Searching for Harry Collis with Paul Wellman, An Everyman Golf Historian

Show Notes

A true everyman golf historian, NewClub member Paul Wellman joins us to dive deep into his latest research project on Harry Collis, a little known golf architect based in Chicago during the Golden Age. Paul Wellman's Project | https://harrycollisproject.golf/contact/ Our Official Sponsor of the Hangout The Evans Scholar Invitational | https://esinvitational.com/ NewClub Golf Society | https://www.newclub.golf

Creators and Guests

Host

Matt Considine

Founder of NewClub and our resident feel player. Matt’s junior golf career led him to the University of Akron where he met our co-host. During his junior year, Matt Studied abroad in Ireland and discovered golf societies. Subsequent trips to Scotland fed his passion for the history, ideals, and culture of accessible, affordable, and sustainable golf, a concept he would later bring to the U.S. with NewClub. Known for his interviewing style, quick wit, and compelling storytelling, Matt brings thoughtful, reflective conversations to The Bag Drop. His professional journey before NewClub included multiple leadership positions in growth-stage startups, where he managed teams responsible for more than $250 million in revenue. Matt actively gives back to the game as a Board Member of the First Tee of Akron and past chair of the Evans Scholar Foundation. Proudly based in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, Matt finds inspiration in family life with his wife, their three children, and their golf dog, Gypsy.

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