web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:57:09 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Firm & Fast Golf Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Design/Build” https://firmandfastgolfpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/design%2Fbuild Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:45:00 +0000 We're on a golfing quest of sorts, looking to increase our golfing I.Q.'s in the process. Our aim is to speak to expert guests at the intersection of golf design and construction, green keeping and history…...to name but a few topics. This podcast is not about us, it's about the guests, what they know and how that can influence the sustainable future of the game of golf that we all cherish. Suspend what you know about the game of golf for a moment and join us on this journey, we promise great guests, different takes and a few laughs along the way. Many thanks for considering us for a listen! en-ie episodic Unknown unknowns and the golfing road less travelled Shane Derby We're on a golfing quest of sorts, looking to increase our golfing I.Q.'s in the process. Our aim is to speak to expert guests at the intersection of golf design and construction, green keeping and history…...to name but a few topics. This podcast is not about us, it's about the guests, what they know and how that can influence the sustainable future of the game of golf that we all cherish. Suspend what you know about the game of golf for a moment and join us on this journey, we promise great guests, different takes and a few laughs along the way. Many thanks for considering us for a listen! no Golf, Golf Architecture, Golf History, Agronomy, Sustainability in Golf Shane Derby shanemderby@gmail.com Episode 1: Ally McIntosh - Golf Course Architecture 101 http://firmandfastgolfpodcast.fireside.fm/1 ca1a3e92-6208-4323-8354-794ebbdda2c6 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:45:00 +0000 Shane Derby 1 Ally McIntosh - Golf Course Architecture 101 full Shane Derby An introduction to golf design with our friend and recurring contributor Ally McIntosh 1:22:39 no On the maiden voyage of the good ship Firm and Fast, we are very pleased to be joined by honorary Irishman Ally McIntosh, who joins us to whizz through the impact that Allan Robertson, Old Tom, the golden age's old dead guys, RTJ and Dick Wilson, Bill Crenshaw (whoever that is, sorry C&C :)), Tom Doak, masthead pros, trees, restoration, renovation and rankings have on our beloved game. What makes for good golf? Homogenisation , Conditioning, Committees, Good Shaping, Consistency and the Augusta effect? It is our intention to revisit some of the topics covered in this episode in greater detail over future episodes. Thanks for tuning in, we hope you enjoy our ramblings! Special Guest: Ally McIntosh. golf, golf design, golf course design, golf history, On the maiden voyage of the good ship Firm and Fast, we are very pleased to be joined by honorary Irishman Ally McIntosh, who joins us to whizz through the impact that Allan Robertson, Old Tom, the golden age's old dead guys, RTJ and Dick Wilson, Bill Crenshaw (whoever that is, sorry C&C :)), Tom Doak, masthead pros, trees, restoration, renovation and rankings have on our beloved game.

What makes for good golf?

Homogenisation , Conditioning, Committees, Good Shaping, Consistency and the Augusta effect?

It is our intention to revisit some of the topics covered in this episode in greater detail over future episodes. Thanks for tuning in, we hope you enjoy our ramblings!

Special Guest: Ally McIntosh.

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What makes for good golf?

Homogenisation , Conditioning, Committees, Good Shaping, Consistency and the Augusta effect?

It is our intention to revisit some of the topics covered in this episode in greater detail over future episodes. Thanks for tuning in, we hope you enjoy our ramblings!

Special Guest: Ally McIntosh.

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