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Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. While TG originally started as a way for members of private clubs to visit other golf courses, it has become a social network that a group of nearly 10,000 members enjoy on a daily basis for friendship and common connection through golf. All through word of mouth only. This podcast seeks to introduce you to the characters that make up the network and to share some of the joy of connecting on the golf course. Join the network today at www.thousandgreens.com, or download the app where ever you get your apps.
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Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. Today, we quickly check-in with Founding Member and certifiable golf travel nut Josh Kemp. Josh is in the middle of a one year marathon to visit 100 courses he has not yet played. While Josh’s journey is certainly the envy of many (even those listening to this podcast), I admire his reasons for doing this trek and how he’s going about bu...
Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. Today, we dive into the world of member guest events. My good friend and soon to be multiple time member guest partner, Nik Divakaruni joins me to discuss the finer points of formats, picking the right partner, strategy, and how to have the best time possible during these events. While it’s still a little early in the season, it’s ...
Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. Three previous guests of the TG podcast come back to talk everything Bandon Dunes. We talk about everything you need to know to plan a great trip, what to take with you, which courses they love, and how to have the best experience possible. A few other notes:This episode was recorded just before the announcement of the new 19 hole ...
Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. Evan’s a software engineer based in San Francisco who recently did the trip of a lifetime including over 76 rounds in under 3 months. Evan tells us a little about himself, what it takes to plan a trip like this one, and why he’ll never forget it. Stick around after the music for a fun last question.During the show, Evan refers to T...
Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. Today, we discuss the state of Thousand Greens. Manish walks us through the development of the platform, where we are now, and how he hopes to bring people together in the future through golf. If you like what you hear, please like, subscribe, share, and of course, sign up at www.thousandgreens.com. Feedback: lov@thousandgree...
Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. Our guest today is John Lutz, better known to (what appears to be most of) the network as Lutzy. Lutzy has played over 2000 courses (or over 35,000 greens) in his career, including all of the US Top 100. He shares his favorites, which will no doubt surprise most listeners here. We also trade our personal rankings of the cours...
Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. Our guest today is Mahesh Vaidyanathan, better known to the network as MV. Like a couple of others I’ve interviewed here, I’ve had a chance to play a few rounds with MV now and can honestly say that he’s part of what keeps people coming back to Thousand Greens. This is one of the longer episodes we’ve done so far, But I assure you ...
Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. Our guest today is Don Callander. Don joins us from Melbourne, Australia where he has been a member at the Metropolitan Golf Club, known to the locals as Metro, for just over 40 years. He shares his thoughts about golf in the sand belt, a few stories about club golf life in Australia and an epic trip to Scotland, and how Thousand G...
Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. Our guest today is Rick Moe, or for those of you on Twitter, @top100rick. Rick is currently on a mission to play the top 100 best courses in the U.S., but makes it a point of using the list as a guide to see everything in the area. Last year, he played 103 new (to him) courses including some of the hardest places to play. Ric...
Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. Our guest today is Jocelyn Thompson. Jocelyn is a Division I college golfer who played for Northern Colorado. During her time there, UNC won the Big Sky Conference. She’s now shifted her focus to career and taking everyone’s money on the weekends. Jocelyn tells us about her experiences playing in college, gives us tips on how to get kids into ...
Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. Today, we venture to the Great White North and speak with Coppinwood member and consummate TG Host, Galen Udell. Galen tells us about his own history trying to build a golf network, why he decided to join TG instead, and how it has made his golfing life better. We also talk about rebuilding a golf swing after injury, how to get sta...
Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. Today, our guest is, Jim Chappell. Chappy, as he’s known by his golf buddies, is a Bay Area native who spent his career in high tech. Recently, he relocated to North Carolina to be closer to family and to his other love, college basketball. We dive into the very early days of Thousand greens and hear about the founding story from one of ...
Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. Chapin and his family are long time members of Baltursol golf club in Springfield, NJ. We talk about his early upbringing in the game, how he manages to play with 4 daughters (including a set of twins!), and how he managed to build a great network of friends through Thousand Greens. Chapin is a consummate host and embodies the spir...
Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. Dmay lives in Arkansas and recently found his way into the golf business through an investment in Unknown Golf. We talk about what led him to this new adventure, how he got into golf, and why Thousand Greens has been a meaningful part of that journey. Dmay also has lots of great stories, so if you’re in the network, I highly recomm...
Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. Ryan can only be described as a character. While wearing a flatbill hat and a T-shirt with a giant print of Tiger Woods, He took our interview from his sprinter van he was driving down the California coast on a golf trip. He describes himself as an Executive Professional, an aspiring - if not somewhat delusional - amateur golfer, ...
Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. Izzy signed up to the be the very first Founders Club member when the program launched. When asked to describe himself, he passed on the usual “what you do, where you’re from” spiel and said “I have a unique name that people don’t forget” and “I’m the guy that knows everyone, but no one’s ever met me” He’s also lived all over the ...
Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. Manish Goel is the founder of Thousand Greens. Manish is a former Tech executive who has channeled his considerable talent and energy into the creation of a social network for private club golfers. While our conversation here goes on a bit longer than our other episodes, Manish’s thoughts are well worth the listen as we dive into what h...
Hello, World! Thousand Greens is the social network for members of private golf clubs seeking camaraderie through golf. Golf Anywhere, Friends Everywhere. If you like what you hear, please like, subscribe, share, and of course, sign up at www.thousandgreens.comIntro Music by ComaStudio licensed under Terms by Pixabay (2022)
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