Guests of the Pod
198 – Philip Truett
As part of the celebrations at Walton Heath for the AIG Women's Open we managed to find some time to sit down with - revered golf historian and collector of some of the most precious books in the game - Philip Truett. It's a wonderful episode packed with stories and tales from decades dedicated to piecing together some of the most important books throughout the history of the game. Latest Products
The 49th Walker Cup: The Barclays
Words by Darragh Garrahy. Barclay Brown will tee it up for GB&I in the Walker Cup at St. Andrews in early September, aged twenty two. In the 2021 iteration at Seminole, his trademark bucket hat had an R&A logo on it in Juno Beach – he wore a camo bucket en-route to a 68 at The Open on Thursday at St. Andrews last year). The atypical headwear is where the non-traditional motif stops for Brown – he is a classic ballstriker, good enough to qualify for this year’s US Open at George Thomas’ LACC (Thomas also designed the course at Stanford where Brown studies Economics). Barclay Brown in camouflage at The Open at St. Andrews, 2022 The last time another Barclay entered the Walker Cup fray was in 1997 – Barclay Howard. Unlike Barclay Brown, he did not attend Stanford; his education growing up outside Glasgow was more [...]
R&A Confirm Selection of 2023 GB&I Walker Cup Team
Following the conclusion of the U.S. Amateur Championship and the Boys’ and Girls’ Amateur Championships at Fulford and Ganton, the R&A have confirmed the eight remaining players to make up the GB&I squad for St Andrews. The R&A's announcement can be seen here. James Ashfield (22) – Wales, WAGR: 71st Wales’ highest-ranked player, winner of the 2022 Welsh Amateur Championship. 2nd place finishes in this year’s Lytham Trophy and European Amateur Championship. Strong performance in the recent Home Internationals at Machynys Peninsula. Loves matchplay. Jack Bigham (19) – England, WAGR: 88th Another player to perform well with a 4th place finish at the European Amateur Championship in Estonia at the end of June. Plays his college golf for Florida State and has a very consistent record. A 12th place finish at this year’s Links Trophy shows he knows how to plot his way around St Andrews, too. Connor Graham (17) [...]
Blades Brown: 16-Year-Old Medallist and The Walker Cup Radar
After the 36-hole Strokeplay stage of the 2023 U.S. Amateur Championship, 16-year-old middle-schooler Blades Brown has earned himself the Medallist/Co-Medallist title. With rounds of 72 and 64 at Cherry Hills Country Club and Colorado Golf Club respectively, he is the youngest stroke-play leader of the event since Bobby Jones in 1920. Jones was 18 at the time. Whilst not quite the youngest player in the field, this Nashville teenager has caught the attention of golf fans around the world. With a name that will make the GolfWRX forums go wild, it would be great to see him kick on this week. The quality of youth has been on full show over the first two days, with Bowen Mauss and Preston Stout as two other 16-year-olds to also make it to the knockout stages from a staggeringly large field of 312. Both players carded 7-under rounds of 65 at Colorado. The [...]
197 – Course Diaries: West Byfleet w/ Richard Pennell
Special Anouncements: Sounder x Cookie Jar Retro Day @ West Byfleet 19th October: https://cookiejargolf.com/cookie-jar-retro-day-west-byfleet/ Richard's new book now on sale: 'Grass Routes' available here: https://pitchmarks.bigcartel.com/product/grass-routes-by-richard-pennell Richard returns to the podcast to guide us through this wonderful Course Diaries episode about West Byfleet. A course which had not been on our radars until he started work there in recent years, and spent hours waxing lyrical about its architectural merits and fascinating history that it shares with New Zealand golf club. In this episode we talk about the inception of Bleakdown Golf Club as it was known for its first years when Locke-King handed the parcel of estate land over to the locals for the use of golf, Mure Fergusson who ran this little slither of Surrey with an iron fist, Cuthbert Butchart, Braid and of course JF Abercromby. It's a wonderful course, and hopefully this episode will show you why [...]
196 – AIG Women’s Open recap w/ Nicola Taylor
Recorded from the beautiful ladies lounge at Walton Heath, we sat down with member and weekend scorer Nicola Taylor to recap the event, the experience and the fun from a members perspective, Spending a few days at the club through the AIG Women’s British Open was a real treat. as well as being one of the great storied golf clubs in Great Britain, Walton Heath is a progressive place which has a strong history with elite golf, in particular the women’s game. A very successful week, where the course provided a great test, made for a wonderful spectacle and with the verdant green fairway and bright purple heather looked exquisite on broadcast. Nicola is a wonderful ambassador for the club and her passion and enthusiasm for women’s golf and Walton Heath is utterly infectious. If you've enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! [...]
