192 – 151st From Hoylake – Day 2
GIVEAWAY IN THIS PODCAST - details enclosed within. Tom & Sam are joined by returning guest James Day to chat through the events of day 2. Latest Products
July 2023
191 – 151st from Hoylake – Wednesday Practice
Sam & Tom sit down to discuss The Open from the grounds at Hoylake. Having wandered around all morning and soaked up the play and the atmosphere, we dive into course setup, conditions, how the players were playing holes and good vantage points on the course. Tomorrow the 151st Open Championship will begin and Matthew Jordan - Hoylake-hero - will be hitting the opening tee shot. We'll be joining them at 6:30am! Latest Products
190 – 151st From Hoylake – Course Manager James Bledge
Tom sits down with course manager James Bledge on the Tuesday of The Open to discuss how the course is shaping up and the fantastic work the greens team are doing. As you will hear, things haven't exactly gone to plan with the weather, but the team have worked incredibly hard to present the course in immaculate condition for the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Latest Products
189 – The Great Players of Royal Liverpool with Stephen Proctor
Tom sat down with Stephen Proctor to discuss the great players of Royal Liverpool. John Ball Jr and Harold Hilton were true legends of the club and two of only three amateurs to win the Open Championship. "And now sir, you may catch your boat" Latest Products
188 – Evolution of Hoylake with Joe McDonnell
Tom sits down with good friend of the podcast Joe McDonnell to chat through the evolution of Hoylake, through its ground breaking origins, Harry Colt changes and the new changes. Many mins ago, we stated the Royal Liverpool are progressive traditionalists, let’s dive deeper and find out why. Latest Products
Cookie Crumbs #4 – Mike Clayton talks through the brief history of GCA from episode 022
Mike talks through the transformation of golf course architecture from the earliest professionals to the renaissance in golf course architecture. Latest Products
187 – Course Diaries: Traigh Golf Club w/ David Shaw-Stewart
Sam & Tom sat down with David Shaw-Stewart, the owner of Traigh golf club to chat through all things 9-holer. It’s safe to say, this little place stole our hearts. A lovely, quirky 9 hole layout that you can whip round in no time, endlessly loop and never get bored. Latest Products
186 – Tour Diaries – The Outer Hebrides
Sam and Tom chronicle their journey across the Outer Hebrides in a van. Five days , eight courses and a product shoot. Very busy indeed. The courses we visited were: Southerness Carradale Machrahanish Dunaverty Traigh Askernish Stornoway Isle of Harris Latest Products
June 2023
185 – Colin Sheehan
Huge episode this one. We knew it would be a biggie, Colin is a great orator and has a fascinating insight on the game of golf. As head coach for Yale Bulldogs for over 15 years, he has seen a generational change in the way the game is played by the young amateurs that progress into the professional ranks and had a front row seat to the action. Colin has also been a pioneer with recent developments like Ohoopee Match Club, Castle Stuart, and restorations like Yale. Colin has a huge fondness for British club culture which comes [...]
Cookie Crumbs #3 – Iona Stephen and her astonishing route into golf from episode 014
Sky Sports presenter Iona Stephen talks through her astonishing ascension through the age of golf and the injury that prevented her from progressing further. Latest Products
