The Shack Show Podcast With Guest David Owen

One of my goals for the Shack Show is to talk to interesting folks after news breaks. Clearly these are not days where the golf news warrants conversations based on news, but today’s word on Marion Hollins finally joining the World Golf Hall of Fame provided a fine excuse to chat with David Owen.

A New Yorker staff writer since 1991, Owen has written about a wide array of topics outside of golf. But it’s his work for Golf Digest and as a book author we value. His officially sanctioned The Making of The Masters remains an underrated work in the pantheon of important sports books, with Owen ably handling the warts-and-all information uncovered in club archives with the obvious desire to portray the club’s founders in a positive light.

In researching that book, Owen knew little about Marion Hollins but after much research, helped explain her small, but incredible role in shaping Augusta National.

We also discussed where golf will land after the COVID-19 pandemic, David’s buddies trip to Wales that’s been cancelled and the joys of discovering lesser-known links courses.

David’s site of blog posts and articles is MyUsualGame.com. You can find some incredible writing there on a wide array of topics, including the best of links golf.

Here is the GolfDigest.com story, Back Roads Scotland, that we discussed during the show. David has also posted photos and more insights about these gems on his site.

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