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Beyond the Green

13 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings

Beyond the Green dives into little-known golf history and the compelling people who shaped it. Each episode paints a captivating story about a person or place that has made an impact on the golfing world.

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Episode 12: Templates

August 23, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB

Looking at a golf hole, each one seems unique. Like a fingerprint, moving along with the contours of the earth. The way that it rises out of the landscape, it can’t possibly be replicated. But the idea of importing enduring hole designs from one course to another has been going on since the early 1900s. 

Episode 11: The Golf Ball

July 21, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MB

His name would have never reached the history books, if it wasn’t for his friend running late. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada from filmmusic.io

Season 2 is coming!

March 22, 2021 10:00 - 1 minute - 1.08 MB

Season 2 is coming!  I have an ongoing list of topics that I want to cover, but if you have any ideas that you would like to hear, please send them my way at [email protected].

Episode 10: Masters in November

March 15, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

It is fall of 2020. The days are getting shorter. The warm breeze turns to cold. Not your typical time of year to play the Masters. But for 2020, it’s par for the course. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9 no. 2

Episode 9: Miniature Golf

February 22, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

It is known by many names. Goofy golf, mini-golf, Putt-Putt. But the game is still the same. And the nostalgia runs deep. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ TrackTribe - Home for the Holidays

Episode 8: East Potomac Park

February 01, 2021 11:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB

There is a small island in the middle of the Potomac River, known as East Potomac Park. This park became the starting point for well designed municipal golf courses. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Aakash Gandhi - Frozen in Love

Episode 7: Take me to Cuba!

January 11, 2021 11:00 - 9 minutes - 9 MB

Barbara Romack was a professional golfer, and in 1968, she was one of two professional golfers to be hijacked to Cuba. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ E's Jammy Jams - Soul and Mind

Episode 6: Aiming for Sand

December 28, 2020 13:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

On the dusty, wind-swept plains of America’s heartland, grass greens were hard to come by in the early part of the century. It was difficult and expensive to grow grass greens in that dry climate. So they adapted. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Chris Haugen - Tupelo Train

Episode 5: Papwa

December 14, 2020 13:00 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MB

He could have been one of the best golfers to come out of South Africa, and yet most don’t even know his name. Most probably haven’t even heard of him. The man called Papwa. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: http:...

Episode 4: The First US Women’s Open

November 30, 2020 11:00 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MB

Patty Burg steps on to the first tee, and into the history books. This is the story of the first US Women’s Open. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Aakash Gandhi - Twinkle in the Night Aakash Gandhi - Dreamland

Episode 3: The Silver Greek

November 13, 2020 14:17 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

The day changed the life for a humble cab driver and caddie forever. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ E's Jammy Jams - Nighttime Stroll

Episode 2: The Tee

November 13, 2020 14:07 - 10 minutes - 10 MB

The inventor of the golf tee was much more than what you might think. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Asher Fulero - Wandering Soul Asher Fulero - Hopeful Freedom

Episode 1: Pinehurst

November 13, 2020 13:54 - 8 minutes - 7.99 MB

A quiet little town in the Sandhills of North Carolina was ever changed by a Soda Fountain Inventor from Charlestown, Massachusetts. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ TrackTribe - Back To Portland