The ModGolf Podcast
Host Colin Weston explores the future of golf through conversations with the visionaries and influencers that are shaking up the sport.
We found 2 episodes of The ModGolf Podcast with the tag “grow the game”.
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The courage to innovate during tumultuous times - Bryan Crawford, RBC Canadian Open Tournament Director
August 24th, 2021 | Season 10 | 35 mins 36 secs
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"Our willingness to look at what other organizations and golf tournaments were responding allowed us to apply that to our COVID experience. Now we have a template that we unfortunately had to put on the shelf for the last couple of years but that's created a whole other opportunity for new innovation." RBC Canadian Open Tournament Director Bryan Crawford joins us to share how his experience as pro football player and team builder in multiple sport businesses has informed his ability to create world-class golf events during both prosperous and difficult times.
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Inclusive Team Experiences That Connect Young Adult Golfers - Kris Hart / Nextgengolf
June 20th, 2017 | Season 1 | 36 mins 19 secs
golf diversity, golf entrepreneur, golf innovation, grow the game, kris hart, modgolf, modgolf podcast, nexgen golf, pga of america, sport tech, usga, youth golf
This week's guest is Kris Hart, co-founder and CEO of Nextgengolf. "Focusing on the rest, not the best young golfers", has created a massive target market for Nextgengolf, as 95% of the 220,000 high school golfers have few options for maintaining their love for the game once they go to college. Between their golf event properties NCCGA and City Tour, Nextgengolf is the leading entity for golfers in their 20’s and 30’s in the US.