USGA CEO Mike Whan talks the elite venues hosting their Championships this year and the impact of the U.S. National Development program

Subpar

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🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz are joined by USGA CEO Mike Whan for an exclusive interview. The former commissioner of the LPGA talks the many initiatives they have in place for the start of the recreational golf season, what venues he is most excited to have hosting their Championships and why creating the U.S. National Development Program was so important.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello world. Welcome back to Golf Subpar with Colt Nost and Drew Stoltz.
0:13.6	The Texas Children's Houston Open was rather exciting, and we got a very, very bright star who picked up his first win on the PGA tour.
0:21.5	Min Wu Lee hoisted the trophy down in Houston.
0:24.3	But first, before we break that all down, Slee, some very exciting news.
0:28.0	We are heading to Hilton Head, South Carolina for the RBC Heritage.
0:31.4	And you can join us in Zone at the Bank Hilton Head's Beer Garden for a special night of golf laughs in good times.
0:38.3	It's subpar live at the bank happening Wednesday, April 16th at 6 p.m. Eastern on Hiltonhead Island.
0:44.0	We'll be recording subpar live with all of you.
0:46.5	Plus, there'll be drink specials, giveaways, and more.
0:48.7	Whether you're a PGA tour or caddy, a fan, or just in town for the RBC Heritage. This is the place to be, presented by Zone, and set in the perfect spot to kick back.
0:57.4	Hilton Head's Beer Garden, don't miss it.
0:59.2	Also, quite possibly a very special guest joining us for that live show.
1:03.3	Quite possibly.
1:04.3	We've got, we'll have some drinks, we're going to have some zone, talk a little golf, but more
1:08.6	is the fellow need. And there's also a golf course about every block out there in Hilton Head.
1:13.0	And we're going to be taking our clubs with the sleighs, but we're not taking them to the airport.
1:15.9	I ain't bringing them down to Sky Harbor.
1:19.1	I'll tell you that.
1:19.5	We're going to be using one of the best partners in golf.
1:21.6	Our boys from shipsticks, you've heard us talk about it.
1:23.9	We're using them the coming weeks for the RBC. You just schedule the shipment,
1:27.7	slap a label on it, let your club handle it, let your public close handle it. They'll pick
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