Clubhouse golf talk with practical bite.
Grilling At The Green treats golf as both a game and a social habit. Recent conversations move from ball testing and synthetic par-three courses to women-first coaching spaces, St. Andrews, and the beer-after-the-round part of the ritual.
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Grilling At The Green is a golf lifestyle interview show with a loose clubhouse rhythm. It is not built around hot takes. It is built around people who make, teach, write about, organize, and live around the game. Recent episodes spend time with Dean Snell on golf ball testing and performance, Steve Merrill on Shortland Golf and the shape of modern par-three play, Sean Zak on St. Andrews, and Kat Gerrish on a Beaverton golf boutique and coaching studio designed to welcome more women. The conversations often begin simply. Then the guest gets room to explain. A question about equipment can become a practical lesson in testing golf balls from 100 yards in, rather than trusting a few driver swings. A chat about a local short course can open into synthetic turf, putting greens, silicon traps, decks, beer, and why golf still works as a social bond. The show’s After Hours format adds a lighter layer. Guests answer quick questions about favorite songs, Lifesaver colors, underrated players, dream courses, unsung golf figures, and post-round habits. That gives the feed a casual second gear. It is still golf, but the pressure is off. The show has strong Pacific Northwest roots, with Portland Golf Show segments, Beaverton businesses, Westland facilities, and Columbia Edgewater tournament talk appearing alongside national names and old-course mythology. Sponsor reads and housekeeping are part of the texture, not hidden away. The result feels more like regional golf radio with a long memory than a polished magazine feature. It is at its best when practical golf detail meets ordinary player experience. Hackers, short-game obsessives, golf travelers, gear-curious amateurs, and people who like the social side of the sport will find the fit quickly. The tone is warm and conversational, with dry jokes and enough golf vocabulary to satisfy regular players. It assumes the audience already cares about golf. It also remembers that golf is partly about who is standing beside the tee, who stays for the drink afterward, and who makes the game feel open enough to return to.
Made for: For recreational golfers, golf-lifestyle listeners, gear-curious players, and Northwest golf fans who enjoy interviews more than scoreboard chatter. It especially suits listeners who like the game’s social side as much as its technique.
What sets it apart: The show combines local golf culture with useful player-level detail, moving easily from ball fitting and short-course design to women-first coaching spaces and After Hours banter. Its strength is the relaxed guest room: conversations wander, but they usually return with something a golfer can use.
Golf, food and fun. Sounds like a great combination! Grilling at the Green hosted by Jeff Tracy brings all of that and more for your listening pleasure. Jeff’s love of golf prompted him to create Grilling at the Green several years back and the show has been going and growing strong ever since. Jeff started playing in middle school with wretched old clubs in the bottom pasture. (An errant tee ball to the noggin left a permanent impression on one of his childhood friends.) Jeffs got better clubs now, but still, be careful where you stand when he’s hitt...
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Jeff Tracy turns informed golf conversations into practical insight about playing, equipment, broadcasting, and life on tour.
Jeff Tracy builds Grilling At The Green around conversations with people who know golf from distinct working angles. His questions stay practical, giving guests room to explain how the game looks from the broadcast booth, the equipment business, instruction, and professional…
A golf-ball test skips the driver; Jeff Tracy asks what your short game can tell you.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A practical ball-fitting conversation that puts short-game testing ahead of driver distance.
Dean Snell talks through a question most golfers run into sooner or later: which ball actually fits the way they play. He makes a clear case against using driver distance as the test.
A clubhouse golf chat about family rounds, a beer, and why the post-round conversation matters.
Steve Merrill's visit to Grilling at the Green is really about the mood around golf: family rounds, bad putts, a cold beer, and the talk that hangs around after the scorecard is tucked away.
A biomechanics-minded golf interview that turns swing mechanics into usable advice.
Dr. Kanwar gives the conversation its edge by staying close to the swing mechanics Jeff Tracy lays out, from shoulder level and impact to the problem of fitting a golf motion into a downswing that lasts one third second.
A relaxed LPGA check-in that shows real progress and a candid look at where the tour is headed.
Caroline Ingles' visit is a straightforward LPGA check-in that shows how much the tour has changed since she came in as a rookie and left last year.
A relaxed golf conversation that gets smart about the work behind the microphone.
A former tour player behind the microphone gives the conversation an easy, lived-in confidence, and both hosts know the game well enough to keep it loose without losing the point.
A clubhouse golf chat that favors common sense over slogans.
Grilling at the Green After Hours keeps things loose with Dave Bisbee, starting on indoor golf and drifting into the business side of the game. JT gives the conversation room, so it can move from simulator talk to what counts as real golf without feeling rushed.
Golf talk with a business edge and a relaxed, slightly meandering pace.
Dave Bisbee sits comfortably at the crossing of golf, business, and writing. His time at Seven Canyons in Sedona and his work mentoring executives give the conversation a broader frame, so it does more than trade in casual golf talk.
Dean Snell, CEO of Snell Golf, explains how the PR3 and PR4 launch follows years of supply problems tied to COVID, factory disruptions, and about $3.5 million spent on factory training and quality control.
This after-hours podcast episode features an interview with Steve Merrill, General Manager of Shortland Golf, discussing business marketing strategies and personal interests.
Jeff Tracy interviews Steve Merrill, General Manager of Shortland Golf, about his transition from the restaurant industry to managing a par three course with synthetic turf and its potential role in the future of golf.
This episode features a casual after-hours conversation with Sean Zak discussing topics like favorite music, underrated golf players, and unsung heroes in the golf world.
This episode features an interview with Sean Zak about his book 'Searching in St.
This after-hours podcast episode features an interview with Kat Gerrish, a PGA professional and owner of The Cottage Golf in Beaverton, Oregon, discussing golf and business insights.
This episode features an interview with Kat Gerrish, a PGA professional and owner of The Cottage Golf in Beaverton, Oregon, discussing her golf boutique and coaching studio that prioritizes welcoming women into the sport.
This episode features an interview with Monica Olson from Little Bird Media about the upcoming LPGA Portland Classic golf tournament at the Portland Golf Show's Women's Day event.
Host Jeff Tracy interviews caddie Andy Drino Lano about golf topics including favorite players and tour stops.
Host Jeff Tracy interviews PGA Tour player Andy Lano about his golf background and experiences.
Host Jeff Tracy and guest Cain McMahon discuss golf, music, and pet peeves about spectators in a casual after-show conversation.
Host Jeff Tracy interviews LPGA Hall of Fame instructor Kay McMahon about her teaching practice and golf improvement.
Host Jeff Tracy interviews Dr.
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Caroline Inglis talks with Jeff Tracy on Grilling at the Green about leaving the LPGA Tour after repeated back injuries and moving into Oregon Golf Association development work.
Jeff Tracy welcomes Brendan DeJong back for a relaxed conversation about golf, broadcasting, and what changes when a former tour player moves from competition to the microphone.
JT opens the After Hours segment with Dave Bisbee and quickly moves from casual warm-up chatter into indoor golf.
Jeff Tracy welcomes Dave Bisbee to talk about golf from a business angle.
Jeff Tracy interviews Mark Militz, a caddy at Whistling Straits and author of 'Caddy Tales', about his transition from pastor to caddy and his life in golf.
Host Jeff Tracy interviews golf course superintendent Jim Myers about the LPGA, backyard putting greens, and grilling.
A golf-themed show with a lightning round segment where the host and guest discuss playing golf with a hero, interspersed with sponsor ads.
Host Jeff Tracy interviews Charlie Reimer, former Golf Channel personality, about golf, health, and the new year.
Host Jeff Tracy interviews NBC/Golf Channel's Kay Cockrell about the U.S.
Host Jeff Tracy discusses golf lifestyle, equipment, and interviews a guest about golf media.
Host Jeff Tracy interviews former tour player Gary Christian about his new book on the mental game of golf.
Host Jeff Tracy and guest Gary Van Sickle discuss Amanda Balionis leaving PGA Tour coverage for the NFL and related gossip.
This episode features an interview with golf writer Gary Van Sickle discussing a year in review of golf topics including the PGA Tour's new CEO and Liv Golf's format changes.
Host Jeff Tracy interviews aspiring tour pro Mariana Garcia Rosette about her golf journey, while promoting Birdie Ball products.
Host Jeff Tracy interviews former LPGA player Nicole Hage about her golf career and the Golf Forever product.
A golf-themed podcast episode featuring an interview with Anthony Thomas, discussing random fun questions and golf-related topics.
Host Jeff Tracy discusses golf, introduces a putting practice product, and shares stories from a recent golf tournament.
Host Jeff Tracy interviews author Sean Zach about his book 'Searching in St.
Host Jeff Tracy interviews founders of Long Walk Golf Company about their golf apparel line, with sponsor segments for Birdie Ball putting greens.
Jeff Tracy interviews Charlie Raymer about his golf game and cancer survivorship, with a focus on putting practice and lifestyle.
This episode features an interview with golfer and author Bob Harig, discussing the Ryder Cup and golf-related topics, including a promotion for Birdie Ball putting mats.