Fittingly, we recorded our shortest episode ever to explain why the next ones will be much longer!
Eight years in, The Bag Drop is biting off something new: fewer releases, deeper research, and three- to five-hour episodes on a single golf club’s history, strategy, and story. Matt and the Professor explain why the most fascinating untold stories in golf live at the club level, the question they brought home from Northern Ireland together at twenty and haven't shaken since, and the five rules they have set to do it faithfully. (PS. The weekly interviews and conversations are not going anywhere!)
The conversation dives into:
- Why the untold stories in golf live at the club level, and why studying a golf club is really a way of studying people
- A trip around Northern Ireland at twenty, the question "why is this the way it is here?", and the Professor on why one round as a guest never tells you how a club actually works
- The Professor's numbers on the quiet comeback of long-form, and what hours of conversation can do that a two-minute clip can't
- Admiration for Acquired, and a five-hour episode that finally made the model make sense, and permission to go that deep
- Five rules for the new series!
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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/
🗣️Contribute to the show! — 📧 email: thebagdrop@newclub.golf
Chapters
00:00 Welcome: one of us is practicing, one of us refuses
01:29 Beating balls, and taking the doubt out with Golf Blueprint
02:45 The four-ball partnership is off
03:41 Matt's real golf strength: recruiting
05:00 Professor's facts: long form is quietly coming back
08:01 A return to conversation after a decade of the algorithm
09:05 Ad read: Titleist GTS, unboxed at night and gamed by morning
10:40 The Professor is a seven-wood guy now
11:21 Fixing the top of the bag with a four wood and seven wood combo
12:41 A short episode about going long
14:07 Eight years of The Bag Drop, starting at the Merit Club
16:33 Three years of the Professor, and curiosity on steroids
18:32 The decision: fewer shows, deeper research, three to five hours
20:23 Why clubs: study a club, study the history of people
22:56 Northern Ireland, and why one round as a guest explains nothing
25:01 Not the historians, and why that is the advantage
27:26 Acquired, Costco, and learning through a narrative
28:18 Smart Brevity, and what short form can't do
30:16 A decade of hearing "there's a past here you don't know"
32:40 The rules: no AI list of facts, no embellishment, the pursuit of truth
34:24 Time to get to work
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 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.
