Nice Grass Nice People
Suave Golf's Kyle Surlow and Steve 'Beige' Berger's sit down every week to discuss the most important and fringiest stories in the world of golf, covering men's and women's professional golf, course architecture, golf business and culture, along with new technology affecting golfers old and new.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 280
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Architect Brett Hochstein on building bunkers and low maintenance courses, Pebble Beach Pro Am recap and a Genesis Open/Tiger Woods preview (Ep. 60)
Up-and-coming golf course architect Brett Hochstein (@hochsteindesign) joins host Kyle Surlow to discuss how to build a low-maintenance golf course, the benefits of links golf and what goes in to bui…
00:45:35 |
Wed 14 Feb 2018
Golf course designer Brett Hochstein on building golf courses and finding work as a young architect. Plus thoughts on the WM Open and preparing for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Ep. 59)
Up-and-coming golf course designer Brett Hochstein (@hochsteindesign) joins host Kyle Surlow to discuss his background as a golf course designer, how he learned how to operate a bulldozer and excavat…
00:55:24 |
Wed 07 Feb 2018
Golf Broadcaster Power Rankings w/ Chris Derr, Callaway and Titleist beef, and Farmers Insurance Open Recap (Ep.58)
Host Kyle Surlow (@golfguide_) covers what's going on in the golfing world this week, including Jason Day winning the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego, reactions from Tiger Woods' …
00:54:48 |
Wed 31 Jan 2018
Tiger Woods 2018 season preview, Casey visits Bandon Dunes for the first time, plus some final thoughts on Aetna Springs (Ep. 57)
Host Kyle Surlow is joined by co-host Casey Edmondson as they preview Tiger Woods' 2018 season, speculating on how he will fare at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego, CA. In addi…
00:43:14 |
Wed 24 Jan 2018
Cameramen on strike, more course closures, and some final thoughts on Aetna Springs with Andrew Whiting (Ep. 56)
Host Kyle Surlow (@ksurlow) discusses this week's events in golf, including the Golf Channel's cameramen and television crew going on strike, leading to some less-than-ideal coverage of the Sony Open…
00:44:54 |
Wed 17 Jan 2018
Aetna Springs closing and looking ahead to Tiger on the West Coast swing (Ep. 55)
Host Kyle Surlow (@ksurlow) reviews golf news from the beginning of 2018, including Tiger's upcoming appearances at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego, and the Genesis Open at Ri…
00:32:13 |
Wed 10 Jan 2018
Bandon Dunes recap & Tiger takeaways (Ep. 54)
Friends Kyle and Kevin recount their 2017 trip to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort on the Oregon Coast, then share their observations from Tiger Woods' performance at the Hero World Challenge.
This episode …
01:00:21 |
Tue 05 Dec 2017
Winter golf gear checklist - what to pack for a cold and wet golf trip (Ep. 53)
Ahead of their annual trip to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, host Kyle Surlow and his buddy Brad review all the essential gear golfers need for a winter golf trip where the weather is cold and rainy.
Gon…
00:46:43 |
Thu 26 Oct 2017
The ultimate New York / Philadelphia golf trip, with Ben Peters (Ep. 52)
Ben Peters is a high-level amateur golfer, caddy, and general lover of all things golf. He joins host Kyle Surlow to discuss his recent golf trip to the Northeast United States to play some of the wo…
01:34:55 |
Thu 28 Sep 2017
Joe Shasky on the 2017 PGA Tour season, golf's next superstar and the best Bay Area munis (Ep. 51)
Joe Shasky (@ButcherBoy415) is an avid golfer, Bay Area sports personality and co-host of The Butcher and Baruh Podcast.
Joe joins host Kyle Surlow to discuss the 2017 PGA Tour season, the year's mo…
01:41:44 |
Wed 20 Sep 2017
Chris Derr from No Gimmes on improving the FedEx Cup, becoming a PGA professional, west coast golf and podcasting (Ep. 50)
Chris Derr (@no_gimmes) is the host of the No Gimmes Podcast and an assistant golf professional at Presidio Golf Club in San Francisco, CA.
Chris and host Kyle Surlow (@ksurlow) discuss their round …
01:06:23 |
Mon 11 Sep 2017
Looking back at 2017's major championships (Ep. 49)
Hosts Kyle Surlow (@ksurlow) and Casey Edmondson recap the major championships of 2017. Working their way backwards, they look back at Justin Thomas' victory at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow a…
00:56:39 |
Wed 30 Aug 2017
Rob Lang of Indi Golf on club manufacturing and USGA equipment limits (Ep. 48)
Rob Lang is the General Manager and co-founder of Indi Golf Clubs, a new golf club manufacturer based in Southern California that specializes in making maximum performance wedges.
Host Kyle Surlow (…
00:43:08 |
Wed 23 Aug 2017
Jordan Spieth wins The Open in spectacular fashion and Matt Kuchar Superfan Mark Mendoza (Ep. 47)
Host Kyle Surlow (@ksurlow) talks about Jordan Spieth's spectacular win at The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, then discusses what it means for runner-up Matt Kuchar with lifelong Kuch superfan …
00:24:23 |
Tue 25 Jul 2017
Phil and Bones split, U.S. Open takeaways and looking ahead to The Open at Royal Birkdale (Ep. 46)
Hosts Kyle (@ksurlow) and Casey look back at the 2017 U.S. Open and reflect on whether the tournament should be contested at Erin Hills again. Then the guys discuss Phil Mickelson and Jim "Bones" Mac…
00:58:20 |
Tue 27 Jun 2017
U.S. Open Preview, Gary Player roasts RTJ2 and some thoughts on Tiger
Hosts Kyle and Casey preview the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills in Hartford, Wisconsin. They preview what to look for this weekend from the first-time major venue and some players to keep an eye on thi…
00:51:08 |
Wed 14 Jun 2017
North Bay golf courses for sale, the state of caddying, and Nemesis golf holes (Ep. 44)
Hosts Kyle and Casey cover a variety of golf-related topics that center around golf in the North Bay Area, and the rest of Northern California. They discuss the state of caddying in America in 2017 a…
01:04:27 |
Tue 23 May 2017
Golf Course Architect Jay Blasi (Ep. 43)
Jay Blasi is a golf course architect, whose prominent West Coast work includes Chambers Bay, host of the 2015 U.S. Open, where he was a key figure in Robert Trent Jones Jr.'s design team. Jay also re…
01:20:50 |
Wed 10 May 2017
Alternative Tournament Format Ideas (Ep. 42)
Kyle brings on his buddy Kev to talk about alternative tournament formats in the wake of the Zurich Classic in New Orleans switching to a 2-man team format. They discuss how much they enjoy playing i…
00:31:49 |
Fri 28 Apr 2017
Ep. 41: Talkin' Bay Area golf
Kyle talks to his buddy Ben, who is an avid amateur golfer, caddy and lover of golf course architecture. You can follow him on instagram @thegolfhawk.
On this episode, Kyle and Ben talk about their …
01:16:28 |
Thu 20 Apr 2017
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