Barney Adams, Founder of Adams Golf and CEO, Breakthrough Golf Technology
Special guest
Barney started Adams Golf in 1988. He specialized in custom fitted golf clubs. The company rapidly expanded after the explosive success of the Tight Lies Fairway Woods. Adams Golf was selected as Manufacturing Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young. Barney also received the Ernie Sabayrac Award for lifetime contribution to the golf industry by the PGA of America. Barney served as Chairman of the Board of Adams Golf until June 2012 when Taylor Made purchased the company.
He an avid golfer and fisherman and active with two charities, The Ryan Foundation and Folds of Honor.
Barney has always had the unique ability to see what is missing in golf equipment. He started Breakthrough Golf Technology after seeing that no significant innovation has been made putter shafts for decades.
Barney Adams, Founder of Adams Golf and CEO, Breakthrough Golf Technology has been a guest on 2 episodes.
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SEASON 15 WRAP-UP / SEASON 16 PREVIEW
September 4th, 2024 | Season 15 | 25 mins 19 secs
ann liguori, barney adams, carolin pinegger, david hinkle, entrepreneurship, five iron golf, foresight sports, get golfing, golf business, golf course architecture, golf course design, golf equipment, golf genius, golf industry, golf review, igor vainshtein, innovation, jared solomon, modgolf, modgolf podcast, paraplegic athlete, rio valeriano, sport tech, synthetic turf international, t36 golf, vertacat
If you didn’t get the chance to listen to all of our twelve Season 15 episodes, this bonus show gives you a recap of the great conversations I had with some of the golf industry's top influencers, innovators and entrepreneurs. Hopefully this will inspire you to listen to a couple of the episodes listed below. Enjoy!
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If You Don't Love It Don't Do It - Barney Adams, Founder of Adams Golf and CEO, Breakthrough Golf Technology
August 15th, 2024 | Season 15 | 51 mins 13 secs
adams golf, barney adams, breakthrough golf technology, community building, golf club design, golf clubs, golf entrepreneur, golf equipment, golf innovation, golf shafts, modgolf, pga of america, play it forward, sport business, sport tech, the modgolf podcast, the pga show, tight lies, usga
We are joined by golf industry icon and entrepreneurial legend Barney Adams, who shares the trials, tribulations and successes he has encountered over his career that spans more than five decades. This episode provides you with lessons learned, key takeaways and nuggets of wisdom from one of golf's most successful entrepreneurs. Enjoy!