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February 2025

289 – Tour Diaries: A Floridian Adventure pt 2 w/ Ryan Noades

2025-02-27T14:29:17+00:00February 4th, 2025|Podcasts, Sam's favourites, Tour Takes|

Sam, Tom and Ryan continue to outstay their welcome on the terrace at Winter Park as they wrap up their adventures from America. In part II, we cover some of Florida's private scene after the arctic blast left snow in South Carolina, so we headed to warmer climbs in West Palm Beach to visit Bear Lakes and Pine Tree, as well as our time at TPC Sawgrass and Winter Park. This episode contains a full hit of more contemporary architecture, from Nicklaus designs at Bear lakes, Dick Wilson at Pine Tree, Pete Dye at Sawgrass and the rennovation [...]

January 2025

288 – Tour Diaries: A Floridian Adventure w/ Ryan Noades

2025-02-27T14:28:48+00:00January 30th, 2025|Podcasts, Sam's favourites, Tour Takes|

Sam, Tom & Ryan (who our regular listeners will recall from our epic 2-pt Addington Course Diaries podcast last year) run the cook down before their flight home by recanting their travels through Florida. What started as a simple trip to the PGA show in Orlando snowballed into 10 days of golf… In this episode we cover: Streamsong: Black & Blue Maple Leaf Golf & Country Club High Grove The mighty Orlando Convention Centre Cabot Citrus Farms (Roost & Karoo) Latest Products [...]

A penny for your thoughts, £30 for a round

2025-01-31T19:04:08+00:00January 21st, 2025|Blog|

In the post-Covid world, where green fees are soaring due to golf's popularity boom and an ever-growing appetite among Americans to turn once-in-a-lifetime UK golf pilgrimages into twice-a-year rituals, the era of reasonably priced rounds at Britain’s best courses is, sadly, often a thing of the past. To help combat this, Half Par Kid has compiled a list of Britain’s 20 best value green fees for the year ahead - 10 under £50 and 10 between £50-£100. From off-the-beaten-track 9-hole gems to Top 100 courses that refuse to follow their competitors into eye-watering territory, there’s plenty to explore. [...]

287 – Robert Rock pt 2

2025-01-20T13:55:00+00:00January 20th, 2025|Players, Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

In part 2, we talk about the Robert Rock Junior Academy, as well his work in coaching some of the game's elite players and how Robert would build his career if he had his time again. A huge thanks to Robert for his time in recording this one with, as well as Little Aston for allowing us to record it at the club. Latest Products

Cookie Crumbs #14 – American Politicians from episode 252

2025-01-20T13:51:54+00:00January 20th, 2025|Cookie Crumbs, Podcasts|

To commemorate Inauguration Day, here is a short excerpt from episode 252 on Golfing Politicians. The episode focused on golfers in UK politics over the years, but this extract highlights US presidents known for enjoying trips to the course during their term. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website Latest Products

286 – Robert Rock pt 1

2025-01-14T10:46:54+00:00January 14th, 2025|Players, Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

In this episode, Sam & Tom sit down at Little Aston Golf Club on the outskirts of Birmingham with Robert Rock. A guest who needs no introduction, Robert is a a player who has not only enjoyed a career with exceptional longevity, turning professional in 2004 right through to retirement in 2022 and yet still qualifying in 2024 for the US Open at Pinehurst, he is also regarded as having one of the best swings in the game. In part one we unpack how he learnt the game, his outlook on the swing and some of the highlights [...]

285 – The President’s Putter

2025-01-13T18:38:29+00:00January 6th, 2025|Bruce's favourites, Golf History, Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

A matchplay marathon marks the start of the golfing year for the Oxford & Cambridge Golfing Society. One of the most historic amateur knockout tournaments around, The President's Putter has been played for since 1920 at Rye Golf Club, in East Sussex. For more on Rye, please head to our film here. Previous winners of this event include Ernest Holderness, Bernard Darwin, Roger Wethered, Ted Dexter, Leonard Crawley, Gerald Micklem, Cyril Tolley, Donald Steel... and of course, our very own Bruce Fitzpatrick, who won it in 2020 on his first-ever attempt. We sit down to discuss the history of [...]

284 – 2024 Recap & Some Exciting News for Bruce

2025-01-13T18:37:48+00:00January 6th, 2025|Bruce's favourites, CJG Ramblings, Podcasts|

Sam, Tom & Bruce get together to round out 2024 and look ahead to the new year. As well as talking about some of our favourite parts of the year we look ahead to plans for 2025, events, trips and much more. We also bring you an exciting piece of news from Bruce... Latest Products

December 2024

Our Daily Bread

2025-01-02T18:47:04+00:00December 31st, 2024|Blog|

Travelling the length and breadth of the UK, wearing out the British motorway network is tiring work, but someone has got to do it. Our content producer - Luke - has done this as much as anyone in CJG in 2024 shooting golf courses and indulging in the culinary delights of clubs up and down the land. In this editorial, Luke reflects on his year of ‘eating beige’ and shares the culinary highlights that stood out, much of which is sandwiched between some form of bread. words by Luke Davies Q: For those [...]

282 – James Braid – Part 2: The Architect w/ Simon Barrington

2025-01-20T13:57:30+00:00December 23rd, 2024|Golf Course Architecture, Golf History, Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

In Pt II of our series exploring the life of James Braid, we look at his contributions as a Golf Course Architect. With over 500 courses shaped in some way by Braid, his legacy on the British Golfing landscape is undeniable, and while the likes of Simpson, McKenzie or Colt are often lauded above Braid, his approach to building thought provoking designs which were strategic in nature is something worthy of more celebration. Huge thanks go to Simon Barrington, an independent researcher of historical architecture, for his hard work in helping us bring this episode to life, and [...]

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