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May 2025

310 – Course Diaries: Royal Wimbledon w/ Anthony Wolfe

2025-05-28T18:31:59+00:00May 28th, 2025|Course Diaries, Golf History, Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

Sam & Tom sit down with Anthony Wolfe, the club archivist of Royal Wimbledon Golf Club, to talk about its history in the game which dates back to 1865. It has had three separate golf courses and its now full time home on the other side of camp cottage from Wimbledon Common, is the product of Harry Colt which has recently undergone huge work by Mackenzie & Ebert in recent years. Some of the game's greatest names have travelled through Royal Wimbledon, and we sit down with Anthony to talk about it all. [...]

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309 – Persimmon Woods & Joe Powell w/ Scott Redman and John Morgan

2025-05-20T08:59:14+00:00May 20th, 2025|Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

Sam sits down with Scott Redman and John Morgan at The Bristol Golf Club who have in recent years acquired the Joe Powell Persimmon company. Scott is an equipment nerd and creative wizz who has spent decades around the game and John Morgan is a broadcaster for SkySports and played professionally on The PGA Tour. When the opportunity came up to acquire Joe Powell, they just couldn't say no, and their story, much like the company itself is a fascinating one. Huge thanks to The Bristol for having us last week, and looking after us so well! [...]

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308 – GB&I Top 100 Reaction

2025-05-07T14:15:30+00:00May 7th, 2025|Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

Sam and Tom are joined by Half Par to dive into the newly released GB&I Top 100 from Top100GolfCourses.com — plus the other big three UK rankings from Golf World, Golf Monthly, and National Club Golfer. We get into the work that goes into these lists, what makes each one unique, the biggest movers (both deserved and controversial), the new entries, and whether rankings really matter at all. We also chat about our updated Rank of Ranks, where we’ve combined all four lists to create the ultimate guide — fully filterable, so you can slice and dice it however [...]

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Spotlight with Gary Wolstenholme MBE at Ganton

2025-05-01T14:47:45+00:00May 1st, 2025|Video|

From our time up at Ganton with GB&I's most decorated amateur golfer - Gary Wolstenholme - we managed to talk him into a filmed round amidst the bright yellow gorse. Ganton is a place of huge significance for Gary, not just where he won The Amateur Championship in 1991, but also where he played Walker Cup and Home Internationals. A happy hunting ground indeed. Over/under 73.5 is the target!   https://youtu.be/RG4wr7tytUw

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Understanding Movement in the Golf Swing with Mark Bull

2025-05-01T14:46:16+00:00May 1st, 2025|Video|

Filmed at Cumberwell Park, this session with performance and movement consultant Mark Bull explores how subtle changes in footwork and balance can impact your entire golf swing. Using motion capture data, Mark walks Bruce through how the position of the lead foot influences pelvis movement, rotation, and ultimately swing efficiency. This video dives into the why behind movement patterns and challenges common assumptions in golf instruction. Ideal for players and coaches interested in a more holistic and informed approach to performance.   https://youtu.be/l_cKKhVBHFw

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Dr Mark Bull: Movement, Mastery & Meaning

2025-05-01T14:48:50+00:00May 1st, 2025|Video|

Bruce & Tom sit down with movement expert and performance consultant Mark Bull at the stunning Cumberwell Park. From junior golf memories in Somerset to biomechanics labs and Ryder Cup insight, Mark takes us on a journey through his holistic philosophy on coaching, movement, and human performance. We explore why technique isn’t everything, how beliefs shape behaviour, and why the best swing thoughts might be no thoughts at all. There’s chat about caffeine, chaos theory, kinematic sequences, and even the art of drawing leaves with his daughter. Plus, reflections on Luke Donald, Johnny Wilkinson, and why comfort is the killer [...]

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Spotlight: Sam at Royal Cinque Ports

2025-05-01T14:42:56+00:00May 1st, 2025|Video|

The first episode of our new series, 'Spotlight' – an ‘Every Shot At’ style video with no distractions, just pure golf, a simple over/under target and noise of waves lapping at the shore. Sam takes on Royal Cinque Ports (aka Deal) with retro clubs and his persimmon woods the day before our Retro Day at Prince’s, aiming to break 80.5. Sit back and enjoy 30 minutes of ASMR golf as he flushes his way around RCP during golden hour.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWRfvhSKEks

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307 – Gary Wolstenholme MBE (Part 2)

2025-05-01T13:40:11+00:00May 1st, 2025|Players, Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

In part two of this podcast with Gary Wolstenholme, we talk about his amateur success since winning The 1991 Amateur, his Walker Cup stories, life on the road and more... Once again a huge thank you for allowing us to do this at Ganton, a place of huge significance in Gary's career and the perfect setting for our chat. Latest Products

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April 2025

306 – Gary Wolstenholme MBE (Part 1)

2025-04-29T06:24:03+00:00April 29th, 2025|Players, Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

Sam & Tom sat down with Gary Wolstenholme at Ganton to talk through his stellar career in amateur golf. In Part 1, we talk through his early life in golf, being the son of a professional golfer, his journey from a 23 handicapper to winning the Amateur at Ganton Golf Club. The episode finishes with Gary talking through his first run out at Augusta National in the Masters playing alongside the great Arnold Palmer. Part 2 coming Friday Latest Products

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305 – Tom Abbott (Part 2)

2025-04-25T09:22:23+00:00April 25th, 2025|Podcasts|

In part II from our conversation with commentator and broadcaster Tom Abbott, we talk about the art of being a great broadcaster, as well as the women's game, some career highlights and his plans ahead for the rest of 2025! A huge thanks to Tom Abbott, as well as Denham for looking after us back in March, & providing far too many calories for a set of middle aged men trying to keep their waistline in check! The course is really in sensational shape and the work by the club and Clyde Johnson has breathed new life into [...]

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