#20: Ryan Engle, CEO of Golf+ VR

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#20: Ryan Engle, CEO of Golf+ VR

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Jul 20, 2022

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In this episode, we speak to Golf+ CEO Ryan Engle. Ryan is an engineer-turned-serial entrepreneur who founded Golf+ as a virtual reality golf game, which can be played with the Oculus headset. Ryan discusses the company's mission, what makes the VR experience credible to golfers, where golf is headed and how Golf+ is responding. Enjoy!

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Jul 20, 2022

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We talk to the smartest people in the golf business to get the inside stories and strategies driving the business of golf forward. Hosted by PGA Tour player Roberto Castro and Dan Ferreira.

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Ep 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. by Course Record Show
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Ep 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 by Course Record Show
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#11: Club Pro Guy: Club Pro Guy (@clubproguy) is a satirical character who depicts the life of a Golf Club Pro. Having risen to fame through his accomplishments on the Mexican Mini Tour, CPG then transitioned to become the Club Pro at one of Kansas City's elite semi-privat by Course Record Show
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#8: Mike Small: Mike Small is head men's golf coach at the University of Illinois, ranked #10 in the 2021-2022 pre-season golf rankings. In this episode, we discuss the ramifications of the Name, Image and Likeness ruling, how the mechanics of college golf (recruiting, by Course Record Show
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#4: Roberto talks Travel & Expense: Episode #4 of the Course Record Show features our very own Roberto Castro talking 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. These are some of the most freq by Course Record Show
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#10: Jesse Menachem (Mass Golf): Jesse Menachem is Executive Director and CEO of Mass Golf, the state Golf Association in Massachusetts. He’s been with the organization since 2004, where he started as an intern, then Director of Rules and Competition, before becoming Executive Director by Course Record Show
59 min listen
#5: Brian Ferris: Brian Ferris is a golf course developer, restauranteur and co-chair of the Pebble Beach Company. We talk about building Chestatee Golf Club in suburban Atlanta, why he sometimes regrets not using Jack Nicklaus as his designer, and the other ups and downs by Course Record Show
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#9: Eric Stepanian: Eric Stepanian is the founder of The Fliers Club, an international travel and private club experience designed by a collective of golfers who are inspired by the discovery of diverse courses, cultures & time-honored traditions of the game. In this ep by Course Record Show
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Ep 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 Legen by Course Record Show
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#6: Chad Parker: Chad Parker is GM 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. by Course Record Show
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#7: Jeehae Lee: Jeehae Lee is founder and CEO of Sportsbox.ai, a tech company focused on sports performance improvement. Jeehae has built a well rounded set of experiences in golf, as a LPGA pro, Michelle Wie's manager and TopGolf executive, picking up a Wharton MBA alo by Course Record Show
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#17: DTC Series: Piper Golf: This episode is Part 3 of 3 of a special series on Direct to Consumer companies focused on the golf market. This episode features Mike Gottfried, Founder and CEO of Piper Golf (www.piper.golf). Piper Golf makes performance golf balls at reasonable pri by Course Record Show
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#26: Geoff Shackelford by Course Record Show
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#14: PGA Show Panel (featuring CapTech, aboutGOLF and Concert Golf): Much like Lebron in 2010, CRS decided to take it’s talents to South Beach…well, not quite. But we did land in Orlando for the PGA Show! We had an interesting panel of 3 guests, and covered a lot of ground. Specifically, you'll hear from: (1) Jon Bradway by Course Record Show
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#15: DTC Series: Trap Golf: This episode is Part 1 of 3 of a special series on Direct to Consumer companies focused on the golf market. This episode features Wayne Birch Jr., Co-founder and Co-owner of Trap Golf (trapgolf.com). Trap Golf makes apparel that reflects the intersect by Course Record Show
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#24: PGA Show 2023 Review: Roberto gives us the scoop on what the PGA Show was like this year. We discuss the biggest trends, novelties and intricacies of Golf's biggest trade show and the people that make it all happen, including some past Course Record Show guests. This episo by Course Record Show
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#12: Stewart Cink: Stewart Cink has been a PGA Tour player since 1997. He has 8 PGA Tour wins, highlighted by the 2009 Open Championship, appeared in five Ryder Cups and reached the #5 position in the Official World Golf Ranking. Stewart was a He's is one of the game's co by Course Record Show
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#18: Augusta, GA mayor Hardie Davis, Jr.: 1 week a year, Augusta, GA becomes the center of the sports universe. But what happens the other 51 weeks a year in Augsuta? In this episode, mayor Hardie Davis, Jr. joins us to discuss how the Masters impacts the city of Augusta, how he leverages the t by Course Record Show
34 min listen
#13: Predictions for the Business of Golf in 2022: Roberto and Dan kick off 2022 with predictions for 2022. We discuss non-green grass golf, betting in golf, golf media, the future of startup golf leagues (PGL, SGL), direct to consumer brands, and gender equity in golf. Stay tuned throughout the year by Course Record Show
39 min listen
#21: Jeremy Stone, Titleist VP of Marketing: In this episode, we speak to Jeremy Stone, VP of Marketing at Titleist. Jeremy has been at Titleist since 2010 in a few different roles. We cover a range of topics in this discussion, from the strategic choices that Titleist makes in the evolving golf l by Course Record Show
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#34: Board Governance by Course Record Show
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#19: Ryan Baucom, the caddy: Ryan Baucom is a long-time PGA Tour caddie turned Medical Sales Rep. In this episode, we talk to "Bauc" about the economics of caddying, what makes a good caddy, the skills from caddying that translate into the working world and some fun stories about li by Course Record Show
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#16: DTC Series: Walker Trolleys: This episode is Part 2 of 3 of a special series on Direct to Consumer companies focused on the golf market. This episode features Brad Payne, Founder of Walker Trolleys (www.walkertrolleys.com). Walker Trolleys makes a premium golf pushcart to help go by Course Record Show
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#23: Who Owns It? (featuring Joe Ogilvie): In this episode, we profile a handful of companies in the golf business and discuss who owns them and how that ownership came to be. Joe Ogilvie (former PGA Tour pro turned investor turned Course Record Show's first repeat guest) joins us with his person by Course Record Show
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#20: Ryan Engle, CEO of Golf+ VR: In this episode, we speak to Golf+ CEO Ryan Engle. Ryan is an engineer-turned-serial entrepreneur who founded Golf+ as a virtual reality golf game, which can be played with the Oculus headset. Ryan discusses the company's mission, what makes the VR expe by Course Record Show
51 min listen
#28: Financial Advisory for Athletes, featuring Sandra Richards (Morgan Stanley) by Course Record Show
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#29: PGA Tour player Ben Griffin by Course Record Show
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#22: Allen Greene, former Athletic Director (Auburn & Buffalo): In this episode, we speak to Allen Greene, former Athletic Director at Auburn University. Before that role, Allen was AD at Buffalo. His sports background runs deep as Allen was a collegiate (Notre Dame) and professional baseball player. In this rich d by Course Record Show
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#25: Lee Wybranski, the Golf Artist by Course Record Show
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#35: Greenside Reads: Rainmaker, by Hughes Norton by Course Record Show
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