Course Record Show

Quick 9 w/ Jared Doerfler of Hanna Golf - Building a Putter Company in the Heartland of America

Building a putter company from scratch in America’s heartland is not for the faint of heart. Inspired by his Dad, putting aside all the (valid) reasons not to take the ri

Quick 9 w/ Hally Leadbetter - Building Businesses for Golf's New Audience Ep. 65

Hally Leadbetter has put herself at the center of golf’s recent growth, founding two companies aimed at reaching golf’s changing demographic. Hally explains what a golf-f

Jimmy Roberts On The Evolution Of The Media Business Ep. 64

Jimmy Roberts talks about the changing media landscape, what technology enables, and why great content alone is no longer enough. He reflects on his career, what’s change

TopTracer President & GM Scott Blevins On The Future Of Driving Range Technology

Toptracer built the technology that lets viewers follow golf shots on TV. Now, the company is bringing that tech to driving ranges around the world. Scott Blevins talks a

Quick 9 w/ Beau Welling - Renovation Mania, Land Planning, Virtual Golf Design, and More. Ep. 62

Beau Welling joins CRS to talk about whether the current golf course renovation boom is warranted or driven by FOMO,  and how land planning fits into his design business.

Quick 9: Jeehae Lee Returns to Talk SportsBox AI, Bryson, and What Changed in 5 Years. Ep. 61

Jeehae Lee returns to The Course Record Show five years after her first appearance to talk about the evolution of SportsBox AI, how the entrepreneurial journey compares t

Field Report #5 @ The PGA - Roberto Sets Up Sunday and Recaps the Week in Tech - Ep. 60

Roberto recaps the week, previews Sunday, and talks data & tech impact at Aronimink. 

Field Report #4 @ The PGA - Kevin Lawson - T-Mobile Powering the PGA Ep. 59

Roberto talks Day 1 at Aronimink, then dives into the connectivity required to power the PGA Championship. Kevin Lawson explains how T-Mobile’s 5G network supports broadc

Field Report #3 @ The PGA - Kaitlyn Nelson & Building The Fan Data Layer Ep. 58

Roberto shares notes from the course and what to watch for as the PGA Championship gets started, then talks with Kaitlyn Nelson about what the data is revealing from the

Field Report #2 @ The PGA - Ryan Decker & Producing the Fan Experience Ep. 57

Quick observations from a day 1 at Aronimink, followed by a conversation with Ryan Decker from CapTech on how he’s working with the PGA to use live data and AI to “produc

Field Report @ The PGA - Rob Smith - PGA Digital - Ep. 56

We kick off PGA Championship week with Rob Smith of the PGA of America. Rob shares how PGAA is upgrading the fan experience by using data to improve operations, better se

Ep. 55 Kyle Porter of Normal Sport - Building a Meaningful Golf Media Company

Kyle Porter is the founder of Normal Sport - an old school media company for golf's new era. We talk about why he regularly updates his readers on how his business is doi

Ep 54 - Golf Merchandise 101 w/ Jared Henzlik of Big Cedar Lodge

Jared Henzlik has seen every corner of the golf merchandise world. Started as a PGA Professional, worked at Ralph Lauren in the heyday, before going to the cathedral of g

Ep 53 David Southworth - Quick 9 on the Luxury Golf Real Estate Market

David Southworth has been developing luxury golf communities since the early 90’s when he and Paul Fireman started with a property in Cape Cod. Their motto through booms

Ep. 52 Dan Van Horn - US Kids Golf - Quick 9

Dan Van Horn shares how one cut-down 8-iron and a mission to help families spend more time together launched a 28-year journey building US Kids Golf. We talk engineering

Thomas McHardy Quick 9 - Expansion Playbook NFL to TGL - CRS Ep. 51

Thomas McHardy, VP of Team Marketing and Business Operations at TGL, talks about the different strategies TGL teams have used to establish an identity, acquire fans, and

Quick 9 w/ Jon Bradway - What's Next In Sports Technology Ep. 50

Jon explains how data, technology, and AI are reshaping how sports are created, broadcast, and experienced - from immersive formats like TGL to personalized fan journeys.

Quick 9 w/ the AJGA's Jason Etzen CRS Ep. 49

AJGA Chief Business Officer Jason Etzen describes how the AJGA has focused on long-tenured leadership, stable governance, and commitment to a clear mission. Only one‑thir

Quick 9 w/ Kris Hart - Golf's Shark Tank

In the first edition of Quick 9—a shorter, more focused version of the Course Record Show—I sit down with Kris Hart, who run innovation at the PGA of America. Kris talks

#47: Jamie Ledford, President, Golf Pride

In this episode we connect with Jamie Ledford, President of Golf Pride.  We discuss the golf grip industry, how the product is positioned for golfers, supply chain issues