U.S. Amateur at Olympic Club & Chris Tritabaugh from Hazeltine

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🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

On this two-part episode, Andy Johnson first previews the upcoming U.S. Amateur Golf Championship, taking place at The Olympic Club in San Francisco next week. Andy provides insight into the golf course and recent changes made by architect Gil Hanse before diving into four players to watch as next week's tournament progresses. Andy then sits down with Hazeltine National Golf Club superintendent Chris Tritabaugh to discuss the new short course at the club, setting up championships for both the USGA and PGA of America, and his career in turf management.

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0:00.0	I misogreen, for example, I'm already upset.
0:02.0	When I find my ball in the bunker, I'm really upset.
0:05.0	And when I find my ball in a...
0:06.0	Fried egg.
0:07.0	Friday egg.
0:08.0	The dreaded fried egg.
0:09.0	Friday.
0:10.0	Friday.
0:11.0	Fried egg lie.
0:12.0	I'm about ready to run off Friday golf Podcast.
0:40.0	I'm your host, Andy Johnson.
0:41.7	Today, I'm excited to be joined by Chris Tritabaw.
0:45.4	He is in charge of maintenance, the grounds at Hazeltine National in Minneapolis.
0:51.3	He has hosted many big tournaments, including the Ryder Cup, the women's PGA,
0:58.6	the last year's USAM.
1:00.5	Chris is, I think, a person is very vocal and been a leader in the turf industry.
1:07.2	So I was really excited to talk with Chris.
1:09.7	He's got a lot of perspective on mentorship and life in turf grass.
1:15.2	And a lot of experience.
1:17.2	On top of those championships, they just finished a new short course at Hazeltine.
1:23.8	It was built by Love Golf Design, so Davis and Mark Love as well as Scott Sherman.
1:31.5	I played that today. It was fun. It was a fun little, fun little course.
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