#466: Why the World’s Best Golf Courses Feel Different with Architect Bill Coore (Part 1)

About this episode

Ev interviews legendary golf course designer Bill Coore about his philosophy and experiences in golf course design.

Ev flew to Scottsdale, AZ to sit down for the longest (and maybe most special) interview he's conducted in almost 10 years of co-hosting this podcast. The guest? Legendary golf course designer Bill Coore of Coore and Crenshaw. Some of his and Ben Crenshaw's courses include Bandon Trails, Sand Hills, Kapalua Plantation Course, Sand Valley, Sheep Ranch, Ozark National, Old Sandwich, Streamsong Red, Te Arai Links South, Cabot Cliffs and 30+ more. Interview part 1 dives into Bill as a man, his philosophy and how he thinks. Part 2 (next week) is centered around how he builds, the golf courses, and the stories behind them. If you want to fall in love with golf again, learn why you love certain courses over others, and feel at ease while you listen to one of the greatest men in golf, this episode is for you. GET FASTER Want to stop obsessing over swing positions and instead improve your sequencing, raise your cruising speed so you can hit the ball longer by swinging lighter? Dial in your wedges and putting? Go to https://www.thestacksystem.com/pages/thepartrain and enter the code TRAIN for 10% off. Best GPS and Scorecard App Holding Ev Accountable Download the Grint app here , follow…

People in this episode

Host: Ev

Guest: Bill Coore

Topics covered

• golf course design
• interview
• golf philosophy
• Bill Coore
• golf courses
• self-improvement

Keywords

• golf
• Bill Coore
• golf courses
• design
• interview
• golf philosophy
• self-improvement

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Coore and Crenshaw

Books & works: Bandon Trails, Sand Hills, Kapalua Plantation Course, Sand Valley, Sheep Ranch, Ozark National, Old Sandwich, Streamsong Red, Te Arai Links South, Cabot Cliffs

Places: Scottsdale, AZ

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