Andrew Thomson on remote courses in Japan, hickory golf, links turf, and "champagne golf"

Andrew Thomson joined me from Itoshima, Japan to discuss the type of golf courses one can find on remote islands in Japan, such as the spectacular Hirabaru at Ukushima Island, and the 5 hole links beside the sea at Ojika.

Show Notes

I spoke with Andrew Thomson about golf at remote courses in Japan, playing links golf courses with old golf clubs, hickory golf, and target golf created by mowing patterns.

• Read more about these courses at: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/botanizing-nippon-treasure-links/ 
• Andrew's book "Bridge to the Gods: Tales from Kyushu" is available from Ryan Publishing (http://www.ryanpub.com.au/bridgetothegods.htm) and from all fine booksellers. 
• Follow Andrew on Twitter at https://twitter.com/newsfromkyushu 
• Watch this episode at https://youtu.be/QyWJfg-1hPU
• Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/ 
• See the ATC newsletters at https://subscribepage.com/atc_newsletters 
• Get turfgrass information resources at https://www.paceturf.org/ 
• Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://atc-office-hours.transistor.fm/

Creators & Guests

Host

Micah Woods

I'm chief scientist at the Asian Turfgrass Center and director of the @paceturf information service. Some current projects include #OM246, #ClipVol, and #MLSN.

What is The ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods?

I discuss ATC blog posts, with supplementary information, stories, and the reasons why I thought the topic was worth writing about, and worth reading about. Thus, a doublecut of these topics. This covers grass selection, playability, and all the work done to create a certain type of turfgrass surface.