<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="575" src="https://feedtheball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Poppy-Ridge-17-1024x575.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4543" srcset="https://feedtheball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Poppy-Ridge-17-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https://feedtheball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Poppy-Ridge-17-300x169.jpg 300w, https://feedtheball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Poppy-Ridge-17-768x431.jpg 768w, https://feedtheball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Poppy-Ridge-17-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https://feedtheball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Poppy-Ridge-17-2048x1150.jpg 2048w, https://feedtheball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Poppy-Ridge-17-481x270.jpg 481w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> <p>Golf designer <a href="https://blasigolf.com/">Jay Blasi </a>comes on the Feed the Ball podcast to talk about the challenges and importance of good public golf, comparing building new holes on top of existing holes versus working new land, the expectations versus outcome of <strong>Chambers Bay</strong>, the challenge of having to deal with cart paths, the challenge of making it in a tough industry where you&#8217;re two calls away from being out of business and much, much more.</p> <p>Photos: Cover page, Lakeside Country Club (Laurie Perez). Above, Poppy Ridge (Poppy Ridge).</p> <p>Music: &#8220;24 Frames,&#8221; Jason Isbell.</p> <p>Watch Derek Duncan break down <a href="https://www.golfdigest.com/story/cypress-point-the-hole-at-how-the-greatest-golf-hole-in-america-was-made">the 16th hole at Cypress Point</a>.</p> <p><strong>Subscribe to Feed the Ball on <a aria-label="Apple Podcasts (opens in a new tab)" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feed-the-ball/id1278405987" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple Podcasts</a> and </strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7g8WA04gMnufTe1l0NuchV" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Spotify</strong></a>.</p> <p><strong>Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/feedtheball" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@feedtheball</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/feedtheball/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@feedtheball</a></strong></p> <p>The post <a href="https://feedtheball.com/24-questions-with-jay-blasi/">24 Questions with Jay Blasi</a> appeared first on <a href="https://feedtheball.com">Feed The Ball</a>.</p>