DC Golf Course Restoration Threatens Affordable Access

DC Golf Course Restoration Threatens Affordable Access

Author: Don Murphy March 28, 2026 Duration: 47:25

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Michael Williams joins us to discuss the proposed restoration of the golf courses in DC including Langston Golf Course and East Potomac.  We will explore the effects of the proposed restoration on future affordability and the restorations relation to the Act of 1897 and the history of public golf course development in the 20th century.

In 2005, Mr. Williams launched his first radio show on FOX News Radio, "Sticks and Stones", a critically acclaimed show that covered golf, business and politics. Since that launch, Mr. Williams has established a reputation as a savvy broadcaster and as an incisive interviewer and writer.  An avid golfer himself, Michael has covered the game of golf and the golf lifestyle including courses, restaurants, business, travel and sports marketing for publications all over the world. In his first year as host of The 19th Hole Golf Radio Show on CBS Radio in Washington, D.C., Mr. Williams led the show to becoming the top-rated golf show in the 7th largest market in the United States and was named the recipient of the 2014 Middle Atlantic PGA Earle Hellen Award for the Outstanding Media Person of the Year.

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