Tom sits down with course manager James Bledge on the Tuesday of The Open to discuss how the course is shaping up and the fantastic work the greens team are doing. As you will hear, things haven't exactly gone to plan with the weather, but the team have worked incredibly hard to present the course in immaculate condition for the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Latest Products
Words by Charlie. In December of 1857, in Greenock, on the south bank of the River Clyde, a boy was born who would etch his name into the history of Hoylake and who would play a pivotal role in the transporting of the Royal and Ancient game to Asia. His name has understandably been overshadowed by the greats that line the oak-panelled walls at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, but he was a golfing pioneer, nonetheless. That bonnie lad was Gershom Stewart. The young Gershom’s stay in Scotland was to be a mere sojourn for he was moved to [...]
Tom sat down with Stephen Proctor to discuss the great players of Royal Liverpool. John Ball Jr and Harold Hilton were true legends of the club and two of only three amateurs to win the Open Championship. "And now sir, you may catch your boat" Latest Products
As we countdown the days to the 151st Open at Royal Liverpool, we're thrilled to bring you the Official Cookie Jar Golf preview film. Mighty Winds, Mighty Champions documents Hoylake's prodigious connection with the professional and amateur game, its rich history and takes a close look at the course and the array of challenges it will pose the world's best next week. https://youtu.be/-vvhvkSdReo
Tom sits down with good friend of the podcast Joe McDonnell to chat through the evolution of Hoylake, through its ground breaking origins, Harry Colt changes and the new changes. Many mins ago, we stated the Royal Liverpool are progressive traditionalists, let’s dive deeper and find out why. Latest Products
Mike talks through the transformation of golf course architecture from the earliest professionals to the renaissance in golf course architecture. Latest Products
Sam & Tom sat down with David Shaw-Stewart, the owner of Traigh golf club to chat through all things 9-holer. It’s safe to say, this little place stole our hearts. A lovely, quirky 9 hole layout that you can whip round in no time, endlessly loop and never get bored. Latest Products
Sam and Tom chronicle their journey across the Outer Hebrides in a van. Five days , eight courses and a product shoot. Very busy indeed. The courses we visited were: Southerness Carradale Machrahanish Dunaverty Traigh Askernish Stornoway Isle of Harris Latest Products
In September 2020, we recorded a podcast with Jasper Miners & Sam Cooper from @evalu18golf. The pandemic was raging and a certain character - Ryan Noades - had been sending out dossiers to the wider golfing community about a restoration to his course at somewhere called ‘The Addington’ in Croydon, only 10 miles outside of central London. This promised to be one of the most daring and radical restorations Britain had ever seen, reverentially bringing back the great layout that Abercromby & Colt had left behind before the onset of WWII. On that podcast Jasper uttered the immortal words; [...]
Details of the day Thank you all for choosing to attend the first of a number of small gatherings that we are planning to put together in the coming months. The details for the day is as follows: 11:00 - Meet at Minchinhampton Old Course 11:30 - Bacon Rolls and Coffee 12:36 - First Tee Shot Minchinhampton Old is on common land and as such, does not have the luxury of any irrigation. With the blistering heat and lack of rain in the last few weeks, the club has asked us to temper expectation on green speed, [...]
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