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Talking Golf Getaways is a five-days-a-week podcast focusing on golf travel, with hosts Darin Bunch and Mitch Laurance connecting with golf journalists, architects and global golf travelers...

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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 Spo...

53:17Apr 27, 2026

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 GolfGetaway...

51:08Feb 28, 2026

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...

126:02Aug 18, 2025

195: Aiken Golf Course owner Jim McNair, Jr., tells all

A short drive from Augusta, GA is the quaint, beautiful town of Aiken, SC, known for its iconic horse businesses of breeding, training, and...

55:58Apr 26, 2025

194: Talking Gamble Sands and the upcoming Scarecrow course

Mitch Laurance, Darin Bunch, Kris McEwen and podcast friend Joe Sas talk about planning return trips to Gamble Sands, the skyrocketing Pacif...

66:29Mar 17, 2025

193: Afriyea Golf Academy CEO Isaiah Mwesige inspires worldwide from Uganda

The final Talking GolfGetaways podcast of 2024 is a most inspirational one, as Mitch, Darin and Kris connect with Isaiah Mwesige, CEO of the...

74:55Dec 26, 2024

192: Talking GolfGetaways Super Summer Recap!

Darin, Mitch and Kris hit all the hotspots — from the Pacific Northwest (Gamble Sands, Chambers Bay, Bandon Dunes and more) to a Michigan bu...

58:25Oct 10, 2024

191: Mike Strantz, Tot Hill and more stories with Robbie Wooten

On this episode of Talking GolfGetaways, Mitch, Darin and Kris talk with Robbie Wooten, golf and destination marketer extraordinaire, about...

76:44Jul 13, 2024

190: Talking Tucson with Trip Planner Joe Sas

Looking for a value option for your next buddy trip? “Talking GolfGetaways” discusses Tucson, Arizona as a place to save a few bucks and fin...

74:03Jul 1, 2024

189: Eric Hart: From Travel Editor to Director of Golf

Longtime GolfTripExperts team member (and prolific list-maker) Eric Hart joins “Talking GolfGetaways” to discuss his latest project — transi...

65:14Jun 17, 2024

188: Talking St. George and Beyond with the Original ‘Essential Destinations’ Team

Mitch Laurance, Darin Bunch, Vic Williams and Brian Oar (golf photographer extraordinaire - drink) reunite for the first time in 10 years to...

104:05May 3, 2024

187: Rams Hill’s Wil Mayo Talks Spectacular Desert Golf

Wil Mayo joins the Talking GolfGetaways team for a special episode discussing the Rams Hill golf experience in the Southern California deser...

65:42Apr 8, 2024

186: Special Edition: Playing Grass Clippings in Arizona

Brian Benitz joins Mitch, Darin and Kris to talk about his new Arizona golf project — Grass Clippings — which has gone viral in many ways fo...

43:46Mar 16, 2024

185: Special Edition: Patrick Koenig

Get behind-the-scenes insight into the ultimate golf road trip as Patrick Koenig joins Mitch Laurance and Darin Bunch fresh off his latest —...

71:39Jan 26, 2024

184: Is Sand Valley becoming the best golf-travel destination?

Mitch, Darin and Kris unpack their summertime visit to Sand Valley Golf Resort, featuring everything from “grillmaster” dinners, a first loo...

101:21Oct 9, 2023

183: Mitch, Darin and Kris say goodbye (sort of) to “Talking GolfGetaways"

After 180-plus podcasts and a cavalcade of stars, Mitch Laurance and Darin Bunch are hanging up their mics (for now). Join them for some fin...

103:49Apr 18, 2022

182: Nakagawa Family is powered by golf at all ages

It’s a family affair on the latest “Talking GolfGetaways” podcast as Kiley Nakagawa and his amazing kids — 10-year-old Blake and 12-year-old...

88:40Feb 10, 2022

181: Jim Hartsell Talks Scotland and Sweetens Cove

Golfer, traveler, and author Jim Hartsell joins “Talking GolfGetaways’ for a wide-ranging discussion on his love for the lesser-known golf o...

80:38Dec 22, 2021

180: Matt Cardis in a van down by the river (or on the road)

Golf nomad and roving photographer Matt Cardis joins Talking GolfGetaways to talk about life on the road during the pandemic, capturing the...

75:36Nov 3, 2021

179: Digging deep into Whistling Straits with Mark the Caddie

As the highly anticipated 43rd playing of the Ryder Cup approaches, to be played over the visually stunning, wildly imaginative and (especia...

52:57Sep 18, 2021