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This is an exciting Season Premiere because we've added video to our podcast episodes! You can view it on Mistwood Golf Club's Youtube Page, and we'll also share clips on our other social media accounts! This episode we welcome in Scott Hogan, Performance Center Specialist, to join Andy and Ben. The trio discusses a busy winter at Mistwood Golf Dome, the hot golf equipment for 2025, TGL happenings, and what's up with Max Homa? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Segment 1: Greg McBride, Chief Financial Analyst, Bankrate, chats with John about this week’s Fed meeting, the progress on inflation stalling, how many rate cuts we might see this year, the labor market softening a bit, and the importance of staying focused on long-term goals. Segment 2: Bree Fowler, Senior Writer, CNET, joins John Williams to talk about […]
Our guest this episode on The Chicago Golf Report podcast is Ben Hutchison, Media Marketing Manager at Mistwood Golf Club. Ben is the driving force behind the popular online video […]
Golf needs to be more environmentally friendly, but what can an individual golfer do about it? We talked with Mistwood Golf Club's new Sustainability Specialist, Angelica Carmen, to learn just that. In addition to the big, bold ideas that Angelica is bringing to the golf world, she lets us know that even small actions can make a big difference in golf becoming more green.
BIG NEWS! We are starting a farm here at Mistwood Golf Club...and it's going to have dozens of different vegetables we can utilize inside McWethy's Tavern. We can't wait to host farm to table events here on the property. We also have nearly a dozen beehives, where we'll be sourcing our very own honey. The person who will oversee the operation and literal growth, is our new Sustainability Specialist, Angelica Carmen. On this episode, she joins Mistwood with a wealth of experience and knowledge and in this episode, she joins Ben, Jimmy and Chef Dan in the studio to share her plans for this exciting new adventure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ben and Andy go remote for this episode in an effort to practice social distancing. NO GOLF, at least for now after a week of back and forth from the State of Illinois. Mistwood Golf Club is ready to roll when the green light is given. Superintendent Ben Kelnhofer updates on the condition of the course. Donnie Tanski of PXG joined the show to discuss the new GEN3 Iron lineup and the unprecedented company growth in a competitive market. And finally...we are looking out for your waistline, so Ryne Gioviano, owner of Achieve Personal Training & Lifestyle Design offers up some tips to get you ready for golf season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jim McIlvaine and John Scott Lewinski return with the men's lifestyle podcast, Marq'd Men. This week, John comes to you from Pebble Beach Golf Links, home of this year's U.S. Open. He talks to Jim McWethy, owner and CEO of Mistwood Golf Club outside Chicago about the experience of running a proper golf course. Special thanks to the Blue Microphones, Samson Microphones, Marquette University Basketball and Optima Batteries. For more information on Marq'd Men, Jim McIlvaine and John Scott Lewinski, visit http://www.marqdmen.com. For questions or suggestions, email marqdmen@gmail.com.
Bigg Jon Vic and the "Golf Father" Bill Cuebas talk PGA Championship, and they travel to Romeoville, Illinois to experience Mistwood Golf Club. They interview - Owner, Jim McWethy / PGA Pro Instructor, Dan Phillips, and General Manager, Dan Bradley. On Par With Amanda: Personal Struggles vs Professional Struggles on the PGA/LPGA Tour.Golf Life Report: Putting Tip that help you make more putts.BiGGs Product Of The Week: Albatross Golf Wear
Bigg Jon Vic and the "Golf Father" Bill Cuebas talk PGA Championship, and they travel to Romeoville, Illinois to experience Mistwood Golf Club. They interview - Owner, Jim McWethy / PGA Pro Instructor, Dan Phillips, and General Manager, Dan Bradley. On Par With Amanda: Personal Struggles vs Professional Struggles on the PGA/LPGA Tour.Golf Life Report: Putting Tip that help you make more putts.BiGGs Product Of The Week: Albatross Golf Wear
We’re back Cannonballers in our largest indoor studio yet! Augie and Uncle Stu kick off the 2019 podcast season (v. 2.0) at Mistwood Golf Dome in Bolingbrook, IL….also referred to by Uncle Stu as Heaven on Earth. Intro The boys start off with a 9-hole putting match at Mistwood Dome, ending with Uncle Stu up one bloody mary. That won’t stop Augie though, as he proceeds to boldly predict a season that will be “A Little Crazy” using his Revolution Brewing beer selection. The boys go for the drink hat trick adding Miskatonic Brewing Co’s pale ale Shield Maiden to the mix. We get an update from Augie’s personal life (Surprise! It’s twin girls!) and Uncle Stu provides a horrendous serenade from The Lion King. Happings in the Golf World [6:21] The big tour has changed the playing schedules around, and surprisingly we both approve! The Mo’ Majors we come upon, the less problems we see. “Rules!” We discuss our opinions on various items: Leaving the pin in on the green - Augie hits us with the “coefficient of restitution”. Uncle Stu attempts to provide statistical reasoning, but he is not a Mad Scientist like Bryson DeChambeau. Loose Impediments - [14:25] Augie reminds himself “I’ve hit it in places you could spend five minutes clearing the area there’s so much junk”. Dropping at the knee - [15:40] Augie asks “why are you doing this courtesy little thing?!” We get our first 2019 Masters winner prediction (hint: it’s not Tiger Woods) Interview - Eric & Ben from Mistwood Golf Club, Dome, et al [18:30] Studio Location: Mistwood Golf Dome Uncle Stu introduces his hometown neighbor, Ben Hutchison. Ben is a casual golfer, and former TV broadcaster and anchor (shout out to Rockford, IL and Milwaukee, WI). He recently joined the Mistwood family, and is now the Marketing Specialist helping to promote the entire Mistwood portfolio. Augie introduces Eric Russell, a Kalamazoo MI native who has been in the Mistwood family since 2012. Eric is a Performance Specialist at both at Mistwood Golf Dome and Mistwood Golf Course. Eric is Trackman certified, a Science and Motion Certified Putting Instructor, a certified Club Fitter, and part of the Mistwood team tagged as one of “America’s 100 Best Clubfitters by Golf Digest (yes, they are official!) The boys give a visual podcast tour of Mistwood Golf Dome (Bolingbrook, IL), the first golf dome in America with an EXCLUSIVE Top Tracer technology contract. We highlight the plethora of amenities and technology available for use during the cold winter months in the Chicagoland area. Eric also helps clarify the difference between Trackman and TopTracer technologies (don’t worry, they have both!), and Ben discusses the “What’s In My Bag” phone app. We discuss the Mistwood Golf Club (Romeoville, IL) in detail. A prestigious public course that also has memberships available - including unprecedented year round access to the Dome. Eric walks us through the Performance Center (5,000 sq. ft.), the Clubhouse (20k+ sq. ft.), and Augie shares his regretful Trackman story - it was in his backyard the whole time! Ben shares the History of Mistwood Golf Course and tells us about the owner’s - Jim McWethy - vision and Scottish Heritage. He also speaks to the Architect - Ray Hearn - who designed, and re-designed the course, and modeled it in the Scottish and St. Andrews feel. The course offers 19 stacked sod-wall bunkers! Eric provides additional details on the multi-phased renovations, and Uncle Stu speaks to some elements of design planning. Eric tells us how Mistwood sets a Guinness Book of World Records (YUM)! They were featured on Golf Channel for the delicious feat. Ben touches on the non-golf related sides of Mistwood - on course human 5Ks, a dog 5K “Ruff Run” - who doesn’t like dogs?! They are embracing the family side of golf. Ben rounds out the Mistwood portfolio with Green St. Grille (Bensonville, IL) and Joliet Ballroom (Joliet, IL). We double back to speak more about McWethy’s Tavern (Romeoville, IL). “It’s filled with rich Mahogany”....ya, “I heard these guys hand beat the wood with machetes!” Cannonball Golf Happenings [1:11:30] Augie and Uncle Stu dive into more details of the TaylorMade demo day experience at Mistwood Golf Dome as both boys hit the new M5 / M6 drivers. Thank you to Donald Tanski of TaylorMade for stepping us through the fitting experience. “We talked about a lot about the Twist Face last year…..but this year, there is a resin injected Twist Face”. Augie believes it’s “steroids”, Uncle Stu believes its “whatever Tiger has injected in his backbone”. Engage Rocket Thrusters! The boys end in usual fashion with their song additions.
This was a great episode! Bigg Jon Vic and the "GolfFather" Bill Cuebas travel to Illinois and golf at Mistwood Golf Club, listen to their thoughts and conversation with the Director Of Golf, Andy Mickelson. They then visit Tour Edge Golf HQ and get a grand tour of how operations are ran. Listen to the conversation from Tour Edge HQ with Jon Claffey. Golf Life Report discusses Electric Sunglasses. NOTE: Be sure to check out BiGGs GOLF TALK EXTRA HOLES with Tour Edge.
This was a great episode! Bigg Jon Vic and the "GolfFather" Bill Cuebas travel to Illinois and golf at Mistwood Golf Club, listen to their thoughts and conversation with the Director Of Golf, Andy Mickelson. They then visit Tour Edge Golf HQ and get a grand tour of how operations are ran. Listen to the conversation from Tour Edge HQ with Jon Claffey. Golf Life Report discusses Electric Sunglasses. NOTE: Be sure to check out BiGGs GOLF TALK EXTRA HOLES with Tour Edge.
Jim McWethy is the owner of Mistwood Golf Club in Romeoville, which was recently honored by Golf Magazine and Golf Digest as “Renovation of the Year” and “Best New Course.” With extensive renovations including a new 5,000-square-foot Performance Center, a 26,000-square-foot clubhouse and a complete renovation of the golf course, Mistwood has evolved into one […]
Our guest this episode is the owner of Mistwood Golf Club Jim McWethy. The club was recently honored by Golf Magazine and Golf Digest as “Renovation of the Year” and “Best New Course.” The facility has recently completed extensive renovations including a new 5,000-square-foot Performance Center, Scottish-style, 26,000-square-foot clubhouse and a complete renovation of the […]
Our guest this episode is the Director of Golf at Mistwood Golf Club in Romeoville, Dan Phillips. Dan has a broad teaching background that has led him to study under a number of top golf teachers from around the country. In 2000 he was nominated as the Illinois PGA Teacher of the Year and he […]