Golf Channel's "Morning Drive" is focusing greater attention on travel now that Matt Ginella has joined the program.
Last week, they kicked off a new "Runways to Fairways" travel segment that is running on Tuesdays in the 2nd hour. To me, it's akin to Anthony Bourdain's "The Layover" series that previously aired on The Travel Channel. Drop the host into a major city for two days, visit some key sights (in this case public golf courses), meet up with personalities, a couple meals, beer with friends, etc. It's an easy model and I look forward to seeing what TGC and Matt do with it.
First up: San Francisco.
The segment does a solid job of showcasing the sights and views in the City by the Bay. Matt even tests the law in putting down crooked Lombard Street (3:15 mark). He even invokes Doak's name in the process:
"A lot of double-breaker greens in golf. But this is Lombard Street. Hey Tom Doak, eat your heart out."
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