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Nice Grass Nice People

An informal and casual look at the landscape of West Coast golf through the lens of passionate amateur golfers and professional fans of the game.

Enjoy all the banter, shenanigans and debauchery of your local 19th hole from anywhere. Host Kyle Surlow talks to friends and golf insiders about topics that include; travel, West Coast golf courses, PGA Tour analysis, golf course architecture, beer, whiskey, and whatever else may cross their minds.

Jan 26, 2016

This week, Kyle and Casey delve into an array of golf topics and tangents than cover the upcoming calendar year.  Recorded on January 21, 2016, the guys break down the first round of play at Abu Dabi, then try to figure out how to generate more excitement for the PGA Championship as it relates to the other three majors,...


Jan 18, 2016

Spencer Riemer is the general manager at Cherry Island Golf Course in Elverta, CA.  We discuss Sacramento's rise as a golfing destination, the in's and out's of his golf course, a superintendents vital role in the golf industry, life as a golf course general manager, and why golf courses often don't play the way they...


Jan 18, 2016

In this episode of the Golf Guide Podcast, Kyle recounts the highlights from his recent trip to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (3:53) and his favorite 9-hole course Aetna Springs (30:00).  Then the two hosts get into an in-depth discussion about the various features that make a golf hole bad.  Inspired by Rick Vacek's article...


Jan 18, 2016

Hosts Kyle Surlow and Casey Edmondson discuss an array of golf and non-golf related topics in Golf Guide's first episode. They cover Rory McIlroy's golf swing, their favorite players to watch on the PGA Tour, how amateurs would fare if they got to play golf at a course set up for the pros and what makes a golf hole...