Adventures In Golf

The coronavirus has impacted lives, industries and businesses worldwide. Golf was no exception. So what are courses doing to stay open and make sure everyone stays safe and healthy during the pandemic? Erik Anders Lang drove to a local track in California to find out on this special edition of Adventures In Golf.

As all eyes focus on Washington D.C. during the 2020 U.S. election, Erik Anders Lang makes his way to the nation’s capital to learn what role golf plays with African Americans in that community on this episode of Adventures in Golf. Erik also plays with the students of Howard University, who recently received a donation from Golden State Warrior and NBA champ Stephen Curry to re-establish the golf program.

Are there two sweeter words in the English language than “Free Golf?” No. No there’s not. On this Adventures in Golf, Erik Anders Lang heads to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to play a course with no greens fees and no tee times.

What if I told you there are nine secret golf holes hidden throughout Malibu? To verify if the rumors are true, Erik Anders Lang loads up the carry bag and attempts to play them all without getting busted on this Adventures in Golf. The spots are Pepperdine University, media mogul billionaire Jerry Perenchio’s previously illegal golf course right along the Pacific Coast Highway, and finally, a backyard five-hole where Erik does something *very* special.

We’ve never seen an off-road golf hole quite like this before. Scenic Utah welcomes Erik Anders Lang on this Adventures in Golf. Erik visits the city of Moab, where year-round outdoor activities make it one of the top tourist attractions in the U.S. By a stroke of luck, Erik finds a spot to tee it up at a course called The Hideout, home to Utah’s most elevated green. Before he departs for his next Adventure, Erik takes the Jeep off-road and creates a makeshift par-4 at one of Utah's most recognized landmarks, Eye of the Whale.

Without this course, destination golf as we know it would look a LOT different. The Dunes paved the way for some of the most revered courses in the U.S., from the mind of one of the most revered developers in golf history, Mike Keiser. Erik Anders Lang tees it up with Mike at the Dunes and understands its impact on the golf landscape today on this Adventures in Golf.

All aboard!! Erik Anders Lang finally breaks in his lobstering gear and gets his hands (gloves) dirty on this Adventures in Golf. Chebeague is a small island in Maine with an awesome little 9-hole course cherished by the community. Normally, it's a 15-minute ferry ride to tee it up, but Erik found a more adventurous way of getting there. Hope you like Maine lobster.

Carding that first birdie is an achievement all golfers cherish for a lifetime... if they can remember it. Erik Anders Lang revisits the very hole where it happened on this Adventures in Golf. The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail transformed the entire state of Alabama, and it also happens to be the site of EAL's first circle on the scorecard. Nostalgia notwithstanding, Erik calls this one of golf's greatest road trips.

It's the 50th episode of Adventures in Golf. Three of the show's fans: Erica, Brian, and Jose join host Erik Anders Lang at gorgeous Mayakoba for a round they'll never forget.

Austinites are fighting to keep this historic municipal course open and accessible to all. Erik Anders Lang and University of Texas alumnus/legend Ben Crenshaw wrap up Season 5 of Adventures in Golf. Lions Municipal has been a longstanding fixture in Austin, Texas, and recognized as the first desegregated golf course south of the Mason-Dixon back in the 1950s. The land the course occupies is owned by the University of Texas, and the lease is up, putting Lions' fate in jeopardy. Erik visits the course and the town to speak with locals about the course's overall impact, including two-time Masters champion Ben Crenshaw, who designed the course and co-created a non-profit aimed to raise enough money to buy the course from UT. Will Lions be saved? We're all hopeful for a future of affordable, accessible golf, but only time will tell.