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Dismiss the second (or third) course at your peril…
During mine and Tom’s latest excursion north of the border we were fortunate to spend some time at Gullane Golf Club. A staple for any East Lothian trip, Gullane offers three courses which are ‘all maintained to the same exacting standard’ (quote shamelessly lifted from our Story of a Golf Club film there back in 2020), with views across the Firth of Forth on some of the best golfing ground you can experience anywhere in the world. The three courses at Gullane - simply known as No. 1, 2 & 3 - all play alongside the road, traverse and then ascend the iconic Gullane Hill, before plunging down and out towards the nature reserve which straddles the shore line before making the turn for home. But one thing we noticed and remarked on is the vast difference in green fees for visiting golfers and the associated demand which varies [...]
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 [...]
131 – Eclectic 18: Rob McGuirk – Prince’s Golf Club
We sat down with Rob McGuirk - general manager at Prince’s golf club while we were in Kent for our Spring Meeting to talk about his career in the game, the evolution of Prince’s and of course his rather spicy Eclectic 18! Rob has a fascinating history with the game, growing up playing to a high standard, turning professional and competing for a living, and more recently running Prince's! his scorecard is a mouthwatering one;#1 Brora#2 Pine Valley#3 Royal County Down #4 Swinley Forest#5 Royal Portrush#6 Royal St. George's#7 Sunningdale (old)#8 Las Brisas#9 Golspie#10 Valderrama#11 TPC Sawgrass#12 St George's Hill#13 Merion (east)#14 Royal Dornoch#15 Prince's (Shore & Dunes)#16 Bayonne#17 National Golf Links fo American#18 The Old CoursePar - 72 / Yardage - 6,631 Latest Products
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 [...]
129 – Preferred Lie & Tim Lobb
Tom sat down with Patrick Forbes from the Preferred Lie and Tim Lobb from Lobb and Partners to talk through Patrick's UK trip and his collaboration with Tim in the UK. Tim currently advises courses such as Woking, Worplesdon, West Hill & St. Georges Hill amount many others. He has a great knowledge on heathland golf courses and Patrick and the Preferred Lie team are helping Tim to create some content around the work that Tim is doing. Fascinating insight two great companies. Latest Products
128 – Eclectic 18: Andy Johnson
We've been long time fans of Andy and his work over at The Fried Egg, and when it came to potential guests to do an Eclectic 18 with, we knew Andy would deliver! Tom & Sam catch up with Andy to hear about his course - all public, and all holes under 400 yards! Eclectic 18 - Andy Johnson #1 - Eagle Springs #2 - Old Macdonald #3 - Pinehurst (no. 2) #4 - The Loop (Black) #5 - Greywalls #6 - Pacific Dunes #7 - Pebble Beach #8 - Bandon Trails #9 - Wild Horse #10 - Lawsonia (The Links) #11 - Belvedere #12 - Rustic Canyon #13 - Pacific Grove #14 - Aiken #15 - Diamond Springs #16 - Pasatiempo #17 - George Wright #18 - Sweetens Cove Par - 66 / Yardage - 5,018 Latest Products [...]
