Guests of the Pod
083 – Bland Belfry?
After an enormous career first for Richard Bland at The Belfry last week, Sam & Bruce went on a field trip to play it in tournament condition. We give our honest take on the course, as well as talking about the much anticipated PGA this weekend at Kiawah Island. Latest Products Your bag? [contact-form-7 id="850" /]
The Inaugural Cookie Jar Mixer: Sunday 13th June
The countdown to ‘The Inaugural Cookie Jar Mixer’ is on, and we can’t wait to host you all at Blackwell next month. This will be the day after our Club Championship and the course will be closed for the event all day. We will begin to publish the tee times for the morning round in the coming weeks however a running order is available below to give you an idea on timings. 8am: Arrival & breakfast 9am: Welcome and first tee 1:30pm: Lunch 3:30pm: Afternoon Round 8pm: Prizes and evening food 11pm: Carriages If for whatever reason you are unable to attend, please notify us at the earliest opportunity. Dietary Requirements: Please make sure you let us know any specific dietary requirements as soon as you can by clicking here (please note lashings of red wine, or greens rolling [...]
082 – Return of Rory & the Seminole Sufferers
So much up for discussion this week. Rory breaks his win drought, The Walker Cup at Seminole played on lightening fast greens and we recap our latest tour to the Highlands! Latest Products Your bag? [contact-form-7 id="850" /]
Rye: England’s Golden Age Wonders
Rye Golf Club: England's Golden Age Wonders There are very few golf clubs in England that have a more significant story to share than Rye. Things got off to a hot start straight away, with Harry Colt elected as the founding captain of the club, and the following year he made his career debut as a golf architect by establishing the initial routing (in fact, Colt was really the first person to create the modern day profession of 'course architect' as we know it today). It's early years, war time history and through to the various special relationships it holds with many clubs and societies, including the Oxford & Cambridge Golf Society who play their annual tournament at Rye each January - The Presidents Putter - Rye has it all. Don't let the relatively short distance of 6,300 yards deceive you - as a par 68 which is [...]
081 – Fliers Club on Golf Travel
Eric joins us to talk about Fliers Club and about the golf travel industry more broadly. Fliers Club are one classy outfit, through their beautiful golf course imagery on Instagram, through to the merch (shout out to 'Harry the Hare'), their events and of course their travel services they provide to golfers seeking a little bit more. Really interesting looking at how the golf travel industry is changing with the new instagram generation, and how the demands of todays woke-millenials are different to before. Enjoy! Latest Products Your bag? [contact-form-7 id="850" /]
080 – PGA Player Impact Program
We get together to chat over the latest news for the PGA tour with the launch of the Player Impact Program. Interesting move by the PGA to reward the top 10 golfers subject to their fan base, social media engagement and value in the endorsement market with an annual bonus from a $40m pot. We share our thoughts. Latest Products Your bag? [contact-form-7 id="850" /]
