Driven Golf Podcast

In this episode, we chat with Kye Goalby, long-time golf course shaper and architect. Kye discusses his unique upbringing in Belleville, Illinois as the son of a Masters champion, how he shifted from a finance career into building golf courses and how he's worked all around the world shaping for top golf course architects such as Tom Doak and Gil Hanse. Kye goes in-depth on his most recent project, the Tree Farm in Aiken, South Carolina, collaborating with Doak and PGA Tour player Zac Blair. In

Brian Schneider, a golf architect based in Charleston, South Carolina.  Brian talks about getting his start with Tom Doak over twenty years ago and the influence that he and other great architects have had on his work and his career. Brian also discusses his latest project at Old Barnwell, a co-design with Blake Conant, that has helped turn Aiken, South Carolina into the latest hot bed in golf. In Angle of Attack (1:25:15), Andrew & I start the first of a three-part series discussing tournament

Josh Smith is a golf superintendent, renowned oil painter of golf course landscapes and founder of the Flag Bag Golf Company.  He is truly one of the most interesting and talented people in golf. He discusses his junior golf background in Portland, college golf at St. Mary’s, his work in golf course construction, oil painting, his career path in turfgrass at Cal Club and now Orinda Country Club in Northern Califonia.  And more recently, we discuss the idea of Flag Bag Golf and he launched the

Brian Hilko is a PGA professional and owner of The Golf Factory, a new indoor golf facility outside of Chicago. Brian takes us through his life in the game, from his work with junior golfers to most recently becoming a small business owner.  Brian also provides some great insights for anybody looking to invest in a launch monitor or build out a simulator space in your home. In Angle of Attack w/ Andrew Lewis (1:08:25), Andrew & I talk about the offseason development plans and setting your

Will Smith is the co-founder of National Links Trust, a non-profit organization focused on reinvigorating the three municipal golf courses in Washington D.C. and advocating for muni golf courses across the country. Will and his co-founder Mike McCartin have leveraged their experience and expertise in golf course architecture and deep relationships in the game of golf to strengthen the bond between municipal golf courses and the surrounding communities. In "Angle of Attack with Andrew

Jarrett Phillips is a strength coach and owner of TrainPMT in Southlake, Texas. Jarrett’s tireless work and growth mindset has put TrainPMT at the cutting edge for developing speed and strength for golfers and baseball players. Jarrett discusses the data-driven approach using the latest technology to create positive outcomes for the athletes he trains. In "Angle of Attack with Andrew Lewis" (1:08:00), Andrew discusses the pros and cons of raising a multi-sport athlete and knowing when is the right

Peter Flory is an accomplished amateur golfer from Chicago and a golf historian with particular interest in researching golf courses that are NLE (No Longer Existing). His tireless work to create a digital version of The Lido Golf Club, C.B. Macdonald's lost masterpiece, led to Pete being involved in bringing it back to life at the Sand Valley Golf Resort in Wisconsin. Pete provides a great overview of Macdonald's role as the father of golf in America and how The Lido came to be, no longer

Andrew Lewis is a Dallas-based golf instructor and one of Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers in the U.S. He's also the father of a competitive junior player. We discuss ideas and lessons learned on raising young kids into the game and how Andrew walks that thin line between coach and parent. We also discuss how he forms special relationships with the junior players he coaches. Andrew provides some honest feedback on what he's seen of host Jim's game and the crew discusses some