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Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 199 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. On todays episode Dan is joined by newly crowned National Collegiate Player of the Year Charlie DeLong. Charlie plays for D2 powerhouse Grand Valley State. At the time of recording Charlie was prepping for Collegiate Nationals as both him and his team qualified for the tournament. Charlie details how his journey led him to GVSU and what his plans going forward are. We talk about his practice routines, how important teammates are to him and he gives us the low down on college athlete life in and around Grand Valley State. Post recording we found out that Charlie was named the D2 National Collegiate Golfer of the Year and will receive the Jack Nicklaus award. Enormous congrats to Charlie for all his hard work and dedication. Follow Charlie on Instagram @charlie.delong Please go check out our Sponsor Gashouse Golf on instagram @gashousegolf and online at www.gashousegolf.com. Hit the ball a mile and

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 198 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Welcome back podcast patrons to Episode 198 of Leave the Pin Podcast. On todays episode we learn about Neshanic Valley Golf course in NJ. Dan sits down with Brian VanDongen from the Instagram account @fromthedropzone. Brian plays most of his golf at Neshanic and is a great resource for the northern NJ area. Brian will be hosting the Parkway Playoff Event at Neshanic next week so check out the episode and follow him on instagram Please go check out our Sponsor Gashouse Golf on instagram @gashousegolf and online at www.gashousegolf.com. Hit the ball a mile and look damn good doin' it. Help us continue to grow with a special Leave the Pin Podcast Membership. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leave-the-pin/subscribe Members will be receive special monthly podcasts not available to the public along with giveaways and playing opportunities.   Please leave a review and rating on iTunes/Spotify if

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 197 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Help us continue to grow with a special Leave the Pin Podcast Membership. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leave-the-pin/subscribe Members will be receive special monthly podcasts not available to the public along with giveaways and playing opportunities.   On todays episode Dan and Scott sit down with Rich Merlino, owner and founder of Gashouse Golf. Rich and Dan go way back to their Pinehurst days while this was Scott and Rich's first meeting. We touch on the new seasons clothing line, playing pinehurst, goals for the year, tell some funny Masters stories and give Rich some good ideas for some new apparel. Watch the Gashouse Golf instagram page as they are currently shooting video and pictures for the website as well as their social media channels. Please go check out our Sponsor Gashouse Golf on instagram @gashousegolf and online at www.gashousegolf.com. Hit the ball a mile and look damn

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 196 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Help us continue to grow with a special Leave the Pin Podcast Membership. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leave-the-pin/subscribe Members will be receive special monthly podcasts not available to the public along with giveaways and playing opportunities.   On todays episode Dan sits down with Brian Spitz, a PGA Teaching Pro out of Southern Massachusetts. I first met Brian during the 2022 U.S Senior Open at Saucon Valley. I saw Brian carrying his own bag to the chipping area and knew I needed to talk with this guy. Brian was down to earth and gave me more time than I deserved. Brians family followed him around the course and I got to spend time with his wife and kids. A truly humble, down to earth Pro, Brian is a great interview and definitely someone you want to get to know in the golf world. Please go check out our Sponsor Gashouse Golf on instagram @gashousegolf and online at www.gashou

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 195 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Help us continue to grow with a special Leave the Pin Podcast Membership. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leave-the-pin/subscribe Members will be receive special monthly podcasts not available to the public along with giveaways and playing opportunities.   Welcome to Episode 6 of our My Course series.  On todays episode Dan sits down with Tyler from @fadeandfairway on Instagram as we dive into what makes Wildwood Golf Course so special.  From the terrific layout, laid back vibe and ever present bigfoot motif, Wildwood is a course that is not to be missed if you ever find yourself around Portland Oregon. Follow Tyler on Instagram @fadeandfairway and Wildwood Golf Course @wildwoodgc_pdx Please go check out our Sponsor Gashouse Golf on instagram @gashousegolf and online at www.gashousegolf.com. Hit the ball a mile and look damn good doin' it. Please leave a review and rating on iTunes/Spotify

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 194 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Dan welcomes Joe Accordino and Brad Marek of Athlos College Coaching.  Athlos is a boutique college recruitment company specializing in helping young junior golfers gain exposure and wade through the murky waters of the college recruiting process.  Joe and Brad share stories from their time starting the company and explain what golfers and their parents can do to help their junior golfer gain a leg up on the competition.  Joe explains how he won his emmy award and gives us the secret to making long putts and Brad gives us his plans for qualifying for this years PGA Championship at Oak Hill CC.  A wonderful episode with two passionate individuals who are looking to help out the future generation of golfers.   Check out Athlos at https://www.athloscollegecoaching.com Send Joe or Brad an email to get started on the process.  athlosjoe@gmail.com Call or Text (804) 514-9905 Please go check out our Spons

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 193 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Welcome to Episode 5 of our My Course series.  On todays episode Dan and Scott talk about Cantiague Park Golf Course.  Cantiague park is in Nassau County on Long Island.  Cantiague Park is the course Dan and Scott grew up playing.  Hear tales from their childhood and how Dan learned to golf on a 9 hole "gem" a quick train ride away from NYC Please go check out our Sponsor Gashouse Golf on instagram @gashousegolf and online at www.gashousegolf.com. Hit the ball a mile and look damn good doin' it. Please leave a review and rating on iTunes/Spotify if you enjoy the episode. Follow us on Instagram @leavethepin Tag us on your social media feed with #Leavethepin Follow us on TikTok @leavethepin Email us at Leavethepin@gmail.com Get busy golfing or get busy dying --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leave-the-pin/message

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 192 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Dan welcomes back Mr. Chris Hickman.  Chris is a world traveler, professional golfer on PGA Tour Canada and the Alps Tour and all around amazing guy.  Chris and Dan talk life, mental process in golf, traveling the world, living on Sea Island, What pros are really like outside the ropes and his future plans for his busy 2023.  Follow Chris on Instagram at @officialchrishickman Please go check out our Sponsor Gashouse Golf on instagram @gashousegolf and online at www.gashousegolf.com. Hit the ball a mile and look damn good doin' it. Please leave a review and rating on iTunes/Spotify if you enjoy the episode. Follow us on Instagram @leavethepin Tag us on your social media feed with #Leavethepin Follow us on TikTok @leavethepin Email us at Leavethepin@gmail.com Get busy golfing or get busy dying --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leave-the-pin/message

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 191 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Dan welcomes 31Fore owner Andrew Gegg onto this weeks podcast.  31Fore is a golf clothing and apparel company based out of St Louis.  The brand showcases the owners love of the Lou, baseball, hockey and golf.  You do not have to be from St Louis to appreciate the detail and quality that goes into 31Fore's product.  We talk how he got into the golf apparel space, why his first foray into golf business did not go well and some of the amazing contacts he has made through his company.  Follow them on instragram @31fore Please go check out our Sponsor Gashouse Golf on instagram @gashousegolf and online at www.gashousegolf.com. Hit the ball a mile and look damn good doin' it. Please leave a review and rating on iTunes/Spotify if you enjoy the episode. Follow us on Instagram @leavethepin Tag us on your social media feed with #Leavethepin Follow us on TikTok @leavethepin Email us at Leavethepin@gmail.c

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 190 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Welcome to Episode 4 of our My Course series.  On todays episode Dan sits down with Andy Shrewsberry to discuss his favorite course, Gateway National. Gateway National sits across from St Louis on the Illinois side of the mighty Mississippi River.  Andy dives into what makes Gateway so special and its more than just the bent grass.  Check out Gateway National @gatewaynational and Andy @Shrewsba on Instagram.  As always, if you have a course that is near and dear to you and you want to tell the world, just contact us. Please go check out our Sponsor Gashouse Golf on instagram @gashousegolf and online at www.gashousegolf.com. Hit the ball a mile and look damn good doin' it. Please leave a review and rating on iTunes/Spotify if you enjoy the episode. Follow us on Instagram @leavethepin Tag us on your social media feed with #Leavethepin Follow us on TikTok @leavethepin Email us at Leavethepin@gmail.c

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 189 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Dan welcomes Alex Gilliam to the podcast for a sit down about Pinehurst and their caddies.  Alex currently caddies at Pinehurst exclusively and sits down to tell us all that goes into caddying.  We talk about how he got the job, the highs and lows of caddying, pay structure, on course stories and why he thinks Pinehurst is so special.  It was a blast talking to him and sharing our love of Pinehurst.  You can follow Alex on Instagram @alexgilliam13 and if you plan on taking a caddie during your trip make sure to ask for him by name. Please go check out our Sponsor Gashouse Golf on instagram @gashousegolf and online at www.gashousegolf.com. Hit the ball a mile and look damn good doin' it. Please leave a review and rating on iTunes/Spotify if you enjoy the episode. Follow us on Instagram @leavethepin Tag us on your social media feed with #Leavethepin Follow us on TikTok @leavethepin Email us at Leav

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 188 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Welcome to Episode 3 of our My Course series.  On todays episode Dan sits down with Stouds from the Break 80 Podcast to discuss his favorite course, the Jewel.  The Jewel is an amazing course set amongst the bluffs in Lake City, MN right next to the Mississippi River.  Stouds is a Minnesota expert and there isn't a better person to discuss golf in the great white north with.  Follow Break 80 on instragram @break80_golf and find them anywhere you get your podcasts Please go check out our Sponsor Gashouse Golf on instagram @gashousegolf and online at www.gashousegolf.com. Hit the ball a mile and look damn good doin' it. Please leave a review and rating on iTunes/Spotify if you enjoy the episode. Follow us on Instagram @leavethepin Tag us on your social media feed with #Leavethepin Follow us on TikTok @leavethepin Email us at Leavethepin@gmail.com Get busy golfing or get busy dying --- Send in

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 187 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Dan and Scott are back and we're ready to announce our 2023 golfing goals.  We will dive into stupid things we hate about golf and why they bother us so much and we finally reveal the backstory of sneaking onto courses and the 7pm special that Tiger Hoods references in our intro song. Please go check out our Sponsor Gashouse Golf on instagram @gashousegolf and online at www.gashousegolf.com. Hit the ball a mile and look damn good doin' it. Please leave a review and rating on iTunes/Spotify if you enjoy the episode. Follow us on Instagram @leavethepin Tag us on your social media feed with #Leavethepin Follow us on TikTok @leavethepin Email us at Leavethepin@gmail.com Get busy golfing or get busy dying --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leave-the-pin/message

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 186 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Dan sits down with the Scott and Jenny Stallings as they tell us their incredible story of receiving an invite to play in the 2023 Masters. Follow Scott on instagram @scottvstallings and check out their realty company @thestallingsteam Please go check out our Sponsor Gashouse Golf on instagram @gashousegolf and online at www.gashousegolf.com. Hit the ball a mile and look damn good doin' it. Please leave a review and rating on iTunes/Spotify if you enjoy the episode. Follow us on Instagram @leavethepin Tag us on your social media feed with #Leavethepin Follow us on TikTok @leavethepin Email us at Leavethepin@gmail.com Get busy golfing or get busy dying --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leave-the-pin/message

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 185 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Welcome to the first episode of 2023.  Dan sits down Tour Pro Willy Wilcox.  Willy is the host of the Ture Time Podcast and former PGA Tour Pro.  After battling addiction issues he came back to play mini tours, start teaching and will be caddying for Lanto Griffen out on tour this year.  Sit back and enjoy this great conversation with one of the most interesting men in golf. Follow Willy on Insta at @wavegodwilcox1 Please go check out our Sponsor Gashouse Golf on instagram @gashousegolf and online at www.gashousegolf.com. Hit the ball a mile and look damn good doin' it. Please leave a review and rating on iTunes/Spotify if you enjoy the episode. Follow us on Instagram @leavethepin Tag us on your social media feed with #Leavethepin Follow us on TikTok @leavethepin Email us at Leavethepin@gmail.com Get busy golfing or get busy dying --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 184 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Dan sits down Scott and Tyler the Creator to talk about what it's like to coach high school golf.  Scott moderates the discussion between two high school coaches, Dan and Tyler.  Dan talks about his start in coaching and how that led to Tyler coaching Dan's old team.  Now both men coach different teams and they go into detail about game plans, what they look for in athletes, the difficulties of coaching in Northeast PA.  Here tales about on course hijinx and great achievements.  This is a deep dive behind the scenes on what it takes to coach a golf team. Please go check out our Sponsor Gashouse Golf on instagram @gashousegolf and online at www.gashousegolf.com. Hit the ball a mile and look damn good doin' it. Please leave a review and rating on iTunes/Spotify if you enjoy the episode. Follow us on Instagram @leavethepin Tag us on your social media feed with #Leavethepin Follow us on TikTok @leav

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 183 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Dan sits down with friend of the pod and newly minted PGA Tour pro Brent Grant.  This is Brent's 5th appearance on the pod and his first since earning his PGA Tour card.  As always Brent is sincere and insightful as he allows us inside his mindset during the final round of the Korn Ferry Championship and what it meant to earn his tour card for the upcoming season.  Brent has played 9 events on the PGA Tour so far in 2022 and he wraps up the season for us and explains in detail the differences between the Korn Ferry Tour and the PGA Tour.  Please go check out our Sponsor Gashouse Golf on instagram @gashousegolf and online at www.gashousegolf.com. Hit the ball a mile and look damn good doin' it. Please leave a review and rating on iTunes/Spotify if you enjoy the episode. Follow us on Instagram @leavethepin Tag us on your social media feed with #Leavethepin Follow us on TikTok @leavethepin Email us

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 182 of Leave the Pin Podcast.  Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro.  Welcome to Episode 2 of our My Course series.   The My Course series will highlight courses around the country that people are in love with.  Today we take a trip to Manaquan River Golf Club in Brielle NJ.  Manasquan is a private club that plays along the Manasquan River and sits on the Atlantic Seaboard.  Dan sits down with Mike from The Drop Pod ( @thedrop_pod  on instagram).  Mike has caddied at the course for almost two decades and has played countless rounds there.  His golfing family lineage starts at Manasquan and Mike continues that on to this day.  Learn all about a gem of the east coast. You can listen to The Drop Pod on itunes and spotify. Go follow our sponsor Canmore Sports on Instagram @canmoresport  Canmore Sports is a new Golf GPS company that will be on board as our technology sponsor.  Go to our Instagram page and use the link in our bio in order to save 15% on all Canmore Spo

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 181 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Welcome to Episode 1 of our My Course series.  The My Course series will highlight courses around the country that people are in love with. Today we take a trip to Wild Horse Golf Club in Gothenburg Nebraska with Austin Adkins (@collegestreetglass on Instagram).  Austin journeyed to Nebraska from his home in Missouri to spend 3 days at Wild Horse Golf Club.  He played 4 rounds at the course and quickly became an expert on the course as well as a devoted fan.  Find out how a course in the middle of nowhere Nebraska might be one of the best new courses built in the U.S over the past few years.   Go follow our sponsor Canmore Sports on Instagram @canmoresport Canmore Sports is a new Golf GPS company that will be on board as our technology sponsor. Go to our Instagram page and use the link in our bio in order to save 15% on all Canmore Sport Golf technology products Please leave a review and rating on iTunes

Welcome Back Podcast Patrons to Episode 178 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Shout out Tiger Hoods for our intro. Dan sits down with Craig Walton the founder of the RDU Golf Tour.  The Raleigh Durham Golf Tour started out as a way to meet new golfers and get a little competition going.  The tour has spawned into a massive undertaking that encompasses multiple states, hundreds of golfers and some of the finest courses in the NC/VA region.  Here about how Craig balances his time, how he gives back to the golf community and how he is able to hold down an actual job and balance running a full time tour.  This is a fascinating deep dive into the world of Amateur tours with one of the nicest people in all of golf. Follow Craig and the Tour on Instragram @rdugolftour Go follow our sponsor Canmore Sports on Instagram @canmoresport Canmore Sports is a new Golf GPS company that will be on board as our technology sponsor. Go to our Instagram page and use the link in our bio in order to save 15% on all Canmore Sport Golf