July 2020

Tony Dear: The Story of Golf in Fifty Holes

2020-07-23T13:15:21+00:00July 23rd, 2020|Book Reviews|

I first came across this book by chance on Twitter, and quite quickly pulled the trigger on Amazon, and it’s become a firm favourite on the bookshelf. Tony’s Twitter profile states he is an Englishman in the US, and this book is a great account of golf across both sides of the Atlantic. Tony also writes for the links magazine as well as Golf World, making the book a very easy read, broken into small bitesize chapters. This is a beautiful narration of the holes and courses that have shaped the game of golf throughout time, from where it [...]

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034 – Trottie Golf – Team TaylorMade

2020-07-22T06:00:48+00:00July 22nd, 2020|Behind the Scenes, Podcasts|

Does Trottie have the coolest job in golf? If he doesn’t, then it’s not far off! We got to chat with Chris about his ascendancy in the world of golf, from PGA professional to club fitter to the elite TaylorMadd players on the tour including the likes of DJ, Paul Casey, Rory, John Rahm and Tiger! Trottie is not only a world class equipment junkie and all round golf nerd, but a superb orator and all round top guy! Enjoy!

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033 – The Caddies that Changed Golf

2020-07-15T06:00:48+00:00July 15th, 2020|Golf History, Podcasts|

As well as recapping Collin Morikawa's win in Ohio, we take the chance to research some of the caddies throughout history that have changed the game of Golf - Some of them modern household names, most of them not! Stretching over a century of caddies that have not just been a support to their players, but often influenced golf in many different ways!

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032 – Jack Nicklaus – The GOAT?

2020-07-08T06:00:24+00:00July 8th, 2020|Golf History, Podcasts|

The full squad are together as we head into a double header at Muirfield Village, Nicklaus’ most revered course design. We use the chance to go through the record books and look at the career of The Golden Bear more closely and establish if he is the true GOAT (as well as some obligatory Bryson remarks which we couldn’t walk past)!

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031 – Under the Gun

2020-07-01T06:00:17+00:00July 1st, 2020|Podcasts, Tour Takes|

Sam, Tom & Bruce recap the news on tour from the last week, with DJ shooting career lows after changing the short stick, some impressive performances under the gun from Will Gordon, and shots being fired about the rulings in place for OWGR pts! We also try (and fail) to find the essence of short par-4 holes and what makes them truly exciting!

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June 2020

The Longest Day in Golf

2020-06-24T07:07:29+00:00June 24th, 2020|Video|

The four cookie jar boys, take on the Macmillan Cancer Support challenge, playing 72 holes in the Longest Day in Golf challenge. Inclement weather and average golf doesn’t stop us from raising money for a fantastic charity! Click here to view our Youtube Channel

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029 – Jonathan Yarwood – PGA Professional

2020-06-14T06:00:14+00:00June 14th, 2020|Behind the Scenes, Podcasts|

Today Bruce and Tom are joined by Jonathan Yarwood. Jonathan is a teaching professional ranked in the Top 100 in America by Golf Magazine. He’s worked with winners at every level, including 2005 US Open Champion Michael Campbell, and, formerly, Jessica Korda and Robert Rock. We enjoyed chatting to him about the Tiger v Phil match, his career in teaching, and also his views on the state of modern golf instruction.

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Wolf

2020-06-09T19:31:48+00:00June 9th, 2020|Video|

The game of Wolf is the best 4-ball gambling format around! Partners are selected on the tee of each hole, the stakes go up, and with that the pressure and intensity! Click here to view our Youtube Channel

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028 – A Brief History of Course Design

2020-06-09T19:24:24+00:00June 9th, 2020|Bruce's favourites, Golf Course Architecture, Golf History, Podcasts, Sam's favourites, Tom's favourites|

From the ban on the game by James II, all the way to the new age designs we enjoy today, we get together to try and piece together the history of golf course architecture from the beginning. As long time fans of great courses, with next to no prior knowledge we each take an era, research like mad, and try to find out why the trademarks of those era’s are so different! 

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