf Digest’s Derek Duncan for an episode of 24 Questions to discuss what they are currently working on, the Arcadia (FL) pipeline of shapers, the Fazio method, his new Matchbox course at Tobacco Road (pictured above), what’s been his biggest influence, the design methodology of Tom Fazio’s team, what inspires him on golf courses and much, much more. Photos: Cover page, Adare Manor (courtesy of the club). Above, The Matchbox at Tobacco Road. See Derek break down every hole at Medinah’s No. 3 course here. Subscribe to Feed the Ball on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Twitter: @feedtheball Instagram: @feedtheball The post 24 Questions with Justin Carlton appeared first on Feed The Ball.
- Jul 13, 20261h 48m
24 Questions with Clyde Johnson
British designer Clyde Johnson sits down to answer 24 questions from Golf Digest architecture editor Derek Duncan. He discusses building the world’s largest Himalayas putting green at Rodeo Dunes in Colorado, how his upbringing playing golf in the U.K. influences his design perspective, how the golf architecture business in England and Scotland differs from the U.S. and how the best courses are those that embrace their natural landscapes. Photos: Cover page, St. Patrick’s Links (courtesy of the club). Above, The Himalayas at Rodeo Dunes (Clyde Johnson). See Derek narrate “Every Hole at Aronimink” here. Subscribe to Feed the Ball on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Twitter: @feedtheball Instagram: @feedtheball The post 24 Questions with Clyde Johnson appeared first on Feed The Ball.
- May 20, 20261h 52m
24 Questions with Brett Hochstein
Brett Hochstein is one of the most prominent shapers and collaborators in contemporary golf course design having worked closely with Tom Doak, Gil Hanse, Todd Eckenrode and many other designers. Most recently he was instrumental in the reconstruction of the bunkers and greens at Pasatiempo with Jim Urbina while simultaneously building a roster of his own unique clients. Brett sits down with Derek to discuss the replication process at Pasatiempo using photography from 1929 and 1930, the possibility of re-establishing the greens at one of Alister MacKenzie’s last course designs in Sacramento, the importance of knowing when to keep your mouth shut, the current state of Himalayas putting greens, the nebulous route to becoming an architect and how mowing adjustments can enhance the playability of even simple municipal courses. Photos: Cover page, Pasatiempo, hole 8 (courtesy of the club). Above, Lake Merced (Derek Duncan). See Derek narrate “Every Hole at Aronimink” here. Subscribe to Feed the Ball on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Twitter: @feedtheball Instagram: @feedtheball The post 24 Questions with Brett Hochstein appeared first on Feed The Ball.
- May 10, 20261h 53m
The Rap: Aronimink, Heads or Tails w/Ron Prichard
The evolution of Aronimink Golf Club in Philadelphia is one of the most interesting and mildly contentious in American golf. This episode of The Rap with Ron Prichard, who consulted at the club from 1994 to 2015, gets into the details of why. Photos: Cover page, Aronimink, hole 3. Above, hole 10 (Derek Duncan). See “Every Hole at Aronimink” here. Subscribe to Feed the Ball on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Twitter: @feedtheball Instagram: @feedtheball The post The Rap: Aronimink, Heads or Tails w/Ron Prichard appeared first on Feed The Ball.
- Mar 30, 20261h 59m
Salon Vol. 32, ft. Joe Hancock
Joe Hancock is one of the OG’s of golf course building and shaping, and has worked with the profession’s greatest architects. The list of courses’s he’s helped build is staggering. He joins Jim Urbina and Derek Duncan to discuss how Mike DeVries pulled him into golf design, how his own sense of frugality influences his design outlook, the importance of collaboration in successful design, how the experiential side of golf may be more important than the strategic intentions, the value of creative thought versus using precedent for inspiration and the advice he’d give to younger shapers hoping to have a long career in this industry. Photos: Cover page, Midland Hills(courtesy of the club). Above, Yeamans Hall. Watch Derek Duncan break down the 7th hole at Pebble Beach. Subscribe to Feed the Ball on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Twitter: @feedtheball Instagram: @feedtheball The post Salon Vol. 32, ft. Joe Hancock appeared first on Feed The Ball.
- Mar 9, 20261h 44m
24 Questions with David Kahn
Architect David Kahn of Jackson Kahn Design comes back to the podcast to update us on his twin daughters afflicted with juvenile Batten disease and the 2026 Take a Swing Fore Batten auction. He also sits in the spotlight to answer questions about the challenges and advantages of building estate courses for private owners (that no other golfers get to see), how he views the contemporary trend of idolizing architecture tropes of the past, how Mike Strantz has influenced his outlook on design, developing the courage to build anything he and Tim Jackson can envision and putting the art of golf course design at the center of his ambitions. Photos: Cover page, Monterey Peninsula Dunes Course (Jon Cavalier). Above, Scottsdale National’s Other Course. Music: “24 Frames” by Jason Isbell. Watch Derek Duncan break down the 7th hole at Pebble Beach. Subscribe to Feed the Ball on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Twitter: @feedtheball Instagram: @feedtheball The post 24 Questions with David Kahn appeared first on Feed The Ball.
- Feb 25, 20261h 39m
24 Questions with Dave Zinkand
Golf course designer Dave Zinkand joins Derek Duncan on the Feed the Ball podcast to talk about his work at Bandon Trails and Bandon Preserve with Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, what “sympathetic restoration” looks like to him, what Harry Colt and Tom Simpson taught him about using the ground surrounding hazards, establishing name recognition with new clients and the power of having time on your side. Photos: Cover page, Desert Forest (courtesy of the club). Above, Bandon Preserve. Music: “24 Frames” by Jason Isbell. Watch Derek Duncan break down the 7th hole at Pebble Beach. Subscribe to Feed the Ball on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Twitter: @feedtheball Instagram: @feedtheball The post 24 Questions with Dave Zinkand appeared first on Feed The Ball.
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