City Meyer has an envy-inducing checklist of favourite programs

This interview was initially printed within the Could 2024 challenge of GOLF.

GOLF: Jack Nicklaus did very well in Ohio, the place he began. You probably did very well in Ohio with the Buckeyes. Jack’s performed very well in Florida, the place he’s now. You probably did nicely in Florida whenever you had been teaching the Gators. Are there some other similarities between you and Jack Nicklaus?

City Meyer: [Laughs] In all probability not. I bought to play golf with Jack yearly for, like, seven years. He’s a big-time Buckeye fan, clearly. He performed at Ohio State, and he’s an important buddy. In order that’s the largest similarity: We’re each Buckeyes, love the sport of golf and love the soccer workforce.

G: You’ve performed at a ton of nice locations, together with a number of rounds at Augusta Nationwide. What are your prime 5 favourite programs?

UM: Nicely, Augusta is primary for positive. After which there’s a spot I really like referred to as Wade Hampton Golf Membership up in Cashiers, North Carolina. My gosh, that place is spectacular. Calusa Pines has change into one among my favorites down in Naples. I imply, speak about great.

G: That’s a robust lineup. How do you spherical out your prime 5?

UM: Let’s see — and none of those however Augusta is in a specific order. I’ll go together with Oakmont and Pebble Seaside.

G: You’ve bought a pair guys you’re employed with on Fox’s Huge Midday Kickoff — Matt Leinart and Brady Quinn — who prefer to play golf. Are you able to maintain your personal with them?

UM: In fact I can! Yeah, I’m the previous man that may nonetheless scrape it round a bit bit.

G: Nick Saban mentioned he by no means performed golf through the soccer season besides that typically he would play on open weeks when the workforce had a while off.

UM: I’ve really performed golf with Nick Saban a number of instances. He’s good.

G: Nicely, now that you just’re each retired from teaching, you’ll have extra time to play collectively.

UM: [Laughs] I suppose that’s true.

G: What had been your in-season pointers for getting out to play golf whenever you had been teaching?

UM: Nicely, actually, by no means. I’d shut it down.

G: You didn’t play, like, throughout open weeks or something like that?

UM: No, no. I used to be too tied up.

G: How about throughout spring ball? Did you and your workers ever attempt to squeeze in some golf between apply or conferences?

UM: Yeah, typically. It relies upon, , on what sort of apply we had. If we had day, the whole lot was good, I used to be keen to get out. But when issues [laughs] weren’t going good, I used to be not. So, it was all concerning the temperature of the day. And I don’t imply the air temperature; I imply about how this system was doing.

G: I wouldn’t need to be on the flawed facet of that deal.

UM: You wouldn’t.