Podcast appearances and mentions of George C Thomas

My guest on this episode of The Back of the Range is Evan Beck from Virginia Beach, Virginia.  After winning the Coleman Invitational and the George C. Thomas at LACC, he is 2/3 of the way to the Mid-Am Triple Crown...with the Crump Cup at Pine Valley still to come at the end of September.  Fair to say, Evan Beck is the best mid-amateur in the county and perhaps the world......not named Stewart Hagestad. Evan Beck - InstagramElite Amateur Golf Series - Official WebsiteThe Back of the Range - All Access The Back of the Range Collection at Imperial SportsCOUPON CODE: BOTR15 for 15% your entire purchase!Subscribe to The Back of the Range Subscribe in Apple Podcasts and SPOTIFY!Also Subscribe in YouTube,   Google Play , Overcast, Stitcher  Follow on Social Media! Email us:   ben@thebackoftherange.comWebsite: www.thebackoftherange.com  Voice Work by Mitch Phillips

Well what a week for Golf with all the surrounding controversy with the mergance of PGA Tour, DPWT & LIV Golf. We had 2 different stories to the events this week with 14 year tour pro and former Pod guest Dale Whitnell winning his maiden DP World Tour title at the Scandinavian Mixed in an incredible display while Nick Taylor became the first Canadian in 69 years to win his home open with an incredible 72ft putt sunk in the playoff against Tommy Fleetwood to win Canadian Open and his 3rd PGA Tour victory. This week it is the US Open Championship at LA County Club which was designed in 1921 by George C Thomas the designer behind Riviera CC it was overseen by well known Gil Hanse who has hands on likes of Winged Foot, Southern Hills and Aronimink. This week we were joined by Lost Fore Words anchorman, Oddschecker US writer and star of DP World Tour Picks & Bets show Tom Jacobs as he comes on to give us his take on what should be a fascinating US Open Championship! Our Socials: @TomJacobs93 (Tom J) @ThomsonGolf94 (Craig) @fordysgolfpicks (Tom Ford) Get your picks in ready for Drawshank Fantasy Golf go over to @fordysgolfpicks for more details! Enjoy!

Big Chris and Ashton talk Stanford Golf Course (25:30) and some life updates! One of approximately 30 college courses in the country, Stanford Golf Course opened in 1930 and was designed by famed architects George C. Thomas and Billy Bell Jr. It underwent a renovation by John Harbottle in 2008. In 2018, all bunkers were rebuilt and several holes were modified. Show some love to our partners at Envision Golf in Portland! Practice your golf game on over 200 courses with real-time stats or play a fun round with friends and enjoy drinks & food 365 days out of the year & always at an ideal temperature of 72 degrees. Book now at: https://envisiongolf.com/

George C. Thomas Jr. is the golf architect behind Riviera Country Club, Bel Air Country Club, the North Course at Los Angeles Country Club, and the classic 1927 book Golf Architecture in America. To learn more about Thomas, Andy Johnson sits down with Geoff Shackelford (@geoffshac), who is the author not only of the Substack newsletter The Quadrilateral but also the book The Captain: George C. Thomas Jr. and His Golf Architecture. Geoff and Andy discuss various aspects of Thomas's compelling albeit short life, including his diverse hobbies, contributions to Pine Valley, partnership with Billy Bell, and ever-evolving design style.

This week, Cody Duran hosts Professor Darrell Jackson, J.D., Ph. D. a Professor of Law and the Faculty Director of the Prosecution Assistance Program at the University of Wyoming College of Law. Professor Jackson discusses a wide range of issues in the criminal trial process, and how a prosecutor’s power and role fits into that process. The discretion given to a prosecutor strikes a balance in power between the prosecutor and the judge, and the prosecutor is the first in line to determine whether and how a case will proceed. This episode discusses how implicit biases and institutionalized disparities affect the decision-making process at each phase of the trial.Sources: Research Finds Evidence of Racial Bias in Plea Deals, Equal Justice Initiative (https://eji.org/news/research-finds-racial-disparities-in-plea-deals/) William Rhodes, Ryan Kling, Jeremy Luallen, Christina Dyous, Federal Sentencing Disparity: 2005–2012, Bureau of Justice Statistics (https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/fsd0512.pdf) Joshua Dressler, George C. Thomas III, Daniel S. Medwed, Criminal Procedure: Principles, Policies, and Perspectives (7th Ed.)

On this episode, Ryan recaps his round at The Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. It was a round that came together somewhat by happenstance but turned out to be a fabulous day on one of the best golf courses on the planet. Ryan talks about strategy and architecture around the George C. Thomas design, compliments one of the best batteries of par 3s in the world and goes into some of the cultural aspects of the club.

Our very special guest this week is Gene Elliott.  After winning the George C. Thomas Invitational in Los Angeles recently, Gene is now the #1 Ranked Senior Amateur in the country!  Gene shared some great stories from amazing Iowa Hall of Fame career, working with Harmon and Leadbetter, and his 29 USGA appearances!     Links   Elliott Equipment Company Iowa Golf Association   Subscribe to The Back of the Range Subscribe in Apple Podcasts and SPOTIFY! Also Subscribe in Google Play , Overcast, Stitcher Follow us on Instagram:  @thebackoftherangepodcast Email us:  ben@thebackoftherange.com Website:  www.thebackoftherange.com Voice Work by Mitch Phillips Check him out at mpvoice.com