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Talking GolfGetaways: Your Golf Getaways Podcast

Talking GolfGetaways: Your Golf Getaways Podcast

By: Mitch Laurance and Darin Bunch
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 Talking Golf Getaways is a podcast focused on golf travel and experiences with hosts Darin Bunch and Mitch Laurance. The two avid golfers connect with golf journalists, architects, and global golf travelers to talk about their favorite destinations and experiences. Golf Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
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  • 196: Talking GolfGetaways with Scotsman Greg McCrae

    196: Talking GolfGetaways with Scotsman Greg McCrae
    Aug 18 2025
    Anyone who’s listened to Talking GolfGetaways over the years knows that Scotland is Mitch Laurance’s soul home. Not only for its connections to the game and its history, but for its welcoming, kind and wonderful people who are so willing to share Scotland’s gifts.

    On this special episode of Talking GolfGetaways, co-hosts Mitch Laurance and Darin Bunch and Producer Kris McEwen are joined by Scotsman Greg McCrae, who has spent all but his first 5 years living and working on the Isle of Arran, is responsible for sharing the joys of golf and community with a rapidly growing social media base, and who, along with others talked about on the pod, helped guide Mitch on his most recent and first-time trip of discovery to the west of Scotland and to the Isle of Arran and down Kintyre. A week of memorable days that every golf traveler would relish when visiting Scotland.

    Read the full blog post about the episode here.

    Here you’ll find a list of terrific people and content who find Arran as wonderful as Mitch did. Please use it to explore more about Jim Hartsell, Greg McCrae, Robbie Wilson,Troon, Kimarnock Barassie, Arran and Dunaverty, and to plan what will hopefully be your next Scotland GolfGetaway.

    On Instagram:

    https://instagram.com/JimHartsell: @JimHartsell
    https://instagram.com/GregMcCrae: @GregMcCrae
    https://instagram.com/linksrobbie: @linksrobbie
    https://instagram.com/barassie_kbgc: @barassie_kbgc
    https://instagram.com/pierslandhotel: @pierslandhotel
    https://instagram.com/GolfArran: @GolfArran
    https://instagram.com/VisitArran: @VisitArran
    https://instagram.com/ArranIceCream: @ArranIceCream
    https://instagram.com/thedouglashotel: @thedouglashotel
    https://instagram.com/corriegolfclub: @corriegolfclub
    https://instagram.com/shiskinegolfclub: @shiskinegolfclub
    https://instagram.com/DunavertyGolfClub1889: @DunavertyGolfClub1889


    On YouTube:

    Destination Golf / Kilmarnock Barassie David Addison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpbVhNisGgY&pp=ygUmRGVzdGluYXRpb24gR29sZiAvIEtpbG1hcm5vY2sgQmFyYXNzaWU%3D

    BogeyTrain.Films Arran (95 Holes with Greg and host Pete McLachan): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhneeawokmY

    No Laying Up Films (Shiskine with Tron, Jim, Robbie and Greg): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cibyi3JEjoE&pp=ygUVU2hpc2tpbmUgbm8gbGF5aW5nIHVw

    The Average Golfer “Ferry Golf” Shiskine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL2_PrW0Lfs&pp=ygUsVGhlIEF2ZXJhZ2UgR29sZmVyIOKAnEZlcnJ5IEdvbGbigJ0gU2hpc2tpbmU%3D


    On Spotify:
    The Waggle Golf Journal Podcast wi Host AJ MacVie: https://open.spotify.com/show/2fuL96C5cxmewIW0hMgqjt
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    2 hrs and 6 mins
  • 195: Aiken Golf Course owner Jim McNair, Jr., tells all

    195: Aiken Golf Course owner Jim McNair, Jr., tells all
    Apr 26 2025
    A short drive from Augusta, GA is the quaint, beautiful town of Aiken, SC, known for its iconic horse businesses of breeding, training, and showing. It's also home to one of the truly great, historic golf courses in the Southeast, Aiken Golf Course, which in the past couple of years has gone from "Hidden Gem" to "Must Play" for anyone who loves the game., One week after playing, and being enthralled once again by, AGC, Mitch (and Darin and Kris) are joined by AGC owner Jim McNair, Jr., who, along with his father Jim, Sr. before him, have shepherded this affordable, welcoming, and challenging municipal course for 65+ years, and are finally getting the recognition for a lifetime of passion and service to the golf community they so richly deserve.

    Jim shares the history of his beloved golf course, which dates back to 1912, as well as his father's involvement which began in 1959. He discusses the various challenges and iterations of AGC, leading up to the late '90s and his decision to completely "reawaken" the course, a journey that continues with Jim at the helm on a daily basis. He also shares his involvement with the First Tee and USC Aiken in designing a short-course and pracitce facility wonder, the Chalk Mine 9, a legacy project that serves not only First Tee kids and the USC Aiken golf team, but the AIken community as well.
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    56 mins
  • 194: Talking Gamble Sands and the upcoming Scarecrow course

    194: Talking Gamble Sands and the upcoming Scarecrow course
    Mar 17 2025
    Mitch Laurance, Darin Bunch, Kris McEwen and podcast friend Joe Sas talk about planning return trips to Gamble Sands, the skyrocketing Pacific Northwest golf destination where David McLay Kidd’s new Scarecrow course opens Aug. 1.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
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