About Talking GolfGetaways: Your Golf Getaways Podcast
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.
198: ESPN's Michael Eaves drops by to talk major coverage and more
This episode of Talking GolfGetaways features one of the most respected voices in sports, ESPN's Michael Eaves, who not only anchors the Sportscaster desk but who has become the guiding figure for ESPN's coverage of both The Masters and the PGA Championship.
In a fascinating half-hour discussion, Michael joins hosts Mitch Laurance, Darin Bunch and Kris McEwen to recap his recent Masters coverage, from pre-tournament intro shows to post-round player interviews. He then details an experience most golfers will never have, winning the media lottery and not only being able to play Augusta National, but hitting the first tee shot on the Monday morning following Hideki Matsuyama's win at The Masters the day before. It's an emotional story, one that brings in Michael's own journey in golf, as well as his father's place in that journey and in that dream-like day at Augusta National.
Michael also touches on his experience of being a part of the re-opening of the historic Augusta municipal course The Patch, detailing the importance of a course that for decades served as a home for black golfers and for the caddies of Augusta National, now a new home for public golf in Augusta, with design work by Tom Fazio and Tiger Woods, and with the support of Augusta National and the City of Aiken.
Finally, Michael gets us ready for the next major, The PGA Championship, to be held at historic Aronimink Golf Club outside of Philadelphia, where he will again guide us all through another exciting major week for the game we love.
28 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT
197: David McLay Kidd talks Scarecrow, Streamsong and More
We love us some David McLay Kidd — both the man and the golf courses he and his design company build. On this episode of Talking GolfGetaways, DMK stops by to discuss the lofty honors (including Best New Public Golf Course from Golf Digest) for his new Scarecrow at Gamble Sands Resort in Washington as we take another deep dive into the mind of a strategic magician, hitting on his other upcoming projects as well plus having a wee bit of fun with Mitch’s fescue fetish. Enjoy the conversation.
18 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT
196: Talking GolfGetaways with Scotsman Greg McCrae
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. (https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2025/08/18/talking-golfgetaways-with-scotsman-greg-mccrae-138290/)
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 (https://instagram.com/JimHartsell): @JimHartsell
https://instagram.com/GregMcCrae (https://instagram.com/GregMcCrae): @GregMcCrae
https://instagram.com/linksrobbie (https://instagram.com/linksrobbie): @linksrobbie
https://instagram.com/barassie_kbgc (https://instagram.com/barassie_kbgc): @barassie_kbgc
https://instagram.com/pierslandhotel (https://instagram.com/pierslandhotel): @pierslandhotel
https://instagram.com/GolfArran (https://instagram.com/GolfArran): @GolfArran
https://instagram.com/VisitArran (https://instagram.com/VisitArran): @VisitArran
https://instagram.com/ArranIceCream (https://instagram.com/ArranIceCream): @ArranIceCream
https://instagram.com/thedouglashotel (https://instagram.com/thedouglashotel): @thedouglashotel
https://instagram.com/corriegolfclub (https://instagram.com/corriegolfclub): @corriegolfclub
https://instagram.com/shiskinegolfclub (https://instagram.com/shiskinegolfclub): @shiskinegolfclub
https://instagram.com/DunavertyGolfClub1889 (https://instagram.com/DunavertyGolfClub1889): @DunavertyGolfClub1889
On YouTube:
Destination Golf / Kilmarnock Barassie David Addison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpbVhNisGgY&pp=ygUmRGVzdGluYXRpb24gR29sZiAvIEtpbG1hcm5vY2sgQmFyYXNzaWU%3D (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 (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 (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 (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 (https://open.spotify.com/show/2fuL96C5cxmewIW0hMgqjt)
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198: ESPN's Michael Eaves drops by to talk major coverage and more
Published 27 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] They have a 12-hole putting course plus the nine-hole course that Tiger designed. If you are just a regular person in Augusta, Georgia, I'm not sure there's a better place for anyone to learn the game and develop into a really good player than that facility. especially that's owned by the city, right? It's technically owned by Augusta, the city, but Augusta National now manages it and takes care of all the costs and everything. So that's a phenomenal facility in that regard. Now, the golf course itself, it's a fun little muni. It really is. The nine holes kind of wide open, help you get your game going. […]
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