Course Diaries
August 2024
259: Course Diaries – The Addington w/ Ryan Noades pt 2
In Part II of this Course Diaries two-part behemoth, we talk to Ryan about the restoration work underway at The Addington under the stewardship of Clayton DeVries & Pont. Ryan's passion and enthusiasm, alongside the canvas he has at The Addington, make this the most interesting restoration project in the UK, and quite possibly the world. For more, head to @theaddingtongc or their website www.addingtongolf.com Latest Products
258: Course Diaries – The Addington w/ Ryan Noades pt 1
Live from an undisclosed beer garden in South West London, after an 18-hour day, we finally sat down to record this podcast. A Course Diaries podcast with Ryan was always going to be a long one, so this is a two-parter. We'll be releasing Part II early next week. In this episode, we talk about why The Addington is unique, how the club came into the ownership of Ron Noades and before him Moira Fabes, and much more of the history at The Addington, including the golden years when it was seen as 'the Sunningdale before Sunningdale.' For more, head to @theaddingtongc or their website www.addingtongolf.com Latest Products
245 – Course Diaries: Golf De Fontainebleau
Sam and Tom recap their magical day spent south of Paris at the enchanting Fontainebleau. The club is situated on a sprawling hunting estate which is home to one of the biggest palaces in all of France, and pre-dates Versailles by over 500 years. Originally founded in 1909 and laid out by Julian Chantepie, Tom Simpson reworked the course in 1920 and is responsible for much of what remains. Only a few modifications to the routing took place in the early '60s by Fred Hawtree, and the club have recently partnered with Clayton DeVries and Pont to further help develop the course and bring back some more of the Simpson magic. It's a fascinating club, a sensational course, and has a clubhouse that could quite possibly be one of the best in golf! Latest Products [...]
241 – Course Diaries: Royal St. David’s w/ Richard Fisher
Sam meets with Richard Fisher - club archivist and author of the St David’s history book - to discuss the history of the club, the area and its members. As a professional historian, it should come as no surprise that Richard is a cracking guest and talks brilliantly about the subject! Don’t forget to head to YouTube to see the latest films from our travels in Wales’s. Latest Products
223 – Course Diaries: Tree Farm w/ Zac Blair
1st up from our travels in America is a course diaries episode with the man behind The Tree Farm - Zac Blair. How Zac finds time to develop a course and club with Kye Goalby & Tom Doak around a busy schedule playing on thePGA Tour is a mystery, but what he and the gang have built on the outskirts of Aiken, South Carolina is incredible. Great episode on the construction process, what he has learnt throughout the process and of course.. the secret to playing ‘the Thai spinner’. Latest Products
October 2023
207 – Course Diaries: Portstewart
On a recent visit to Northern Ireland, Sam, Tom & Charlie dropped by Portstewart. Often known as something as a 'hidden gem', the club now sits firmly in the itinerary for the travelling golfer only 10 minutes from Royal Portrush. Regarded as having the possibly the most dramatic opening nine in golf, Portstewart is a club with a lot of history, 3 courses and has played host to The Irish Open in 2017 when a cleanly shaven Jon Rahm won. For more on Portstewart head over to our website for a recent blog article. Shoutout to our official unofficial sponsor of todays episode: EasyJet for their antics at the departure gate! Latest Products
July 2023
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
May 2023
180 – Tour Diaries: Kent Coast
Miniature recap of our trip to Sandwich & North foreland to play royal St George’s & the par 3 course at North Foreland. More of a rambling episode where we cover everything from gout, to service stations, par 3 layouts and more… Latest Products
February 2023
176 – A budget friendly trip to the US with the Tie Podcast
Sam & Tom speak to Henry and Walker. A four way chat with two fellow podcasters: The Tie began in 2021 by two collegiate players Henry & Walker who shared a deep love for the game. Not just the competitive elements of the Tour and high ranking Amateur events, but also Course Architecture and the cultural side of the game. This is a beast of an episode. Before Christmas, Sam was a guest on their show talking about some trips in England on a shoestring budget and we were curious what $1,000 would get you for a trip round the Carolinas! Stand by for some really surprising picks. We also talk about the collegiate golf scene, podcasting and growing a presence in a world awash with golf podcasts. welcome to the podcast an absolute joy to get you guys on really enjoyed chatting to you guys when it [...]
