Podcast appearances and mentions of John Ashworth

Gregg Hemphill is the CEO of Nexbelt, LLC, a leader in premium belts and accessories. After graduating from the College of William and Mary, where he played on the golf team, Gregg worked in a variety of roles until 2001, when he met John Ashworth as he was starting a new golf brand with Quiksilver. Gregg joined the brand and worked there until 2006, later moving to tMax Gear as VP of Product. At tMax, Gregg oversaw global accessories for TaylorMade/Adidas Golf, including golf bags, gloves, and headwear. In 2011, he joined Oakley as Director of Men's Apparel, overseeing surf, snow, training, golf, and lifestyle categories. Gregg was later recruited back to Callaway Golf by his former CEO to oversee global accessories and licensing and eventually became the GM of Ogio, a brand Callaway had acquired. In 2021, Gregg was recruited to Nexbelt, where he has led the company's growth, including the acquisition of Lejon Leatherwood's, a maker of leather belts and accessories with production in Corona, CA. Gregg enjoys spending his free time running, surfing, and playing golf. He grew up in Newport Beach and has been married to his wife, a teacher at JSerra High School, for 28 years. Together, they have two sons: one pursuing a PhD in Organic Chemistry at UNC and the other studying finance as a senior at USC. -- Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and beyond. Hosted by Ric Franzi, business partner at REF Orange County.

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with our boss, Adam, coming into the studio to defend himself after this morning's 6am segment where Woodsy was NOT happy with him regarding the phone call between Adam and Paul yesterday. Then at the bottom of the hour our friend John Ashworth from Goat Hill Park in Oceanside joins the show to tell us about one of our favorite events of the year happening at his golf course next week, and the MAJOR stars that will be participating! Listen here!

Cabell Midland coach John Ashworth on accepting the head coaching position. Another WVU recruit for Mountaineer football. A new way to structure college sports .

In today's episode of The Drive with Paul Swann, Paul talks with new Cabell Midland football coach John Ashworth.

After a scoreboard update from Eddie Garrison, Coach Bob Lovell brings on Mark Minner, the play-by-play voice of Butler. The Bulldogs fell 78-72 to Seton Hall at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Then, John Ashworth, the head coach at Hamilton Southeastern. The Royals defeated Anderson 58-45 on Saturday. Next, Joey O'Rourke of Indiana State joins the show. O'Rourke is the play-by-play voice of the Sycamores, who just defeated Belmont 94-64. After that, Greg Rakestraw of the ISC Sports Network joins the show to talk about Brownstown Central's 60-59 win over Carmel. He also discusses IUPUI's 88-66 loss to Oakland that he and Coach Lovell called earlier this afternoon and next weekend's IHSAA Girls Basketball Pairings Show. Next, coach Nate Hawkins of Heritage Hills joins to talk about his team's 84-34 win over Tecumseh. Later, Johnathon Bowles, the head coach at Springs Valley, called to talk about the night's game. The Valley defeated Austin 101-98 in OT! Then, Dr. Len Clark of Irish 101 calls in to talk about Notre Dame's disappointing 67-58 loss to Florida State. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Upon hearing about his competition in this year's Wishbone Brawl at Goat Hill Park in Oceanside, Calif., in which Xander Schauffele (No. 6 in the world) and Chris Riley (PGA Tour winner and former Ryder Cupper) will be taking on Geoff Ogilvy (U.S. Open winner) and Colin Featherstone (Korn Ferry Tour player and local legend), as well as Jasmine and Janae Leovao, 19-year-old twins who are sophomores at Long Beach State where they're coming off back-to-back team wins in the Big West Conference, and who grew up playing Goat Hill Park,  Schauffele couldn't help but acknowledge what most people are thinking: “When I said we were slight underdogs, I was talking about the field.” In part 2 of our Fire Pit podcast series previewing Wishbone Brawl VI, Schauffele shares his thoughts about how and why this event means so much to him, John Ashworth's effective leadership, the evolution of the course's condition, the magic in that land, the smiles on the kid's faces and why Goat Hill Park, a 4,500-yard, par-65 municipal course is so conducive to this type of event in which women won't just play with the men, they'll play against them. For updates throughout the day and during the Wishbone Brawl, be sure to follow Fire Pit Collective's social channels, Goat Hill Park and Linksoul.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bishop Paride Taban who died at 87 on All Saints Day has left an inedible mark in South Sudan, Sudan, and the rest of Africa and the world as a peace-builder, a peace-maker, and a servant leader. In establishing the Peace Village, he has left a permanent example of how to be a pastor with the smell of a sheep and how to heal the wounds and brokenness of war through love, selfless sacrifice, and boundless energy for God's suffering people. His friend and colleague, John Ashworth, pays a special tribute to this wise, humble, holy and peace-loving bishop who gave his life for God's people, especially the poor, the broken, and the wounded.

In this year's Wishbone Brawl at Goat Hill Park in Oceanside, Calif., women won't just play with the men, they'll play against them. This Saturday, Nov. 11, at a 4,500-yard municipal golf course where the motto is “World Class for Working Class,” what has become one of the greatest events in golf will open the gates at 9:30 AM, there will be a range clinic at 11 AM and the tournament tips at Noon. Tickets are $50 for adults, kids are free and dogs are welcome. There will be food, drinks and parking is somewhat limited, so carpooling or Ubering is encouraged. All proceeds will benefit North County Junior Golf Association and Goat Hill Park's Junior Caddie and Leadership Academy. This year's Brawl will consist of bona fide professionals and elite amateurs, they'll dust off persimmon woods, pick up junior caddies, and they'll play in front of roughly 1,000 adults, 300 kids and 100 dogs. “It's kind of a homemade backyard hang-out scene,” says John Ashworth, caretaker of Goat Hill Park. “Winning and losing doesn't really matter, it's just about having a blast, getting the whole community together and doing something special for the kids.” It's Xander Schauffele, who has seven PGA Tour wins, an Olympic Gold Medal and is currently No. 6 in the world, teaming up with Chris Riley, who won a PGA Tour event and partnered with Tiger Woods in the 2004 Ryder Cup. They're playing against Geoff Ogilvy, who won the 2006 U.S. Open, and Colin Featherstone, a local and current Korn Ferry Tour player. And then there's Jasmine and Janae Leovao, 19-year-old twins who grew up at Goat Hill Park and are now sophomores at Long Beach State where they recently helped the 49ers win back-to-back tournaments. “I think the twins could win the whole damn thing,” says Peter Beames, who once played on the European Tour and has written books on golf instruction. “They're that good and they're not afraid.” For a deeper dive on this year's Wishbone Brawl, we've prepared a Fire Pit Podcast in which you'll hear from Ashworth, Beames, Featherstone, the Leovao twins and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brent and John got to interview the absolute legend John Ashworth! We talked about his whole career, from college golf in Arizona to founding Ashworth Golf, then time in Scotland, on to his current company Linksoul and his golf course Goat Hill Park. Amazing life in golf, enjoy!

In this Fire Drill: Matt Ginella, Alan Shipnuck, Grammy award winner Jacquire King and Linksoul founder John Ashworth join artist Griffin House as he discusses the intersection of golf and music, his creative process and debuts some songs from his new EP. Griffin House is a 2 handicap who swings his driver 125 miles per hour. He is also a talented singer-songwriter with a long discography and dedicated fanbase that packs his shows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sr Teresia Wamuyu Wachira, Co-President of Pax Christi International and John Ashworth, Fellow of the Rift Valley Institute, and Catholic missionary address the current crisis and conflict in Sudan. They help us to understand the complex nature of this conflict, the suffering of the people especially the poor, women, and children, and how greed, corruption, ethnic and religious factors as well as geo-politics and international actors continue to  fuel the conflict in Sudan, South Sudan and the rest of Africa. They give a message of hope and peace to Sudan, Africa, and the rest of the world. 

Use code BENJI25 for 25% off your order at www.linksoul.comIn this poddy, Benji meets up with professional golfer John Ashworth to hear his story from his beginnings caddying for his dad to now developing new golfing greens and giving back to the community.

If you were a 1990s golf fan, you recognize John Ashworth's last name. His apparel company, Ashworth, adorned some of the best players in the world: Fred Couples, John Cook, and Ernie Els. Over the years, John Ashworth has had his hand in a lot of different projects and companies, all of them connected to the game he loves. We discuss how he got into the game as a kid caddying for his dad, playing competitively in college, looping on the PGA Tour for his friend Mark Wiebe, playing in Scotland, and saving Goat Hill. Ashworth most recently started LinkSoul, an apparel company that feels very much like a culmination of his golfing journey. Easy, laid-back clothing that can be worn on the course and then in a restaurant afterward.  LinkSoul (Promo Code for 25% off is shared in the episode)Amateur Golf Links:AmateurGolf.comSubscribeInstagramTwitterFacebookYouTube

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The Master's Course of Discipleship Luke 14:25-27; 9:23For the bulletin in PDF form click here.For the sermon slides, click here.For the Swindoll resource, click here.Introduction: – Discipleship according to JesusIf anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother… (Luke 14:25-26) Disciples have a supreme love for Jesus.If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself… (Luke 9:23) Disciples disavow their autonomy. Take up their cross daily… (Luke 9:23) Disciples bear their cross.And follow me. (Luke 9:23) Disciples pattern their lives after Christ. Discipleship according to Jesus is costly,but worth it!Next Steps 1. I will share with a close friend something competing with Christ as my supreme love or an agenda I am having difficulty laying aside to pursue the Lord's agenda. 2. I will start and end every day this week confessing the Lord as my first love and trying to live every minute in between as such. 3. I will take these truths and share them with a younger in-faith Christian.This Week's Growth GuideGod's Word is both central and critical to your spiritual growth. We invite you to utilize the Growth Guide during the week to further your application of the Truth from the message.•. Monday - Luke 9:18-27•. Tuesday - Luke 9:57-62•. Wednesday - Luke 14:28-35•. Thursday - Luke 5:27-32•. Friday - Luke 22:39-46Home ChurchOur Home Churches meet weekly to facilitate quicker relational depth, study the same passage taught Sunday to help apply Scripture in the context of community, and pray with one another. Home Church helps our body seek God's best for one another. Home Church Questions • Read Luke 9:23; 14:25-27. • What was new or challenging from Sunday's message? • Share something competing with Christ as your supreme love or an agenda you have difficulty laying aside to pursue the Lord's agenda. • Share a “go to” verse, passage, or understanding of Christ that helps you continue following Christ when confronted with adversity (or opposition). • Share something the Holy Spirit brought to your mind, prompting you to adjust or apply some aspect of the passage. FinancesWeekly Budget 31,390Giving For 01/29 131, 379Giving For 02/05 44,233YTD Budget. 1,004,471YTD Giving 1,067,763 OVER/(UNDER) 63,292 Get Connected in a Home ChurchFellowship's desire is for everyone to be relationally connected. The primary way we do this is in Home Churches – small groups that meet in living rooms to apply God's Word, pray, and to serve together. Go to fellowshipconway.org/home church for more information. New to Fellowship?We are so glad that you joined the Fellowship Family to worship this morning. If you are joining us for the first time or have been checking us out for a few weeks, we are excited you are here and would love to meet you. Please fill out the “Connect Card” and bring it to the Connection Center in the Atrium, we would love to say “hi” and give you a gift. Bethlehem house Soup-er Bowl Sunday If you weren't able to bring your food donations today, please take them to Bethlehem House, 1115 Parkway St. Father Daughter Dance | February 18, 7-9:00 p.m. - Renewal RanchDads, grab your dancing partner for “Boots and Bling”(5th-12th grade) and plan an evening featuring country line dancing, instructor led. Register at fellowshipconway.org/register. Yard Sale In 2023, Fellowship is taking a team to the Czech Republic (April 29 - May 9) to serve missionaries. Drop your items by the Fellowship Ministry Office during the week. For more information go to fellowshipconway.org/register.Men's Muster Men, April 21-23 is the date for this year's Men's Muster, and the place is Shepherd of the Ozarks. More details to come! Parents Night Out Czech FundraiserParents, this is an excellent opportunity for you and your kids while supporting a great mission. February 24, 6-8:30 p.m. here at Fellowship, there will be games, movies, and snacks (dinner will not be provided). Donations will be accepted and welcomed to help support the team headed to the Czech Republic from April 29-May 9. Go to fellowshipconway.org/register to register your child(ren) and/or make a donation. Nicaragua Pastor SupportOn March 10th, FBC will send a team to Nicaragua for the first time since October 2019. Ken Wilson, Michael Harrison, John Ashworth, and Tommy Walker will join Jim Wilson and our Nicaragua translators to begin a brand new Bible Institute in Jinotega. In addition to teaching, we will also research compassion ministry opportunities to take a larger team this Fall. To support our Nica pastors/students, we will raise funds in the Atrium on February 19th and 26th. We are expecting attendance to be 100 - 140 students at the cost of $40 per student. We are very excited about this new opportunity and hope many of you will consider supporting one or more students.

John Ashworth (@johnashworth) the founder of Ashworth golf apparel and now Linksoul hops aboard the Train to help you rediscover the love of the game, remember your "why" for playing golf, and to make par, not war with yourself. The Par Train Podcast is brought to you by Rhoback Activewear aka the greatest new SHORTS and now JOGGERS in the game. Seriously... we can't take them off. Tap this link https://bit.ly/3myURyP for 15% off (code auto applies in your cart). Do you use the same glove at the range as you do on the course? You may be shortening the life of your golf glove faster than you need to. Go to redroostergolf.com, enter the code TRAIN, get yourself 20% off the Range Rooster Glove (Built with stretch for durability). Also, the new rain rooster gloves just dropped too... Snag em before they sell out! You may know Oars and Alps for their award winning sunscreen and deodorant but now they have everything an athlete could want. Go to oarsandalps.com, enter the code TRAIN for 15% off their new muscle recovery balm (A cleaner version of icy hot), Anti-Everything body powder (A clean anti chafing remedy, finally!), and an epsom salt soap bar to help with sore muscles in the shower! As always, thanks for hopping aboard. #EnjoyTheRide

The Pure Golf 2010 story begins with an end of hockey season trip to Cape Kidnappers, it is here that Michael Goldstein and his mate Jamie Patton cook up a whopper of an Overseas Experience scheme - 'how about we play golf every day for a year and travel around the world while we're at it'. It seemed like a pipedream initially, however, as these two trainee solicitors scratched away at the initial kernel of an idea they received some positive reinforcement from clubs in New Zealand and Australia. The project was green lighted and would eventually include an eye watering volume of bucket list venues throughout NZ, Oz, USA, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UAE. The fratenity of golf worldwide reached out to our two intrepid travellers facilitating private club access, accommodation (sometimes), home cooked meals, clothing and apparel. Along the way they were helped and entertained by characters such as Jack Newton, Phil Tautarangi, Steve Williams, Sean Fitzpatrick, Henrik Stenson, John Ashworth, John Sabino and many more. Over the course of their travels they successfully raised over NZ$40k for the First Tee of New Zealand. This is the ripping story of PureGolf2010, we hope you enjoy the episode. PureGolf2010 Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/puregolf2010/videos Special Guest: Michael Goldstein.

In this episode of Faithfully Memphis, the Reverend Tom Momberg, priest in charge of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Memphis, Tennessee, is joined in conversation with his good friend John Ashworth for a discussion on the theme of "becoming beloved community one friendship at a time." The two met through their mutual work with the Lynching Sites Project of Memphis. Fr. Tom also talks about St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, whose feast day is observed on December 6. In addition, Emily Austin talks about "Longest Night" services, typically held during the Advent season. Also called "Blue Christmas" services, these worship services honor the feelings of loss and sadness that are often silently endured during the holiday season. Church of the Holy Communion in Memphis will offer a Service for the Longest Nights on December 19 at 5:30 p.m. Learn more at holycommunion.org.

It's the fourth Annual Wishbone Brawl at Goat Hill Park in Oceanside, Calif. It's Saturday, November 20, and it's a perfect afternoon for tournament golf at a 4,500-yard par-65 municipal where everyone in the community is committed to the vibe of “World Class for the Working Class.”   Class is at the core of the Wishbone Brawl, which was an idea Dean Wilson pitched to John Ashworth five years ago. Four players, two teams, best-ball and skins, persimmon woods, kids as caddies, no ropes, dogs encouraged, great attitudes are mandatory and all money raised goes to support junior golf.    A quick history:   In 2017, Wilson, who lives in San Diego and has invested in Goat Hill Park, teamed up with Xander Schauffele, who grew up playing in San Diego and played for San Diego State. They beat Charley Hoffman and Chris Riley, who were UNLV teammates and now both live in San Diego.    In 2018, Brawl 2, Wilson brought his friend Mike Weir and they beat Schauffele and Hoffman.   In 2019, Geoff Ogilvy, paired with Riley, had the walk-off ace from 133-yards on the ninth hole in a sudden-death playoff against Wilson and Schauffele.   2020 was cancelled due to Covid.   But this year, the Brawl was back, bigger and better than ever. Due to a fast flood of early interest, Ashworth had to close ticket sales on Tuesday before the Saturday event. Having had roughly 400 people in the gallery in 2019, in 2021, it was looking like there would be more than 1,000. Our team at the Fire Pit Collective partnered with the production company of KuenyPearson to go live on Linksoul.com. The edited version of the broadcast as well as other perspectives on the day can now be found at firepitcollective.com.   In this podcast, you'll get some of the best action and reaction, added perspective and reflections from players, caddies and people in the crowd.   Schauffele and Wilson are paired together again. And today they're playing against Fred Couples and Will Kropp. Visit the The Fire Pit Collective to check out everything we are doing. Use promo Firepit25 at Linksoul.com for 25% off your next Linksoul order. Got a comment about this story or a tip on a story we should track down? You can reach me on Twitter (@mattginella) or on Instagram (@matt_ginella). For bonus visuals and some behind the scenes of The Fire Pit podcast production, go to The Fire Pit YouTube Channel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Ben & Woods caught up with the legendary John Ashworth on Wednesday morning! Listen here as John talks about how he became the golf apparel icon that he is today, why he decided to take over Goat Hill in Oceanside, and a really fun event that is coming to The Goat this weekend and how you can be a part of it!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with The Reindl Report and Paul's top stories of the day. Then at the bottom of the hour the guys catch up with golf-apparel icon John Ashworth about a really fun event in Oceanside this weekend! Listen here! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

   Firmly gripping the hand of her five year old daughter Charlotte, Mary Ann Crabtree scanned the sea of men that crowded the docks, in San Francisco, looking for a familiar face. Her husband John, who had finally sent for them in New York,  was nowhere to be seen and Mary Ann was nearly a professional when it came to accepting anxieties. Queens of the Mines features the authentic stories of gold rush women who blossomed from the camouflaged, twisted roots of California. In this episode, we meet the Nation's Darling and The Golden West's Gift to Vaudeville, California's 19th Century Queen of Captivation. I am Andrea Anderson, This is a true story from America's Largest Migration, The Gold Rush. This is Queens of the Mines. John Crabtree had left his family and position as a bookseller in New York and left for California in the search for gold in 1851, two years prior. His wife and daughter dutifully waited for his call, and when it had finally come, she sold the bookshop off Broadway, and made the exhaustive journey here to the Isthmus of Panama, crossing by land before picking up a second ship to California. Now, John Crabtree was nowhere to be found. Charlotte remained secluded while her and her mother were given a temporary home with a group of popular actors of the 19th century, including the Chapmans, and the child actress Sue Robinson, whom Mary Ann had befriended. In the Presidio of San Francisco, Mrs. Crabtree kept up with the trends and all of the glamourous and disheartening stories from the rough mining camps. The gossip finally came and Mary Ann heard that John had been seen living in a little town in the Sierra.  People were becoming rich all around her, and she was raising Charlotte on her own. The wheels began to turn for Mary Ann. It was a brand new environment for the shrewd and thrifty woman, who was small in figure with an unshakeable will. Here, among the theatrical crowd and actors in San Francisco, a most tantalizing scene had presented itself. She zeroed in on the theatre gossip and dreamt up a career of stardom for her cheerful, animated daughter, Charlotte, or, like her mother called her, Lotta. Lotta had hair that was an even brighter red than Mary Ann's, and she was sturdy with roguish black eyes and an unquenchable laughter, yet she seemed far off from stage ready.   During a celebration at her school near the Presidio, it was requested that Lotta sang Annie Laurie for the crowd. She barely made it to the platform before the young girl, to her mother's dismay, lost control and broke down, sobbing. She wept so hard and for so long, Mary Ann had to take her daughter home. That night in bed, Mary Ann went over her daughter's chances of success singing and dancing at the mines.  The next morning, an optimistic letter vaguely mentioning a project involving gold, came from her husband John in the high Sierra's, from a town called Grass Valley. Although the letter had no mention of any progress, it was requested that Mrs. Crabtree and Lotta proceed to him at once. In California, anyone could make a dazzling fortune overnight. Mary Ann, battling skepticism and the prospect of a bonanza, packed their belongings.   At dawn, Lotta stood by the luggage as her mother procured a place for two in a rickety, yet affordable stagecoach. The young girl slept much of the journey, but she awoke as they rolled past embers of a few dying fires where men were waking up. They moved into a torch lit shadowy settlement and Lotta observed the intimidating shapes that danced across the scene, cast by the torches. She was excited to see her father, it had been over two years since she had last seen him. She wondered if she would recognize him as he went to hug her? There was no embrace, John patted Lotta's head and took them to a hotel where they all shared a small bed for the night.  That next morning, the family took a walk, admiring what the Sierra spring had to offer. Nestled in the rich green slopes, and fertile deep gullies they saw the promise of luck, as, towards the valley, melting snow fed the clearest streams they had ever seen.  Already, men were attending their claims in an air of conquest, working tirelessly digging tunnels, sinking shafts, bridging gorges, and piping water in flumes across the foothills. John told his family stories of men literally stumbling upon rich mines, pulling gold out of the earth with a knife, and how he once left a claim prior to the "big strike." But luck had not been with John Crabtree. With all the excitement around them, John Crabtree only offered Mary Ann disappointment. Passing by peddlers with sealing wax, baubles and trinkets, and luxurious fabrics, Lotta approached a cart that held paperbacks, and ran her finger down the spine of a Dickens novel. She noticed if a vendor was not prosperous enough to possess mules, they carried their goods strapped into a pack that was worn on the shoulders. As Lotta looked at the books, John asked his wife “Why not keep a boarding house? Everyone spends lavishly here, and rich merchants in town need homes! We could do no less than get rich”. Mary Ann was disappointed, she was not familiar in the kitchen. In New York, she worked in upholstery and had a servant who did the household work and cooked. Yet, she still agreed.  To Mary Ann's surprise, she did a fantastic job maintaining the boarding house and not to her surprise, John's participation quickly diminished as he wandered away to prospect, and Mary Ann continued her duties, and saved her money, in a pure atmosphere of rebellion.  Two doors down from the Crabtrees, that summer in 1853, a famous showgirl moved in. It was not long before the woman had transformed the home into a true salon that was constantly abrupting with singing and laughter. Lotta soon attracted the attention of the eccentric woman who had a pet parrot and a monkey! Typically, Mary Ann would always keep her daughter Lotta under her watchful eye. By doing so, Lotta's life had been incredibly innocent. Yet Mary Ann was entirely lenient while Lotta was in company with this new, exotic companion, whose name was Lola Montez.      The unlikely  pair of Lola Montez and Lotta Crabtree became fast friends. In the parlor of the Montez home, Lola gave Lotta daily dance lessons and it was apparent that Lotta had a better sense of rhythm than Lola. Lotta learned fandangos and intricate ballet steps. Lola taught her the jigs reels and the Irish flings from her own childhood. She gave the young child singing lessons, teaching her ballads and Lotta was allowed to play in Lola's trunk of stage costumes, and play Lola's German music box. Lotta fit right in as she mingled with the trolling players, entertainers and witty theatrical company visiting the star. Lola Montez had recognized genuine talent compared to her force of personality and encouraged Lotta's enthusiasm for the performance. They did not stop at the indoors, Lola also taught Lotta to ride horseback. On one sunny morning, the two went for a ride, Lola on a horse and Lotta on a pony. They ended up in the town of Rough and Ready, where huge fortunes were gambled away, recklessly. The street was lined by gaming houses and saloons with bullet-riddled ceilings. Lola and Lotta sauntered in to one.  Lola stood Lotta on a blacksmith's anvil, and they young child danced for the group of miners that sat at the bar. It was a refreshing change for the men, who considered the small child a hit. Irishmen made up a sizable fraction of the miners, Lotta's jigs had reminded them of home. They threw a more than generous amount of gold nuggets at her feet. Lola brought the gold home to Mary Ann and declared Lotta should go with her to Paris. The next morning, John reappeared. With the news that they were again moving, forty miles north of Grass Valley, to Rabbit Creek. Mary Ann was not happy, compared to the somewhat civilized, law-abiding Grass Valley, Rabbit Creek was a small but busy and violent camp where murders were as frequent as each pocket of gold was found and exploited. When the family arrived, John found the hardier characters had found the ground first, and he eventually found nothing. There was an intense drought that summer which affected the prospectors, who needed water for washing gold. John chose to spend his time drinking in the saloons and rambling away mysteriously on quote unquote prospecting missions. Without his support for months, Mary Ann's only option was to open another boarding house, which she did, that winter. That is when the italian Mart Taylor, a musician and dancer arrived in Rabbit Creek. He was tall and had a graceful figure, with long hair and piercing black eyes. He opened a saloon with a connecting makeshift theatre. When the business slowed in the saloon during the afternoons, Taylor conducted a dancing school for children.  His first prerequisite was music and he was impressed by the 8 year old red-haired girl. Her eyes would flash as her small feet traced the intricate steps he taught her. She looked six years old, and he knew she could be a sensation with the audiences who were eager for child performers. Taylor gave her a place to exhibit her talents before the miners. He played the guitar and hired a fiddler and Mrs. Crabtree played the triangle.  Lotta Crabtree had become a nightly attraction, dressed in a green tail-coat, knee breeches, tall hat and brogans her mother sewed. Lotta would often get stage fright, and it would show when she shoved her hands in her pockets. So Mary Ann, sewed them shut. She danced jig after jig only pausing to change costumes. At the finale, she would return to a storm of applause to then sing a ballad. Lotta Crabtree would shake the house with emotion. Gold nuggets shone at her feet.  She completed the repertoire for the company, and her family now had more money than ever. Naturally, Mrs. Crabtree became her daughter's manager. Few child stars had training, and Lotta, was trained by Lola Montez. She would be a gold mine.  Once the roads had reopened in the spring, Lola Montez rode over to Rabbit Creek to see her protege. Lola was to go on tour to Australia and wanted to bring little Lotta with her. Mary Ann saw a future for Lotta with Mart Taylor, who she had become fast friends with, and declined. Mary Ann then made the most of her refusal to Lola's request to take the child to Australia, this even furthered Lotta's growing reputation.   That summer, Mary Ann discovered that she was to have another child and Lotta's baby brother, John Ashworth, was born, just as John Sr. returned home. Lotta continued to work for Taylor while her mother recovered.  After years of performing in Rabbit Creek, the next move seemed obvious to Mary Ann, Lotta should tour the mines. On a late spring morning in 1856, Mary Ann left her husband John three loaves of fresh bread, a kettle of beans and a goodbye note. They left with Taylor's troupe, traveling by wagon, Lotta sat next to her mother with her baby brother in her arms.  As they toured in the California mining camps, Lotta started to make a name for herself as a dancer, singer, and banjo player in saloons. For an audience of men,  whom she had never seen before, on a makeshift stage set up on sawhorses with candles stuffed into bottles served as footlights arranged along the outer edge.  Mary Ann never had a moment to relax, traveling the dangerous higher Sierra by horseback, trees snapping and blocking their path, and boulders, rolling down mountain sides, after being loosened by mining operations. The 8 year old Lotta, watched as a lone rider, far ahead, plunged into the bottom of an abyss in front of her eyes. Once she lay ducked on the floor after one performance, in their room, as bullets burst through the canvas walls while a brawl from the opposite side of the hotel commenced. Yet Mary Ann remained cool, and kept Lotta in good spirits. Mary Ann would coax Lotta, telling her funny stories and persuading her for an hour or more and even when it was time for the stage, Mary Ann always had to give Lotta a little push to get her on the stage. Once onstage, Lotta would perfectly execute her Irish jig. At every performance's conclusion, Lotta would appear angelically. A face scrubbed clean, hair smoothly combed,  a white dress with puffed sleeves while Mary Ann, exhausted from costuming, coaching, and playing the triangle, collected the gold in a basket, scraping every fragment of dust from the boards.  Mary Ann Crabtree was her daughter's mentor. Using the knowledge she had picked up by observing the actors she met in the Presidio and at the home of Montez. She distrusted theatre folk at heart but would listen to every word, resisting its attraction. But if she mistrusted its people she did not mistrust the theatre itself.   As busy as Mary Ann was, she still found time to become pregnant again, with another younger brother for Lotta. Taylor's company was then forced to break up in Weaverville. Mart Taylor took Lotta's brother, Ashworth jr. to San Francisco and Lotta was sent to stay with the family of James Ryan Talbot, who was a pioneer, in Eureka. In the Talbot household in Eureka, Lotta thoroughly enjoyed life, and would go through her acts as in a game for the other children and would frolic and song the stage Irish song Barney Brallaghan," I've a howl in my heart big enough to roll a cabbage round in". Mary Ann's health had finally permitted her to go to Lotta in Eureka in the spring of 1856, where she gathered her and her belongings. Mary Ann, Lotta and her newest brother, George then caught a schooner to San Francisco.  In San Francisco, gamblers crowded the halls, natives rode on spirited horses through the streets, and silk lined carriages dashed around. The city had become legendarily violent. Charles Cora had just been hanged for the murder of the United States Marshal Richardson by the second Vigilance Committee, yet the days of lawlessness were not yet gone. The exuberant scene was exciting for Mary Ann, and Lotta was more than impressed. San Francisco had grown to bold proportions, with longer wharves, and elaborate buildings and it did not seem to be the same city Mary Ann left years ago. Lotta followed her mother into the Bella Union, eyeing the women in lurid clothes who were dealing cards to a group of shady men. Taken backstage quickly, Lotta performed, Mary Ann got paid, and took her away before the wild atmosphere of the saloon could leave a lasting impression. At least that's what she hoped for. Mary Ann was booking Lotta all over the city, enforcing the hard bargains she drove, hungry for gold yet still protecting Lotta passionately. When Lotta appeared in The Dumb Belle, Lotta was to carry a bottle onstage, place it on a table and exit, there was an older actresses who insisted on having the role but Mrs. Crabtree was sure to not let it happen. Mary Ann instructed Lotta to do an elaborate pantomime that in itself, became its own act.  The audience showered the stage with money and roared with laughter. Lotta wasn't going anywhere. She was an instantaneous success with great audience-drawing power. The family started touring, first traveling by schooner across the bay, then up shallow Petaluma Creek, carrying Lotta's costumes in champagne baskets, and all of Lotta's earnings in gold, in a large leather bag. The shrewd Mary Ann did not trust banks nor paper money. When this became too heavy, it was transferred to a steamer trunk. When the steamer trunk became too heavy, she invested Crabtree's earnings in local real estate, race horses and bonds.  She made good profits in Sonoma County. Lotta was then in demand in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys. She gained a new skill in Placerville when a skilled black breakdown dancer taught Lotta a vigorous and complicated soft-shoe dance. She also began smoking small, thinly rolled black cigars like her dear friend Lola. It was considered to be not a very lady-like thing yet it became a trademark for Lotta. She often, on stage and off, wore male clothes. The fact that Lotta smoked cigars kept her out of the prominent ladies social group, Sorosis. This infuriated Mary Ann. Lotta could also laugh at herself. She once slipped in the street and called out “prima donna in the gutter“. By 1859, she had become "Miss Lotta, the San Francisco Favorite", who mastered the suggestive double entendre long before Mae West.  She played in Virginia City, and the famous Bird Cage Theater in Tombstone, Arizona then toured the east coast, acting in plays in theaters, a favorite for her portrayals of children due to her petite size. Her youthful appearance led The New York Times to call her “The eternal child” with "The face of a beautiful doll and the ways of a playful kitten, no one could wriggle more suggestively than Lotta." They also said in reference to her skills as a dancer, “What punctuation is to literature, legs are to Lotta”. By the end of the decade the "Lotta Polka" and "Lotta Gallup" was quite the rage in the United States. When Lotta sat down to write a letter to a friend in San Francisco in 1865 she wrote "We started out quite fresh, and so far things have been very prosperous. I am a continual success wherever I go. In some places I created quite a theatrical furor, as they call it. I have played with the biggest houses but never for so much money, for their prices are double. I'm a star, and that is sufficient, and I am making quite a name. But I treat all and every one with the greatest respect and that is not what everyone does,  and in consequence I get my reward."  In 1869 Lotta purchased a lot, on the south side of Turk street, east of Hyde, paying $7,000, a portion of her earnings at a recent show which would be 132k today. She began touring the nation with her own theatrical company in 1875, hitting the height of her success for another decade. Still a teenager she was shocking audiences by showing her legs and smoking on stage. Mary Ann was still managing her career, finding locations, organizing troupes of actors and booking plays,for the then highest-paid actress in America, who was earning sums of up to $5,000 per week, nearly 155K today.  In September of 1875 she gave the city of San Francisco a gift of appreciation to the people, a fountain modeled after a lighthouse prop from one of her plays at the intersection of Market and Kearny streets. Politicians, respectable citizens and even hellions gathered to dedicate the city's new public drinking fountain.  Lotta had many admirers, including the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, and Brigham Young. She was proposed to many times but never married. From newspaper boys, European royalty, to lawyers and well known actors, Lotta time after time turned them down saying “I'm married to the stage”. Some said her mother would not allow it as it would end her ability to be considered forever young, and her career left little time for a social life. Some say she was only interested in women. It was whispered in the backstages of the theatres tha Adah Isaacs Menken ws Lotta's secret lover. Lotta was a bit of a rebel in her day,advocating women's rights and wearing skirts too short that she shook  while laughing at society matrons.  Lotta had many celebrity friends she was close with, including President Abraham Lincoln and his wife, the great Harry Houdini, President Ulysses S. Grant always made it a point to visit her whenever she was performing in Washington DC while he was president, and actor John Barrymore, who referred to Lotta as “ the queen of the American stage”. In New Orleans Lotta had “ The Lotta Baseball Club”. When Lotta came to visit they presented her with a gold medal and a beautiful banjo Lotta traveled to Europe with her mother and brothers, learning French, visiting museums and taking up painting. The people of San Francisco missed their very own star while she was away. After her tour ended, she went home to San Francisco to perform at the California Theatre.  In 1883, The New York Times devoted much of its front page to "The Loves of Lotta." In 1885, Mary Ann had an 18-room summer cottage built in the Breslin Park section of Mount Arlington, New Jersey, as a gift for her daughter Lotta. It was a Queen Anne/Swiss chalet style lakefront estate on the shores of Lake Hopatcong. It sat on land that sloped down to Van Every Cove. It is 2-1/2 stories on the land side and 3-1/2 on the lake side. She named it Attol Tryst (Lotta spelled backward). They gave parties, rode horses, and pursued her painting. It's "upside-down" chimneys had corbels that flared outward near the top. There was an expansive porch, including a semi-circular section that traced the curve of the parlor, wrapping around three sides of the house. Inside, there was a wine cellar, music room, library, and a fireplace flanked by terra cotta dog-faced beasts. The billiard room's massive stone fireplace once featured a mosaic that spelled out LOTTA in gemstones. After a fall in the spring of 1889 while in Wilmington, Delaware, Lotta recovered lakeside and decided to retire permanently from the stage, at age 45. later resisting calls for a farewell tour. She was the richest actress in America and  made quite a spectacle as one of the first women to own and drive her own car that she called “Red Rose”. She got out on top. During her retirement, Lotta traveled, painted and was active in charitable work. One final appearance was made in 1915 for Lotta Crabtree Day in San Francisco at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Lotta was a vegetarian for years and took time to visit inmates in prisons.   Mary Ann died and Lotta's serious side emerged. After Mary Ann's death, Lotta seriously wanted to have her sainted. But she eventually settled on having a $20,000 stained glass window decorated with angels made for her, which is today in St. Stephen's church in Chicago.   The last 15 years of Lotta's life was spent living alone at the Brewster Hotel, which she had purchased in Boston, a dog at her feet, regularly traveling to Gloucester to paint seascapes, with a cigar in her teeth.  She died at home on September 25, 1924 at age 76. She was described by critics as mischievous, unpredictable, impulsive, rattlebrained, teasing, piquant, rollicking, cheerful and devilish. Boston papers recalled Lotta as a devoted animal rights activist who wandered the streets, putting hats on horses to protect them from the sun. She was interred at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, New York.  Lotta's Fountain still stands at the intersection of Market and Kearny streets in San Francisco. It is the oldest surviving monument in the City's collection. After the earthquake, it was a known gathering place and one of the only locations to get potable water in the city. It is the site of the anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake every April 18. She left an estate of some $4 million in a charitable trust for “anti-animal experimentation”, “trust to provide food, fuel and hospitalization for the poor”, “help for released convicts”, “support for poor, needy actors”,” aid to young graduates of agricultural colleges”, and “relief for needy vets of WWI”. Over 59 million today. The trust still exists today. The estate ran into complications when a number of people unsuccessfully contested the will, claiming to be relatives, and a woman claimed to be Lotta's adult child. A long series of court hearings followed. The famed Wyatt Earp even testified at one of the hearings, being a friend of the family. A medical exam was conducted at the autopsy and it was confirmed that Lotta Crabtree died a virgin.  Lotta's legacy is not preserved as well as entertainers that came after her, no video or audio of her performing. She was the queen of the stage, but retired before the days of Hollywood.  Lotta's influence is all around us today in the domino of effects from the money and support she has given to farmers, animals, prisoners, soldiers, and actors. Her style was groundbreaking, and helped shape modern entertainment. Her strong influence on animal rights, women's rights, and human rights have forever shaped society and she left a legacy of love  with fountains, paintings, and by promoting the arts. Crabtree Hall, a dormitory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is named for Lotta. The Attol Tryst stands today and in recent years it has been restored. Lotta started the tradition of daytime performances for women and children, now commonly known as the afternoon matinee. Lotta was against wars, but very supportive of the members of the military, and America. Lotta has been credited as being an influence on Mary Pickford, Mae West, Betty Hutton, and Judy Garland. The Academy Award nominated 1951 movie musical “Golden Girl” was based on Lotta's exciting life, starring Hollywood Walk-Of-Famer, Mitzi Gaynor as Lotta. I am Andrea Anderson, thank you for taking the time to listen today,  let's meet again when we continue the story of Lotta Crabtree, The Queen of Captivation Chapter 8 Part 2, next time, on “Queens of the Mines.    In light of the BLM movement and the incredible change we are seeing, I would like to mention a quote said by Marian Anderson. "No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger than its weakest people, and as long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you might otherwise."   Until recently, historians and the public have dismissed "conflict history," and important elements that are absolutely necessary for understanding American history have sometimes been downplayed or virtually forgotten. If we do not incorporate racial and ethnic conflict in the presentation of the American experience, we will never understand how far we have come and how far we have to go. No matter how painful, we can only move forward by accepting the truth.  Queens of the Mines was written, produced and narrated by me, Andrea Anderson.  The theme song, In San Francisco Bay is by DBUK, You can find the links to their music, tour dates and merchandise, as well as links to all our social media and research links at queensofthemines.com                    

Cynthia Hamblin, Director of the Virtual Learning and Leadership Alliance (VLLA) and John Ashworth, Executive Director of Virtual Arkansas share about the history and continual improvement of the National Standards for Quality Online Learning. Released in 2019, these revised standards for quality have been downloaded over 20K times during the COVID-19 pandemic. Practical application of the standards by online educators, synchronous and asynchronous learning, and professional development opportunities are discussed. Visit the National Standards for Quality Online Teaching portal powered by 2gnoMe to access free professional development resources aligned to the online teaching standards. Blog: A University Professors Perspective on Online Teaching

Golf Clothing Icon, John Ashworth, joins the Clubs & Corks Golf Podcast where we talk about Ashworth's one year as a PGA Tour caddie to working at sports retailer in Denver to realizing that there was a need for a new golf clothing company.  Great guy and a lot of great stories and laughs! As always, remember to Share, Subscribe, Rate and Review!Also, we have a special offer to all of our listeners. LinkSoul is offering 15% off to Clubs & Corks fans. Go to https://linksoul.com/ and when you check out use CLUBSANDCORKS in the  discount code.#golf #golfpodcast #HitTheBallSpecial Thanks to our sponsor Mira Vineyards in Napa. Great wines and even better people. Where Miracles Happen Every Day! Please support them like they support us! As you can see we love the wine!https://miranapa.com/​Join our Clubs & Corks Golf Patreon Page. Support the show and listen to so much more great bonus content like the Back 9 Section where we ask our guests  some funny questions along with the Ultimate Golf Weekend in different parts of the country and world. Alot of great stuff going on in our C&C Patreon Page and it greatly helps us to keep this show going and grow!https://www.patreon.com/clubsandcorks

Colts OTAs ending - what did we learn? Wentz seems happier! Assembly Hall - fans used to hate it, but now it's perfect! Cubs Javy Baez plays with joy, and Pirates respond with stupidity! Indianapolis Motor Speedway succumbs to pressure and logic - lifts blackout! John Ashworth named basketball coach at Hamilton Southeastern! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support

In this bonus episode, we do a fun rapid fire of questions with John Ashworth of Ashworth Golf and Linksoul. Be sure to also check out the full conversation with John Ashworth on our podcast.

A visionary for clothing, John Ashworth tells his story from his beginning days at his start-up, Ashworth. In those days, fax machines were how orders were taken. We discuss the ups and downs of building his brand in the 80's/90's and having Ernie Els and Fred Couples in his corner. Now, fast forward to 2021, John is back on track running one of the most notable clothing companies in the game today, Linksoul.Key Links:Visit Linksoul.com and use promo code "Chasinbirdies25" for 25% off your orderStay tuned for more info on winning custom headcovers from WinstonCollection.comOur Tap-in segment is sponsored by Forty4Concierge.comIn 2021, Linksoul announced its new Brand Ambassador, Bubba Watson. John explains the partnership that Linksoul and Bubba have formed and how it came to be. Goat Hill Park was saved by Ashworth et al after it became close to being developed. It is now a par 65, 18 hole course that Linksoul holds in their ‘cap' . Lastly, the show wraps up with the standard tap-in segment where John answers a few questions geared around golf and being from SoCal.-----Follow Chasin' Birdies on Instagram @chasin_birdies.Chasin' Birdies is hosted by Ryan Bashour and Jonathan Pepe and is proudly recorded in West Virginia. Produced by Simpler Media.

Airing originally on April 15, 2021 on WYXR 91.7 FM in Memphis, TN, this episode of Faithfully Memphis features the Reverend Tom Momberg, vicar of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Memphis, TN in conversation with John Ashworth, who currently serves as the board chair of The Lynching Sites Project of Memphis. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church: http://www.holytrinityec.org/ The Lynching Sites Project of Memphis: https://lynchingsitesmem.org/ Featured Music: "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder "Birmingham Sunday" written by Joan Baez and performed by Rhiannon Giddons "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye

As we kick off Season 2 of The Fire Pit Podcast, just a short reflection on where we’ve been since March, 2020, which is when, while in quarantine, we hatched the idea of this podcast. Our first, which aired on what would’ve been Masters Sunday of last year, was the story of how and why John Ashworth caddied at the ’86 Masters for his childhood friend, Mark Wiebe.  One interview led to the next, Zoom calling with Nicklaus, Griffey Jr., Walter Iooss, Fred Couples, Jim Nantz, Ben Crenshaw, Bill Coore, Mike Keiser, David Kidd and so many more, and here we are again, with an expanded Fire Pit Collective but the same objective, which is to tell compelling stories.    As for the story we tell today—a trip to LaTrobe to sit with The King—it’s one of my favorites, but it’s bittersweet.   The events that took place U.S. Open week at Oakmont in 2016 which afforded Gary Williams, Damon Hack and I to not only have lunch with Arnold Palmer, but to get time with him in his office, now all seems like a dream.  What you’ll hear is that story. And you’ll listen to phone footage from that day that I’ve only shared with a select few in small settings. Plus, Gary Williams, Damon Hack, Doc Giffin and Bob Ford will add their perspectives. Not to mention Arnold Palmer, who tells his Roger Maris story one more time. Visit the The Fire Pit Collective to check out everything we are doing. Use promo Firepit25 at Linksoul.com for 25% off your next Linksoul order. Got a comment about this story or a tip on a story we should track down? You can reach me on Twitter (@mattginella) or on Instagram (@matt_ginella). For bonus visuals and some behind the scenes of The Fire Pit podcast production, go to The Fire Pit YouTube Channel.

John Ashworth is a legend in the golf industry, with his namesake clothing line Ashworth having been worn by players like Freddie Couples, Tiger Woods and more on the PGA Tour. And if you were golfing in that era, odds are you were probably wearing his clothes too. Now John Ashworth is the co-founder of the incredibly stylish golf line Linksoul based on PCH in Oceanside, California. Linksoul is worn by some of the greatest players in golf, including Bubba Watson. John Ashworth has touched so many parts of the golf game, including how he helped save Goat Hill Golf Course. His stories and impact on the game are legendary. 

We talk with the Founder of 2UNDR and the President of Rampion Enterprises, Dave WIlliams, about his long career in golf. From bringing the first bag stands to North America, to creating his fun and amazing underwear, Dave has seen it all.

We’re back at The Fire Pit dropping a podcast, which always feels good. We’ve been busy interviewing and editing season 2, which will start going live in a few weeks. Among other things, you’ll be hearing tributes to Charlie Sifford, Tony Gwynn and longtime colleague and friend, Tim Rosaforte. We’ll also be hearing from Jack Nicklaus, Nancy Lopez, Arnold Palmer and Lanny Wadkins on a $4-check from Ben Hogan.  In the meantime, we’re supporting our friends at Linksoul as they honor and celebrate the life of Barry Grimes, John Ashworth’s co-creator of the Ashworth brand. Grimes, 61, died of brain cancer in 2020. He is survived by his wife Kristin and his two sons, Paul and Charlie.  Ashworth changed the golf apparel industry forever, not only in the look and feel of the clothes, but also the look and feel of the imagery and marketing around the brand. And that, in large part, was because of Barry Grimes. In this podcast, you’ll hear from Ashworth and Geoff Cunningham the co-creator of Linksoul and you’ll hear from Fred Couples, Jim Nantz and John Cook, three of the original Ashworth ambassadors. After some setup and stories about Grimes’ artistry, impact and famous photo shoots, you’ll get a chance to help his family by buying a shirt. We appreciate your support. The Grimes Tee. All proceeds from this t-shirt will goto Barry's family. Visit the The Fire Pit Collective to check out everything we are doing. Use promo MattyG25 at Linksoul.com for 25% off your next Linksoul order. Got a comment about this story or a tip on a story we should track down? You can reach me on Twitter (@mattginella) or on Instagram (@matt_ginella). For bonus visuals and some behind the scenes of The Fire Pit podcast production, go to The Fire Pit YouTube Channel.

We are pleased to be joined by golf apparel icon John Ashworth. We look at his amazing career and how he brings an element of relaxed cool to the golf course.

Does Matt Ginella really need an introduction? I mean, it's Matt Ginella.For the "season finale" of Golf Origin Stories, I have the pleasure of talking with Matt Ginella.We talk about his love of municipal golf courses, his new podcast The Fire Pit, music, what we love about the game of golf, and manifestation boards! Even his son, Bandon, makes an appearance!If you want to listen to the two episodes of The Fire Pit Matt and I discuss, you can check those out here: ‎The Fire Pit with Matt Ginella on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Also, check out the fantastic song, "The Story", by Joe Horowitz.You can follow me @KrisMcEwen on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.You can also check out all the songs featured on Golf Origin Stories on Spotify here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1qfIHMf2HAOdnvh8iFnDAK

For a small state, Indiana has such a storied sports history. From the Indy 500 to the Colts, Pacers, Bob Knight and IU basketball, all the way down to high school basketball. Sports have deep roots in the fabric of Hoosier life. Indiana Legends is a sports history podcast where you can join John Ashworth, a history teacher and coach, alongside Indiana sports expert and 1070 The Fan's own Kevin Bowen as we take a look at what makes Indiana so special. Each episode of Indiana Legends will examine a different piece of Indiana's illustrious sports history.

When it comes to fashion icons in the game of golf, they don't get much bigger than John Ashworth, who put golf lifestyle clothing on the map with Ashworth Golf and continues to do so today with Linksoul. Believe it or not, Ashworth's career in fashion started after spending a season as a caddie on the PGA Tour. In this episode, Ashworth tells us all about his journey, taking a bag from his older brother at the 1986 Masters, his passion project at Goat Hill Park in Oceanside, California, and a whole lot more.

Twitter Facebook Twitch YouTube The Hastings International Chess Congress has been going since 1895 and is one of the most famous tournaments in the world. But financial issues are commonplace with such a large undertaking. John Ashworth, CEO of Caplin Systems, came in as a sort of 'white knight' to help save the tournament. We talk to him about his life in and outside chess and the challenges he's faced as a sponsor.

There is plenty to talk about for this week’s podcast as Colin Lambert casts an eye over EBS’s plans to alter its matching engine infrastructure and shares some of the feedback he has received. He then has time to launch into a diatribe about the results of a survey last week indicating that spreads are the biggest challenge to market participants – noting that the FX market is a competitive space and therefore spreads are very likely to accurately reflect the risk environment at any given time. Sanity is then restored as guest John Ashworth, CEO of Caplin Systems, joins Lambert to discuss how regional and specialist banks have responded to the pandemic conditions. The two discuss e-distribution and automation of the sales process, before Ashworth provides some thoughtful and interesting ideas around how an existing model in FX markets, white labelling, may be changing. With thoughts on the use of mobile devices thrown in for good value, there is much to take in, so download now from your favourite podcast store, or from the Profit & Loss website. 

He's one of the icons of the golf industry, and also one of the most down-to-earth guys you'll meet anywhere. John Ashworth redefined "the look" of golf not once, but twice with his namesake Ashworth brand and today's popular combo of California surf, skateboard, golf & lifestyle brand Linksoul. In this episode, John shares why he decided to donate to Feeding San Diego, his continuing efforts to make the game of golf more fun, and reflections on the past, the present and future of the game, on and off the course.

We’re telling the story about John Ashworth, the man and the brand. From the trunk of a car to the No. 1 golf apparel company in the world, we hear from Ashy, Jim Nantz, Fred Couples, John Cook, Gerry Montiel and Hank Ashworth.✌

John Ashworth, founder of LINKSOUL discusses the company's past and direction, the apparel itself, and we feature why we have partnered up with this great company as our preferred brand on and off the course. [fusebox_track_player url="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/18strong/288_288__John_Ashworth.mp3" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] The post 288: John Ashworth: The LINKSOUL Journey appeared first on 18STRONG.

One of the benefits of being around a fire pit is that the conversation can go in a lot of directions. In this episode, it’s not one good story about golf, it’s several perspectives on the game now, and in the future. When and how can we play golf safely and responsibly by minimizing the risk of life or death?  Joining me on this podcast are Dr. Ara Suppiah, a functional sports medical expert who I’ve worked with at Golf Channel for the last few years. Marty Carr, CEO of Carr Golf Group, which is based in Ireland and includes Carr Golf Travel and Carr Golf Management. Josh Lesnik, President of KemperSports and KemperLesnik, which manages over 125 golf facilities in 25 states. Tom Pashley, President of Pinehurst Resort. John Ashworth, who’s the co-founder of Linksoul and who manages Goat Hill Park, a municipal course in Oceanside, Calif. And Lew Thompson, owner of Forest Dunes, a multi-course facility in the middle of Michigan. Be sure to follow my social handles because on Monday, April 20th we’re posting a live auction which will include items donated by all of my guests on this show and will benefit Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization. Use promo MattyG25 at Linksoul.com for 25% off your next Linksoul order. The Fire Pit shop is here! Got a story we should track down? You can reach me on Twitter (@mattginella) or on Instagram (@matt_ginella). For The Fire Pit podcast videos, goto The Fire Pit YouTube Channel.

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Mark Wiebe and John Ashworth share a story about a dream and deal they made as kids, which came true at the 1986 Masters. Wiebe, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, and John Ashworth, who revolutionized golf fashion, made a deal when they were kids: Whoever qualifies to play in the Masters, the other one would carry the bag. And in 1986, they found themselves driving down Magnolia Lane, complete with chill-bumps and tears, it was a dream come true. Use promo MattyG25 at Linksoul.com for 25% off your next Linksoul order. The Fire Pit shop is here! Got a comment about this story or a tip on a story we should track down? You can reach me on Twitter (@mattginella) or on Instagram (@matt_ginella). For bonus visuals and some behind the scenes of The Fire Pit podcast production, go to The Fire Pit YouTube Channel.

After suffering with Coronavirus symptoms Dan returns to the studio and tells us about what he went through. Home Secretary Priti Patel gives her first interview for weeks in an exclusive with talkRADIO and Shadow Health Secretary John Ashworth responds to today's daily briefing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Church Leadership Podcast guys enjoy a great conversation on this week’s episode, featuring John Ashworth. John serves as the...

Golf clothing and branding legend John Ashworth joined us to discuss caddying on the PGA Tour in the 80s, starting his golf apparel company Ashworth, saving Goat Hill Park and his newest company Linksoul!

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Jesus said for believers to go and make disciples. Most of us understand this Great Commission command to be carried out while we are living here on earth but can we continue faithful disciple making after we die? Most of us, or at least those who are getting older, begin to think of leaving a legacy, but how do we make sure our desires are carried out? How can we make sure our estate plan continues reflecting our Christian values and personal faith?  Barry Bledsoe and John Ashworth of The Baptist Foundation of Alabama share about the importance of estate planning and leaving a legacy on this week’s TAB News.  Following the 29-minute interview, TAB staff members and correspondents will present an audio digest of this week’s issue including news, features, Dr. Batson’s Theology 101 column and Sunday School commentaries.  Article Locations:  Alabama Baptists will observe “Social Issues Sunday” (30:57)  Broder crisis: second in a series (38:06)  Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson (47:50)  Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson (54:59)  Visit TAB News HERE Subscribe on Apple Podcasts HERE

Ahead of the unveiling of the 2019 Digital FX Awards for bank single dealer platforms tonight, Colin Lambert, managing editor of Profit & Loss, sat down with John Ashworth, CEO of Caplin Systems, for a special In the FICC of It podcast, sponsored by Caplin Systems. In this special our two podcasters looks at the future of SDPs, what the bigger players can learn from their regional counterparts, the new tailored connectivity culture in markets, mobile and much more. Ashworth talks of a new dawn in e-FX banking when it comes to distribution models and IP, as well as a number of shifts and trends that are seeing a new emphasis on where the platforms are targeted. Lambert meanwhile wonders whether technology can overcome the organisational and political obstacles to centralising and streamlining product delivery. This being an In the FICC of It podcast, there is the usual well-worn Lambert cynicism (this time about cross-asset class platforms), but Ashworth believes a solution can be delivered, as long as banks think differently about their risk profiles and how they allocate resources and use their data. 

Erik talks with John Ashwroth about public golf, developing Linksoul and being the custodian of Goat Hill Park. Follow @linksoul on Instagram. Hit the subscribe button for a check in episode every Monday and an interview with a special guest every Thursday. Visit precisionprogolf.com The NX7 Pro Slope range finder is on sale for $218 -- that's $30 off its normal price. Learn more about fresh roasted coffee from Bixby Roasting Company bixbycoffee.com Get started for just $5. Learn more about Adidas Golf shoes. @adidasgolf on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Subscribe to Erik's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/eriklang12 Follow Erik on Instagram @erikanderslang Twitter @erikanderslang and Facebook @erikanderslangofficial Watch Adventures in Golf on youtube.com/skratchtv Send a message on Erik's website https://www.erikanderslang.com/hit-us-up or direct message Erik on Instagram with your questions. Erik can give you advice on the podcast --- golf, relationships, or anything on your mind! Learn more about Erik's upcoming documentary Be the Ball at betheballmovie.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Margaret Vandiver is a retired professor of criminal justice at the University of Memphis and a strong supporter of Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. She has studied state and collective violence, ranging from the use of the death penalty in America to contemporary instances of genocide. She is the author of Lethal Punishment: Lynchings and Legal Executions in the South and also volunteers with the Lynching Sites Project here in Memphis. John Ashworth is the executive director for the Memphis Lynching Sites Project, and also joined us for this episode. John spent several decades in the military and the airline industry before taking the lead in this important work. We discussed some of the critical issues facing our criminal justice system today and why it's important to have a space to discuss the past.

Jackie Endsley, Rachel Weesner, Craig Czernajeski, Scott Evans, and John Ashworth join Chuck.

This week’s guest on the podcast needs no introduction. John Ashworth, the founder of Linksoul, came on the show to talk about his remarkable career and life. Needless to say, this man has done it all.

Some guys just have it, that hard-to-define but unmistakable cool factor that draws people to them. Arnold Palmer had it. Fred Couples has it. And so, too, does John Ashworth. At 58, Ashworth is ruggedly handsome and projects an appealing surfer-dude mellowness, sprinkled with the karmic wisdom of a yogi. In fact, the surf culture has had a deep impact on this Southern California native, and it shows in the relaxed vibe of his new passion project, Linksoul. Alan Shipnuck sat down with Ashworth to talk all things golf fashion, golf passion projects, his playing days, professional caddying days, and much more.

Chuck is joined by Kevin Frisch, Joe Westphal, Pat Stein, Jason Mengel, Chet Hendrickson, and John Ashworth.

John was given a choice as an 8 year old to either go to Sunday school or caddie for his father. Golf became his passion and religion. After college he had a few dead end jobs and then went to caddie for a friend of his who was on the PGA tour. While on the PGA tour he met an entrepreneur, and together they decided to start a golf lifestyle clothing brand. They named the brand Ashworth and went from 0 to 90 million dollars in sales in 10 years.

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John was given a choice as an 8-year-old to either go to Sunday school or caddie for his father. Golf became his passion and religion. After college he had a few dead end jobs and then went to caddie for a friend of his who was on the PGA tour. While on the PGA tour he met an entrepreneur, and together they decided to start a golf lifestyle clothing brand. They named the brand Ashworth and went from $0 to $90 million in sales in 10 years.