The Fire Pit Podcast

Forest Dunes: How an Arkansas trucker found golf gold in Michigan

The story we tell today, sitting around an actual fire pit, is how and why Lew Thompson bought <a href="https://www.forestdunesgolf.com/">Forest Dunes</a> in Roscommon, Michigan, the ridiculous deal he got, and then how he has made this remote location a legitimate destination. As Forest Dunes is setting record-breaking business days and gets set to open yet another golf course, we hear from Lew and Josh Thompson, Tom Weiskopf, Keith Rhebb and Riley Johns. Check out the <a href="http://firepitcollective.com/shop">The Fire Pit shop </a>for our new hats! More items in the works! Use promo MattyG25 at <a href="http://www.linksoul.com/">Linksoul.com</a> for 25% off your next Linksoul order. Got a comment about this story or a tip on a story we should track down?You can reach me on Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/mattginella">@mattginella</a>) or on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/matt_ginella">@matt_ginella</a>).For bonus visuals and some behind the scenes of The Fire Pit podcast production, go to <a href="http://firepitcollective.com">The Fire Pit YouTube Channel.</a> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

In the 25 years of covering golf, the development of the game, courses and the camaraderie that’s core to the culture, it was time for Matt to share some of the best stories he has heard around fire pits all over the world. From PGA Tour players, caddies, architects, avid amateurs and buddies-trip planners, Matt has forged relationships with some of the most colorful and influential people in the game. So grab a drink, a seat and settle in. We’re getting to the essence of one story per podcast. A narrative so deep and meaningful, you save it for a post-round fire pit, which is where no one is in a hurry for the night to end.