EPISODE · Sep 1, 2023 · 45 MIN
Live from Spey Bay with the DeVries team
from Get a Grip with Shane Bacon · host Fried Egg Golf
A fun change to this week's podcast, as Shane traveled to Scotland last month to check out a true links course that is getting a makeover. The Links Golf Club recently purchased Spey Bay and hired the DeVries Designs team to do a full renovation of the property. Mike DeVries, Michael Clayton, and Frank Pont join Shane from Spey Bay to chat about the job, the architectural excitement of getting a chance to work on a true piece of links land in Scotland, and plenty more. Plus, Jim Daily and Adam Besvinick from Links Golf Club talk about how you, ya know, buy a freakin' golf course in Scotland. You'll enjoy the Q&A plus the audience participation. A big, big thanks to the Links Golf Club for the opportunity to be a part of this, and a huge thanks to Fyfe Golf for helping capture the audio from the Q&A. They did the hard work so that could be turned into a podcast! Links Golf Club: https://www.links.golf Spey Bay: https://www.links.golf/speybay Shane's Children's Book, The Golfer Zoo: https://back9press.com/pages/bacon The PING Proving Grounds Podcast: https://omny.fm/shows/ping-proving-grounds/playlists/podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A fun change to this week's podcast, as Shane traveled to Scotland last month to check out a true links course that is getting a makeover. The Links Golf Club recently purchased Spey Bay and hired the DeVries Designs team to do a full renovation of the property. Mike DeVries, Michael Clayton, and Frank Pont join Shane from Spey Bay to chat about the job, the architectural excitement of getting a chance to work on a true piece of links land in Scotland, and plenty more. Plus, Jim Daily and Adam Besvinick from Links Golf Club talk about how you, ya know, buy a freakin' golf course in Scotland. You'll enjoy the Q&A plus the audience participation. A big, big thanks to the Links Golf Club for the opportunity to be a part of this, and a huge thanks to Fyfe Golf for helping capture the audio from the Q&A. They did the hard work so that could be turned into a podcast! Links Golf Club: https://www.links.golf Spey Bay: https://www.links.golf/speybay Shane's Children's Book, The Golfer Zoo: https://back9press.com/pages/bacon The PING Proving Grounds Podcast: https://omny.fm/shows/ping-proving-grounds/playlists/podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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