The Journey to St. Andrews
In August 2024, I’m getting the opportunity to play golf at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland. My goal is to drop my handicap 15 strokes so I can try to break 85 when I’m there (that’s the hard goal, but it’s really about The Journey). I’ve been a casual golfer off and on for years and love the game. However, I took several years off to start a couple of businesses, including a brewery in GA. I’ve always been a high handicap golfer, so this year is also about just improving my game in general. It wasn’t until the summer of 2023 that I broke 100 for the first time ever. So this podcast is about my journey to learn more, play more, & hopefully improve my handicap to reach my St. Andrews goal. I don’t know exactly where this will go but expect a lot about golf and maybe a bit about business & life. Because golf is a lot like both… you can always improve, you can take risks, and it always helps to get some lucky breaks! Beyond excited to play where Bobby Jones won the Open Championship nearly 100 years ago and to share The Journey with y’all.
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Episodes
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
This is the first part of a three-episode series I'm calling the "Catch-Up Episodes". The past few months of my life got pretty crazy and busy so I didn't have time to stick to the normal structure of an episode every week or two. To get back on track, I decided to recap all the major things going on with my game, playing courses, and a bit of business. This turned into one very long recording session so I decided to edit it down into three smaller episodes. The first episode picks up right after my last podcast post (Episode 5) and recaps through the events of September and October. Also, I discuss my new plan to be more consistent with my posting using my new commute to work.
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Hey y'all. In this episode, I'll be talking about my brewery, Fire Maker out of Atlanta, and our partnership with the Georgia PGA with our beer Calamity Jane, and how that came to be. I also got to go to the Tour Championship at East Lake and will be talking about that.
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
This week we’ll be chatting about the Gene Siller Memorial Red Pants Golf Tournament at I played in at Pinetree Country Club in Kennesaw, GA. And also my lesson with Jason where we worked on chipping and hitting it consistently in the sweet spot on the club face.
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
In this episode, I'm recapping some of the fundamentals I've been learning from taking a few lessons. I will also be talking about and reviewing two different courses I got to play. One was a pro-am tournament at Ford's Field and River Club, and the other course was Santa Rosa Beach and Golf Club in Florida. Both were amazing courses but one definitely humbled me after 18 holes on the hottest day of the year.
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
In this episode, I'll discuss how I began my Journey of getting better at golf recently. A lot of the early stage was helped by learning and implementing course management into my game. I'll also touch a bit on how my practicing is going on the range and the Pro/Am Tournament I'm playing in this week.
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
The beginning of The Journey ...to St. Andrews. A quick off-the-cuff introduction. Talking about my current golf game and a bit about myself and my goal to break 85 at St. Andrews next year (Aug 2024). We'll build more structure into the podcast as I go along. I'm a big believer in starting something and then building from it as you go. So this is me getting started. Hope you enjoy The Journey with me.
Host - Elliott Hall
I'm your host! This is my first podcast. I've been in business my whole life and I've played golf since I was young (just not well haha). I own/run a brewery in Atlanta, GA called Fire Maker Brewing. I took several years off from golf due to building some businesses. I'm very excited to get back into it and document my journey.
You can find me on social media at @elliottphall
You can learn more about our Calamity Jane Golf Beer at www.firemakerbeer.com