Course Diaries
June 2022
135 – Course Diaries: RNGC w/ Dan Davies
Amateur course architect, career golf writer and full time racontuer Dan Davies joined the podcast to talk about the founding of RNGC. England's latest and hotly anticipated new build course. Measuring just 510 yards, this 9 hole short course is shrinking the game! We caught up with Dan to chat about his career and what drove him to spend 11 months building a course in his back garden!For more on Dan, check out McKellar journals where he has written some fabulous pieces and of course The Sounder journal: https://soundergolf.com/blogs/journal/shrinking-the-game Latest Products
May 2022
132 – Course Diaries: Dunbar
Course Diaries from Dunbar recorded in the hotel lobby of the Marine at North Berwick! That explains some of the subtle chill out music in the background or the occasional jangling of cutlery! We had a wonderful morning at a Renaissance with Jason & 2013 Scottish amateur champion Zander Culverwell, and felt compelled to talk about it! so welcome back to the cookie jar golf podcasting um we're in the marine and Lawn Hotel it's embarrassing we're in the lobby because everyone's on the golf course aren't they so this is embarrassing why are we doing this this hello and welcome back to the cookie jar golf podcast I am Tom Mills and today I'm joined by my friend Sam Williams Thomas it's a pleasure to be here where are we sat well I think we're gonna leave that stupid intro and yeah we are sat in the [...]
130 – Course Diaries: Royal Cinque Ports w/ Paul Craven
Paul Craven is a man of many talents. A member of The Magic Circle, an industry leader on the subject of heuristics and behavioural science, and also one of the club's passionate archivists at Royal Cinque Ports (aka 'Deal). We sat down with him 42 minutes before the clubhouse closed when we were down in Kent last week to talk to him about the evolution of the links, the connections it has with The Open and the Halford Hewitt, as well as some of the quirky and amusing tales from yesteryear. It's a cracking episode and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did recording it!. For more on Paul Craven, please head over to his website at www.paulcraven.com or follow him on twitter @cravenpartners hello and welcome back to another episode of the cookie jar golf podcast we are having a fantastic time of where [...]
March 2022
125 – Course Diaries: Golf House Club at Elie Links
Sam, Tom & Bruce are joined by Harry to talk about their time at The Golf House Club at Elie. The excitement from their afternoon should tell you all you need to know about this beaut of a links in Fife. It’s a wide ranging discussion from an afternoon in the sun, complete with information about the course, the iconic periscope and of course the grudge match. We also talk about our latest fit with TaylorMade and the new Stealth equipment which was in the bag! hello and welcome back to another episode of the cookie jar golf podcast I am Tom Mills and today I'm joined by Bruce Fitzpatrick good evening do you think you could maybe just do me an introduction on one podcast one day where you don't you know what is such a precious little petal aren't you come on Tom get on with [...]
123 – Course Diaries: Appleby Golf Club
Sam & Tom de-brief from their time at Appleby Golf Club. A course that Sam has long wanted to visit, and for Tom an opportunity that came at the last minute. We really enjoyed visiting Appleby - a standout example of sustainable golf in Britain, with views to die for, incredibly pure putting surfaces and some excellent holes. Next time you find yourself in the vicinity, make sure to visit! hello and welcome back to another episode of the cookie jar golf podcast I am Sam Williams and today I'm joined by my host Tom Mills Tom hello how are you doing very well thank you how are you I don't know I just thought I'd jumped in there and kick it off I think that was quite nice actually a good start to the Pod is much more energetic than it usually is yeah yeah exactly but [...]
January 2022
119 – Course Diaries: Royal County Down w/ Dr Brian Fleming
Our first instalment from 'Course Diaries' in 2022 comes from Royal County Down where Sam & Tom catch up with Dr Brian Fleming, one of the clubs' archivists and a long standing member who knows the evolution of the club and the course itself better than most. It's a fascinating story including the history behind many of the traditions that are still kept today. hello and welcome back to another episode of the cookie jar golf podcast I am Tom Mills and today I'm joined by Sam Williams greetings Thomas pleasure as always and we have a special guest on the club archivist or one of the club archivists from Royal County Down Golf Club in Northern Ireland Brian Fleming Brian welcome to the podcast good evening thank you uh nice to meet you Tom and Sam thank you so it must be a true honor to be [...]
December 2021
115 – Course Diaries – Urban Golf Christmas Party & Rye Golf Club
Sam & Tom, sleep deprived and still riding the crest of a wave from the last few days in London record a short podcast to recap the highlights from the Christmas Party, their visit to Rye as well as Tom's upcoming photoshoot for the new merchandise (some of which is now on the store, some of which is coming very soon). They also talk about a new society they have both joined (CRAFT), and most importantly take time to say a small thanks to our supporters! hello and welcome back to another episode of the cookie jar golf podcast I am Tom Mills and today I'm joined by my friend Sam Williams always Thomas it is an absolute pleasure to be with you thank you it's a pleasure to have you with me it's um I'm tired really tired we haven't spent enough time together the last few [...]
November 2021
107 – Tour Diaries: Northern Ireland 2021
Tom & Sam wax lyrical about their trip to Northern Ireland. Starting with Royal County Down, a visit to Royal Portrush, and two cracking 9 hole course - Bushfoot & The Bann course at Castlerock… it was a great trip and a great insight into what Ireland in general has to offer. From ‘underlining’ to Hall & Oates on the course - it’s all in here hello and welcome back to the cookie jar golf podcast I am Tom Mills and today I am joined by my friend Sam Williams greetings Thomas feels like a real while since I've potted and I don't know why that is it's been like 10 days last one was it was a course Diaries at Sunningdale Heath yeah but we had that in the chamber for a good week I would say maybe two and before that was Ryder Cup so I'm [...]
October 2021
106 – Course Diaries: Sunningdale Heath
In this episode of Course Diaries, Tom & Sam visit Sunningdale Heath Golf Club in Surrey. It will take you only five minutes of this podcast to realise how taken we were with this place. Fantastic feel to a fantastic golf club. hello and welcome back to another interesting episode of the cookie jar golf podcast I am Tom Mills um you might hear a lot of noise around me today we are in the beautiful surroundings of Sunnydale Heath and I'm joined by my friend Sam Williams Sam welcome to Poker Thomas I'm more thrilled to be here than usual on a podcast this is an outstanding place would you say we're potting live we're always potting live we're potting post uh post perennial screamers around Sunnydale Heath so um we're sound an outstanding little Terrace aren't we which for anyone who doesn't know about Sunningdale Heath [...]
August 2021
100 – Course Diaries: Burnham & Berrow
Episode 100 is a course diaries feature from Bruce & Sam's time down at Burnham & Berrow, playing foursomes golf in the Brent Knoll Bowl. Incredible fun out on the links in arguably the purest form of the game... We talk about the course, the influence of the early greats like JH Taylor & Colt, recent alterations by Mackenzie & Ebert and we discuss the format itself. hello and welcome back to the cookie jar golf podcast I'm Sam Williams and it is a great privilege to introduce my foursomest part of last weekend Bruce Fitzpatrick to the pod hello how are we doing mate I'm excellent actually how are you yeah I'm all the better for this new microphone I'm wielding the new sm58 so a bit of investment in jhq last few weeks something handheld um I'm sticking with the old one um oh yeah I [...]
