Matt Considine

Matt Considine


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.

Appears in 295 Episodes

Where Golf Still Feels Like Golf: North Berwick to Royal Melbourne

Where Golf Still Feels Like Golf: North Berwick to Royal Melbourne

Episode 275 · · 01:31:13

What if the places we romanticize most in golf aren’t perfect at all, just alive in a way we rarely get at home? In this episode of The Bag Drop, host Matt Considine and cohost Dr. K...

The Re-Making of the Masters?

The Re-Making of the Masters?

Episode 274 · · 59:29

What has The Masters mastered—what might it be losing along the way? In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, host Matt Considine and cohost Dr. Kevin Moore ("The Pro...

Hooper Golf Course: Community, Stewardship, and the Heart of 9-Hole Golf

Hooper Golf Course: Community, Stewardship, and the Heart of 9-Hole Golf

Episode 273 · · 01:01:46

What does it take to save a golf course and keep it true to itself? In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, host Matt Considine and cohost Dr. Kevin Moore (a.k.a. “T...

The Dopamine Dance: Navigating Golf's Addictive Allure

The Dopamine Dance: Navigating Golf's Addictive Allure

Episode 272 · · 01:08:39

What keeps us coming back to golf—and when does obsession cross into addiction? In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, host Matt Considine and cohost Dr. Kevin Moo...

Ballot of the Heart: Hickories, The Old Course, and The Meaning We Found in St. Andrews

Ballot of the Heart: Hickories, The Old Course, and The Meaning We Found in St. Andrews

Episode 271 · · 01:04:08

What happens when you chase the Old Course, and Scotland gives you something even better? In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, host Matt Considine and cohost Dr. ...

Rollback Is the Wrong Word: What F1 Teaches Golf About Regulation

Rollback Is the Wrong Word: What F1 Teaches Golf About Regulation

Episode 270 · · 01:10:04

What if golf stopped calling it a rollback and started calling it what it really is: normal regulation of the  In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, our host duo o...

No Winter Lasts Forever: Anthony Kim, Redemption, and Spring’s Return

No Winter Lasts Forever: Anthony Kim, Redemption, and Spring’s Return

Episode 269 · · 49:08

Is your game (and your mental state) ready for the season ahead?  No Winter Lasts Forever: Anthony Kim, Redemption, and Spring’s Return — Matt Considine and Dr. Kevin Moore (“The Pro...

What'd We Miss: Masters Tickets, LIV Points, NLT/Trump, TGL, Rollback Delays, and AI Invades

What'd We Miss: Masters Tickets, LIV Points, NLT/Trump, TGL, Rollback Delays, and AI Invades

Episode 268 · · 50:02

Did you look up in February and think… wait, what happened in the golf world while I was living my life? In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, host Matt Considine ...

The Moe Norman Legend: Todd Graves & the Single-Plane Swing

The Moe Norman Legend: Todd Graves & the Single-Plane Swing

Episode 267 · · 01:12:37

Can one swing make golf simpler — and keep you playing longer? In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, host Matt Considine and cohost Dr. Kevin Moore (a.k.a. “The Pr...

Return to St. Andrews: The Pilgrimage II Reunion

Return to St. Andrews: The Pilgrimage II Reunion

Episode 266 · · 01:26:36

What happens when eight NewClub members stop being polite and start getting REAL? This is the true story of the Pilgrimage II to St. Andrews and our Reunion special… In this episode...

Rolling with the Punches: MMA Fights and Fourball Heights

Rolling with the Punches: MMA Fights and Fourball Heights

Episode 265 · · 01:25:02

How does a professional MMA fighter go from combat to the course and find meaning in amateur golf?  In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, host Matt Considine and ...

Inside Proving Ground Golf Club: The Patron Member Model with World-Class, Walking-First, Sustainable Design

Inside Proving Ground Golf Club: The Patron Member Model with World-Class, Walking-First, Sustainable Design

Episode 264 · · 01:29:36

Can a walking-first golf club in metro Detroit blend a patron-style membership model with public access and sustainable design—and still feel like a world-class place to play golf? I...

Mid-Am Crossroads: Reinstated Pros, NIL & USGA

Mid-Am Crossroads: Reinstated Pros, NIL & USGA

Episode 263 · · 01:21:10

What does “amateur” really mean in 2025—when reinstated pros, NIL, and a Masters invite collide? In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, host Matt Considine and co-...

Crystal Downs Golf Club

Crystal Downs Golf Club

Episode 262 · · 55:13

What makes Crystal Downs a thinking golfer’s paradise? In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, host Matt Considine and co-host Dr. Kevin Moore (a.k.a. “The Professor...

Is This Still a Simulation?

Is This Still a Simulation?

Episode 261 · · 01:01:03

Can Simulated Golf Build Real Community? What if golf’s next great clubhouse is in your neighborhood? In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, host Matt Considine sit...

Worthy of Ashes: Building Lazy J Sporting Club, South Dakota’s Golf & Hunting Haven

Worthy of Ashes: Building Lazy J Sporting Club, South Dakota’s Golf & Hunting Haven

Episode 260 · · 01:11:11

What makes a place so special that people want their ashes spread there? In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, host Matt Considine sits down with Colton Craig (gol...

Ego or Humility—What Wins the Ryder Cup? with Kyle Porter of Normal Sport

Ego or Humility—What Wins the Ryder Cup? with Kyle Porter of Normal Sport

Episode 259 · · 56:16

What wins the Ryder Cup—ego or humility? In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, host Matt Considine welcomes back Kyle Porter, founder of 🐑 Normal Sport and longtim...

Ryder Cup Underdogs: From JJ Henry to JJ Spaun with Sean Martin

Ryder Cup Underdogs: From JJ Henry to JJ Spaun with Sean Martin

Episode 258 · · 44:10

Why does the Ryder Cup make us care so deeply about even the most obscure of Ryder Cuppers? In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, host Matt Considine welcomes back...

Ryder Cup, Scotland & The Game's Enduring Soul with Golf Digest's Joel Beall

Ryder Cup, Scotland & The Game's Enduring Soul with Golf Digest's Joel Beall

Episode 257 · · 01:25:04

Joel Beall, a senior writer for Golf Digest and author of "Playing Dirty: Rediscovering Golf’s Soul in Scotland in an Age of Sportswashing," offers insights on golf’s civil war, the ...

Munis Matter

Munis Matter

Episode 256 · · 40:58

In this episode of "The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf," hosts Matt Considine and The Professor explore golf courses that any golfer can get excited about! They dive into the charm...