The ModGolf Podcast
Host Colin Weston explores the future of golf through conversations with the entrepreneurs, visionaries and influencers who are shaking up the sport.
Displaying items 81-90 of 99 in total of The ModGolf Podcast with the tag "golf innovation".
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Creating The World's Most Innovative And Fun Golf Tournament - Carlos Sugich / WM Phoenix Open Tournament Chairman
October 31st, 2017 | Season 2 | 36 mins 8 secs
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The Waste Management Phoenix Open, known as #ThePeoplesOpen constantly raises the bar as the premier golf entertainment experience in the world. 2018 Tournament Chairman Carlos Sugich speaks with host Colin Weston about the iconic 16th hole stadium (The Loudest Hole In Golf) and how his charity group The Thunderbirds consistently innovate this unique tournament experience.
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Grow The Game By Taking It A Little Less Seriously - Shane Bacon / FOX Sports
October 17th, 2017 | Season 2 | 45 mins 16 secs
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Shane Bacon, FOX Sports Golf Reporter and "The Clubhouse" podcast host shares his unique take on golf, ranging from the average fan’s obsession with Tiger Woods to exploring different golf game formats as a fun, social alternative to traditional 18 hole stroke play. As Shane says, "To grow the game, make golf as simple and fun as possible". We couldn't agree more.
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The Links At Petco Park: Creating Fun Golf Experiences - Nate Adelman / Callaway Golf
October 9th, 2017 | Season 2 | 39 mins 55 secs
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Host Colin Weston speaks with Nate Adelman, co-creator of The Links At Petco Park and Marketing Manager for Callaway Golf. Nate shares how #TheLinksAtPetco went from fun idea to a constantly evolving and popular annual golf experience now in its third year, providing Callaway with a platform to help grow the game while supporting local charities.
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Creating A Frictionless Experience That Connects Golfers To Tournaments - Eric Crawford / GolfTourney.com
October 3rd, 2017 | Season 2 | 32 mins 11 secs
#growgolf, Lean Startup, ModGolf, ModGolfPodcast, eric crawford, future of golf, golf, golf disruption, golf innovation, golf technology, golftourney.com, the modgolf podcast
Does something as simple as connecting eager golfers to unfilled amateur and charity tournament spots qualify as an industry disruptor? Considering close to one million tournament events are held annually in the US alone on 15,000 golf course, the size of the total market says yes it is. GolfTourney.com has created the industry-leading solution to help fill the massive inventory of unfilled tournament tee times while providing their users with an elegant search and booking experience. On this episode, host Colin Weston speaks with Founder and CEO Eric Crawford about his journey from a lean startup idea in 2008 to a validated early growth business that is poised to capture a big piece of a very large global market, all while helping grow the game and supporting charitable causes.
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Building the Technology Engine That Powers Immersive Golf Entertainment Experiences - Dave Shultz / NextLinks
September 26th, 2017 | Season 2 | 28 mins 37 secs
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Host Colin Weston speaks with Dave Shultz, founder and CEO of NextLinks. Dave is a passionate golfer and entrepreneur who has developed the technology to fuel the future of golf entertainment experiences. On this episode, we hear about Dave's transformational journey from engineer to entrepreneur, lessons he's learned along the way and the business he is poised to scale up.
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"The Miracles Episode" - Golf Digest's Max Adler Shares Golf's Unexpected Stories
September 19th, 2017 | Season 2 | 26 mins 45 secs
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Yes golf is a game, but there has always been an unexpectedly mystical aspect to the sport that many believe operates on an different plane of consciousness. This week Golf Digest Editorial Director Max Adler shares with us some amazing, inspirational stories for their "Miracles Issue".
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"It Only Takes One" - The Innovative Evolution of World Long Drive
September 12th, 2017 | Season 2 | 1 hr 7 mins
#growgolf, Golf Channel, ModGolf, ModGolf Podcast, Topgolf, future of golf, golf, golf innovation, justin james, lisa longball, maurice allen, sandra carlborg, volvik, volvik usa, winstar, winstar world resort and casino, world long drive
We open Season Two as host Colin Weston travels to Oklahoma to cover the Volvik World Long Drive Championship. There Colin speaks with the players, fans, creators, owners and sponsors to reveal how Golf Channel plans to transform what was a niche golf novelty event into a mainstream sport entertainment property.
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BONUS: Season One Wrap Up / Season Two Preview
September 8th, 2017 | 1 min 26 secs
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While we're hard at work putting together Season Two of The ModGolf Podcast for you, we decided to give you a quick recap of Season One and to get you ready for the next 12 episodes we'll be releasing starting September 12.
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Promoting Diversity And Inclusion To Make Golf Look More Like America - Steve Mona / World Golf Foundation
July 25th, 2017 | Season 1 | 44 mins 9 secs
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World Golf Foundation CEO Steve Mona has a clear vision for growing the popularity of and participation in golf: "We want golf to look like America looks and be reflective of society, from a gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity and age perspective". Steve and the WGF are putting their words to action by creating various initiatives and task forces to empower individuals, groups and startups with the resources and support they need in order to grow and make an impact. We learn on this episode how The World Golf Foundation has become the hub that connects all the golf innovation spokes together to help create a healthy future for the game.
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Creating Innovative Products That Find Their Customers First - Klaus Eldrup-Jørgensen / TrackMan
July 18th, 2017 | Season 1 | 33 mins 17 secs
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TrackMan began in 2003 with a vision of making practice sessions more efficient and fun by introducing radical innovation to the golf industry. On this episode of the ModGolf Podcast, Trackman co-founder and CEO Klaus Eldrup-Jørgensen tells his entrepreneurial journey which started as a trained medical doctor and ex-Danish National Golf Team member who believed Doppler radar could accurately track a golf ball. Fourteen years later, TrackMan is the industry leader with five golf-based ball tracking products, along with developing the StatCast visual tracking for Major League Baseball.