November 2025

345 – Course Diaries: Formby Golf Club w/ Ian Jamson

2025-11-06T08:22:59+00:00November 6th, 2025|Course Diaries, Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

Sam sits down with Formby Golf Club archivist and past Captain - Ian Jamson - to talk about the history of the club. Founded in 1884, Formby is one of the oldest courses on the north west coast and has some fascinating and eclectic tales, which Ian recounts beautifully in this episode. From Horace the Hippo to a clock tower gifted by Sir Bruce Ismay of Titanic fame, and through the evolution of the links and its championship history, it’s a brilliant listen! Ian is a superb storyteller and another highly passionate club archivist who thankfully preserves these [...]

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October 2025

344 – Halloween Eclectic 18 Special w/ Simon Barrington

2025-10-30T09:55:52+00:00October 30th, 2025|Eclectic 18, Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

In this in-depth Eclectic 18 special, previous guest and friend of the show Simon Barrington takes us on an odyssey of obscure connections with some of his favourite holes and courses around the world, and their links to the macabre. It’s not just an assortment of holes with cemeteries nearby — we go back to medieval battles, haunted castles, greens built on ancient burial grounds, and even draw some tenuous links between bunkers and the afterlife. Follow Simon on x here or get in touch with him on jamesbraidresearch@gmail.com. His scorecard is below. #1 Ballybunion #2 West Hill #3 Old Petty [...]

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343 – Eclectic 18: A half-par scorecard with the Half Par Kid.

2025-10-21T07:59:38+00:00October 21st, 2025|Eclectic 18, Podcasts|

Sam is joined by Peter Handcock aka @thehalfparkid to do an eclectic 18 scorecard comprised of solely of half par golf holes. As a reminder, this fun exercise requires you to fill the card with holes you've played, but they can only go in the position in which they sit on the scorecard, and you can only use one course once! His scorecard: 1 - Woking - 3.5 275yds 2 - San Francisco - 4.5 455yds 3 - Dumbarnie - 3.5 310yds 4 - Royal St George’s - 4.5 495yds 5 - Royal Worlington & Newmarket - 3.5 [...]

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342 – The Story of Joyce Wethered & Glenna Collett w/ Stephen Proctor

2025-10-14T08:53:20+00:00October 14th, 2025|Book Reviews, Golf History, Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

Stephen Proctor rejoins the pod to discuss his latest book, Matchless — a captivating account of one of golf’s great interwar rivalries. Joyce Wethered, the finest player of her generation in England, and Glenna Collett, the leading light of the American women’s game, were born just 18 months apart and dominated their respective sides of the Atlantic. Stephen’s work as an author is exceptional — meticulously researched and told with a compelling narrative thread. Matchless is no exception. Copies are available from all good bookshops, and we’ve linked Amazon here for ease. Latest Products [...]

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341 – The 2025 Grafton Morrish

2025-10-12T20:46:17+00:00October 12th, 2025|CJG Ramblings, Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

Sam and Tom sit down in the office to catch up on silly season. Sam takes — frankly far too long — to commemorate his school’s highest-ever finish in the Grafton Morrish, played last weekend at Royal West Norfolk and Hunstanton. Huge thanks to both clubs for hosting such a special event, and to the volunteers who make it all possible. We also recap our latest event at Sunningdale Heath, which closes our 2025 event schedule. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us throughout the year — we look forward to announcing our 2026 plans in [...]

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September 2025

340 – Ryder Cup Recap

2025-09-29T15:51:03+00:00September 29th, 2025|Podcasts, Tour Takes|

After one of the squeakiest Sunday singles sessions for a long time, Sam, Tom & Bruce sit down to recap the action from an unforgettable few days at Bethpage, where Team Europe squeezed out a 15–13 win despite going into the singles session with 12 points already secured. Lots of things to unpack here: from Luke Donald to Loro Piana, Bradley to Bryson, the course set-up, and some of the events that shaped a memorable week in New York. Ole Ole Ole! Latest Products [...]

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059 – Crafting Royal Portrush: Graeme Beatt on Fescue, Robots & Links Magic

2025-09-24T10:37:28+00:00September 24th, 2025|Golf Badgers, Podcasts|

Bledge and Graeme sit down at Royal Portrush after a dawn ferry crossing to dig into Graeme’s journey from Scotscraig and Kingsbarns to course manager at one of the world’s great links. Covering fescue-first green conversions, managing anthracnose and dollar spot, reimagining bunkers, and the build-out ahead of Portrush’s Open where Scottie Scheffler lifted the Claret Jug. Latest Products

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058 – Nine, Twelve, or Nothing: Rethinking Golf’s Next Chapter

2025-09-24T10:37:46+00:00September 24th, 2025|Golf Badgers, Podcasts|

Sam and Bledge sit down to kick around what golf might look like in ten years’ time: fewer tired 18s, more brilliant 9s and 12s, and multi‑use hubs with sand‑capped, fescue‑forward turf that stays open when the rain never stops. Spurred by Alistair Beggs’ warning on chemicals and heavy soils, the lads pull apart a model that turns a failed 18 into a free‑draining nine plus a range, 3G football, padel, a Himalayas‑style putting green, nature trails and a buzzy food court—keeping green fees closer to £35 than £350 by letting the profitable bits subsidise the golf. Along [...]

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339 – Ryder Cup Week

2025-09-24T10:33:44+00:00September 24th, 2025|Podcasts, Tour Takes|

The greatest event in sport? Not sure, but one of the many questions we unpack as we head towards the Ryder Cup this week at Bethpage. As Luke Donald leads Team Europe into battle against Team USA with only 14 points needed to retain the Ryder Cup, we cannot wait for the spectacle that will no doubt unfold. Latest Products

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