Nathan and Landon open this episode pondering what could have been if Nathan has heeded the advice of his 7th grade career fair test results before talking about Thanksgiving during a pandemic, why Nathan thinks Landon might have attended grade school in a prison, and Nathan’s favorite Thanksgiving side dish.  Talking about Thanksgiving travel—or the lack thereof—leads Nathan down the dark (and dirty) road of men’s public restrooms...

Nathan and Landon follow up last week's Fall Masters Preview with the Masters "Post Mortem" episode of the podcast where they dig deep into the big stories (and not so big stories) from the just completed first Fall Masters. Nathan introduces you to an up and coming young country music singer who just released his second album in Nashville (and the story of how Nathan knows him) and then golf stats man Lou Stagner from ...

After a long hiatus from the studio, Nathan returns with new co-host, former golf writer, and longtime friend Landon Petty to talk about the upcoming Masters being played in the Fall due to the pandemic. In the second half, they speak with Billy Fuller, a friend on Nathan's and a fellow ASGCA member golf course architect who was the superintendent at Augusta National from 1981-86 and get his insight on what differences fans mig...

In this episode, we travel with Nathan to Mexico City and the WGC-Mexico for a evening press briefing to introduce Nathan as the new "Slow Play Czar." Nathan lays out his new plan to combat slow play on Tour using his patented new TTI Index system, explains why the current system will be trashed, answers questions from reporters, and provides some comic relief. 

The briefing was originally intended to be live streamed via ...

In this episode, Nathan has a conversation with GCSAA President Darren J. Davis to discuss the role of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) in a growing economy and a changing golf industry and how brand awareness is shaping the way golfers see superintendents.  Darren discusses his start in the industry when he used to work on the grounds crew at Augusta National GC and lived on the course!

They also dis...

In this episode, Nathan has a conversation with his friend and Golf Digest Architecture Editor Ron Whitten.  Ron has been in the business for decades and visited more courses than practically anyone else.  He is also in charge of the Golf Digest rating process and panelists for all of the Top Courses lists.  However, Ron is not a fan of being a guest on podcasts because he prefers to be the interviewer and not the interviewee.  He ...

In this Christmas 2018 episode of "The Lipouts Podcast" with Nathan Crace, Nathan talks with Matt Ginella from Golf Channel and Golf Advisor about traveling the world playing golf, his new show "Round Trip," the importance of buddies trips and family, recalling the first time he ever played golf, how he almost attended Penn State to become a golf course superintendent, the benefit and payoff of hard work, his time a...

ASGCA Treasurer Forrest Richardson joins Nathan from his home in Phoenix to discuss his environmentally-winning project at Baylands GC in Palo Alto, his 18.5 hole par-3 course at Mountain Shadows in Scottsdale, PGA Tour players, The Match with Tiger vs Phil, Forrest's recent trip to Australia, current trends in golf architecture, his daughter's skyrocketing acting career, and..."what's the deal with time zones?"

In Episode 002 of The Lipouts Podcast, Nathan sits down with Pat Jones, Publisher and Editorial Director of Golf Course Industry Magazine to record in front of a live audience at the Deep South Turf Expo in Biloxi, Mississippi. They talk everything from tips for turf professionals while using social media and reducing workplace stress to making golf fun, the growth of the cannabis industry and why Pat used to think he ticked off Ja...