Beyond the Green
Beyond the Green
Eric Hooper
Beyond the Green dives into little-known golf history and the compelling people who shaped it. Each episode paints a captivating story about a person or place that has made an impact on the golfing world.
Episode 12: Templates
Looking at a golf hole, each one seems unique. Like a fingerprint, moving along with the contours of the earth. The way that it rises out of the landscape, it can’t possibly be replicated. But the idea of importing enduring hole designs from one course to another has been going on since the early 1900s. 
Aug 23, 2021
16 min
Episode 11: The Golf Ball
His name would have never reached the history books, if it wasn’t for his friend running late. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada from filmmusic.io
Jul 21, 2021
11 min
Season 2 is coming!
Season 2 is coming!  I have an ongoing list of topics that I want to cover, but if you have any ideas that you would like to hear, please send them my way at [email protected].
Mar 22, 2021
1 min
Episode 10: Masters in November
It is fall of 2020. The days are getting shorter. The warm breeze turns to cold. Not your typical time of year to play the Masters. But for 2020, it’s par for the course. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9 no. 2
Mar 15, 2021
11 min
Episode 9: Miniature Golf
It is known by many names. Goofy golf, mini-golf, Putt-Putt. But the game is still the same. And the nostalgia runs deep. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ TrackTribe - Home for the Holidays
Feb 22, 2021
15 min
Episode 8: East Potomac Park
There is a small island in the middle of the Potomac River, known as East Potomac Park. This park became the starting point for well designed municipal golf courses. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Aakash Gandhi - Frozen in Love
Feb 1, 2021
12 min
Episode 7: Take me to Cuba!
Barbara Romack was a professional golfer, and in 1968, she was one of two professional golfers to be hijacked to Cuba. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ E's Jammy Jams - Soul and Mind
Jan 11, 2021
9 min
Episode 6: Aiming for Sand
On the dusty, wind-swept plains of America’s heartland, grass greens were hard to come by in the early part of the century. It was difficult and expensive to grow grass greens in that dry climate. So they adapted. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Chris Haugen - Tupelo Train
Dec 28, 2020
11 min
Episode 5: Papwa
He could have been one of the best golfers to come out of South Africa, and yet most don’t even know his name. Most probably haven’t even heard of him. The man called Papwa. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Relaxing Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5978-relaxing-piano-improvisation License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Dec 14, 2020
20 min
Episode 4: The First US Women’s Open
Patty Burg steps on to the first tee, and into the history books. This is the story of the first US Women’s Open. Music Steve Adams - Dulcinea Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Aakash Gandhi - Twinkle in the Night Aakash Gandhi - Dreamland
Nov 30, 2020
18 min
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