Ryan Smyth

international development and evaluation professional. ph.d. research methods and applied statistics. golf enthusiast.

[Ryan Smyth @SmythRJ]

@KylePorterNS @OmniHotels Played Pebble Beach with my dad!

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

Elon, I can give you many, many names of people who have died because of your aid cuts.:
*Yamah Freeman was a 23-year-old woman who died in childbirth because you stopped paying for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia. I talked to her parents and sister in their village.
*Gbessey Kiadu, age 1, died of malaria because of your cuts in Liberia. I talked to his mom in her village.
*Ibrahim Koroma, an infant, died of AIDS in Sierra Leone after you interrupted HIV supplies. I talked to health workers who cared for him.
*Achol Deng was an 8-year-old girl with HIV in South Sudan who died when you cut funding for the health care worker who provided her medicines. I talked to him.
I could go on and on. In almost every village you go to in South Sudan, Uganda, Liberia, Sierra Leone or other countries I reported in, you find people dying because of aid cuts. I challenge you: Come with me on a reporting trip, and we'll talk to these moms and dads, and you'll see the dying children themselves. I think if you see the kids whose lives are at stake, maybe you'll change your mind.

[Ed Elson @edels0n]

0.3% of the water consumed by US golf courses last year

[Society of Golf Historians @SHistorians]

Without getting political the deficit is $1.9 Trillion but the U.S. Govt is going to take over a golf course from a group that was funding a restoration with private money with an architect taking a pay cut to restore it.

This is the exact opposite of what conservative government is supposed to be. This is MAGA Meddling.

There is zero public good- this is a big government move.

I 100% oppose this decision.

[Ryan Smyth @SmythRJ]

@kevcmoore Oddly, the “[we decided] to forbid the commercialization of any form” quote is missing from the Merch shop with a 90-minute line. Maybe stamp it on the base of next year’s Gnomes?

[Brian Schneider @bschneider126]

In golf development, it’s a shame that the “Ohoopee model” has gained significant traction while the “Scottish model” is only rarely pursued.

[Kevin Van Valkenburg @KVanValkenburg]

Very proud that @garrett_TFE and @fried_egg_golf could help @PabloTorre explain the story of the government takeover of East Potomac, Langston and Rock Creek golf courses in D.C. This isn't just a political story, it's a story about how we value public lands in the U.S.

[Memorïa @deathofmeaning]

Vince Gilligan on Pluribus and his other shows being “slow burns”:

“If the whole world were to move at that pace, that TikTok pace of storytelling, that would be very sad to me. […] It’s fast food versus home cooking.”

[Ryan Smyth @SmythRJ]

@HarryLigule It past “rapidly becoming” a while ago!

[Ryan Smyth @SmythRJ]

@LinksGems I am a massive Strantz fan and dream of playing the Shore course to compete his portfolio. I will be out in Monterey in November and plan to atleast overlook some holes off 17-mile drive!

[Ryan Smyth @SmythRJ]

@MidwestGolfJake @golfcourses101 Anyone that ranks Tobacco Road high on their list, and other Strantz’ courses as well, are my favorite type of golfers! Up for a wild, fun ride on an artists’ fever dream of a course!

[Ryan Smyth @SmythRJ]

@baxter_sapp @SnobbyScheffler Very true. I go back and forth about joining the waitlist on a few because I am desperate but I know the commute will mitigate use of the club.

[Ryan Smyth @SmythRJ]

@gomergolfs 😍 #5 at Wade

[Ryan Smyth @SmythRJ]

@Shauncore I like this a lot, but there is a HUGE difference between losing a game with a 80% probability and a 95% probability. Weighting all games over 80% the same could be deeply misleading. Could you do the same thing but include a weighting based on peak probability of winning?

[Mental Golf Coach @joshlukenichols]

Golf is:

- exercise
- nature
- community
- solitude
- competition
- growth and improvement
- creativity
- math and data
- score
- self-exploration
- strength and athleticism
- stress relief
- mindfulness practice

Yet most of us make SCORE disproportionately large relative to all of these other things.

[Ryan Smyth @SmythRJ]

@SnobbyScheffler @gomergolfs Love this convo. I think Wisconsin has a strong case for 3, a touch over SC and NC. But NY has to be top-2! I think it goes: NY, CA, WI, and then NC/SC.

[Shane Ryan @ShaneRyanHere]

I've become more interested in Scottie with time, and feel like I'm starting to understand the magnitude of what he's doing on and especially off course. This piece combines some thoughts I've been storing, and is my defense of him as subtly fascinating - https://t.co/SwuBV8UVmD

[Ryan Smyth @SmythRJ]

@BryanTweed16 @Sand_Valley I think holes 3-8 at Sedge are a candidate for the best stretch of holes at the resort. I think it’s as good as Sand Valley’s 4-9 or Mammoth’s 2-8.

[Ryan Smyth @SmythRJ]

@NextBestPicture I immediately love anyone who also has this answer