Community by Design - David Marcucilli, Design Coordinator at Nicklaus Design
In this episode, we talk with Ambassador member David Marcucilli, design coordinator at Nicklaus Design. David, who has a degree in agronomy and turfgrass management, is in a role where he’s the course designer’s eyes and ears onsite and essentially the boots on the ground during the creation of a golf course.
Hear David’s takes on golf course design, insight on how golf courses come to be, and a bit about his exciting new project in his hometown in Connecticut.
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Creators and Guests
Host
Matt Considine
Founder of NewClub and our resident feel player. Matt’s junior golf career led him to the University of Akron where he met our co-host. During his junior year, Matt Studied abroad in Ireland and discovered golf societies. Subsequent trips to Scotland fed his passion for the history, ideals, and culture of accessible, affordable, and sustainable golf, a concept he would later bring to the U.S. with NewClub. Known for his interviewing style, quick wit, and compelling storytelling, Matt brings thoughtful, reflective conversations to The Bag Drop. His professional journey before NewClub included multiple leadership positions in growth-stage startups, where he managed teams responsible for more than $250 million in revenue. Matt actively gives back to the game as a Board Member of the First Tee of Akron and past chair of the Evans Scholar Foundation. Proudly based in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, Matt finds inspiration in family life with his wife, their three children, and their golf dog, Gypsy.