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National Links Trust Podcast

National Links Trust

The National Link Trust Podcast highlights the work National Link Trust is doing to protect and promote accessible, affordable, and engaging municipal golf courses that will positively impact local communities across the US.

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60:47

Building & Sustaining a Junior Caddie Program with...

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2026/01/26

This episode of the National Links Trust Podcast is a recording from a recent edition of the Municipal Golf Network Webinar Program. In this episode, we explore how municipal and daily fee public golf facilities can build and sustain successful junior caddie programs. A junior caddie program not only offers golfers a unique way to experience your course—it also deepens your facility’s impact on the community. These programs teach kids and teens valuable communication and life skills, introdu...

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56:18

San Antonio Municipal Golf & the Alamo City Golf...

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2025/10/17

This episode of the National Links Trust Podcast is a recording from our most recent edition of the Municipal Golf Network Webinar Program. Learn more about the program here. In this episode, we spotlight the Alamo City Golf Trail (ACGT) - the non-profit organization that oversees San Antonio’s municipal golf facilities with a commitment to affordability and accessibility. Joining NLT co-founder and host, Will Smith, was Andrew Peterson, the President and CEO of the ACGT. The pair discussed t...

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26:33

The Fields, Warmouth Sands, and the State of Public...

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2025/08/28

In this episode of the National Links Trust Podcast, we are joined by veteran course architect, Mike Young. With a career spanning more than 40 years in the golf industry, today, Mike is best known as the architect and owner of The Fields Golf Club in LaGrange, GA. Built on rolling hills southwest of Atlanta, The Fields has developed a "cult following" as an affordable, architecturally-engaging facility that places the golf experience as the most important aspect of their operations. More rec...

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31:31

New York City Public Golf with Richard Johnson |...

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2025/07/18

In this episode of the National Links Trust Podcast, we dive headfirst into public golf in New York City and the role of municipal golf within the game at-large with Richard Johnson of CBS Sports. While Richard’s primary domain is college football - working broadcasts and writing for CBS Sports, as well as co-hosting the popular college football podcast, “Split Zone Duo” - he is also a passionate golfer. Like so many other New York City residents, he fights tooth and nail to play whenev...

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33:50

Public Golf Trends And Noteworthy Courses with...

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2025/05/22

In this episode of the National Links Trust Podcast, we're joined by Ryan Book AKA @BethpageBlackMetal on Instagram. Ryan's account is one of the most interesting in golf as he shares golf course construction and architecture updates from projects big and small around the country. It is a definitive source for all things golf development, and we highly recommend you follow it if you haven't already. In this interview, Ryan and National Links Trust co-founder, Will Smith, discuss trends in pub...

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Barrier Free Golf and the Loop at Chaska | Episode 31

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2025/04/03

This episode of the National Links Trust Podcast features a recording of a recent Municipal Golf Network webinar highlighting Barrier Free Golf and their first project: The Loop at Chaska. Barrier Free Golf is a nonprofit dedicated to making golf accessible to people with disabilities, veterans, juniors, and beginners of all ages. Their first project, The Loop at Chaska, is a 9-hole short course ( and putting course!) designed by Benjamin Warren in partnership with the City of Chaska, MN. Ope...

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31:38

Tim Gavrich on His Local Munis, the 'Munaissance',...

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2025/03/13

In this episode of the National Links Trust Podcast, we're joined by Tim Gavrich. Tim is a senior writer at GolfPass, and he covers nearly every facet of the game with a focus on golf travel, architecture, and products. A champion of municipal golf, Tim is perhaps best known for his "Munaissance" article series where he highlights municipal golf courses undergoing renovations and revitalizations. A native of Connecticut now living in Florida, Tim has seen countless architecturally and histori...

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38:53

Geoff Shackelford and the Public Golf Scene in...

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2025/02/07

In this episode of the National Links Trust Podcast, our host, Will Smith, is joined by Geoff Shackelford. Geoff is one of golf’s most influential writers having authored 11 books and with his work appearing in the Los Angeles Times, Sports Illustrated, Golf Digest, and more. He is also the publisher of The Quadrilateral, a newsletter that covers the game through the lens of the four majors. Geoff teamed up with Gil Hanse to design Rustic Canyon Golf Course: one of Southern California's...

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62:53

Community Engagement at Brookline Golf Course

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2024/12/20

This episode of the National Links Trust Podcast is a recording from the Municipal Golf Network Webinar Program. It features the story of Brookline Golf Course in Brookline, MA and its relationship with the local community.Opened in 1933, Brookline Golf Course (also known as Robert T. Lynch and previously, Putterham Meadows) has elevated its role in the community in recent years largely thanks to the leadership of Justin Lawson, the facility's general manager. In his role, Justin has overseen...

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53:12

Dallas Municipal Golf and the Dallas Golf Initiative...

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2024/09/18

This episode of the National Links Trust Podcast features a recording of a recent Municipal Golf Network Webinar. In this episode, we head to the Lone Star State to check in with the Dallas Golf Initiative (DGI), a non-profit organization modeled similarly to the National Links Trust. DGI was formed in 2020 in response to the proposed closing of 9 holes at the Glen Course at Tenison Park to make way for a paved walking and biking trail that connects to the larger trail network within the City...

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65:33

Restoring and Renovating the Great Dunes Course at...

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2024/05/17

This episode features a recording of our Municipal Golf Network Webinar Series on the upcoming restoration and renovation of the Great Dunes Course at Jekyll Island Golf Club in Jekyll Island, GeorgiaNational Links Trust Co-Founder, Will Smith, is joinred by thee panelists. Jeffrey Stein and Brian Ross - the course’s co-architects, and Noel Jensen- the Deputy Executive Director for the Jekyll Island Authority. The group discusses the preservation of Travis’s architectural design as they trans...

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25:03

Samantha Wagner: Epson Tour Player & NLT Ambassador |...

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2024/03/28

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Micaa' Thomas: Professional Golfer & NLT Ambassador |...

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2024/02/29

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43:40

National Links Trust Championship Winners: Stephanie...

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2024/01/31

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59:48

Revitalizing Golden Gate Park Golf Course | Episode 22

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2023/12/15

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61:18

2023 Symposium on Municipal Golf: Partnerships and...

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2023/11/20

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62:21

2023 Symposium on Municipal Golf: Agronomy and Course...

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2023/11/20

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52:35

2023 Symposium on Municipal Golf: Fundraising and...

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2023/11/20

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64:05

2023 Symposium on Municipal Golf: Municipal Golf...

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2023/11/20

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72:15

2023 Symposium on Municipal Golf: Architecture Panel...

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2023/11/20

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