Guests of the Pod
116 – Richard Bland
Coinciding neatly with the recent release of the Sky Documentary about his win at The Belfry, we recorded an interview with Richard Bland. Without doubt one of the great stories of 2021! In May he picked up his maiden European Tour victory on the 478th time of asking, making him the oldest first time winner on tour which kick-started a truly brilliant seasons performance! It's a great episode as we talk about a load of topics in the game, as well as sleeping on a 36 hole lead in the US Open and his year in general. Latest Products
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Test your skills on some of the logos below, 20 minutes to name all 50. Credit where credit is due, the quiz was created on Sporcle by baseballfan77 and it's a fantastic time-waster; which we in the Jar are great fans of!
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 [...]
Rank Outsiders
Preface A few weeks ago, I was plodding my way down the 12th hole at Blackwell admiring the renovation work to the green site as part of the winter programme when Richard Pennell (@pitchmarks on twitter) from Woking Golf Club called me out of the blue. My initial thought was that I was in trouble for something I had said, but after some premature apologies and general well wishes between us Richard quickly got into the reason for the call. He wanted to write more about golf… An art form within the game which is sadly in decline, he asked whether he could put some essays together for us at Cookie Jar linked to some of our other forms of content. Our supporters will know we are only too happy to stand behind other people's professional endeavours and bask in the reflected glory so the answer was of course yes! [...]
Bushfoot Golf Club
Only 6 miles up the road from Portrush sits Bushfoot golf Club, nestled at the foot of the river Bush. Its a small 9-hole community golf club with a great history and some cracking holes! Playing here was a timely reminder why its so important to stay put in one location when travelling so you experience the full breadth of the golf on offer. Not just the trophy courses but the smaller ones that fly under the radar!
Royal County Down Golf Club: Ecstatic Dreams
When speaking of Royal County Down Golf Club, Bernard Darwin said it was 'the kind of golf that people play in their most ecstatic dreams'. A statement we wholeheartedly agree with and when we visited the club in October we could resist setting some of these beautiful aerial shots to some music! Royal County Down really is one of the greatest places to play on earth. It's a hard hitting course with views all around with the Mourne Mountains, Slieve Donard, the town and of course the sea with waves crashing up against the opening few holes. Initially laid out by Old Tom Morris on one of his great travels and one can only imagine the excitement he must have had when we arrived at the land in Newcaslte, N.I. It's also one of the most challenging links courses you will find. Despite the high towering dunes, blind [...]
