the golf guy
Not your typical golf podcast...
Larry the Golf Guy interviews a wide variety of guests from within the golf industry – ranging from top teaching pros, club pros at leading clubs, golf architects, industry and golf association executives and others. Have a listen!
Latest Episodes
The Golf Guy Podcast — Frank Cordeiro, COO/GM of Colonial Country Club
With the 80th anniversary this week of the PGA Tour Event at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas (which is the longest running tournament on Tour played at the same course), this is a great time to speak with the Club’s leader, Frank Cordeiro. Frank grew up in Southern California, and after serving in leadership positions at clubs in California, he has been leading the iconic Colonial Country Club for nearly 6 years. We talk about how he got started in the club business, his early experiences in the industry, and his challenges and accomplishments at Colonial where he has overseen significant capital projects with respect to both the golf course and the F&B operation. We also discuss his views on best practices for successful clubs and the pitfalls they need to be mindful of.
The Golf Guy Podcast — Brad Klein, long-time golf architecture commentator and consultant
Brad Klein is a long-time commentator and consultant on golf architecture, having spent 30 years as the architectural editor at Golfweek. Brad’s journey in the game is an interesting one, and we discuss how he was smitten with the game growing up on Long Island, and then spent a number of years as an academic while also caddying and doing some writing, before pivoting full-time to golf journalism in the late 1980’s. We also get Brad’s insights into what he is seeing today in golf architecture, as well as his thoughts on the distance debate.