Podcasts about robert trent jones jr

Golf course architect

  • 19PODCASTS
  • 34EPISODES
  • 51mAVG DURATION
  • ?INFREQUENT EPISODES
  • Mar 20, 2025LATEST
robert trent jones jr

POPULARITY

20172018201920202021202220232024


Best podcasts about robert trent jones jr

Latest podcast episodes about robert trent jones jr

AmateurGolf.com Podcast
Episode 92: Robert Trent Jones Jr.

AmateurGolf.com Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 44:15


In this conversation, Robert Trent Jones Jr. discusses his work on Corica Park, emphasizing the importance of sustainability and playability in golf course design. He shares insights from his career, including his family's influence and the collaborative nature of golf architecture. The conversation highlights the need for courses to engage players of all skill levels and the role of environmental considerations in modern golf course design. In this conversation, RTJ Jr. discusses the cultural differences in golf between the East and West, emphasizing the community value of public golf courses. He shares insights on the challenges faced during the restoration of Chambers Bay, a former quarry-turned golf course, and reflects on the evolution of golf course design. RTJ Jr. also imagines the possibility of building a golf course in Antarctica, highlighting the environmental concerns associated with the region.Amateur Golf Links:AmateurGolf.comSubscribeInstagramTwitterFacebookYouTube

LINKS Golf Podcast
Ep. 185: Best Courses Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.

LINKS Golf Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 48:45


We dive into the golf course design career of 2024 ASGCA Donald Ross Award winner Robert Trent Jones Jr. on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. Co-hosts Al Lunsford and Joe Passov each pick three of their favorite courses from the esteemed architect and discuss Jones Jr.'s lineage and design style. Courses listed in this episode: The Links at Spanish Bay Chambers Bay Wailea Golf Club (Gold/Emerald) SentryWorld Windsor Princeville Makai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

designed courses robert trent jones jr
PGA TOUR COUNTDOWN
Navigating the Traditions and Transformations of Masters Week: Inside Scoops from Augusta with Tim Matthews and Frank Bassett

PGA TOUR COUNTDOWN

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 67:54 Transcription Available


Get ready to stroll the hallowed fairways of Augusta with us, your hosts Tim Matthews and Frank Bassett, as we bring you the essence of Masters Week. Feel the pulse of the tournament and the character of the PGA Tour, all bundled up in discussions rich with golfing lore and the latest industry shakeups. Our journey isn't solo; we're graced by the wisdom of former Senator Sam Nunn and the architectural insight of Robert Trent Jones Jr. Moreover, we reunite with Virgil Herring, reliving the foundation days of our show and the evolving landscape of golf media.

Jay's Plays
Robert Trent Jones Jr. talks golf architecture

Jay's Plays

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 43:11


Jay is joined by renowned golf architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. talks golf architecture, course design and more.

golf architecture robert trent jones jr
Golf Smarter Mulligans
Robert Trent Jones Jr. - In Conversation with the Legendary Course Designer

Golf Smarter Mulligans

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 56:02


Robert Trent Jones, Jr is one of the most famous course architects in the world. In June, 2006 host Fred Greene was hired by Troon Golf to interview Jones for a video project about a new course being developed in Puerto Rico. The project stalled, but Fred held onto the interview for five years before making it a Golf Smarter episode. This is the first time this episode has ever been released publicly as it was a Members Only episode when it was originally published in December 2010.

The Fried Egg Golf Podcast
Fried Egg Stories: How to Slay a Monster (The Open Doctor and His Monster, Part 3)

The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 41:47 Very Popular


This episode concludes our series “The Open Doctor and His Monster,” which chronicles the origins, rise, and end of the Robert Trent Jones era in golf. Today, we tell the story of the movement that challenged Jones's ideas and revived the reputations of Donald Ross and other golf architects of the “Golden Age.” Ultimately, this movement led to a battle of ideas at Oakland Hills Country Club, where Jones had initially established his reputation as the “Open Doctor” in 1950. Our guests in this episode are Richard Howting, Bradley Klein (@BradleySKlein), Gil Hanse, and Robert Trent Jones Jr. Further reading: Bradley Klein, Discovering Donald Ross Geoffrey Cornish and Ron Whitten, The Golf Course

The Fried Egg Golf Podcast
Fried Egg Stories: Ben Hogan vs. the Monster (The Open Doctor and His Monster, Part 2)

The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 42:35 Very Popular


In this second installment of our documentary series “The Open Doctor and His Monster,” we focus on the 1951 U.S. Open, in which Ben Hogan did battle with Robert Trent Jones's modern architecture at Oakland Hills Country Club. Our guests in this episode are Ed Gruver (@EdGruver), Richard Howting, James Hansen, Robert Trent Jones Jr., and Bradley Klein (@BradleySKlein). Further reading: Ed Gruver, Bringing the Monster to Its Knees: Ben Hogan, Oakland Hills, and the 1951 U.S. Open Richard Howting, “Defining Moment: The 1951 U.S. Open” Bradley Klein, “Forever in Tweed, Amen: Herbert Warren Wind's contributions to golf know no word count” in The Golfer's Journal No. 13

The Fried Egg Golf Podcast
Fried Egg Stories: How to Make a Monster (The Open Doctor and His Monster, Part 1)

The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 37:45 Very Popular


Today, we kick off a three-part documentary series called “The Open Doctor and His Monster,” in which we chronicle the Robert Trent Jones era in golf: its origins in Rochester, New York; its breakthrough moment at Oakland Hills Country Club; and its recent fall from favor. In this first installment, we tell the story of how Robert Trent Jones rose from a blue-collar background to the status of “Open Doctor”—and how, in the process, he came up with ideas that would dominate golf course design for decades. Our guests in this episode are Robert Trent Jones Jr., James Hansen, Richard Howting, and Bradley Klein (@BradleySKlein).  Further reading: James Hansen, A Difficult Par: Robert Trent Jones Sr. and the Making of Modern Golf Bradley Klein, Discovering Donald Ross: The Architect and His Golf Courses

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

Golfweek Rater

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 107:00


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

GolfWRX Radio
The 19th Hole Episode 143: Robert Trent Jones, Jr. and the enduring legacy of the Masters

GolfWRX Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 51:16


Renowned golf course designer Robert Trent Jones, Jr. joins host Michael Williams to talk about how Jones's father influenced the holes on the back nine that make the Augusta National and the Masters so special. The host also suggests a way for Augusta National to lead the way in creating more diversity in golf.

Mitchell Report Unleashed Podcast
Tucker Booth Interviews Robert Trent Jones Jr

Mitchell Report Unleashed Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 71:50


On this episode Tucker Booth interviews legendary golf course designer Robert Trent Jones Jr.   They discuss his early years in competitive golf, the challenges of course architecture, response to criticism of his work & his love of poetry. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rory-mitchell8/support

booth robert trent jones jr
Mitchell Report Unleashed Podcast
Tucker Booth Interviews Robert Trent Jones Jr

Mitchell Report Unleashed Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 71:49


On this episode Tucker Booth interviews legendary golf course designer Robert Trent Jones Jr. They discuss his early years in competitive golf, the challenges of course architecture, response to criticism of his work & his love of poetry. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rory-mitchell8/support

booth robert trent jones jr
The Erik Anders Lang Show: Golf - Travel - Comedy

In this weeks episode, Erik sits down with Trent Jones, President of RTJII. Being the grandson of legendary golf course architect, Robert Trent Jones, and the son of Robert Trent Jones Jr, Trent was almost destined to find himself working in the golf industry. Erik caught up with Trent at the 2020 PGA Show to discuss all things golf course architecture and the process behind the craft, golf in general and ultimately why it's gotta be fun. This and so much more in one of EAL's favorite podcast conversations to date. Craving more golf content? Be sure to follow Erik on social media, and subscribe to his YouTube channel! TRENT JONES/// Instagram: @rtj2golfdesign Twitter: @RTJ2GolfDesign Web: www.rtj2.com ERIK ANDERS LANG/// Web: www.erikanderslang.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/erikanderslang Twitter: www.twitter.com/erikanderslang Facebook: www.facebook.com/erikanderslang YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/eriklang12 WHOOP/// Web: www.whoop.com Social: @whoop KEEPS/// Web: www.keeps.com Instagram: @keeps Twitter: @getkeeps GARRETT LEIGHT/// Web: www.garrettleight.com Social: @garrettleight JONES SPORTS CO/// Web: www.jonessportsco.com Social: @jones_sports_co PRECISION PRO GOLF/// Web: www.precisionprogolf.com Instagram: @precisionprogolf Twitter: @preprogolf TAYLORMADE GOLF/// Web: www.taylormadegolf.com Social: @taylormadegolf VICE GOLF/// Web: www.vicegolf.com Instagram: @vicegolf Twitter: @vice_golf FEETURES/// Web: www.feetures.com Instagram: @feetures Twitter: @Feetures STUART KERR /// PRODUCER Social; @stuartlkerr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GOLF.com Podcast
Robert Trent Jones Jr. on the art of golf course design

GOLF.com Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 40:15


Robert Trent Jones Jr. — the man behind Chambers Bay, Poppy Hills, Spanish Bay and others — joins us this week to discuss his career as a designer. We talk through his various projects, reclaiming a course from flooding, creating courses for the U.S. Open and how course architecture is an art form. Enjoy!

open golf courses chambers bay golf course design robert trent jones jr spanish bay
GolfWRX Radio
The 19th Hole (Ep. 108): A Tribute to Pete Dye

GolfWRX Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 72:27


Host Michael Williams remembers the great Pete Dye with guests Robert Trent Jones Jr. and award-winning author Bradley Klein.

tribute hole michael williams pete dye bradley klein robert trent jones jr
GolfWRX Radio
The 19th Hole: Spotlight on Scotland and a chat with RTJII

GolfWRX Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 75:34


Legendary golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. talks about his experience building the first golf course in Russia with host Michael Williams. Also features David Harris of Bonnie Wee golf on how to plan the best Scotland golf trip ever.

Golfresepodden
Golf i Ungern - Avsnitt 28

Golfresepodden

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 73:11


Golfresepodden gör ett nedslag i Ungern, en väldigt ung golfnation. Den äldsta golfbanan är från 1994 och kronjuvelen Zala Springs öppnade så sent som 2016. Zala Springs är designad av Robert Trent Jones Jr och får idel lovord av både Anders och Johan. Den ligger inte långt från Balatonsjön som är Centraleuropas största insjö. Det blir även som vanligt en del snack om konstiga museer, Budapest, fotbollsgolf, gulaschsoppa, tokajer och Ungerns brokiga historia.

golf budapest ungern ungerns robert trent jones jr
Golf Talk America
"Masters Moments" With Robert Trent Jones, Jr. & Laura Bryna

Golf Talk America

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2019 35:54


Robert Trent Jones, Jr. & Entertainer Laura Bryna during The 2019 Masters

masters robert trent jones robert trent jones jr
GolfWRX Radio
The 19th Hole (Ep 72): Robert Trent Jones Jr. remembers Dan Jenkins

GolfWRX Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2019 54:00


Legendary golf architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. remembers the great Dan Jenkins and gives his opinion of TPC Sawgrass with host Michael Williams. Also features Alex Bartholomew of Royal Albartross golf shoes.

GolfWRX Radio
19th Hole E11 - The Jones Brothers

GolfWRX Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2017 48:33


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.

brothers hole rees jones robert trent jones jr
GolfWRX Radio
19th Hole E8 - Robert Trent Jones, Jr. and Amanda Balionis

GolfWRX Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2017 46:45


Hall-of-Fame course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. and Amanda Balionis of Callaway Golf join the 19th Hole this week. Host Michael Williams also breaks down Tiger Woods' comeback to golf.

Next On The Tee with Chris Mascaro
Talking Open Championship, Golf Course Design & Jordan Spieth's Place in History

Next On The Tee with Chris Mascaro

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2017 90:00


On this edition of Next on the Tee my guests are: 2013 Senior Open Champion Mark Wiebe, Golf Course Architect Jay Blasi and the Voice of Golf Peter Kessler. I'll chat with Mark about his victory in the 2013 Senior Open Championship which took place at Royal Birkdale the site of last week's Open Championship. He beat Bernhard Langer on the 5th playoff hole. We'll talk about that, Bernhard Langer's dominance on the Champions Tour, does he believe Langer should change his putting style to squelch any notion that he's still anchoring, and his thoughts about this year's Open Championship and what we saw from Jordan Spieth and Matt Kuchar at Birkdale. Jay Blasi - Jay is an up and coming golf course architect. He was a part of the Robert Trent Jones Jr. team that designed Chambers Bay. We'll look back on the 2015 US Open and get this thoughts on what the player's feedback was about that event. We'll also look at his current project, restoring Sharp Park in San Francisco, an Alister MacKenzie design. Peter Kessler - I'll get Peter's thoughts on the Open Championship and where Jordan Spieth's comeback over the last few holes ranks among turnarounds to win a major. Also, did Spieth seal his place in the World Golf Hall of Fame before he turned 24?  

Golf Guide Podcast
U.S. Open Preview, Gary Player roasts RTJ2 and some thoughts on Tiger

Golf Guide Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2017 49:09


Hosts Kyle and Casey preview the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills in Hartford, Wisconsin. They preview what to look for this weekend from the first-time major venue and some players to keep an eye on this weekend. Afterwards, they discuss the benefits of camping out at a major championship, Gary Player's recent evisceration of Robert Trent Jones Jr. (in response to a recent interview Jones did with Golf Digest). Finally, both hosts offer some thoughts about Tiger Woods' recent life struggles. This episode is proudly presented by GolfGuide.Net

Golf Guide Podcast
Golf Course Architect Jay Blasi (Ep. 43)

Golf Guide Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2017 78:51


Jay Blasi is a golf course architect, whose prominent West Coast work includes Chambers Bay, host of the 2015 U.S. Open, where he was a key figure in Robert Trent Jones Jr.'s design team. Jay also recently completed a complete renovation of Santa Ana Country Club in Irvine, CA, and is now consulting with the San Francisco Public Golf Alliance for their restoration of Sharp Park Golf Course.   This episode is proudly presented by Golf Guide and Seamus Golf

open west coast architects irvine golf courses chambers bay seamus golf robert trent jones jr jay blasi
Jay's Plays
Golf architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. (Part 1)

Jay's Plays

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2017 15:59


Renowned golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. joins Jay Flemma for a two-part conversation about his portfolio of work and broadly about the world of golf.

golf architects renowned robert trent jones jr
Jay's Plays
Golf architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. (Part 2)

Jay's Plays

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2017 8:23


Renowned golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. joins Jay Flemma for a two-part conversation about his portfolio of work and broadly about the world of golf.

golf architects renowned robert trent jones jr
Golf Talk America
Golf Talk America "LIVE" from The Masters with Robert Trent Jones Jr.

Golf Talk America

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2016 67:06


Jay's Plays
Jay's Plays: Golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. (Part 2)

Jay's Plays

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2015 12:27


Robert Trent Jones Jr., renowned golf course architect, including the designer of 2015 U.S. Open host Chambers Bay, joins Jay Flemma to talk the '15 major venues, what to look forward to next year and Tiger's future.

Jay's Plays
Jay's Plays: Golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. (Part 1)

Jay's Plays

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2015 17:45


Robert Trent Jones Jr., renowned golf course architect, including the designer of 2015 U.S. Open host Chambers Bay, joins Jay Flemma to talk the '15 major venues, what to look forward to next year and Tiger's future.

Jay's Plays
Jay's Plays: Golf architect Bruce Charlton and SI's Gary Van Sickle (Part 2)

Jay's Plays

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2015 29:02


On this edition of "Jay's Plays," Jay Flemma welcomes golf-course architect Bruce Charlton, who played a significant role in the construction of 2015 U.S. Open host Chambers Bay, and Sports Illustrated and Golf Magazine writer Gary Van Sickle. The trio talks about how the Robert Trent Jones Jr. did as a first-time major host and more.

open golf plays architects sports illustrated golf magazine chambers bay gary van sickle robert trent jones jr bruce charlton
Jay's Plays
Jay's Plays: Golf architect Bruce Charlton and SI's Gary Van Sickle (Part 1)

Jay's Plays

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2015 25:02


On this edition of "Jay's Plays," Jay Flemma welcomes golf-course architect Bruce Charlton, who played a significant role in the construction of 2015 U.S. Open host Chambers Bay, and Sports Illustrated and Golf Magazine writer Gary Van Sickle. The trio talks about how the Robert Trent Jones Jr. did as a first-time major host and more.

open golf plays architects sports illustrated golf magazine chambers bay gary van sickle robert trent jones jr bruce charlton
William Hill Golf
Weekly Golf Podcast: The 115th U.S. Open

William Hill Golf

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2015 37:54


Dave Kelner, Mike Grenham and Dave Tindall give their thoughts ahead of the 115th U.S. Open Championship at Chambers Bay. The chaps talk about Robert Trent Jones Jr. and his design, go through the outright market and the supporting markets, and give their picks ahead of the season's second Major Championship. #USOpen #Spieth #McIlroy #Woods #betting #golfpodcast #ChambersBay

IN The Grill Room with Bob & Jay
2015 US Open Championship Preview

IN The Grill Room with Bob & Jay

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2015 52:11


It's our National Championship - the 2015 US Open Championship at Chambers Bay Golf Course. Is Tiger ready? Will Rory win? Can Jordan complete the 2nd leg of the Grand Slam? Bob & Alex discuss it all then give their picks to win. Robert Trent Jones Jr talks with Bob about this magnificent course he designed. Pick the Winner Contest ends on Father's Day at Noon PDT enter today - entries@thegrillroom.com

Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy Podcasts
Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy - 5.28.11 - Robert Trent Jones Jr. & Mark Voss - Max A Mandel Golf Course Laredo, Texas - Hour 2

Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2011 45:42


LAREDO, Texas--South Texas, with its mild temperatures in winter and the tropical heat of the summer, coupled with the lure of the outdoor activities found in the area, makes it a sports enthusiasts’ paradise. Today, the City of Laredo broke ground on the Max A. Mandel Municipal Golf Course, a new Robert Trent Jones II designed golf course, so that paradise is going to start looking a lot like heaven to a lot of golfers in Laredo, throughout Texas, the United States and even, Mexico. Robert Trent Jones, II, (RTJ II) one of the leading golf course design firms in the world, won the selection competition to design the new course for the City of Laredo finishing atop the list of 30 design/build teams that responded to the initial request for qualifications. Based in Palo Alto, California, the firm has designed or remodeled more than 250 golf courses worldwide over the last four decades. RTJ II courses are routinely recognized for their imagination, strategic interest and site suitability. Crafted on 270 acres of land perched above the Rio Grande, the core golf layout will celebrate the rugged beauty of the South Texas landscape, highlighting not only the tremendous views of the Rio Grande, but also, incorporating the two substantial arroyos that extend into the property. The unique configuration of the Jones design will provide maximum flexibility in course utilization and set-up, presenting a course equal in challenge, enjoyment, beauty and just as importantly, affordability.Visit the Golf Talk Radio sponsors and tell them GTRadio sent you they help make the show possible! Slickstix.com, Avila Beach Golf Resort, Blacklake Golf Resort, Shore Cliff Lodge and Dr. Tullius.  Visit Golftalkradio.com for the latest show information, contests, videos iPhone and Android Apps and more!