September 2020

042 – Cleeve Hill: Story of a Golf Club – #savegolfonthehill

2020-09-28T18:46:00+00:00September 28th, 2020|Golf Course Architecture, Golf History, Podcasts|

To coincide with the launch of our latest ‘Story of a Golf Club’ YouTube film, we are joined by Golf Club Atlas contributor Sean Arble, and course architect Robin Hiseman who both share a special connection with Cleeve Hill. The course is planning to shut in March next year, as the council have deemed golf there as not being financially viable in today’s climate. This course is the epitome of golf in the Auk. Stunning, historic, fun and most of all accessible for golfers of all abilities and budgets! The story of Cleeve Hill is a sad one, but [...]

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June 2020

028 – A Brief History of Course Design

2020-06-09T19:24:24+00:00June 9th, 2020|Bruce's favourites, Golf Course Architecture, Golf History, Podcasts, Sam's favourites, Tom's favourites|

From the ban on the game by James II, all the way to the new age designs we enjoy today, we get together to try and piece together the history of golf course architecture from the beginning. As long time fans of great courses, with next to no prior knowledge we each take an era, research like mad, and try to find out why the trademarks of those era’s are so different! 

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May 2020

022 – Mike Clayton – Course Architect

2020-05-17T06:00:09+00:00May 17th, 2020|Golf Course Architecture, Podcasts, Tom's favourites|

We got to chat with Mike Clayton about his career as a professional, and the world of Golf course architecture. Mike is at the forefront of the current renaissance in course architecture, either helping restore layouts back to their original design principles or building new and exciting courses like Barnbougle Dunes, and has a refreshing perspective on how the game has evolved, as well as the courses we play, and some thoughts on what’s to come in the future!

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April 2020

017 – Dreaming of the Buck Club – A chat with Max Arden

2020-04-29T06:00:26+00:00April 29th, 2020|Golf Course Architecture, Podcasts|

If you haven't already heard of the Buck Club in Utah, it is a fascinating project headed up by PGA Tour pro Zach Blair. We talk to Director of Golf, Max Arden, as the club moves from concept, brand and killer merch into a reality, not to mention with the support course architect of Rob Collins. Sit back and enjoy Max Arden talk about the journey and what's still to come.

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