How to Appreciate Golf Courses (feat. Geoff Shackelford)
From Designing Golf by Fried Egg Golf
February 5, 2026 · 1h 11m
About this episode
Garrett discusses techniques for appreciating golf courses and interviews Geoff Shackelford about the RED system for evaluating them.
How can you properly appreciate a golf course while you’re playing it? In this episode, Garrett talks about a couple of techniques he uses to understand golf architecture in the midst of a round. Then he brings on Geoff Shackelford (18:12), author of the book "Golf Architecture for Normal People" and the Substack newsletter The Quadrilateral, to discuss the “RED” system of appreciating and evaluating golf courses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Garrett
Guest: Geoff Shackelford
Topics covered
- golf course appreciation
- golf architecture
- evaluation techniques
- RED system
- playing golf
Keywords
- golf courses
- golf architecture
- appreciation techniques
- Geoff Shackelford
- RED system
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Quadrilateral
Books & works: Golf Architecture for Normal People
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