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September 2022

5 things… that will bring you back to Porthcawl time and time again

2022-09-20T11:20:43+00:00September 20th, 2022|Blog|

words by Sam I’ve been visiting Porthcawl since I was about 9 or 10 years of age, and there is a certain magic about any club that you see infrequently over what is sadly now more than a quarter of a century. Every time I return I find myself saying the same; ‘it’s the best I’ve ever seen it’ by which I do not mean just the course itself but the club as a whole.   Royal Porthcawl which is situated in the small seaside town between Cardiff and Swansea happens to be famous the world over for their annual [...]

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153 – Course Diaries: Church Stretton

2022-09-12T10:15:23+00:00September 12th, 2022|Course Diaries, Podcasts|

Church Stretton: Course Diaries Rugged, provocative and downright memorable. Three terms I would use to summarise a visit to Church Stretton. It’s a course that has been on the wish list for some time now, and a recent Instagram poll back in August, when we asked where people would like to see a future Course Diaries feature, made me get in the car and head out to Shropshire to see why.  I came in anticipation of minute greensites stitched into the hillside and an abundance of quirk, and whilst Church Stretton didn’t disappoint in that sense, the quality [...]

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152 – Reflections on The Pro Game

2022-09-12T10:13:42+00:00September 12th, 2022|Podcasts, Tour Takes|

All three of the squad get together for a brief catch and up and round off the fairly insane developments over recent weeks’ across LIV and the PGA tour. Elevated events, PIP driven pool of players, a barnstormer of a finish in Boston which seemed to pass without much fanfare and more… Your Content Goes Herehello and welcome back to another episode of the cookie jargo podcast I am Tom Bales and today I'm joined by Bruce Fitzpatrick good day or good evening and Sir Sam Williams have a gentlemen Asia since we've potted together absolutely bloody ages yeah [...]

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151 – Course Diaries: Delamere Forest

2022-09-12T10:06:01+00:00September 12th, 2022|Course Diaries, Podcasts|

We get back into the swing of course diaries this week. Sam visited Delamere Forest a few weeks back - located just south-west of Manchester - it’s a Fowler/Heathland classic. Delamere is a long way from the Surrey Sandbelt where you would usually expect to find a course of this ilk and it boasts some incredible elevation change, natural green sites and bunkering on a piece of land that feels just about as removed from everyday life as you could hope for! Next week we’ll be recalling East Lake and getting into the weeds on all things from [...]

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August 2022

150 – A Milestone Podcast

2022-08-19T11:51:25+00:00August 19th, 2022|CJG Ramblings, Podcasts|

A big podcast milestone deserves a big announcement - we are recruiting for someone to join the team! Please head over to https://cookiejargolf.com/job-advert/ to find out more. In this episode we look back on 150 podcasts and evolution of the pod. This pod is a bit self-indulgent but we've thrown a few gaffe's for good measure, some awards as well as some highlights and lowlights. A big thank you from us for supporting us through 150 episodes. Without everyone tuning in and supporting us, it just wouldn't be the same! If you do get chance to leave a [...]

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149 – Ian Wright: Caddie to Seve Ballesteros

2022-08-16T12:44:12+00:00August 16th, 2022|150th Open, Behind the Scenes, Podcasts|

Our podcast with Ian is the last from our time up in St Andrews at the Sounder clubhouse at The Scores Hotel. Sam is joined by fans favourite Dan Davies podding live and on stage. Ian's story about how he fell into caddying for Seve is a fascinating one, including some of the key events along the way (including the development of yardage books), Ryder Cup appearances, being on the bag for the Lytham in 1988, and what it was like to work with the great man himself. It's a great episode filled with plenty of war stories, [...]

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148 – Lee Wybranski

2022-08-08T09:00:35+00:00August 8th, 2022|Behind the Scenes, Podcasts|

Another form the 150th week, we sat down with Lee Wybranski - golf artist & designer. We've been bouncing backwards and forwards for a while on when to record a pod, so it was great to get to do this in person at the Sounder Clubhouse. We knew Lee was going to be a good pod, but no idea how good. He is a wonderful orator and brings his concepts and work to life in a vivid way. Lee is famous for his Major Championship watercolour commissions but we also spend half the podcast getting nerdy about golf logo's - [...]

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147: Eclectic 18 – Erik Anders Lang

2022-08-01T19:22:27+00:00August 1st, 2022|Eclectic 18, Podcasts|

Whilst up in St Andrews, we hung out with Erik and his team and decided to record a podcast. Founder of Random Golf Club, Erik has enjoyed a relatively late start in the game of golf, but he's certainly made up for lost time! His adventures in golf have taken him to some of the most remote stretches of golfing land, including Israel, Iceland, Africa and beyond!We wanted to hear about his personal journey in golf and thought we would do an Eclectic 18 to get his take on on the game, what has shaped his outlook on golf, [...]

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July 2022

146 – Author Michael Morrison

2022-07-26T18:41:00+00:00July 26th, 2022|Behind the Scenes, Book Reviews, Podcasts|

In our recent trip to St. Andrews, we met up with author Michael Morrison. Mike has just released his fourth book The Great English Golf Boom 1864 - 1914. Intriguing conclusions come through the book and a fascinating insight into the birth of the English Golf Club. If you are interested in purchasing this book you can email Mike on mike.morrison57@outlook.com Latest Products

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The Post Major Money Grab

2022-07-22T18:58:14+00:00July 22nd, 2022|Uncategorized|

July is an important milestone in the calendar of golf. It signifies the end of the major season, and what a major season it has been. We have had Scotty Scheffler win at Augusta National, dominate the early season and rise to world number 1. Justin Thomas then overcame a shank in the final round to close out a wonderful PGA. Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick winning the US Open and his first PGA tour victory on the same course he won the US amateur and Cam Smith closing in style with an 8 under par 64 to win the 150th [...]

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