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November 2020

Story of a Golf Club: Brora Golf Club

2020-11-23T19:00:37+00:00November 23rd, 2020|Video|

Story of a Golf Club: Brora Golf Club To kick start our new Scotland 2020 tour series, we’re bringing you ‘Story of a Golf Club’ from the remote town of Brora. Situated a short drive north Dornoch, along the beautiful coastline sits this (previously lesser known) James Braid classic, which is untouched and natural as almost any course you will visit. We say ‘previously’, because the charm, and magical aura surrounding the course and the club has become famous worldwide, with thanks to a number of famous visitors from the US, who left feeling exactly like we did [...]

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A Thank You to Ecco Golf

2020-11-23T16:43:44+00:00November 23rd, 2020|Video|

A short teaser film for the upcoming CJG series in Scotland! 8 courses, in 5 days, across 3 counties! It was one hell of an adventure, rich in club twirls, sandy and acidic soil and breathtaking courses! Great and mediocre golf in equal measure, without a blister in sight! We're going to be bringing you 7 story of a golf club episodes and a special full length Tour Film in the coming weeks and months! Big thank you to Ecco Golf for the footwear which kept us dry and comfy, and Scotland Where Golf Began for laying on an [...]

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051 – Masters Round-Up

2020-11-17T10:10:40+00:00November 17th, 2020|Podcasts, Tour Takes|

Whilst it wasn't the nail-biting final day we've seen in recent years, it was still a great spectacle! We get together to chew through the detail on the first ever Masters in November and talk about the big (and not so big) stories! From arty coverage to anchoring putters, did the course play longer or was it a legitimate par 67? It's all in here!

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Story of a Golf Club: West Lancashire Golf Club

2020-11-10T12:35:07+00:00November 10th, 2020|Video|

Our latest Story of a Golf Club episode, we stay put in England’s Golf Coast, this time at the historic and hallowed links land of West Lancs. This side of the Mersey, it is the oldest course you will find. Founded in 1873 by seven members of Royal Liverpool Golf Club, looking to expand the 'Scottish national game', as it grew in popularity and when you walk the fairways at West Lancs taking in the coastal views that are integral to its design, you quickly realise that mother nature is responsible for the layout we fundamentally enjoy. Whilst [...]

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050 – The Masters with TrottieGolf

2020-11-10T12:28:36+00:00November 10th, 2020|Podcasts, Tour Takes|

This year, the wait for The Masters has been excruciating with set backs and lock downs, so who better to celebrate our 50th episode, a prelude to Augusta this week, than with friend of the pod - Chris Trott from TaylorMade. Inside the ropes and behind the scenes, talking about one of the most anticipated tournaments in history... what will the course look like, how do the players prepare for the event, and whats going in and out of the bag for the worlds best as we approach Thursday! 

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049 – Sam Cooper – @links_from_the_road

2020-11-10T12:27:00+00:00November 10th, 2020|Golf Course Architecture, Podcasts|

We got to catch up with Sam about van life and the first leg of his journey as he, his wife Harriet and the dogs travel the coast of the UK playing 192 of the best inks courses across the country. Battling against the never ending Covid-19 restrictions, hopping from town to town in search of the next adventure it's great to hear how his plans are always changing. Now over on the East Coast, having covered much of the West Coast of Scotland, namely Kintyre, Ayreshire and up over the North Coast 500 playing some lesser known courses, [...]

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Lockdown to Lockdown…. Life in 2020:

2020-11-07T17:24:09+00:00November 7th, 2020|Blog|

With the prospect of another month without golf courses, with another period of lockdown announced by the UK government running through the month of November, I can’t help but reflect on what’s different this time around. We’ve become conditioned to it all, and this time it doesn’t feel quite so severe as it did back in March. I remember when golf courses re-opened back in May this year…. The excitement in seeing the update from England Golf that courses would finally be reopened…. Pacing round the house ringing everyone at the club, hatching a plan for the next 3 [...]

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Mark Broadie: Every Shot Counts

2020-11-07T17:14:22+00:00November 7th, 2020|Book Reviews|

It’s hard to find a seminal book on the ancient game, written in the modern era, but Mark Broadie’s book, ‘Every Shot Counts’, is exactly that. As we moved into the ‘shotlink’ era from 2004, it shows the true power of data in the modern game and how it provides clearer insight and better management of the game for tour professionals, but also the amateur golfer. The concept of strokes gained is known to most golfers, but what it truly means is not always clear. Our guest of the pod, Lou Stagner put it best, when he said that [...]

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October 2020

048 – Malcolm Duck & East Lothian

2020-10-28T16:01:59+00:00October 28th, 2020|CJG Ramblings, Podcasts|

While we were in Scotland, we spent some time with Malcolm Duck, proprietor of the Ducks Inn, in Aberlady. Malcolm is a famous local figure in the golfing world, hosting anyone who’s anyone as they meander their way through East Lothian’s smorgasbord of wonderful courses. Malcolm was closely involved in the inception of Renaissance, in fact Tom Doak designed Renaissance right from Malcolm’s green room in the pub, and interestingly, a famous local sport (Barstool Putting) was born in these very walls, so we thought why not record a pod to tell you all about it! [...]

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Story of a Golf Club: Formby Ladies Golf Club

2020-10-22T16:00:47+00:00October 22nd, 2020|Video|

Story of a Golf Club: Formby Ladies Golf Club In our latest episode of our ‘Story of a Golf Club’ series, we are back on England’s Golf Coast to visit the lesser known of the two Formby courses, Formby Ladies. We wanted to spend time at Formby Ladies given its unique standing in the game. The only Ladies only golf club in the UK with its own 18 hole course (the nearest example would perhaps be the Himalaya’s putting course at St Andrews), the fact that it has only one set of tee’s and plays over a short [...]

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