Founder of NewClub and our resident feel player. Matt’s junior golf career led him to the University of Akron where he met our co-host. During his junior year, Matt Studied abroad in Ireland and discovered golf societies. Subsequent trips to Scotland fed his passion for the history, ideals, and culture of accessible, affordable, and sustainable golf, a concept he would later bring to the U.S. with NewClub. Known for his interviewing style, quick wit, and compelling storytelling, Matt brings thoughtful, reflective conversations to The Bag Drop. His professional journey before NewClub included multiple leadership positions in growth-stage startups, where he managed teams responsible for more than $250 million in revenue. Matt actively gives back to the game as a Board Member of the First Tee of Akron and past chair of the Evans Scholar Foundation. Proudly based in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, Matt finds inspiration in family life with his wife, their three children, and their golf dog, Gypsy.
It's Ryder Cup week! Ryder Cup winner and Open Champion Ben Curtis joins the Bag Drop along with Luke Taylor of Clubs and Corks Podcast. NewClub Golf Society | https://www.newclub....
Reknowned golf course architect Tyler Rae joins the Bag Drop. NewClub Golf Society | https://www.newclub.golf
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Jim Ryan, golf course designer, who's expertise of digital renditions of lost golf courses brings us a fascinating history of the lost volcano hole at Kankakee Elks, this year's retu...
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Stephen Proctor, author and historian, joins the Bag Drop to talk all about golf in Scotland, the R&A, and a spiritied history lesson on Young Tom Morris. Our Official Sponsor of th...
Bill Welter, founder and owner of Journeyman Distillery, joins the Bag Drop. Journeyman Distillery is also the official sponsor of the Summer Medal at Sand Valley Golf Resort on the ...
Dan Moore, a Chicago-based golf historian who's an expert of William Langford, joins us to talk about some of our society's favorite local courses (i.e. Lawsonia and Kankakee Elks) a...
Founder of Imagine Golf, Malcolm Scovil, joins the podcast to talk all things St. Andrews and imagining the best and brightest future of our game. Our Official Sponsor of the Summe...
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Sam Bettinardi, Executive Vice President of Bettinardi Golf, joins us to talk about building world-class golf equipment, untold stories about golf in Chicago, and more. Our Official...
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Philip Arouca, past Illinois Open winner (2011)and NewClub's first Chicago-based employee, joins the Bag Drop to talk about his own golf journey and diving into what he'll be doing f...
Nick Hardy, a rising star on the Korn Ferry Tour and Chicagoland golf legend, joins us to talk about his golf story and the Evans Scholars Invitational at the Glen Club, where he'll ...
Grammy Award winning producer Vaughn Halyard joins the Bag Drop to talk about his wide ranging contributions to the golf industry and what it's like to work with superstars in the mu...
For our very first live edition of the Bag Drop, we welcome Jay Revell, reknowned golf author and all-around good guy, for an in-person-via-Zoom conversation with the society. Jay R...
5-time champion on the PGA Tour, Mark Wilson, joins us to tell us about life on the tour, his mental game mastery, and how he transitioned into the broadcast booth. Our Official Spo...
Mike Bolan and Matt Krug of Eagle Springs Golf Resort talk about what it takes to be a 9-hole course that could and what it's like to have a special generational torch passed. Eagle...
A true everyman golf historian, NewClub member Paul Wellman joins us to dive deep into his latest research project on Harry Collis, a little known golf architect based in Chicago dur...