{"podcast":{"title":"The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf","slug":"the-bag-drop-untold-stories-in-golf-1147207","podcast_index_feed_id":1147207,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-bag-drop","website_url":"https://www.newclub.golf","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UZgehkNq73XElsnszg5glYfbDRf3AT4U6ICLOqq30pQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNTEx/NjJmODg0OWI2ZGU5/NmZlMDBhMDljZDFh/YmNkYi5wbmc.jpg","author":"The NewClub Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf","episode_count":284,"summary":"Weekly stories from the communities and characters shaping the game. The Bag Drop blends thoughtful, honest perspectives of Matt Considine (Founder of NewClub) and Dr. Kevin Moore (\"The Professor\") with expert insights for passionate golfers at every level. Produced by NewClub and supported by our members, each episode welcomes guests from clubs, courses, and the lesser-known corners of the golf world for thoughtful discussions on all things golf and life. Founded in 2017, NewClub is the first of its kind golf society in the United States; blending the community and access of a private club with the variety and affordability more typical of public golf. Members enjoy thousands of reserved tee times, competitions, and events at exceptional partner courses across our local chapters, along with signature trips and exclusive perks. NewClub is on a mission to revolutionize golf membership, making the game more meaningful for everyone who loves it. Listen, rate, review, and subscribe to The Bag Drop: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bag-drop-untold-stories-in-golf/id1430328006 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xRWtUBJH8RazdLw14oaGH Transistor: https://theb…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T22:19:17.175998+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bag-drop-untold-stories-in-golf-1147207"},"episode":{"title":"Sympathetic Renovation with Dave Zinkand","slug":"sympathetic-renovation-with-dave-zinkand","published_at":"2026-07-20T13:40:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bag-drop-untold-stories-in-golf-1147207/sympathetic-renovation-with-dave-zinkand","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bag-drop-untold-stories-in-golf-1147207","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/81ae0585","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/media.transistor.fm/81ae0585/1ab5306a.mp3","summary":"For fifteen years, Dave Zinkand's name never made it onto the scorecard. He was the guy in the field for Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw — Bandon Trails, Bandon Preserve, WeKoPa— learning to be an editor of his own work. Now the decisions land on his desk, and his name is the one members attach to the outcome. In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, Dave Zinkand of Zinkand Golf Design joins host Matt Considine and co-host Dr. Kevin Moore (aka \"The Professor\") to talk about what actually changes when you step to the front of the room — and why the entire craft might come down to a single word a stranger handed him at Port Marnock: angles. The conversation dives into: Restoration vs. renovation, and the \"sympathetic renovation\" middle ground — including Old Elm, where Harry Colt designed a course he never saw, Donald Ross took liberties in his absence, and Dave's team finally built Colt's torn-edge bunkers for the first time, a century later. Reversible golf at Medinah Country Club: a nine-hole, par-31 course routed through a floodplain with two double greens — and the rare owner (Bill Cosgrove) who greenlit the fun idea first, before the \"serious\" work. Saddle & Cycle Club: three acres of golf inside a Chicago social club, and the case for sub-three-hour experiences as the missing rung on the ladder that brings people into the game. Naturalized bunkering, native areas, and the honest maintenance math behind the rugged look — plus why a great superintendent's buy-in matters as much as the drawing. Connect with our guest Dave Zinkand — Zinkand Golf Design: https://zinkandgolfdesign.com/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zinkandgolfdesign/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-zinkand-a689a64/ Follow The Bag Drop 📸 Instagram: https://www.insta…","meta_description":"For fifteen years, Dave Zinkand's name never made it onto the scorecard. 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