Atop this year’s bucket-list dreams was getting a chance to play at Brancaster (Royal West Norfolk) at high tide. The spring tides bring with them some extra oomph, transforming many of the outer holes into a series of dramatic carries across the water. Huge thank you to the club for [...]

Golf course historian Simon Haines and course architect Joe McDonnell (McDonnell & Cooper Design) take us back to 1913, a decade before Tom Simpson was commissioned to build an 18-hole course at Blackwell. At this point in the club’s early history, Harry Colt had been tasked with transforming a rudimentary [...]

The Sefton Coast has suffered some of the most dramatic coastal erosion in Britain over the last half-century – and Formby Golf Club has felt it firsthand. In the early 1980s, the club lost its seaside holes to the tide. We caught up with consultants Sam Cooper and Joe McDonnell [...]

We sent Half Par down to one of our favourites, Sunningdale Heath — arguably the home of the par 3.5 — to see if he could break 60 round this Harry Colt short course. At just 3,700 yards, it does an amazing job getting in his head!   https://youtu.be/Xw-xV883fto

Brought to you in partnership with Loch Lomond Whiskies, the Spirit of The Open. Tom speaks with Iona Stephen — broadcaster, golf obsessive, and content creator extraordinaire — to talk about her journey in the game. From becoming an elite player from a standing start, to building ⁨@ontheroadwithiona⁩ through to [...]

Ahead of the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Porthcawl, Sam and Tom delve into the rich history of this iconic Welsh links – from its late 19th-century beginnings to the masterful refinements that have shaped it into one of golf’s true masterpieces. They say too many cooks spoil the broth, [...]

We had a front row seat to one of the games biggest thinkers - Padraig Harrington - talking through his shoe fitting back at the start of the season. We had a cracking day with Paddy and there’s some great nuggets in here as he talks about what he looks [...]

Sam, Tom, Luke & Peter travel north to one of the most northerly clubs on the British mainland, and a course which we have been dying to visit for years now. Several trains, a few scary car journeys, 40 mph winds and lashings or rain didn't stop us. Huge thanks [...]

Royal Worlington & Newmarket - often referred to as the 'sacred nine' is one of the country's most loved venues. A potent nine hole course. Exceptional simple on paper but endlessly fascinating. With its small traditional clubhouse, it can often feel like you're playing golf in someone house at times. [...]