Podcasts about Rees Jones

Rob Thomas, Editor-in-Chief of Club + Resort Business, and Ryan Pensy, VP of Strategic Partnerships at Troon, discuss Troon's expansive golf management operations, managing more than 900 properties in 35 countries and employing 35,000 associates. Troon's unique marketing assets include insights on core golf consumers, which attract non-endemic brands like Fubo TV and Visa. Troon's digital evolution enhances consumer understanding through data-driven strategies. Troon's rewards program, with more than 850,000 members, integrates brands to drive loyalty. Experiential events, like the Cobra Puma Pro-Am at Pebble Beach, deepen brand connections. Future trends focus on reaching new golf demographics and adapting marketing strategies to evolving consumer preferences. Also in this episode of the Club + Resort Talks podcast: Golf course architect Scot Sherman, a longtime disciple of Pete Dye, will enhance Keswick Hall's Full Cry golf course in Charlottesville, Va. The property is hosting a 2025 U.S. Open Championship local qualifier in May and the 100th playing of the Virginia State Golf Association Women's Amateur Championship in July. The Toftrees Golf Resort in State College, Pa., is undergoing a major renovation project at the hands of Jim Nagle of Nagle Design Works. Design planning is starting immediately, but no date has yet been set for construction to begin. And lastly, Audubon International green-lights a development to pursue Signature Platinum Certification. Once complete, Esencia in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico will feature signature amenities and experiences for leisure, wellness, culture, and everyday living, including two golf courses (one of which is designed by Rees Jones), hiking and biking trails, spa and wellness offerings, sports and racquet clubs, an equestrian center, and more.

Rebecca Watts has just published her third poetry collection - The Face In The Well. She discusses writing poems that engage with the work of an earlier generation of poets, turning a cherished childhood memory into poetry, and Emily Brontë's love of ironing. Poet and writer Brian Bilston is as much a fan of the American writer, artist, and designer Edward Gorey as The Verb. He accepted our commission to create an updated version of one of Gorey's most celebrated poems - The Gashlycrumb Tinies. He premieres his approach to Gorey's alphabetical and flatly macabre list of children's final fates - The Garbledoom Tiddlers.Cristina Rivera Garza is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Mexican writer, poet and professor. Her new book, Death Takes Me, fuses crime fiction, literary theory, and the poems of Argentinian poet Alejandra Pizarnik. She discusses the power of language to reflect, proscribe, and change society.Deryn Rees-Jones is a poet, a professor, and editor at Pavilion Poetry. She talk to Ian about the art of creating a poetry collection and how deciding on the order of the poems in a new collection can be a surprisingly physical activity.Presenter: Ian McMillan Producer: Ekene Akalawu

Ian McMillan is joined by four guests for more poetry and performance . After a year characterised by wet weather, Alan Connor constructs a poem from 188 Words for Rain collected on travels around the country for his new book with that title. Comedian and writer Isy Suttie treats us to a new song written with the approaching Bonfire Night in mind, but the fireworks in the studio don't only come from her guitar. The other guests get a chance to join in too. Poet Pascale Petit opens up her first novel which took 17 years to write, examining the differences and similarities between poetry and prose and Deryn Rees Jones reads from her own work and takes on this week's neon line, "all the worse things come stalking in". Produced by Cecile Wright Editor Susan Roberts

In this special episode of Next on the Tee, I'm joined by Duane Horton, Charlie Rymer, Bill Bergin, and Rees Jones to discuss the creation of The Keep, the stunning new course co-designed by Bill and Rees. The Keep is the latest addition to the McLemore property, complementing the existing Highlands course. This project holds special significance for Duane Horton, who has a deep connection to the area, having grown up at the base of McLemore Cove. Duane's vision brought this land to life, and with the expertise of Bill Bergin and Rees Jones, they've crafted two of the finest courses in the country. Charlie Rymer, known for his time on the PGA Tour and as a host on The Golf Channel, has also played a key role in this endeavor. Charlie is also from the area and helped bring this masterpiece to life. As the Executive Vice President and Ambassador for the resort, Charlie has applied his playing experience and keen understanding of what golfers seek in a destination resort. Together, these four men have created a resort that is sure to become a top destination on golfers' bucket lists worldwide. The Keep is their latest masterpiece—a breathtaking course featuring cliff edge holes with panoramic vistas from every point on the property. Designed as a links-style course with multiple tee setups, The Keep offers a unique experience each time you play. In this episode, you'll hear from all four of these visionaries as they share their insights, stories, and enthusiasm for the project. They'll discuss how The Keep came together, the challenges they faced, the course's routing, and what makes this course truly stand out from any other you've ever played.

On this episode of Club + Resort Talks, Rob Thomas, Editor-in-Chief of Club + Resort Business, speaks with Mike Dowd, General Manager/COO of Oakdale Golf and Country Club in California. The club just finished building eight new pickleball courts and is adding an event pavilion and outdoor patio bar, as well as a bocce area within the next couple of months. This comes on the heels of a clubhouse refresh, bunker renovation, and expansion to six sets of tee boxes on the golf course. With Senior Editor Phil Keren on vacation and Rob missing his weekly Thursday Three due to the Fourth of July holiday, we shared the latest news in a Thursday Three format. No. 1 … We continue to post articles from our 18th annual Ideas issue. Read about the Heartfelt Greetings Initiative at The Club at Admirals Cove in Jupiter, Fla. The club introduced personalized video holiday greetings in an effort to deepen connections during the holiday season. What is your club doing to enhance the members and employee experience? Shoot Rob an e-mail at rthomas@wtwhmedia.com. No. 2 — Scroll down to the What's New section ... Our most read article this week is about The Shoe, designed by Rees Jones, a nine-hole golf course at Colonial Williamsburg Resorts. The new course's smaller footprint will make it easier to maintain and more enjoyable for guests seeking a quick round of golf. Construction is set to begin this month, with the course expected to open in the summer of 2025. Last, but not least ... No. 3. Did you watch our last episode of the Club + Resort Talks podcast? On that episode, Rob spoke with John Woodeshick, SVP and General Manager of The Hills Country Club in Austin, Texas. Woodeshick discussed the comprehensive renovations at the club's Live Oak Golf Course. These efforts are part of an ongoing reinvestment project at the club focused on creating a refined yet inviting environment that best serves today's members.

The 124th U.S. Open Championship is this week at the iconic Pinehurst #2! Host Michael Williams is joined in this episode by "The Open Doctor" Rees Jones to talk about his personal connection to the course, what makes it special and his predictions for what will happen this week. It's a master class in golf by one of the legends of the game..don't miss it!

This is the Michigan Golf Live Radio May 25 edition featuring Black Lake Golf Club Our featured destination this week is the stunning Rees Jones masterpiece, Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway, MI. We'll tell the story of the course, meet some of the great team that makes it special, and introduce you to the best golf package in the state - the Triple Play Tour...63 holes with 2 nights lodging for less than $300. More details: https://www.blacklakegolf.com/ ---------------- MGL 24/7 Listener Hotline - (989) 272-2383 - we want to hear from you! Subscribe to the MGL/FGN Podcast Watch our videos on YouTube  

In Part 1 of Season 11, Episode 27 I'm joined by 2017's Top 10 Most Innovative People in Golf, Bill Bergin, and The Confidence Doctor, Dr. Bob Winters. Bill Bergin is a former Tour Player and is now one of the game's Top Golf Course Designers & Architects. He and Rees Jones collaborated on The McLemore. The 18th hole there has been named one of the top finishing holes in all of golf. They've double down on a second course there called The Keep. It is set to open later this year. Bill tells about the over-mile-long cliff edge holes they created there. We also hear about his other current projects at Coronado in El Paso, Texas, and The Links at Audubon Park in Memphis. Dr. Bob shares the story of his 9th hole-in-one that he made recently while playing the Nicklaus course at the Reunion Resort. Then he shares the simplest key to releasing tension in our swings that will result in hitting better shots. You'll think, "No way" but try it and see. Let me know if it works for you.

Golf course architect Bill Bergin joins the LINKS Golf Podcast to talk about his design of the Highlands Course at McLemore (pictured), and the new course he is building for the Georgia resort/community with Rees Jones called The Keep. The hosts also chat with Bergin about finishing 14th in the 1984 Open Championship, the similarities between Augusta National and the Old Course at St. Andrews, traveling around the country in a van, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rees Jones is one of the most celebrated golf architects in history. As the son of the famous golf architect Robert Trent Jones Sr., he was born into the game of golf, and after working with his dad, Rees started his own design firm nearly 50 years ago. He has designed or renovated more than 270 golf courses in his career, and has earned the moniker "The Open Doctor" for his work in preparing numerous courses for various major championships. We talk with Rees about his career, including the challenges of a renovation versus an original design, what makes a great design in a golf hole, and how he manages to make a major championship course challenging for the best players in the world while keeping it playable for the every day player.

John Schultz, CEO of Club Leadership Alliance, has been around the block - a bunch of times! Prior to his current role, he was the GM for over 20 years at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. Taking over a club with financial challenges, he put his flywheel in motion and turned the club around with more than 60 million dollars in capital improvements in 2 decades. Balancing the shifting demographics of new, younger members with longstanding members, facilitating town hall discussions, managing the conflict and debate that goes with member assessments and day to day communication challenges that are hand-in-hand with running a club, Schultz has done it all. John Schultz built his career at Carmel Country Club with more than 20 years of service AFTER doing 9 years of military service as a United States Marine. There were probably some days as a Staff Sergeant in the Marines that were easier than his days as a General Manager, but that's another story! Needless to say, when you stay in one place for over 20 years, you did a lot of things right and you also dealt with a lot of change.  Today, John Schultz is the CEO of the Club Leadership Alliance which is a collaborative effort between The McMahon Group, Club Benchmarking and Kopplin, Kuelber and Wallace. Their mission is to aggregate the best practices they've seen from the hundreds of clubs that they work with and then help clubs take advantage of the knowledge they have gleaned. What better guest could we have for an episode on change management and managing shifting club demographics and dynamics? Episode Notes 4:29 - John talks about taking over a club that was experiencing financial distress early in his career. 9:03 - John talks about how he approached relationships with the board. 11:18 - John talks about how the "Flywheel Approach" started to help grow the club with the right members. 13:00 - John shares his most challenging initiative and how he handled it. 15:47 - Building trust again is difficulty. John talks about how he approached it while at Carmel CC. 22:02 - Member unrest led to some tense times in his leadership and John talks about how he handled a group of members who opposed the club's direction. 26:29 - In 2016 the member demographics began to change at Carmel and he talks about how he handled the influx of younger members with the established legacy members. 30:31 - Words of wisdom from John on how to handle bridging the generation gap between members. Episode Transcript Ed Heil [00:00:01] You are listening to Crush and Club Marketing, a podcast for progressive club leaders ready to increase their club's revenue. Time for change begins right now. John Schultz, CEO of the Club Leadership Alliance, has been around the block. Prior to his current role, he was the GM for over 20 years at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, taking over a club with financial challenges. He put his flywheel emotion and turned the club around with more than $60 million in capital improvements in two decades. In this episode, John Schultz shares his stories of change management, navigating, shifting club demographics, member assessments and of course, member conflict. Balancing the evolving needs and goals of private clubs, including the shifting demographics of new, younger members with long standing members, town halls, conflict and debate that goes with assessments and day to day communication challenges that frankly, just go hand in hand with running or leading any business, including clubs, are endless, all you club leaders know. Our guest in this episode, John Schultz, has been there and done that. He built his career at Carmel Country Club with more than 20 years of service, after doing nine years of military service, which I'm sure there were some days in the Marines that might have been easier than his days as a GM, but that's probably another story for another podcast. Needless to say, when you stay in one place for over two decades, you do a lot of things right, and you also had to deal with a lot of change. Today, Schultz is the CEO of the Club Leadership Alliance, and it is a collaborative effort between The McMahon Group, Club Benchmarking and Kaplan, Keebler, and Wallace. Their mission is to aggregate the best practices they've seen from the hundreds of clubs that they work with, and then help clubs take advantage of the knowledge they have gleaned. What better guest could we have for an episode on change management and managing shifting club demographics and dynamics? Thanks so much for joining me today.    John Schultz [00:02:13] Glad to be here. Appreciate being invited.    Ed Heil [00:02:15] Well, this is a I know this is an important topic for a lot of people. Leadership positions at clubs, and and man, with your your history at Carmel Country Club for almost 20 years. I guess the first question I have for you is, what is the key to making a long run like that at one place?    John Schultz [00:02:37] Yeah, 20 years is quite a while. And. And it's not like I had one plan going in and trying to move through and only executed to this one set of objectives and priorities. It's constantly moving. It's constantly changing. It's listening and seeing what's going on. It's feeling where the industry's going, what what people and members are looking for and the experience that they that they want from their club. And and that changed in many times through the dynamic. When I, when I first got to Carmel, they were in financial distress and the membership was, sliding. There was some debt and we really had to analyze where the club needed to go and and take advantage of those things. But also it changes, and about every five years we would take a new look out to to the future and see what was what were the opportunities and how could we, take advantage of where we were in the Charlotte market and, and what would make people, the most satisfied and, and engage at their club.    Ed Heil [00:03:48] This kind of reminds me of a conversation I had with John McFadden, last year from the Union League, Philadelphia, where he came into a club that was, you know, a little financially distressed, and, and hearing what you're saying, there's a the two words that came into my mind are brave leadership. And, you know, can you just talk about what that was like to walk into a situation where you're relatively new, unproven, and you're going to lead out of this, you know, kind of challenging times? Can you maybe just speak to what the mindset is and what it was within you that that gave you that ability to do that?    John Schultz [00:04:29] Sure. And Jeff is an inspiration to all of us and a, you know, visionary that jumps out there. And, and I hope to just be a portion of that. So, you know, when you look at the opportunities and the areas and what you can get done in a reasonably, financial responsible way and, and see where the club's going, I tend to look not necessarily, at the clubs next door and what, what they're doing, in our backyard because you get too homogenous when, you're only staying within that, constraint. And what are what are the resorts doing? What are the hotels doing? What are people doing? And the better restaurants and, and that kind of thing. So looking for those opportunities outside just "clubdom". And I have to admit I stole many, many ideas from many clubs around and repurpose them. And, and put my name on it and took credit for it and and and enjoyed the success from some of those. But it was outside the industry that really brings more opportunity. And, you know, the hotels resorts tend to be further ahead of us, and many in the Florida market, of clubs have to be more progressive in, in what they're providing. The competition is, much more, tighter down that way. So, so if you look at those areas and seek out what, what is going to be the next, the next big thing and, and try to take advantage of those and be on the front end. Carmel, was more open to, being progressive in the space because we weren't as traditional and we weren't as classic as some of the other clubs around. So we had the opportunity to take advantage of that, be a little risky and not a lot of risk, but some that would allow us to build, the, the, resort style pool and have social, engagement that was not typical. And so that social thing is really the first initial, area that I started at Carmel was to take advantage of the events and club functions and expand those things so that the, the members that lived around the, the club felt like that was their outlet. And to build that up was really our first, issue. We couldn't build anything because we had debt. So, I was able to really get the momentum going and it became their home away from home, as everyone likes to say. And the membership growth started, when we announced the pool, the year we announced the pool, put out the pretty drawings with the, you know, the tiki bars and all the rest of it, we brought in 131 new members, and paid for the pool in. Just the one year, of initiation.    Ed Heil [00:07:39] What year was that?    John Schultz [00:07:40] That was 2008. Okay. And so, right.    Ed Heil [00:07:43] Before the the downturn. Yeah.    John Schultz [00:07:45] Well, this was seven eight. Yeah. And then that roll that that success then rolled into the next big thing. So we proved that we could pay for it. We got out of debt. We, paid off the pool. And then we started the next big thing, which was in 2009, which at Carmel, a 36 hole facility allowed us to renovate the South course. Rees Jones came in and we did a 10 million, a $10 million renovation right in the middle of that disaster recession that we went through, and in 2009 and ten and came right out of that, paid that off, the growth, came after it, and it allowed us to roll right into the next big thing.    Ed Heil [00:08:33] So that really I want to come back to the next big thing, though. But just to frame this up a little bit, what I always think for, for GM's is how they relate with the board. Right? And having that sort of like a relationship that provides  a GM to be visionary sometimes to execute on on big ideas, the next big thing. How would you describe your relationship over the 20 years with the board at Carmel?    John Schultz [00:09:03] Well, it's got to be a partnership because, there's not many. There's a few GM's that are making these decisions on their own. I'm not sure they're any. And we have to legislate up to, board members and the membership as a total in in are these good ideas and are they going to be successful and what is what's the outcome going to be? There's a there's a, Jim Collins, chapter. In "Good to Great" that's that he's written recently on social, sectors and in this, chapter, he talks about ledgers that that nonprofit, GM CEOs, have to legislate these decisions. We can't just make the decision. We have to provide that information and persuade the decision makers. And it's really a great, book or chapter to about 60 pages. I'd recommend it highly. And the other one, I'm not to be a Jim Collins, just, fan here, but.    Ed Heil [00:10:08] I'm a fan.    John Schultz [00:10:08] It's called The Flywheel Approach, and in there it talks about how I'm saying this next big thing, you, as you go around in a circle and you have a vision and you, and you act on it, it allows that, flywheel to spin. And the faster you can get the flywheel to spin, you get more and more done. And in turn, the confidence, grows, the momentum grows, and the membership has trust and faith in where you're going. I can tell you there was not a lot of people were not necessarily, at Carmel or saying, oh, the thing we need next is a swimming pool, right. But a golf club, with 36 holes. And the board, unanimously jumped in on this idea because it it was the next big thing that really allowed us to be successful.    Ed Heil [00:11:03] And that sounds like what you were describing earlier. I mean, before I interrupted you was just really that flywheel, like you got that thing going and people started. I'm assuming the membership trusted you more. They believed in you. They got it, you know, got behind what was happening. Is that kind of what happened?    John Schultz [00:11:18] That's right. And and then they invite their friends out to the pool. They invite them to social events. And the the more the community started engaging and seeing the animation and the fun and the, lifestyle that was happening, that was that was part of, the community. It allowed them it would create that demand, and they would then, of course, join the club. And and now there's a waiting list of almost 200, people on the waiting list, which is partially, you know, yes, it's Carmel, but it's also just the life, style that's, that's out there right now from the, pandemic.    Ed Heil [00:11:57] And you had mentioned in a previous conversation that in your time there, and correct me if I'm wrong, you did 60 million in capital projects. Is that right?    John Schultz [00:12:05] We did. Yep. And no assessments. All of that was initiation fee growth. Combined with, you know, operations were always, in the, in the black. And so we would fund capital improvements, and maintenance capital and all of those things. And I would be, remiss in not mentioning, you know, our net worth over time increased at one of the highest levels across the country and recognized as one of the better growth patterns. It was consistently going up and adding net worth. Over that time. Wow. And just a little bit there. We never missed a budget. Inside of that, 20 years. Wow. Good.    Ed Heil [00:12:50] That's awesome. What was your most challenging initiative that you that you put out there that, that required the most, maybe, arm wrestling?    John Schultz [00:13:00] Yeah, it was probably that, it was it probably came into the the 2009, golf course renovation just because of the timing and the uncertainty with the recession and, that kind of thing. And, and it and it created some dissension that didn't really come out in, in holding up the project or delaying it or changing it at all. It just created, it was at the time when, corporate atmosphere out in the, in the world was question everything, and communication and transparency was not really one of our best, skills at that time. And we learned from that. And, and found that being more, transparent and, and the entire industry moved in that direction and corporate world had moved in that way to just being, more open about what things are going on behind the scenes. And, and I, we really focused on that following that, situation, we kind of had a, uprising within the membership, and a couple of board members got voted on by petition, and, and it and it created just, you know, there was a blip there and just, satisfaction level, but it was, mostly tied to a lack of communication and transparency at the time.    Ed Heil [00:14:28] Interesting. I mean, that alone. So in the spirit of just, of, managing conflict, I mean, that is one of those moments. How did you handled that? Like with the membership, too? Because, I mean, you you know, that that can you know, what we says in the absence of information, people always go to the worst place. They make up their own mind and they go to the worst place. But and to recover from that can be hard. Like we we used to talk to our kids about the trust board, you know, say you put a little in, you earn this trust. And what just takes one second to lose it all. So how do you get back on track?    John Schultz [00:15:00] Yeah. So, so this was one of those moments in time where you had to take that introspective look we had done right about the time we, we did a membership survey, and, and this is one of those member satisfaction surveys that gets down into the most granular level. And one of the questions, or five questions in there was what do you think of the game? And so coming out of that survey, I out of a ten point scale, my number was 6.9. Okay. For those of you out there that, apply that to a, you know, a, a grade scale, that would be a D plus. For somebody who's this.    Ed Heil [00:15:46] Close to a C, though. Yeah.    John Schultz [00:15:47] Well, you know, that was my average in most of my schooling, but. And what? It was just a negative group out there just, wanting to pillage and burn and that kind of thing at the time. But it did make us have to say. All right. I was on the cover of magazines at the time, and there were a lot of things going on, and I had to say introspectively. What's that about? But it's what the members thought. So I had it was that point of inflection to say, you know, I need to respond to this. And we did, and it really allowed the club and it's kind of what has made me what I'm doing today in the governance area is to find the, and set out the roles and responsibilities, set objectives, and create clear lines of responsibility within the leadership of the club management committees, board. And it allowed us to grow that process to where we're setting objectives. Were establishing, long range plans. So everybody knew what we were doing. And we were then communicating that and using that as the means to which to share with the membership why we're doing what we're doing. And and it allowed us to really build on, those, things that, advanced the club and the leadership to where the trust became even greater. And so that, that that lesson allowed the communication, transparency and advancing, governance to the point where, Carmel was recognized as having one of the best governance, board policy manuals and processes and systems that is around.    Ed Heil [00:17:42] You're right. Got it. It's interesting. The, you can take that experience and sort of parlay that into turning it really into a positive, which is what you guys did. But, you know, I hate to I don't want to get overly granular here, but for some people who might sit there and go, well, but how did you do like when you would you tried to say, hey, we we made a mistake. We should have been more transparent about this. They how did you do that? Did you do it like in an email blast that went out to everyone? Because that's the first step. The rest is how you do everything after that. But what's that first step look like?    John Schultz [00:18:16] Yeah, it and this tends to be, how most of us operate with doing the newsletter. You know, the newsletter is due on the 10th. And by the and that's the day everybody starts doing the newsletter and then, you know, all the different communication pieces, whether it's the website, social media or wherever it is, we're always in our reach. I say we, are always but it tends to be reactive. We need to respond to this instead. Let's get proactive and. Yeah, and at the time, my communications director, came up with the idea that let's get ahead of it, and, let's put together a calendar of 12 months and let's go ahead and figure out what the topics are that we're going to share with the membership. Every year we get the same comment from, the members that there's no grass on the fairways. You just cut it down and burned it to the ground every spring. Well, it's because the leaf blade drops all of it, the grass drops all of its leaves, and there's nothing but a stock left. It happens every year. It's the same grass. That's how Bermuda grass acts. And so we would get these complaints. Let's go ahead and answer the question in advance. So we took the opportunity. And it's 12 months based on each department. And every department has a different set of things that they're going to then talk about, and share with the membership. And it's generally the same story rewritten every single year or message because it tends to be, you know, what's cyclical. And then we just, add to it and it's now a big spreadsheet that's, you know, many pages, many depth, of topics. And, and we just, we just keep adding to it. And it was really a successful piece to keep us ahead of the message.    Ed Heil [00:20:12] Interesting. So by doing that, you're you're sort of removing the possibility of someone questioning and being very upfront about the, the various issues that are that are going to happen. Like, you know, it like you said, like every year it's sort of the same thing.    John Schultz [00:20:26] Yeah. Try to get ahead of the ones that you can, because, you know, there's going to be something that that surprises you, right? Try to be prepared for the, events that are in front of you. And then, when you're surprised on something, hopefully there's some trust built in. Or the best answer is when we the staff don't have to give it. It's when a member read it somewhere or knows it from another source, and they answer the question to say, hey, you know, that was listed over here on the website, or this is over here, and I heard it over, you know, through the committee system, using the board and the committees to be, talking heads for what we're doing and how it's getting out. There is another means to get the information to the membership. That way they feel engaged with what is happening.    Ed Heil [00:21:14] Let's talk to let's talk about you touch earlier about, you know, on that the time where there was, perceived lack of transparency and clarity around vision or whether that was I, it sounds like that was something that was happening, but, and you said something about a fact is like different factions, which which happens. I mean, I don't I don't know if there's a club in America that hasn't experienced that in a group of people that rally around in a, a contrarian view, potentially. In the time that you managed those situations, did you have sort of a go to way of handling those or what was, you know, and I guess, you know, at the time it can really feel like crisis for, for a general manager or for club leadership. What did you learn in those situations?    John Schultz [00:22:02] Yeah, some of those are the school of hard knocks. And, having spent nine years in the Marines, I tend to, meet things head on, and, weren't necessarily, thinking about how to persuade somebody. I would just try to knock them over, but that doesn't work anymore certainly and the, idea of moving forward. Yeah, it's, we had quite a few, at Carmel. When I first got there, there was a situation where the seniors and honorary members had put in a situation where they wouldn't pay any dues after the fact after they were 65 years old. So changing that system, was was difficult and trying to, you know, get them to understand why you couldn't just use the club for the rest of your life for free. And put that burden on the rest of the membership. And we would use what would be common, tools out there today, whether it's, fireside chats or, you know, newsletters or just going out and talking to, smaller groups, getting getting the board members to maybe go out and talk to smaller groups, one on one and share with them and, and allowing members to be heard. Probably 90% of it is just that they've been heard and that we're going to consider their side of things because they they think some think that the board is so close minded, they're only doing these things for their own best interest. And I've yet to see any club that behaves in that manner. And isn't, thinking what's the best for the entire club? And, and it isn't their personal agenda. It tends to be how does this impact the club in the best way. And that isn't necessarily understood outside the boardroom.    Ed Heil [00:23:57] You know, it's so interesting you just said that because that is sort of the perception, I think, of a lot of members of clubs, which is that, oh, people just want to get on the board, or they want to lead committees because they want to push their own initiative forward. But you're saying you really haven't seen a lot of evidence of that? Yeah.    John Schultz [00:24:16] That's true. It happens. There are some. But they've got to persuade a a larger group that their agenda item is something they need to do. And then after they get into the board, I mentioned these, two gentlemen who got on the board by petition, after they got in and sat and listened and actually heard the information firsthand and were part of of those decisions, not a single thing changed of what they wanted to do, because then they had the information. And this again, is that "a-ha" moment when we shared it with people, they went, oh, well, that makes sense. Why wouldn't you do that? Well, without sharing it, without, making it, known. The question is there, and they think something frivolous is go or, you know, something else is going on behind the door, right?    Ed Heil [00:25:10] Something nefarious. Yeah.    John Schultz [00:25:12] No, there you go.    Ed Heil [00:25:13] And I'm not a great you know, I'm not. I'm not like, I'm a C student, too. So someone taught me that word. So I just want to sort of maybe sort of, pivot a little bit to this where, and just with some of the conversations that I've had recently with different people and, we just did an episode with Frank Vain, from the McMann Group, as you're, well, familiar and, and he's referring to this time, it's like the next golden age of clubs and coming out of the pandemic. And, one of the things he said in a talk that I saw him at was, the pandemic is the single best thing to happen in private clubs. And with that, now you've got, waitlists and you've got a lot of younger members, you know, that for that prime 42 year old young family that's looking to join a club, that, you know, they're excited. They want this experience. It's just maybe a little bit different than, the other things they've done in their lives. And so how do you, how much of this at Carmel would you have with as far as like balancing the enthusiasm and the things that young members want versus the old guard and what they're really, you know, what they think is right. What they think is the, you know, is best for the club. And you have much of that in the time you were there?    John Schultz [00:26:29] Oh, sure. So and we had this situation starting in about 2016. I remember because we, we were starting to get, negative feedback that we couldn't no, the members couldn't sign up for events and we couldn't, there were waiting lists for everything, and we couldn't, they couldn't utilize the club, which is a threat to the club, because if that gets around, well, you can join and you might be able to get on the golf course. At the time, the golf course was not playing as many rounds as they are today. But why would you want to? Because you can't get into any of the events. So we had to actively try to manage out of that situation. So some of it was how we were taking reservations. Some of it's, expanding the number of events, creating more. And so it, it led us to just taking an introspective look and saying, how can we solve for this challenge and this problem with, expanding, creating more and, and or utilizing the, the facility in a, in a more proactive way. And so back to your question. My answer would be not very popular with the older, members that are out there, and I wouldn't necessarily share this in my marketing, pieces, but the members that are joining are 42.5 years old with 2.5 kids, and that's our market. And if you just take the business sense here and apply, who's our market and where are we going to get members from and who are going to replace them? It's the 42.5 year olds that we need to be focusing on. It isn't that we're not trying to be multi-generational and create, programs and events and things that that all ages can take advantage of, but our primary market, we're we're the younger members. And so that was our focus in swimming pools and, events and creating, you know, engagement, for that group that would expand who we are. So that was that was our primary motivation.    Ed Heil [00:28:40] In the in the spirit of our earlier conversation around transparency and things like that, how how open were you with some of the older members that this is where we need to go and this is what we need to do. And and how was that received?    John Schultz [00:28:53] Well, if and I don't remember all those conversations, but when you do $60 million of, improvements, and these are aspirational improvements. This isn't just maintenance capital or replacing the roof and that kind of thing. These are these are "Golden Easter eggs" that we're putting out, without assessment. And when you share with them that this is how we're generating the money to, to and the new members to fund those improvements. And it's not on the back of the current members. They kind of get the message pretty quickly that that's the, the tool to to create the, the demand and, and the energy around people wanting to join. So, so they're, you know, if, if they're not having to come off the hip and pay for some of these improvements and things, they're, they're like, great, do it all. We're we're all we're ahead. Why not?    Ed Heil [00:29:49] Yeah. Interesting. So, as we kind of turn towards bringing this home, in your experience, I mean, for club managers that might be listening to this GM's, I should probably say, or even, you know, board leaders, that are trying to navigate some of these things and they're trying to make everyone happy where they're trying to make sure, like, we want to do some things that maybe some capital improvements that some members or the young members are on board, but the orders are not. And there might be assessments. What is your message to them? How do they, you know, from what you've seen, what's worked, what hasn't worked? How what would you say to them?    John Schultz [00:30:31] So Carmel started off on this and unknowingly, had this, net worth and this growth over time, just by the demand, the activity and the success that we had, we we didn't look out 20 years and go, oh, we want to have an 8%, net, you know, growth over time. And that's our goal. We took care of it on the, operating side with, with the budget, and we took care of it, with the demand. I would say, for those clubs that are out there, that are that might want to look at it, you've got to figure out how to maintain the club as at the status quo with basic dues and the capital fees, and to take care of the the everyday and what you what you have today. And then the growth and the aspirational things come through assessments and, and through the opportunities that that come out there with, the new member growth, especially since there's a cap on generally there's a cap on membership in many clubs and that growth isn't unlimited. So, you know, it's capital planning. It's it's looking out, in the future and being able to project, what's the membership, numbers, what are the initiation fees? What are the replacement costs of of all of the, assets that are already there? And the current members need to understand that the, the replacement cost of those items are their responsibility. It's it's not it shouldn't be on the new members to have to replace the old equipment and the worn out, irrigation system or the roof or the whatever. It's it's on the current members that need to be taking care of the club financially.    Ed Heil [00:32:22] Yeah, that is the old, this assessment is actually not for what's coming is for what you've actually enjoyed for the last 20 years or whatever. Yeah. Interesting. How important, how how important is strategic planning in this process to, you know, not only just from a. Health of the club. But even for just bringing members together and rallying around a vision in a in a goal.    John Schultz [00:32:50] Well, this is one of the tougher questions that are out there because there are so many facets to strategic planning. Whether we're talking about governance and, leadership and the board. What what where is the club going? What's it founded on? What are its core values? What are the principles that are going out there? And I would say the area here, that's most important is setting those annual goals and objectives in search of what that five, ten year strategic plan is going to be. So it builds on it and it keeps you in a forward, forward momentum and not just a one time, event where we're going to write the strategic plan, put it on the shelf, and, and it just sits there. One of my major goals in the Club Leadership Alliance is to get rid of three ring binders. Those three ring binders that go up on the shelf are just become useless. Instead, this just needs to become an annual update. And and it's a continuous process to ensure that the club's moving in the right direction. And then the bigger every five year kind of thing is to take that introspective look and say, all right, are we still on track? Does something major need to be changed in where we're going? Because the the core values and the vision and mission shouldn't change every year, but, we should set it up so that it's ongoing. And every year the objectives are set to solve a little bit of where we're going.    Ed Heil [00:34:33] Awesome. John, thanks so much for, for joining me and for sharing all of your insights. I'm sure it's helping a lot of people and, helped me a little bit as well. So thanks so much. And thank you for listening. If you find this podcast helpful. Be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Until next time, keep crushing your club marketing. 

On August 31, 1997, Princess Diana was traveling with then partner Dodi Fayed, an Egyptian Film Producer.  Dodi was the son of Mohamed Al-Fayed, a billionaire who owned the Hotel Ritz in Paris, as well as Harrod's Department Store and Fulham Football Club.  Princess Diana and Fayed left the Ritz Hotel in Paris, just after midnight, accompanied by her bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, and her driver Henri Paul.  While reportedly fleeing paparazzi, her Mercedes crashed into a concrete pillar in the Alma Tunnel going 60-90 mph.  Princess Diana,  Fayed, and Paul all died, while bodyguard Rees-Jones was critically injured but survived.  At the time of her death, Princess Diana was perhaps the most famous woman in the world, and was in a public battle with the royal family - having divulged intimate details of her marriage which were potentially embarrassing to the monarchy.  A French court ruled in 1999 that the crash was caused by Diana's driver who was reportedly drunk and speeding.  A three year British Inquiry led by Metropolitan Police Chief John Stevens, agreed with the findings, as did a 2007 inquest with London's Royal Courts of Justice.  Despite these findings, questions remain… and there are a plethora of theories that the death may have been orchestrated by the Royal Family.  Sources:https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/11/the-crown-princess-diana-crash-survivorhttps://spyscape.com/article/princess-diana-conspiracy-theories-was-the-fatal-crash-all-it-seemshttps://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/princess-diana-death-conspiracy-theories-b2248362.htmlhttps://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/expert-investigation-reveals-the-truth-about-princess-diana-s-death-25-years-ago-1.6554844 Additional Content (Commissions Earned):The Bodyguard's Story by Trevor Rees-Jones https://amzn.to/40WgJIGA Royal Duty by Paul Burrell https://amzn.to/3uEhbz1Diana: Ultimate Truth Documentary  https://amzn.to/47J0AJnSupport the showTheme song by INDA

On this episode two of the Top Instructors in our game, Tom Patri and John Hughes, join me along with Champions Tour Pro Rob Labritz and PGA Tour SuperStore Chief Merchandising Officer Randy Peitsch. Tom Patri and I also reflect back on two great feel-good stories from the Bermuda Championship in the T8 finish by Tyson Alexander and the inspirational victory by Camilo Villegas. Champions Tour Pro Rob Labritz, PGA , and I go back to his journey through Champions Tour Q-School in 2021. We talk about the pressure involved getting from round to round. He was the medalist that year which earned him his Champions Tour card. We also talk about perhaps the best bogey save I've ever seen that Rob sank on the final hole at the TimberTech Championship which earned him the final spot in last week's Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Randy Peitsch is the Chief Merchandising Officer for the PGA Tour SuperStore. He shares several great gift ideas for the golf enthusiast in our lives, even if that person is us. We hear what his Top 3 gift ideas are plus some great new tech items that have recently hit the shelves. We also get into Tiger & Rory's new TGL League. Arthur Blank not only owns the Atlanta Falcons, he also owns the PGA Tour SuperStore and the new Atlanta franchise in the League. We talk about the team, the players, and how the SuperStore is going to be involved. We round out the show with PGA Master Professional John Hughes Golf. I tap into John's expertise on how adjusting our grip pressure can help us make more of the slick downhill putts. He gives us some mental tips when we're faced with pitching over a pond, and how to get more distance off the tee. John also hosted a couple of golf schools up at McLemore this year. He got a firsthand look at the second course that Bill Bergin and Rees Jones are Co-Designing up there called The Keep. Rees shared with us a few months ago that it's so good it could host a major tournament one day. John walked the course and shared his perspective on what we'll see when that course opens in the Spring.

On this episode, I'm joined by Golf Course Design Hall of Famer Rees Jones plus 3 of the Top Instructors in our game Dr. Alison Curdt, Cindy Miller, and Dave Stockton Jr. Rees Jones is one of the all-time great course designers. Son of Robert Trent Jones, and brother to Robert Trent Jones, Jr., Rees carved out his own Hall of Fame career. We hear about the second course he's working on with Bill Bergin up at McLemore called The Outpost. Rees says it's major championship worthy. We also talk about some of his other great designs like Haig Point, Victory Ranch, Lake Isles, Echelon Golf Club, and Brian Harman's home course, Southbridge Golf Club in Savannah. Rees also takes us through how the picks out the plot of land he wants to use for new courses, the process he uses to determine the path of the course, and how he keeps both the skill level of the membership and average golfers in mind as he lays out the course. Dr. Alison Curdt earned her doctorate in Sports Psychology. She is one of only a few Instructors who have reached Master Professional status on both the LPGA and PGA sides of Instruction. We talk about getting past the ingrained bad feeling we get every time we play that one hole that always seems to ruin our rounds. We also discuss getting away from all the negative self-talk we do plus tips for shifting our weight, getting out of a greenside bunker, and stabilizing our wrists during our putting stroke. Cindy Miller was the 2010 LPGA National Teacher of the Year. She is also an expert in improving our mental game. We hear about her alter ego Cynthia and how to quiet her negative voice. We also learn that Brian Harman used to wrestle alligators, plus get a tip for how to make consistent, clean contact. Dave Stockton Jr. shares his thoughts on the PIF/PGA Tour merger and Jay Monahan's future. Dave was an Assistant Captain when his father captained the US team in 1991. He shares his insights on what that was like and who he thinks should be on this year's team. He also says I'm not imagining things when I'm seeing Tour pros striking their putts on the upswing or follow through versus the center of the putter face.

Rees Jones is one of the all-time great course designers. Son of Robert Trent Jones, and brother to Robert Trent Jones, Jr., Rees carved out his own Hall of Fame career. We hear about the second course he's working on with Bill Bergin up at McLemore called The Outpost. Rees says it's major championship worthy. We also talk about some of his other great designs like Haig Point, Victory Ranch, Lake Isles, Echelon Golf Club, and Brian Harman's home course, Southbridge Golf Club in Savannah. Rees also takes us through how the picks out the plot of land he wants to use for new courses, the process he uses to determine the path of the course, and how he keeps both the skill level of the membership and average golfers in mind as he lays out the course.

Welcome to Season 11 of Golf Talk Live! Tune in LIVE Thursday at 6:00 PM Central Joining me on this week's Coaches Corner panel: Clint Wright. Later in the broadcast I speak with special guest: Linda Hartough, world renowned golf-landscape painter. More on Linda: Linda Hartough is a world-renowned golf-landscape artist. Her work is displayed in the permanent collections of such legendary clubs as Augusta National, Laurel Valley, Pinehurst and Pine Valley; in the personal collections of such golf notables as Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd and Rees Jones; and in the collections of the USGA Museum, in Far Hills, New Jersey, and the Morris Museum of Art, in Augusta, Georgia. Hartough's paintings of various holes at Augusta National Golf Club are prized by collectors the world over. In addition, Hartough painted the first of her U.S. Open series in 1990, commissioned by the U.S. Golf Association – a 25-year series she completed in 2014, as well as her British Open Championship series, from 1990-1999. Hartough, a 2017 inductee into the Lowcountry Golf Hall of Fame, has been honored with the Golf Digest Lifetime Achievement Award. Join me LIVE Thursdays from 6:00 - 8:00PM Central http://www.blogtalkradio.com/golftalklive Or listen on these social media platforms:  iTunes , Stitcher, Tunein, Castbox, TalkStreamLive & Spotify.

Bill Bergin updates us on the progress of his latest course design partnership with Rees Jones, The Outpost, up at McLemore. We also hear about his experiences playing in 3 US Opens, and who he likes this year.

This is the Michigan Golf Live Radio May 27 edition featuring Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway. We're featuring the Rees Jones beauty, Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway. Along with hearing the story of this stunning course and property, you'll also get the details about a special contest where you can do some venting about your biggest golf pet peeves AND win a pair of Footjoy shoes of your choosing! Listen carefully and be sure to enter the contest! ---------------- MGL 24/7 Listener Hotline - 989-787-0193 - we want to hear from you! Subscribe to the MGL/FGN Podcast Watch our videos on YouTube  

Welcome to Season 11 of Golf Talk Live! Tune in LIVE Thursday at 6:00 PM Central Joining me on this week's Coaches Corner panel: Clint Wright & Brian Dobbie. Later in the broadcast I speak with special guest: Linda Hartough, world renowned golf-landscape painter. More on Linda: Linda Hartough is a world-renowned golf-landscape artist. Her work is displayed in the permanent collections of such legendary clubs as Augusta National, Laurel Valley, Pinehurst and Pine Valley; in the personal collections of such golf notables as Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd and Rees Jones; and in the collections of the USGA Museum, in Far Hills, New Jersey, and the Morris Museum of Art, in Augusta, Georgia. Hartough's paintings of various holes at Augusta National Golf Club are prized by collectors the world over. In addition, Hartough painted the first of her U.S. Open series in 1990, commissioned by the U.S. Golf Association – a 25-year series she completed in 2014, as well as her British Open Championship series, from 1990-1999. Hartough, a 2017 inductee into the Lowcountry Golf Hall of Fame, has been honored with the Golf Digest Lifetime Achievement Award. Join me LIVE Thursdays from 6:00 - 8:00PM Central http://www.blogtalkradio.com/golftalklive Or listen on these social media platforms:  iTunes , Stitcher, Tunein, Castbox, TalkStreamLive & Spotify.

Corica Park is located in the City of Alameda and within five minutes of Oakland Airport. The public course is ranked among the nation's best municipal courses, alongside the likes of Bethpage Black and Chambers Bay. But what makes the Rees Jones designed golf course so special? In a new monthly segment, the Tossing Clubs crew provides a course review of Corica Park. We discuss everything from price, layout, pace of play, favorite holes, and ultimately provide our ranking. If you haven't checked out Corica or even if you have, we'll tell you all you need to know about this East Bay hidden gem of a golf course.

Reading: Matthew 6: 1-18

Trevor Rees-Jones was the sole survivor of the car crash that killed Diana and Dodi in Paris on August 31st 1997. He was very badly injured and kept a very low profile for a long time, but such was the media interest and the search for scapegoats he wrote his story - as much as he could remember. If things had been slightly different could it now be King Charles and Queen Diana?

With us, today on Dubai Works is Stuart Rees Jones. The CEO at Camps International, a worldwide volunteer travel operator founded in 2002. And to date, has hosted more than 30,000 travelers and completed over 200 transformative community, wildlife, and environmental projects.

A true creative, Cooper Rees-Jones knows content and production like no other and is dedicated to continually developing his craft. Cooper has almost seen it all, and talks us through his career, how to combat imposter syndrome in a creative world, what role high-quality production plays and the importance of thorough pre-production. We hope you love what you hear - so much so you want to give us a follow and maybe a 5 star review? Or join the conversation on Instagram @digitale.adl or Facebook or drop us a love note at hello@digi-tale.com.au

Reading: Psalm 8

Bill Bergin, Rees Jones, and Duane Horton from The McLemore join me in the final segment. We hear the exciting announcement that a second 18-hole course is being developed on the property. It will be called The Outpost and the course will contain 5 holes along the edge of Lookout Mountain providing incredible vistas. We also hear about Bill Bergin's experience playing in the 1984 Open Championship at St. Andrews when he shot 66 in the 3rd round, which was the low round of the tournament. Rees Jones shares his thoughts on the new course at McLemore and how perfectly the land is suited to easily layout a new course. We also hear about his experience playing at St. Andrews. Duane Horton not only shares the announcement about the new course, he also talks about several other exciting pieces of news including a new hotel and other non-golf activities they have available for companies, families, and couples who are looking for a great getaway destination.

Talking Open Championship with Rob Strano, & Mark Wiebe, plus a big announcement about what's going on at The McLemore with Course Co-Designers Bill Bergin & Rees Jones, plus McLemore CEO Duane Horton. Rob Strano shares his thoughts on this year's Open Championship, the media's fixation on Tiger Woods, the strategy mindset shift players need to make when playing links golf, and what's coming up on his TV show The Golf Kingdom. Mark Wiebe won the 2013 Senior Open Championship. We get his perspective on what it's like to play in an Open Championship, who he likes at this year's tournament, what strategy changes players need to make to be successful playing links golf, and what his reaction would have been if Greg Norman had shown up in the '80s with an offer for him to go play on the LIV Tour. Bill Bergin, Rees Jones, and Duane Horton from The McLemore join me in the final segment. We hear the exciting announcement that a second 18-hole course is being developed on the property. It will be called The Outpost and the course will contain 5 holes along the edge of Lookout Mountain providing incredible vistas. We also hear about Bill Bergin's experience playing in the 1984 Open Championship at St. Andrews when he shot 66 in the 3rd round, which was the low round of the tournament. Rees Jones shares his thoughts on the new course at McLemore and how perfectly the land is suited to easily layout a new course. We also hear about his experience playing at St. Andrews. Duane Horton not only shares the announcement about the new course, he also talks about several other exciting pieces of news including a new hotel and other non-golf activities they have available for companies, families, and couples who are looking for a great getaway destination.

Talking Open Championship with Rob Strano, & Mark Wiebe, plus a big announcement about what's going on at The McLemore with Course Co-Designers Bill Bergin & Rees Jones, plus McLemore CEO Duane Horton. Rob Strano shares his thoughts on this year's Open Championship, the media's fixation on Tiger Woods, the strategy mindset shift players need to make when playing links golf, and what's coming up on his TV show The Golf Kingdom. Mark Wiebe won the 2013 Senior Open Championship. We get his perspective on what it's like to play in an Open Championship, who he likes at this year's tournament, what strategy changes players need to make to be successful playing links golf, and what his reaction would have been if Greg Norman had shown up in the '80s with an offer for him to go play on the LIV Tour. Bill Bergin, Rees Jones, and Duane Horton from The McLemore join me in the final segment. We hear the exciting announcement that a second 18-hole course is being developed on the property. It will be called The Outpost and the course will contain 5 holes along the edge of Lookout Mountain providing incredible vistas. We also hear about Bill Bergin's experience playing in the 1984 Open Championship at St. Andrews when he shot 66 in the 3rd round, which was the low round of the tournament. Rees Jones shares his thoughts on the new course at McLemore and how perfectly the land is suited to easily layout a new course. We also hear about his experience playing at St. Andrews. Duane Horton not only shares the announcement about the new course, he also talks about several other exciting pieces of news including a new hotel and other non-golf activities they have available for companies, families, and couples who are looking for a great getaway destination.

Reading: 1 Peter 2: 4-12

With the 122nd U.S. Open set to begin on Thursday at The Country Club, outside of Boston, who better to talk about the great layout than Rees Jones, the man who restored the course in advance of the 1988 U.S. Open. He's known as The Open Doctor, and after you hear Rees, you'll know why, and how he delivers on golf's major stages.

This is the Michigan Golf Live Radio June 11th edition featuring Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway Listen in for your chance to win FREE GOLF and hear from several guests as we take a deep dive into this gorgeous Rees Jones course, talk LIV golf, and more. ---------------- FGN 24/7 Listener Hotline - 989-787-0193 - we want to hear from you! Subscribe to the FGN Podcast Check out FGN videos on YouTube !

Reading: Luke 3: 43-48

On this episode of Jay Flemma Sports Report, architect Rees Jones joins Jay Flemma to preview the Masters. With extensive knowledge of and a big hand in shaping Augusta National, Jones has intimate details of the architecture and who it might help most. Golf News Net owner Ryan Ballengee also joins to preview the first men's major of the year.

Another instalment this time with a poet so bloody brilliant it feels almost pointless to give her an introduction. She was named as one of Mslexia's ‘top ten' women poets of the decade, as well as being chosen as one of the Poetry Book Society's Next Generation poets. Her book ‘Burying the Wren' was published in 2012; it was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation, and shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize and a Times Literary Supplement book of the year. She has such a wealth of knowledge, I can honestly say I learnt a lot in this session! Today we talk about Wild Iris by Louise Gluck. Enjoy.

What if there is no language to describe what the body experiences? In this episode, I talk to Deryn Rees-Jones about poetry and illness. Deryn shares what it feels like being a poet and tackling the complexity of life. With her personal experience of Long Covid, she talks about the challenge of how to use language to describe the precarious state of the body and finding ways to connect with the experience of others. In this amazing conversation, we go deep into topics of the everyday that are at the same time fundamental to human existence. Poets try to find a bridge through language so that experience can be articulated, understood, and shared. Moving beyond illness, we look at poetry and intersectional feminism, the climate crisis – and war. As a special treat, Deryn reads two of her poems: “The Cure” and “Drone” - both are immensely powerful and scarily topical. Deryn Rees-Jones is a poet, an editor and a critic, as well as a professor of creative writing at the University of Liverpool. In 2004, Deryn was named as one of Mslexia's ‘top ten' women poets of the decade. In 2010 she received a Cholmondeley Award from the Society of Authors. Deryn's most recent book of poems, 'Erato', published in 2019, was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation, and shortlisted for The Welsh Book of the Year and the TS Eliot Prize in 2019. You can find her poem ‘The Cure' here You can read '14 Little Pieces on Love' here ‘Drone' is one of the poem in ‘Erato' --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michaela-mahlberg/message

Readings: Psalm 19 Matthew 6: 25-34

Welcome to Golf Talk Live! Tune in LIVE Thursday at 6:00 PM Central Join Ted as he kicks off his 10th Season with special guest: Linda Hartough, world renowned golf-landscape painter More on Linda: Linda Hartough is a world-renowned golf-landscape artist. Her work is displayed in the permanent collections of such legendary clubs as Augusta National, Laurel Valley, Pinehurst and Pine Valley; in the personal collections of such golf notables as Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd and Rees Jones; and in the collections of the USGA Museum, in Far Hills, New Jersey, and the Morris Museum of Art, in Augusta, Georgia. Hartough's paintings of various holes at Augusta National Golf Club are prized by collectors the world over. In addition, Hartough painted the first of her U.S. Open series in 1990, commissioned by the U.S. Golf Association – a 25-year series she completed in 2014, as well as her British Open Championship series, from 1990-1999. Hartough, a 2017 inductee into the Lowcountry Golf Hall of Fame, has been honored with the Golf Digest Lifetime Achievement Award. Join me LIVE Thursdays from 6:00 - 8:00PM Central http://www.blogtalkradio.com/golftalklive Or listen on these social media platforms:  iTunes , Stitcher, Tunein, Castbox, TalkStreamLive & Spotify.

We're back with a new episode of Plano Pulse, featuring Dr. Hilda Loria and Dr. Laura Lamminen with the Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence, part of the Children's Health system. Kelle Marsalis (President & CEO) and Steve McSwain (2021 Chair of the Board) connected with the doctors to learn about why it's so important for children in foster care to receive specialized health care, Rees-Jones' Foster Care Policy, Advocacy and Research program, and how Children's Health collaborates with community partners including CASA to meet the needs of children in foster care.

Reading: Luke 2: 21-40

Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18

Reading: Matthew 6: 5-14

The winning poem of 2021's Keats-Shelley Poetry Prize is 'in the kelp forest' by Katrina Naomi, read here by our Poetry Judge Deryn Rees-Jones.  Click here for more about Katrina and 2021's Keats-Shelley Prize. ----more---- Subscribe to the Keats-Shelley Podcast for all new episodes or Follow us on Spotify. You can support the Keats-Shelley House by Becoming a Friend. Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to us on YouTube Learn more about the Keats-Shelley House and our KeatsShelley200 Bicentenary programme.

Welcome to Golf Talk Live! Tune in LIVE Thursday at 6:00 PM Central This week on Coaches Corner: Tim N. Kremer, Alecia Larsen & Clint Wright. Then joining me later is my special guest: Linda Hartough, world renowned golf-landscape painter More on Linda: Linda Hartough is a world-renowned golf-landscape artist. Her work is displayed in the permanent collections of such legendary clubs as Augusta National, Laurel Valley, Pinehurst and Pine Valley; in the personal collections of such golf notables as Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd and Rees Jones; and in the collections of the USGA Museum, in Far Hills, New Jersey, and the Morris Museum of Art, in Augusta, Georgia. Hartough's paintings of various holes at Augusta National Golf Club are prized by collectors the world over. In addition, Hartough painted the first of her U.S. Open series in 1990, commissioned by the U.S. Golf Association – a 25-year series she completed in 2014, as well as her British Open Championship series, from 1990-1999. Hartough, a 2017 inductee into the Lowcountry Golf Hall of Fame, has been honored with the Golf Digest Lifetime Achievement Award. Join me LIVE Thursdays from 6:00 - 8:00PM Central http://www.blogtalkradio.com/golftalklive Or listen on these social media platforms:  iTunes , Stitcher, Tunein, Castbox, TalkStreamLive & Spotify.

Reading: Psalms: 119: 105-112

Rheolwr lleoliad pentref Portmeirion. Dyna i chi job! Ac felly Meurig Rees Jones yw fy ngŵr gwadd ar Cymeriadau Cymru wythnos hon, sy'n sôn am ei swydd ddelfrydol, hanes y pentref, The Prisoner, Gŵyl rhif 6 a'r enwogion sy 'di bod yn ymweld â llawer, llawer mwy. Sgwrs ddiddorol gan ŵr sy'n mwynhau ei fywyd a'i gynefin, ac yn ei eiriau ei hun, ''I am Not a Number.. I'm a music fan!''

Rees Jones and Andy Wilson join Curtis to talk all things Bethpage Black and 2019 PGA Championship! Hear the latest on conditioning, how the design changes may impact the players, and what it's like to be part of such a special project.  

Episode 1 - Inside look into the game of golf's professional tournament venues from an agronomic and architectural perspective. Featuring host Curtis Tyrrell, CGCS, Legendary Golf Course Architect Rees Jones, and World Class Desert Mountain Director of Agronomy Shawn Emerson!  

“Open Doctor” Rees Jones gives his impressions fresh off of his tour of Shinnecock Hills ahead of the 2018 U.S. Open. He gives his thoughts on changes from the 2004 U.S. Open, how the weather will affect play, and his prediction for key holes and the winning score. A must listen!

In this "best of" episode, brothers Robert Trent Jones Jr. and Rees Jones each join the 19th Hole Podcast to discuss their new masterpieces and the state of golf course design.

Hall of Fame Golf Course Architect Rees Jones talks about his newest course Danzante Bay at Villa Del Palmar in Mexico. Also Jeff Herold of TRS Luggage with an exclusive holiday discount offer for GolfWRX listeners!