Podcast: “The Bag Drop”
“Who is Brennan Cox as a golfer?” “He’s a caddie.”
I shared this story, among others, with Dr. Kevin C. Moore, a professor at the University of Georgia and a podcaster behind NewClub’s “The Bag Drop: Untold Stories in Golf.”
Listen below and on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
In addition to my stints as a caddie—two years at Peachtree Golf Club, Bob Jones’s Atlanta club; six weeks at Muirfield, home of The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers; and one round at the Old Course, when my father played—we explored two reflections. First, how my life transformed when I started living by design, not default. Second, how golf, particularly the caddie yard, offers a place to belong.
Those reflections emerge from stories about faith, family, friends, and work—the values that inspired our company: Three Foxtrot One Whiskey, LLC. (We create spaces for the good life, which depends on faith, family, friends, and work.)
And these stories from the podcast are my favorite:
Writing letters, with my father, to the Atlanta Braves hoping to score an autograph. This gave me the confidence to write the letters that brought me to Jesus, landed me a job as a caddie, and convinced me to quit drinking.
Reliving my life’s best week: passing the New York Bar Exam, flying to Scotland, proposing on the first tee at North Berwick Golf Club, playing Muirfield, and caddying in matches between members of Peachtree and The Honourable Company.
Using the round Kevin and I played at Muirfield to illustrate what makes golf in Scotland so special, and how that feeling is so attainable for golf in America.
Building community at the University of Georgia, from joining Sigma Alpha Epsilon, serving within student government, leading the Interfraternity Council through the Covid-19 pandemic, and benefiting from countless mentors, including John Spalding—whom I caddied for each Saturday.
Hitting a wall in law school when I was hospitalized for stress, quitting drinking (thanks, in part, to Jimmy Dunne), and ultimately choosing to live my life by design, not default.
Challenging myself, and my generation, to follow this advice from Scotland: “Play golf with your mates, and if it’s a nice course, that’s the cherry on top.”