The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf

What keeps us coming back to golf—and when does obsession cross into addiction?In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, host Matt Considine and cohost Dr. Kevin Moore (a.k.a. “The Professor”) unpack the powerful connection between golf, dopamine, and the human brain. From obsession to balance, they explore why the game can feel so all-consuming—and how to build a healthier, more sustainable relationship with it.The conversation dives into:• How golf delivers both quick dopamine hits and deeper, more sustainable satisfaction • The phases of falling in and out of love with the game—and why they matter • How phones, social media, and constant stimulation impact focus and performance • Practical ways to shift from addictive patterns to a more intentional golf experience • The parallels between addiction, performance anxiety, and long-term enjoyment • The role of golf course architecture in shaping emotional highs and lasting memories • How to prioritize golf within a full life—without letting it take overFollow The Bag Drop📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebagdrop 🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/thebagdropgolf 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBagDropGolfListen to The Bag Drop🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bag-drop-untold-stories-in-golf/id1430328006🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xRWtUBJH8RazdLw14oaGH🎧 Transistor: https://thebagdrop.transistor.fm/Join the NewClub community🌍 Website: https://www.newclub.golf📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newclubgolf/🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/newclubgolf📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newclubgolf💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newclubSupport our PartnersTitleist: https://www.titleist.comGolf Blueprint: https://www.golfblueprint.comConnect with Matt & The Professor🎙️ Matt Considine — 🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/consequential85 | 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consequence18/ | 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-considine-103bb21/📚 Dr. Kevin Moore ("The Professor") — 🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/kevcmoore | 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevcmoore | 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-moore-177b30b3/Chapters00:00 Introduction 04:15 Phases of falling in and out of love with the game 10:05 Technology, distraction, and presence on the course 16:00 Building sustainable joy and balance 27:43 Brain science: exertion, reward, and dopamine 36:14 Breaking the quick-hit dopamine cycle 42:50 Architecture and designing meaningful golf experiences 55:45 Prioritizing what matters in your golf life 66:20 Final thoughts: finding balance in the gameWhat is NewClub?Founded in 2017, NewClub is the premier private golf society in the United States. It blends the community and access of a private club with the variety and affordability of public golf. Members enjoy thousands of reserved tee times, competitions and events at exceptional partner courses across our local chapters, as well as signature trips and exclusive perks. NewClub is revolutionizing golf membership, making the game more meaningful for those who love it.What is The Bag Drop?The Bag Drop features weekly stories from the culture, community, and characters shaping golf today. Produced by NewClub Golf Society, each episode blends authenticity and expert insights for passionate golfers at all levels. Special guests from clubs, courses, and every corner of the changing landscape join us for thoughtful, in‑depth discussions on all things golf.

What happens when you chase the Old Course, and Scotland gives you something even better?In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, host Matt Considine and cohost Dr. Kevin Moore (a.k.a. “The Professor”) reunite NewClub’s Pilgrimage Three to relive a week in St. Andrews shaped by ballot drama, links golf, hickory clubs, family memories, and the deeper meaning of why golfers return to Scotland in the first place.The conversation explores the thrill and heartbreak of balloting for the Old Course, Steve Pease’s storybook late tee time and birdies on 1 and 18, Hilary’s first true links golf experience, and why Kingarrock Hickories may have stolen the show. Along the way, the group reflects on golf’s civility, creativity, fellowship, and the feeling that even when you do not get exactly what you wanted, golf somehow gives you what you needed.The conversation dives into:Why St. Andrews feels more like a pilgrimage than a tripThe emotion of missing the Old Course ballot and leaving fulfilledSteve Pease’s unforgettable Old Course finishWhy Hickory Golf became a surprise highlightThe creativity, simplicity, and soul of links golfWhat American golf can still learn from Scottish golf cultureThanks to our Pilgrimage Three crew and esteemed NewClub Members for joining us and sharing their stories: Hilary, Jimmy, Steve, Tyler, Ananth, Michael, Dean, and Bill. Your chapter is now part of The Pilgrimage Tradition, and we're all richer because of it. Follow The Bag Drop📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebagdrop 🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/thebagdropgolf 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBagDropGolfListen to The Bag Drop🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bag-drop-untold-stories-in-golf/id1430328006🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xRWtUBJH8RazdLw14oaGH🎧 Transistor: https://thebagdrop.transistor.fm/Join the NewClub community🌍 Website: https://www.newclub.golf📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newclubgolf/🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/newclubgolf📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newclubgolf💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newclubSupport our Partners🐝 NewClub: https://www.newclub.golf🏌️ Titleist: https://www.titleist.com🌐 Golf Blueprint: https://www.golfblueprint.comConnect with Matt & The Professor🎙️ Matt Considine — 🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/consequential85 | 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consequence18/ | 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-considine-103bb21/📚 Dr. Kevin Moore ("The Professor") — 🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/kevcmoore | 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevcmoore | 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-moore-177b30b3/Chapters00:00 Introduction 03:33 Professor’s Fact 05:48 Why Scotland feels like a pilgrimage 10:11 Pilgrimage Three reunion begins 11:08 Steve’s storybook Old Course round 20:10 Hilary on first-time links golf and the Old Course 22:44 Missing the ballot and wanting another crack at it 31:45 House of Gods, surprise guests, and Adamson Links 39:30 Why hickories at Kingarrock stole the show 51:02 What Scotland gives back to golfers 57:25 Lightning round for the 2026 pilgrims 01:00:20 Leave with a full heartWhat is The Bag Drop?The Bag Drop features weekly stories from the culture, community, and characters shaping golf today. Produced by NewClub Golf Society, each episode blends authenticity and expert insights for passionate golfers at all levels. Special guests from clubs, courses, and across the changing landscape join us for thoughtful, in-depth discussions on all things golf.What is NewClub?Founded in 2017, NewClub is the premier private golf society in the United States. It blends the community and access of a private club with the variety and affordability of public golf. Members enjoy thousands of reserved tee times, competitions, and events at exceptional partner courses across our local chapters, along with signature trips and exclusive perks. NewClub is revolutionizing golf membership, making the game more meaningful for those who love it.

What if golf stopped calling it a rollback and started calling it what it really is: normal regulation of the In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, our host duo of Matt and Dr. Kevin("The Professor") uses Formula 1 as a revealing mirror for golf. Starting with F1’s sweeping 2026 changes, they ask a bigger question: why is one sport willing to consistently regulate boldly for the product it wants, while golf so often hesitates?From overtaking, driver agency, and protecting Monaco, to new changes in St Andrews, Pebble, and the distance debate in pro golf, this is a conversation about stewardship, skill differentiation, and what the powers that be want their sport to look like at its highest level. Down the closing stretch, Matt and Kevin dream up some fun golf comps - including smaller club heads, a smaller ball, reduced grooves, team caps, and a deployable "bazooka" driver.The conversation dives into:🏎️ What F1’s 2026 regulations are really trying to do - create a better racing product with more strategy, more overtakes, and more driver input⛳ Why "rollback" may be the wrong word - and why regulation should start with the question of what kind of golf we actually want to watch🏛️ What Monaco can teach golf about St Andrews, Pebble, and protecting the timeless grounds of the game🛠️ Creative golf thought experiments inspired by our friends and motor-heads 🌱 Why non-regulation is still regulation - and what stewardship looks like when the future of the sport is on the lineFollow The Bag Drop📸 Instagram/Facebook/Threads: https://www.instagram.com/thebagdrop🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/thebagdropgolf📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBagDropGolfListen to The Bag Drop🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bag-drop-untold-stories-in-golf/id1430328006🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xRWtUBJH8RazdLw14oaGH🎧 Transistor: https://thebagdrop.transistor.fm/Join the NewClub community🌍 Website: https://www.newclub.golf📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newclubgolf/🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/newclubgolf📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newclubgolf💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newclubSupport our Partners🐝 NewClub: https://www.newclub.golf🏌️ Titleist: https://www.titleist.com🌐 Golf Blueprint: https://www.golfblueprint.comConnect with Matt & The Professor🎙️ Matt Considine - 🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/consequential85 | 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consequence18/ | 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-considine-103bb21/📚 Dr. Kevin Moore ("The Professor") - 🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/kevcmoore | 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevcmoore | 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-moore-177b30b3/Chapters00:00 Rollback vs. regulation01:07 What F1 is changing for 202605:37 Why F1 keeps regulating11:19 Regulation, parity, and unintended consequences16:08 What golf can learn from F119:01 Why "rollback" is the wrong word23:47 Monaco, St Andrews, and iconic venues30:53 Golf comps for F1 rule changes34:05 The "bazooka" driver thought experiment41:02 Non-regulation is still regulation44:31 Variance, leaderboards, and the productWhat is The Bag Drop?The Bag Drop features weekly stories from the culture, community, and characters shaping golf today. Produced by NewClub Golf Society, each episode blends authenticity and expert insight for passionate golfers at every level.What is NewClub?Founded in 2017, NewClub blends the community and access of a private club with the variety and affordability of public golf, bringing to life the first premier golf society in the U.S. with local chapters in Chicago, Atlanta, and Northeast Ohio and others coming soon. 

Is your game (and your mental state) ready for the season ahead? No Winter Lasts Forever: Anthony Kim, Redemption, and Spring’s Return — Matt Considine and Dr. Kevin Moore (“The Professor”) get into that familiar late-winter feeling: the itch to walk it out for 18 again, the hope that comes with a clean slate, and why golf still works as a quiet kind of therapy. From Anthony Kim’s comeback to Solo Golden Hours or Dew-Sweeping with the crew, this one’s about renewal—and the things we are looking forward to most. Follow The Bag Drop📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebagdrop🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/thebagdropgolf📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBagDropGolfListen to The Bag Drop🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bag-drop-untold-stories-in-golf/id1430328006🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xRWtUBJH8RazdLw14oaGH🎧 Website: https://thebagdrop.transistor.fm/Join the NewClub community🌍 Website: https://www.newclub.golf📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newclubgolf/🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/newclubgolf📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newclubgolf💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newclubSupport our Partners🐝 NewClub: https://www.newclub.golf🏌️ Titleist: https://www.titleist.com🌐 Golf Blueprint: https://www.golfblueprint.comConnect with Matt & The Professor🎙️ Matt Considine — 🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/consequential85 | 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consequence18/ | 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-considine-103bb21/📚 Dr. Kevin Moore ("The Professor") — 🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/kevcmoore | 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevcmoore | 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-moore-177b30b3/Chapters00:00 Introduction and musical vibes02:38 Golf season anticipation + Anthony Kim’s comeback10:17 Personal growth and redemption in golf15:47 Connection and community (the walks with the crew)23:19 The joy of early morning tee times33:24 Routine, reps, and the process of improvement44:11 Looking forward to the seasonWhat is The Bag Drop?The Bag Drop delivers meaningful, untold stories from the culture, community, and characters shaping golf today—produced by NewClub Golf Society. A club. A community. A way of life.What is NewClub?Founded in 2017, NewClub is the premier private golf society in the United States. It blends the community and access of a private club with the variety and affordability of public golf. Members enjoy thousands of reserved tee times, competitions and events at exceptional partner courses across our local chapters, as well as signature trips and exclusive perks. NewClub is revolutionizing golf membership, making the game more meaningful for those who love it.

Did you look up in February and think… wait, what happened in the golf world while I was living my life?In this episode of The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf, host Matt Considine and co-host Dr. Kevin Moore (a.k.a. “The Professor”) run a winter catch-up for those who may not follow every headline during their off-season. The conversation dives into: Masters tickets getting tighter (and Augusta’s preference for quality control over cash)LIV finally getting OWGR points — what it means, what it doesn’t, and where it goes nextTGL (and the broader indoor-golf boom) as golf’s new pop-culture front doorThe golf ball rollback is getting punted again (new testing standards pushed to 2030)The National Links Trust vs Trump situation in DC — and the fight for municipal golf’s futureUSGA Green Section tech: AI + precision spraying that could reduce chemicals, cut costs, and improve sustainabilityFollow The Bag Drop: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebagdrop🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/thebagdropgolf📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBagDropGolf🎧 Transistor: https://thebagdrop.transistor.fm/Join the NewClub community🌍 Website: https://www.newclub.golf 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newclubgolf/ 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/newclubgolf 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newclubgolf 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newclubLinks & Partners 🐝 NewClub: https://www.newclub.golf 🏌️ Titleist: https://www.titleist.com 🌐 Golf Blueprint: https://www.golfblueprint.com 🏛️ National Links Trust: https://nationallinkstrust.org 🌱 USGA Course Care / Green Section: https://www.usga.org/course-care.html 🏟️ TGL: https://tglgolf.comListen to The Bag Drop🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bag-drop-untold-stories-in-golf/id1430328006 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xRWtUBJH8RazdLw14oaGH 🎧 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/633c8703-5880-4522-bd6d-5967b45fc777/the-bag-drop-untold-stories-in-golf 🎧 Transistor: https://thebagdrop.transistor.fm/Connect with Matt & The Professor 🎙️ Matt Considine — 🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/consequential85 | 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consequence18/ | 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-considine-103bb21/ 📚 Dr. Kevin Moore ("The Professor") — 🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/kevcmoore | 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevcmoore | 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-moore-177b30b3/Chapters 00:00 Introduction + winter check-in 10:20 Titleist talk + new gear quick hit 15:20 LIV gets OWGR points: the “now what?” conversation 20:50 Masters tickets tighten: SeatGeek + Augusta control 25:46 Golf ball rollback/testing standards punted to 2030 31:27 National Links Trust vs Trump/NLT: DC munis + the soul of public golf 37:14 TGL + indoor golf leagues: where “public-facing golf” is headed 44:37 USGA Green Section: AI precision spraying, sustainability, and cost pressure 51:30 Wrap + what we’re watching nextWhat is NewClub? Founded in 2017, NewClub is the premier private golf society in the United States. It blends the community and access of a private club with the variety and affordability of public golf. Members enjoy thousands of reserved tee times, competitions and events at exceptional partner courses across our local chapters, as well as signature trips and exclusive perks. NewClub is revolutionizing golf membership, making the game more meaningful for those who love it.What is The Bag Drop? The Bag Drop features weekly stories from the culture, community and characters shaping golf today. Produced by NewClub Golf Society, each episode blends authenticity and expert insights for passionate golfers at all levels. Special guests from clubs, courses and every corner of the changing landscape join us for thoughtful, in-depth discussions on all things golf.