If you haven't already heard of the Buck Club in Utah, it is a fascinating project headed up by PGA Tour pro Zach Blair. We talk to Director of Golf, Max Arden, as the club moves from concept, brand and killer merch into a reality, not to mention with the support course architect of Rob Collins. Sit back and enjoy Max Arden talk about the journey and what's still to come.
Dr Gio Valiante burst onto the scene after writing his masters thesis on psychology in golf that spread around the professional circuit like wildfire. After reading his thesis players were applying his principles and winning - a lot! After the success of his thesis, Gio sat down to create Fearless Golf, a book that documents the motivations of people who play golf. After reading the different characterisations of player I quickly established what camp I as in, and it was truly an eye opener into the world of my own golf psychology. Dr Gio goes through the classic characteristics [...]
Mark McDonnell joined us for this fascinating pod about the life of a golf agent. He & One Direction star started up management agency Modest! Management after he had worked for TaylorMade for years. We dive into how he got into golf management and what the life of a manager entails. We go through everything from the day-to-day tasks to obtaining sponsorships for his players. Mark goes on to talk about his fund raising, directing the Horan & Rose charity event that has raised over £2.5 millions pounds to date. Sit back and enjoy to this cracking episode. [...]
This epic story is about two adventures Adam Rolston & Ron Rutland. Adam & Ron decided to play the longest hole in golf by playing from one extreme side of Mongolia to the other, Culminating with a sneaky 8 foot downhiller left to right to finish! This story is incredible and we are honoured to bring it to you! I hope you enjoy!
While held up in St Andrews during lockdown, Iona spends an hour with Bruce, Sam and Tom shooting the breeze on her golfing career, as well as her broadcasting roles with Sky Sports & Golfing World. We learn what life is like inside the ropes and talk about the health of the women’s game!
Sequel to his much celebrated book ‘A Course Called Ireland’, Coyne takes another adventure to the shores of the British Isles with this epic journey in search of the greatest links in Scotland, the essence of Golf, and qualification to The Open among much else. While this book sees Tom take a breather from walking between courses and electing to drive (to which no one can criticise him), the purpose of book is very different in a number of ways, with the trip culminating in a shot at qualification for The Open, requiring him to hone his skills back [...]
The legend of Bobby Jones and his accomplishment in 1930; winning all four major tournaments of his generation in the same year is unquestionably one of the greatest achievements in sports history. This biographical book follows the life of Bobby Jones on the lead up to 1930 and culminates with his final win at Merion in September with the U.S. Amateur. Frost begins by spending time uncovering Jones’ background and introduction to golf at East Lake CC in Atlanta, his progress as a junior and moves into his trials and tribulations along the way, including his withdrawal from the [...]
Bob Rotella is without a doubt the authority on all aspects of the mental golf game, gaining notoriety for his work with Professional players throughout the years and his writings which amateur golfers consume worldwide on their quest to achieving lower scores! The book itself is short, with regular chapters and follows a helpful sequence of tips and areas of the mental game to help the amateur player. It is easy to apply some of the processes and techniques he teaches his students into their weekend games thanks to the simplicity of the book. This makes the book relevant, [...]
I got this book for Christmas following a number of recommendations, and I was taken in by it to such an extent, I couldn’t resist reaching out directly to Tom which meant we were lucky enough to get him onto the podcast (Episode 012) to talk about his experiences. Firstly, Tom is a superb writer and I suspect he would make a good page-turner of making his cereal in the morning, or checking his tyre pressures on the car if the need were to arise, however the adventure he sets out on in Ireland before the days of iPhones [...]
You could be forgiven for thinking that books in Golf Architecture that hark back to the golden era of course design are a somewhat turgid read, with a lot of famous books dating back to the early years from the architects of the day (Simpson, Mackenzie et al). I picked this up on a recommendation from one of our friends @EnglandGolfProject and I’m so glad I did! In this modern take on Golf architecture, Tom talks about the founding principles of course design when the game was first developed on the shores of the British Isles, a landscape that [...]
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