Can you believe 2019 is already nearly over? Time flies when you're playing golf, and it was a great one here at Golf Advisor. Correspondent Kira K. Dixon joined the podcast to give her thoughts on an eventful year, and she and co-hosts Brandon Tucker and Tim Gavrich cover a range of topics ranging from on-course highlights to devreloping golf trends.

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Golf Advisor Editor-at-Large Matt Ginella has been everywhere, man. But few trips have had as much of an impact on him as his recent four-man buddies trip to New Zealand and Australia, which included a round at Presidents Cup host Royal Melbourne Golf Club. A word of caution before you listen: by the end of this episode, you're probably going to be seized by the urge to book your own golf trip Down Under. Don't say we didn't warn you.

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An innovative golf course is about to open north of Houston. We visited Grand Oaks Reserve with architect Mike Nuzzo, whose routing has a brand new spin on the traditional golf course community.

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Bradley S. Klein recently hosted a panel in Tennessee featuring architect Rob Collins and Doug Stein, the co-founder of Black Creek Golf Club, a modern design inspired by Seth Raynor. The two discuss the evolution of Lookout Mountain, Black Creek and how they helped inspire Sweetens Cove.

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Sam Uisprapassorn is the founder of Cut Golf, which makes high-quality golf balls for a fraction of the $50 to $60 price tag most of the best golf ammo carries. Cut is one of several companies disrupting the golf ball business, and consumers are benefiting. Senior Writer Jason Scott Deegan chatted with Uisprapassorn about this competitive space.

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If you're a golfer, you've probably at least fantasized about living within a mid-iron of a golf course. Naples, Florida-based Golf Life Navigators works with avid golfers to identify their "best-fit" club and real estate situation as pertains to a golf-centric lifestyle. Senior Writer Tim Gavrich sat down with Becker and Mangan recently to talk about trends, Recession recovery and advice for those who want to make a home by a tee.

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