#6: Chad Parker
Chad Parker is General Manager and COO at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, GA. In this episode, we talk to Chad about the operations of a golf club, hosting a PGA Tour event, pro shop merchandising, philanthropy, barbeque and more.
#5: Brian Ferris
Brian Ferris is a golf course developer, restauranteur and co-Chairman of the Pebble Beach Company. We talk about building a golf course course, why he sometimes regrets not using Jack Nicklaus as his designer, and the other ups and downs of the business over the last 20 years. Brian also tells the story of how his father got involved at one of golf’s most iconic properties alongside a couple other folks you might have heard of - Arnold Palmer and Clint Eastwood.
#4: Roberto talks Travel & Expense
Our very own Roberto Castro talks about the day-to-day of a tour pro. We cover the usual expense breakdown of playing professional golf and what life on the road looks like, often some of the most frequently asked questions that amateurs ask pros during pro-ams and outings.
#3: Jane Geddes
From winning 2 majors, to law school, to working in professional wrestling, Jane Geddes has done it all. We talk about playing golf in a bubble, switching to the administrative side of the LPGA, working at the WWE, and her current role as CEO of The Legends Tour.
#2: Harry Arnett
Longtime marketing guru at Callaway and TaylorMade talks us through the finances of sponsoring Tour players, the OEMs position on the distance debate, and making the jump into entrepreneurship by co-founding an apparel brand, Municipal, with Mark Wahlberg.
#1: Joe Ogilvie
15 year PGA Tour veteran talks about how Tour players think about money, having Thanksgiving dinner with Warren Buffett, what makes The Masters so special, and the biggest threat facing the PGA Tour.