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May 2025

201 – Course Diaries: Les Bordes

2025-05-29T19:19:18+00:00May 29th, 2025|Video|

Sam & Bruce catch up with Jack Laws, Director of Golf at Les Bordes in France.   Les Bordes has recently made some big waves with the introduction of the The New course designed by Gil Hanse, as well as the exceptional short course, ‘The Wild Piglet’, complimenting the Old Course by Robert von Hagge in the late 20th century. We were very lucky to get to visit the club a few months back, experience it all first hand and hear about what goes in to creating a magical luxe golf experience!   For more on Les Bordes head to [...]

195 – Mike Clayton w/ cameo appearances

2025-05-29T19:19:04+00:00May 29th, 2025|Video|

Never turn a change down to sit down with Clayts to talk about the game. On Open Sunday we caught up with him to talk about the projects he is working on with CDP, the equipment rollback, and golf in England. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-cookie-jar-golf-podcast/id1493651992) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2RhNTEu1xA3I4QpUlHBt8H) ! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cookiejargolf/?hl=en) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cookiejargolf/) / Twitter (https://twitter.com/cookiejargolf?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) / YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTMcSQBY7eIq1q9DTC50QoA) / Website (https://cookiejargolf.com/)   https://youtu.be/mOegvIvqLwc

194 – 151st Open from Hoylake – The Final Roundup

2025-05-29T19:19:00+00:00May 29th, 2025|Video|

Tom & Sam sit down to roundup the tournament at Royal Liverpool Golf Club for the 150th Open.  If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-cookie-jar-golf-podcast/id1493651992) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2RhNTEu1xA3I4QpUlHBt8H) ! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cookiejargolf/?hl=en) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cookiejargolf/) / Twitter (https://twitter.com/cookiejargolf?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) / YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTMcSQBY7eIq1q9DTC50QoA) / Website (https://cookiejargolf.com/)   https://youtu.be/NT45s8SqH3U

Cookie Crumbs #3 – Iona Stephen and her astonishing route into golf from episode 014

2025-05-29T19:18:41+00:00May 29th, 2025|Video|

Sky Sports presenter Iona Stephen talks through  her astonishing ascension through the age of golf and the injury that prevented her from progressing further. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-cookie-jar-golf-podcast/id1493651992) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2RhNTEu1xA3I4QpUlHBt8H) ! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cookiejargolf/?hl=en) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cookiejargolf/) / Twitter (https://twitter.com/cookiejargolf?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) / YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTMcSQBY7eIq1q9DTC50QoA) / Website (https://cookiejargolf.com/)   https://youtu.be/P1paawKuzIk

Cookie Crumbs #2 – The Trouble with Photography with David Cannon from episode 018

2025-05-29T19:18:37+00:00May 29th, 2025|Video|

A look back at the first chat we had with David Cannon talking about photography at the majors and getting the best photographs.  If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-cookie-jar-golf-podcast/id1493651992) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2RhNTEu1xA3I4QpUlHBt8H) ! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cookiejargolf/?hl=en) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cookiejargolf/) / Twitter (https://twitter.com/cookiejargolf?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) / YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTMcSQBY7eIq1q9DTC50QoA) / Website (https://cookiejargolf.com/)   https://youtu.be/_pKx60ZJRGQ

182 – Player Profile: Moe Norman w/ Lorne Rubenstein

2025-05-29T19:18:35+00:00May 29th, 2025|Video|

We sat down with decorated golf journalist and writer - Lorne Rubenstein - for our second Player Profile episode, chronicling the career of the legendary, enigmatic character: Moe Norman. Murray Irwin ‘’Moe’’ Norman was a professional golfer from Kitchener, Ontario. Self-taught, with a unique swing, demeanour and personality, as well as a god given skill for flushing the golf ball. He won nearly everything in his home country, was admired by his peers for the control he had over the ball and was once desired by Tiger Woods as being one of only two people to ever ’truly own their [...]

169 – Course Diaries: Utrechtse Golf Club De Pan w/ archivist Ernst van den Doel

2025-05-29T16:12:44+00:00May 29th, 2025|Video|

Our first course diaries episode from 2023 comes from the world renown Utrecht De Pan. One of the finest inland courses in continental Europe and the product of Colt's genius, we got to sit down with club archivist and neurologist Ernst van den Doel. As well as the club and course we also talk about the evolution of golf in The Netherlands / Holland, the primitive game 'Colf' which is still played in bars around The Netherlands today, and the game more generally.  Huge thanks of course go to FootJoy as our series sponsor for helping make this possible! If [...]

161 – ‘The Uncorrupted Pleasure of an Old Bladed Putter’: James Ellis-Caird

2025-05-29T15:57:44+00:00May 29th, 2025|Video|

‘Creating space to play more freely’, is an economical but potent way to describe this professional turned author and his approach to the game. James Ellis-Caird (aka @rewildingthegolfer (https://instagram.com/rewilding_the_golfer?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=) ) debut book after a career coaching and working as a PGA professional; ‘The Uncorrupted Pleasure of an Old Bladed Putter (https://amzn.eu/d/evK0p5q) ’ is not just beautifully put together and well illustrated, but nostalgic, thought provoking and helpful in equal measure. His series of golfing fables bring to life so many of the game’s pitfalls and help us take a refreshing look at things through the eyes of his clients…. Make [...]

001 – Pilot – James Bledge

2025-05-29T15:37:31+00:00May 29th, 2025|Video|

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2505950/open_sms) Golf Badgers (ɡɒlf bæʤə) - noun: A group of golfers obsessed with the game. Episode 1 is a chat between the hosts. Sam Cooper is a golf architect with Clayton, DeVries & Pont whilst James Bledge is Links Manager at Royal Liverpool Golf Club (Hoylake). With 9 months to go until the 151st Open Championship returns to Hoylake, Bledge tells us about his career to date and gives his feelings on how preparations are going. We hope you enjoy our ramblings!   https://youtu.be/AQ1KAv7xMng

025 – Bledge talks to Lee and Sami Strutt

2025-05-29T15:37:22+00:00May 29th, 2025|Video|

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2505950/open_sms) There are few couples out there who have contributed more to the greenkeeping industry than Lee and Sami Strutt. Lee, a previous guest on this pod, is the Director of Agronomy at Cabot Cape Breton. Sami has spent over 30 years working for the greenkeeping association, BIGGA. She joined the association in 1993 as an admin assistant but is leaving it in 2024 as its' Chief Operating Officer for a new role as Education Director at the Bernhard Academy. Lee and Sami discuss not just their remarkable careers, but how they have been able to [...]

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