We sat down with friend of the jar - Kenny Reid - to talk about his second book, 'Touch of Class'. The book charts the story of the 1984 Open Championship and in the process, capture the essence of Seve Ballesteros and why he captured the hearts of so many. To get hold of a copy of his newly released book, click here. Available from all good bookshops! Latest Products
With the recent conclusion of the General Election in Britain and a lively debate between Biden & Trump where the nation watched two men well past the age of 70 arguing over who was the better golfer, we decided to look at golfing politicians over time. In stark contrast to the US, where almost all US Presidents play the game, the UK has a much thinner spread. We talk about A.J. Balfour, Lloyd George, Macmillan, Whitelaw, and Churchill, as well as others like Laddie Lucas, Longhurst, and Tolley. We even look at who would be in our political [...]
Bruce, Sam & Tom discuss the major news of the weekend Sam following the Lytham trophy on the final day - coupled with some big news coming out of Blackwell! Latest Products
Sam & Tom are joined by Gil Hanse to talk through his design work at Ohoopee Match Club and Les Bordes New Course. Gil talks about his fantastic relationship with Jim Wagner and their design philosophy. Latest Products
Tom & Sam are joined by Ryan Noades, the managing director of the Addington to talk through their recent trip the USA. We cover all things from Peach Tree to Old Barnwell, travel to America and stories that follow us around. Latest Products
Decorated golf writer, journalist and friend of George's - Lorne Rubenstein - joins the podcast for the first in a new series of podcasts as we delve deeper into understanding some of the more fascinating but often less talked about players throughout history. In this special episode of our podcast, where we're going to dive into the life and career of Canadian golf legend George Knudson. In this episode, we're joined by Lorne Rubenstein, a renowned golf journalist and author who collaborated with Knudson on his classic book "Natural Golf Swing." We'll discuss Knudson's obsession with Ben Hogan, [...]
Babe Zaharias is a figure in the game with a career that is quite simply incredible. Her story is one of enormous achievement, not just in the game of golf but as a multi-discipline athlete. She overcame sexism and prejudice, she challenged stereotypes, she influenced the women's game in a way like no one else, and set records which still stand today. Susan Cayleff is a pulitzer prize nominee who has dedicated endless time to researching and documenting Babe's career, and this podcast gives you some colour and context around the rich tapestry of her life. Sadly, babe died [...]
Bruce & Sam catch up with the gang at Clayton, DeVries & Pont again, this time to talk to Frank & Ed about the life and work of Harry Colt. In many ways, Harry Colt was the first professional golf course architect and created the profession as we know it today. Debuting with his work at Rye at a young age, he would go on to be the most prolific and arguably most influential figures in golf course design in history with over 250 courses of his own. Frank is one of the worlds leading experts on Golden [...]
We had a blast chatting with Ronan about his career, with all the war stories from his time on the European Tour. In this monster 2-hour podcast we also got to talk about Ronan’s time in the Ryder Cup, narrowly missing out on the Claret Jug to Nick Price, as well as all his adventures growing up around the game which saw him playing top level amateur golf from a very young age! We think all of our podcasts are good - but none more so than this one! Enjoy hello and welcome back to the cookie [...]
In Part 2 we possibly have the greatest story ever told on the Cookie Jar Golf podcast.... but you'll have to wait till the end! We also get to hear about David's visits to Pine Valley, how to attack fresh golf course you've never played as well as golf in The Netherlands. From Ardfin to Bandon, Silloth to Noordwijkse - its all in here! Hope you enjoy!
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