The Long Game is back and this week we’re joined by the one and only David “Janko” Jankowski, 2024 New England PGA Teacher of the Year and owner of Golf Garage VT. First, Dave and Casey catch up after a week off to discuss recent travels, Peter Malnati’s emotional win inside the simulation, and Dave shares a controversial “Full Swing” Season 2 take.

Janko then joins the program after some technical difficulties [00:21:14], and we discuss he and Dave’s trip last week down to Pinehurst, North Carolina, where they teamed in the annual New England PGA Pro-Am. We go deep on the resort itself — from No. 2 and No. 4 to The Cradle — and why Pinehurst is such an incredible destination for golf sickos like us. We also preview the upcoming US Open there in June and Janko outlines the type of PGA TOUR pros whose games are tailor-made for Pinehurst No. 2.

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#17: A Very Special Pinehurst Episode w/ 2024 New England PGA Teacher of the Year David "Janko" Jankowski