web01.fireside.fm Wed, 20 May 2026 17:28:53 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Divots & Skins - Episodes Tagged with “Course Management Golf” https://www.divotsandskins.com/tags/course%20management%20golf Wed, 20 May 2026 13:00:00 -0400 Divots & Skins is a golf podcast for everyday golfers who love the game, the grind, and the stories that come with chasing better rounds. Hosted by Jake and Brett from Upstate New York, the show covers amateur golf, local courses, tournament play, simulator golf, golf rules, the mental-game, and plenty of laughs along the way. We’re not pros. We’re just two golfers who love competing, talking golf, and trying to get a little better one round at a time. en-us episodic For golfers chasing better rounds and better stories. Jake Van Ness & Brett Varney Divots & Skins is a golf podcast for everyday golfers who love the game, the grind, and the stories that come with chasing better rounds. Hosted by Jake and Brett from Upstate New York, the show covers amateur golf, local courses, tournament play, simulator golf, golf rules, the mental-game, and plenty of laughs along the way. We’re not pros. We’re just two golfers who love competing, talking golf, and trying to get a little better one round at a time. no Jake Van Ness & Brett Varney divotsandskins@gmail.com Ep 2 - When Golf Gets Tough: Brookhaven, Bad Breaks And The Rise Of A YouTube Golf Tour https://www.divotsandskins.com/ep2-when-golf-gets-tough-brookhaven-bad-breaks-and-the-rise-of-a-youtube-golf-tour 3227f0bc-d6b5-4c16-ac36-0741b015bb26 Wed, 20 May 2026 13:00:00 -0400 Jake Van Ness & Brett Varney full 1 Jake Van Ness & Brett Varney 41:25 no <p>Episode 2 of Divots &amp; Skins is all about adjusting when the course refuses to let you get comfortable.</p> <p>Jake and Brett talk through their early rounds at Brookhaven in Greenfield, N.Y., a course that has already forced both of them to rethink club selection, course management and the urge to pull driver on every tee box. They also get into birdie tracking, breaking 90, Jake’s chip-in birdie and why golf can feel like one big Rubik’s Cube.</p> <p>The episode also covers a few practical golf rules, including embedded ball relief and whether stakes can be moved when they interfere with your swing.</p> <p>Then the conversation shifts to the growing world of YouTube golf, including Grant Horvat, the Bryan Bros and the launch of the Your Golf Tour. Is it good for the game? Is it entertainment, competition or a potential circus? Jake and Brett have some thoughts.</p> <p>A little course strategy, a little rule talk, a little ranting about pace of play and plenty of amateur golf honesty. </p> golf podcast, golf talk, amateur golf, weekend golfers, golf course strategy, course management golf, golf rules, golf etiquette, pace of play golf, YouTube golf, YouTube golf tour, Your Golf Tour, Grant Horvat, Bryan Bros Golf, golf influencers, Brookhaven Golf Course, Greenfield NY golf, Saratoga Springs golf, breaking 90 golf, golf tips for amateurs, embedded ball rule, USGA rules, golf drops, driver vs iron off tee, Divots and Skins Episode 2 of Divots & Skins is all about adjusting when the course refuses to let you get comfortable.

Jake and Brett talk through their early rounds at Brookhaven in Greenfield, N.Y., a course that has already forced both of them to rethink club selection, course management and the urge to pull driver on every tee box. They also get into birdie tracking, breaking 90, Jake’s chip-in birdie and why golf can feel like one big Rubik’s Cube.

The episode also covers a few practical golf rules, including embedded ball relief and whether stakes can be moved when they interfere with your swing.

Then the conversation shifts to the growing world of YouTube golf, including Grant Horvat, the Bryan Bros and the launch of the Your Golf Tour. Is it good for the game? Is it entertainment, competition or a potential circus? Jake and Brett have some thoughts.

A little course strategy, a little rule talk, a little ranting about pace of play and plenty of amateur golf honesty.

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Jake and Brett talk through their early rounds at Brookhaven in Greenfield, N.Y., a course that has already forced both of them to rethink club selection, course management and the urge to pull driver on every tee box. They also get into birdie tracking, breaking 90, Jake’s chip-in birdie and why golf can feel like one big Rubik’s Cube.

The episode also covers a few practical golf rules, including embedded ball relief and whether stakes can be moved when they interfere with your swing.

Then the conversation shifts to the growing world of YouTube golf, including Grant Horvat, the Bryan Bros and the launch of the Your Golf Tour. Is it good for the game? Is it entertainment, competition or a potential circus? Jake and Brett have some thoughts.

A little course strategy, a little rule talk, a little ranting about pace of play and plenty of amateur golf honesty.

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