1109: C.B. Macdonald Deep Dive - Part 1

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Golf, Sports

4.7 • 7.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 134 minutes

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In this two-part biographical deep dive, Professor DJ takes Neil and Randy through the life and times of Charles Blair Macdonald, the father of American golf course architecture. Part one focuses on Macdonald’s introduction to golf from his time in Scotland, the design of America’s first eighteen hole course, the social circles who funded his early projects, the complicated history of what became the first official US Amateur championship,, and a ton more. We’ll have part two of this deep dive out next week! Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nolayingup.com/esf⁠ Support our Sponsors: Titleist East Sands Golf Co. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Nest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nolayingup.com/join⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Be the right club.
0:07.0	Be the right club today.
0:09.0	Yes.
0:10.0	That's better than most.
0:15.0	How about him?
0:18.0	That is better than most.
0:20.0	Better than most. Better than most.
0:26.8	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Noling up podcast presented by our friends at
0:33.1	Titleist.
0:33.6	My name is DJ.
0:35.9	Listen, guys, the first tour event of the season, always an interesting,
0:39.1	uh, interesting spot for gear. We always see who's changing things, who's changing clubs.
0:44.1	Let's talk about who's changing golf shoes and why, uh, and specifically why people are changing
0:48.9	into new shoes from our friends at footjoy, including specifically the new ProSL and the new Premier Series.
0:57.3	Think about how much tour players are walking out there.
1:00.3	Transitioning in new shoes, it's kind of the ultimate proof that Footjoy's product
1:04.6	development team has achieved their goal, creating footwear that meets the demands of the game's
1:09.4	most demanding athletes while exceeding
1:11.8	expectations for golfers everywhere. It's like a two-year process that Footjoy goes through,
1:17.0	combining data-informed design with direct player feedback to understand the ever-changing needs of
1:22.2	golfers and deliver products that will perform for players at all levels. I can speak to this personally. I wore the new premieres today out of Costa de Campo. I can tell you they're lighter. I felt like I had more traction than I had in the previous premieres, which were already great. So that's exciting from our friends at Footjoy. A golf shoe is not just a golf shoe. It's an important part of your equipment and only foot joy
1:45.1	thinks of them that way it's why they're the number one shoe in golf and have been for a hundred
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