
Stay Connected Podcast
Ep. 167: The Short-Game League Bringing New Energy to Golf with Trey Archie
The difference between a weekend golfer and a real player often comes down to one thing: keeping the ball in play. Trey Archie breaks down why the tee ball separates amateurs from pros, how routine and discipline hold up under pressure, and why the future of golf may belong to the players who can entertain as well as compete. Leo Herrera sits down with Shepard Archie III, aka Trey Archie, a Division I golfer from Augusta, former pro, media personality, and one of the minds behind No Tees Tour, to trace how he turned a golf upbringing in the shadow of the Masters into a career built on performance, perspective, and reinvention. Trey shares what he learned grinding through college golf, why pros separate themselves with boring consistency off the tee, and how mini-tour reps against players like Harold Varner and Willie Mack changed the way he sees the game. We also get into Trey’s unexpected Golf Channel opportunity in Jamaica, the behind-the-scenes energy of a speed-golf style competition, and how that experience helped inspire the vision for No Tees Tour with Will Lowry. The tour is designed to be fast, competitive, and built for the modern golf audience, with short-game pressure, trash talk, creative matchups, and a vibe that feels closer to an event than a traditional tournament.

