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Using data from nearly one thousand raters from all over the globe, Golfweek Rater host, Thomas Dunne and fellow Rater architectural panelists Jay Blasi, Jim Hansen and Sara Mess, discuss the best golf courses from all over the United States, Canada, the Caribbean & Mexico, Great Britain & Ireland, Asia & the Pacific Rim, Europe and South Africa. Golfweek Rater also brings you interviews with several golf course architects where they discuss their thought process, vision and inspiration. Golfweek maintains a stable of +/- 800 raters, drawn from all 50 states and over a dozen foreign countries, who make up the Golfweek’s Best rating panel. The principle goal of the rating panel is to establish Golfweek rankings of the top golf courses from each of two eras: Classic (opened before 1960) and Modern (opened 1960 or after).

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    • 23 EPISODES


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    Golfweek Rater - Episode 24 - Great New Zealand Golf Adventure (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 45:38


    On this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jay Blasi recaps his incredible golf journey across New Zealand.

    Golfweek Rater - Episode 23 - Noah Pilipski

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 54:16


    In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with Noah Pilipski, who is the founder of the Peaceful-Golf company and author of the well-received book, Peaceful-Golf: A Journey Into the Unknown.

    Golfweek Rater - Episode 21 - Sue Hennessy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 50:04


    In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with long-time rater Sue Hennessy about her incredible life in the game of golf.

    Golfweek Rater - Episode 20 - Peter Flory joins the team

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 36:41


    In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen & Jay Blasi chat with Peter Flory, who is joining the Golfweek Rater team.

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - Gary Lisbon, Golf Photography

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 49:04


    In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats Gary Lisbon, who has been an accomplished Melbourne, Australia -based golf-course photographer for almost two decades. His photographic goal is clear-cut: to capture the essence of the golfing landscape and the spirit of the game — through the medium of his camera.

    2021 Golfweek Rater Architecture Summit: Part 2 - Robert Trent Jones Jr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 107:00


    The Golfweek Raters held their 2021 Architecture Summit this year in Birmingham, Alabama. The event honored Robert Trent Jones Sr. and was capped off with an interview of Robert Trent Jones Jr.

    2021 Golfweek Rater Architecture Summit: Part 1 - Bobby Vaughan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 33:51


    The Golfweek Raters held their 2021 Architecture Summit this year in Birmingham, Alabama.

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - Greg M. Ohlendorf shares his story

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 61:43


    In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with Greg M. Ohlendorf about his latest book, Global Golf Travels, and how he became the 48th person ever to complete Golf Magazine's World Top 100 list.

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - Ryder Cup preview with Dirk Willis

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 31:09


    Golfweek Rater podcast host Jay Blasi sits down with Dirk Willis, Vice President of Global Golf, Retail & Landscape for the Kohler Company, to chat about the upcoming Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits.

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - Richard Hurley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 47:32


    In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with turfgrass specialist, Richard Hurley, PhD, CPAg. He has gained extensive international experience in selecting grasses for new golf courses and working with turf management issues on existing golf courses. He has assisted in course preparation for 30 Masters Tournaments, 5 US Open Tournaments, attended 6 British Opens, in addition to dozens of other national golf events.

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - Tom Doak and Pac Dunes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 69:46


    In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jay Blasi chats with Tom Doak about the 20th anniversary of Pacific Dunes.

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    Golfweek Rater Podcast - Lt Col Dan Rooney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 36:35


    In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with Lt Col Dan Rooney, who is the founder and CEO of Folds of Honor, a military foundation that has provided nearly 30,000 educational scholarships, 41 percent to minorities, since its inception in 2007. Lt Col Rooney is a highly-decorated F-16 fighter pilot and has flown three combat tours in Iraq. He served as a motivational speaker for two US Ryder Cup Teams and is the only-ever fighter pilot/PGA Professional.  

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - Roger McStravick

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 65:59


    In this episode of the Golfweek Rater Podcast, Jim Hansen chats with golf historian and author, Roger McStravick.

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    Golfweek Rater Podcast - John Strawn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 68:17


    Golfweek Rater host Jim Hansen chats with John Strawn. Strawn is currently a founding principal at Strawn & Sampson, partnering with best-selling author Curt Sampson to research, write, design and print high-end golf course and golf club histories.  His most recent book, Creating Calusa Pines, narrated the origin story of a Top 100 course in Naples, FL designed by Mike Hurdzan and Dana Fry.  Golf Digest's Ron Whitten called Creating Calusa Pines "a hefty volume that belongs on the bookshelf of every golfer who has even a passing interest in golf course architecture. This club history is almost as fascinating as the golf course itself.” Writing the Calusa Pines book was a return to Strawn's roots as a writer after three decades working in golf course architecture.  His first golf book, Driving the Green(HarperCollins, 1991) chronicled the creation of an Arthur Hills course in West Palm Beach, FL.  Soon after its publication, Hills invited Strawn to join his firm. Strawn ran Hills' west coast office until 2000, when he joined Robert Trent Jones II, serving as its CEO for eight years.  During that time, RTJ II created some of the finest courses in its distinguished history, culminating in Chambers Bay, the first Pacific Northwest course to host a US Open. In addition to his work with Strawn & Sampson, Strawn keeps his hand in golf design, most prominently as a member of the team which has restored Gearhart Golf Links, the oldest course in the western United States.

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - Evan Schiller

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 79:52


    Golfweek Rater host Jim Hansen chats with professional golf course photographer, Evan Schiller, about his life on and off the course.

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - Jonathan Cummings

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 75:36


    Golfweek Rater host Jim Hansen chats with Jonathan Cummings about his new book and his experience in the Golfweek Rater program.

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - A look ahead to 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 58:12


    Golfweek Rater hosts Thomas Dunne & Jay Blasi welcome two new Rater architectural panelists to the show (Jim Cummings and Sara Mess) and discuss the year ahead.

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - 2020 Year in Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 89:56


    Golfweek Rater host Thomas Dunne and fellow Rater architectural panelists Jay Blasi & David Normoyle bring you the 2020 Year in Review.

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - Rater FAQs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 51:14


    Golfweek Rater host Thomas Dunne and fellow Rater architectural panelists answer questions about the Golfweek Rater program. 

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - Tom Doak

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 102:18


    Jay Blasi, a Golfweek Rater panelist and golf course architect, sits down with fellow golf course architect Tom Doak as they discuss his new book, "Getting to 18."

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - Gilles Gagnon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 42:03


    While in the Dominican Republic, Golfweek Rater host Thomas Dunne speaks with Gilles Gagnon. Gagnon is the Director of Golf Emeritus at the Casa de Campo Resort and Villas and oversees their golf operation including Teeth of the Dog, The Links, Dye Fore, and La Romana Country Club.

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - Bill Coore

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 65:43


    Golfweek Rater host Thomas Dunne and fellow Rater architectural panelist Jay Blasi, interview golf course architect Bill Coore at the We-Ko-Pa Golf Club in Arizona.

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - Dana Fry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 38:51


    Golfweek Rater host Thomas Dunne caught up with golf course architect Dana Fry at Arcadia Bluffs in Michigan. On Episode 4, Fry, who designed the recently opened South Course at Arcadia Bluffs, talks about his homage to Charles Blair McDonald and Seth Raynor at the South Course, his work in Asia and more.

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