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Secret Diary of a Club GM: vol. II – Annual Subscriptions
Amidst huge speculation among the golf community as to the identity of our mystery General Manager, our secret agent behind the desk has found time to tap out some more thoughts on a timely and particularly thorny topic… Annual subs as we head into Annual General Meeting (AGM) season here in the UK! Annual Subscriptions - The Elephant in the AGM. Table of Contents Members & Consumers Golf Club Committees and General Managers across the land will be in the process of drawing up their annual subscriptions for their respective clubs over the coming months, and will no doubt be painstakingly pouring over the proposals in preparation for the Annual General Meetings approval. Annual subscriptions are always a spiky subject amongst any membership, and can often cause friction between those who see themselves as “members” and those that are [...]
Christmas Party 2024
A tradition unlike any other... With Christmas once again fast approaching, we’re proud to be hosting our fourth Christmas Party with Urban Golf for some festive fun in London! An evening of music, refreshments and competitive fun with our good friends at Urban Golf has become the perfect way to cap off the golfing year for us. This event is a big thank you for all of your support throughout the year, and we’d really like it if you can attend. If you are interested in attending please fill in the form below. We expect the event to be fully subscribed, so if you later realise you are unable to make it, please notify us so that your spot can be made available. Key Info: Date: Friday, 13th December Cost: Free Venue: Urban Golf, London, EC1A 9LA Arrival: 5:30pm Bring my golf Clubs? Definitely not… Dress Code – Smart Casual [...]
274 – Dame Laura Davies
Live from the committee room at West Byfleet where 'the Dame' learnt to play much of her golf in her teenage years, we sit down to talk about Laura's career in the game. A few highlights from a career that spans over 40 years of playing golf at the highest level: 87 professional wins worldwide (including 20 on the LPGA & 4 majors) 7x order of merits in a period that spans 3 separate decades Turning pro in 1985, she won ‘rookie of the year', won The British Open in 1986, and the US Women’s Open - her maiden major - in 1987 In 1988 she became the first woman to win on all three major tours in the same calendar year. Even more remarkably, in 1994 she became the first golfer (male or female) to win on FIVE DIFFERENT professional tours around the world in the same [...]
273 – Halloween Special Eclectic 18: Simon Haines (pt 2)
In this special two-part podcast, Simon unpacks his Eclectic 18 from holes that no longer exist. Please see our show notes on our blog here to view some of these holes, beautifully compiled by Simon. While the link to Halloween might be tenuous, we hope that doesn't deter you from enjoying what is an exceptional podcast. In the first part, we go through Simon's back nine. Par 32, 2,456 yards 10 - Sunningdale (New) - Par 3 - 160 yards 11 - Hangar Hill - Par 4 - 430 yards 12 - Chadwick Manor - Par 4 - 365 yards 13 - Sunningdale (Old) - Par 4 - 270 yards 14 - Royal Birkdale - Par 3 - 202 yards 15 - Lido - Par 4 - 404 yards 16 - Augusta National - Par 3 - 145 yards 17 - Swinley Forest - Par 3 - 180 [...]
Holes that No Longer Exist – Eclectic 18 w/ Simon Haines
Simon Haines sat down with us to record this epic two-part Eclectic 18 special with us, chronicling some of the most interesting holes which ‘no longer exist’. We are enormously grateful for the research and time taken to pull this together, especially these archive images which he has kindly shared with us for publication. The podcasts can be found on this page, and on all major podcasting platforms. Simon Haines is a Midlands-man, a good friend of ours and one of the most respected golf course historians out there, who - over many many years now - has compiled an incredible library old course imagery. Without further ado, here is is Eclectic 18. 'NLE' Eclectic 18 - Holes that No longer Exist... Table of Contents 1 - Prestwick - Par 5 - 578 yards [...]
041 – Part 2 – What’s Been Happening At Birkdale? – Sean McClean
Last week we heard from Royal Birkdale's Course Manager Sean McClean. This week he's back to talk in some detail over the course changes that many of us watched develop over social media. It was an extraordinary amount of work, especially for a course hosting the world's oldest Major Championship in 2026. This year, Sean and his indefatigable team and back at it - completing Phase 2 of an ambitious project. We hope you enjoy the second half of this conversation and, as ever, please do share with anyone else who might too. Latest Products
