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Today, we kick off a three-part documentary series called \u201cThe Open Doctor and His Monster,\u201d in which we chronicle the Robert Trent Jones era in golf: its origins in Rochester, New York; its breakthrough moment at Oakland Hills Country Club; and its recent fall from favor. In this first installment, we tell the story of how Robert Trent Jones rose from a blue-collar background to the status of \u201cOpen Doctor\u201d\u2014and how, in the process, he came up with ideas that would dominate golf course design for decades.\n\nOur guests in this episode are Robert Trent Jones Jr., James Hansen, Richard Howting, and Bradley Klein (@BradleySKlein).\xa0\n\nFurther reading:\n\n\nJames Hansen, A Difficult Par: Robert Trent Jones Sr. and the Making of Modern Golf\n\n\nBradley Klein, Discovering Donald Ross: The Architect and His Golf Courses