January 2021

Cleeve Hill Golf Club – New owners announced!

2021-01-29T13:30:04+00:00January 29th, 2021|Blog, Golf Course Architecture, Podcasts|

On the 22 September last year we released our #savegolfonthehill campaign, and within 24 hours the outpouring of emotion across the golfing community around the world was incredible.The phones were ringing thick and fast with enquiries from people all over the globe, including the press, golf course architects, interested parties and people who just happened to share a special connection with Cleeve Hill - so when we received a call into Cookie Jar HQ on Wednesday evening, much like Keyser Söze revealing his true identity, from the new owner soon to be announced, we couldn't wait to talk [...]

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062 – Mike Clayton & Ed Cartwright – Seven Mile Beach & The Golf Club Committee

2021-01-26T05:00:14+00:00January 26th, 2021|Bruce's favourites, Golf Course Architecture, Podcasts|

Great to welcome Mike back onto the pod, with Chairman of Clayton, DeVries & Pont - Ed Cartwright. Not only are we bringing some special news only just announced in the last few hours regarding the new development at Seven Mile Beach in Hobart, but we also talk about the dreaded golf club committee and how that shapes the golfing landscape over time - sometimes for worse, sometimes for better....

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Story of a Golf Club: Renaissance

2021-01-25T19:00:45+00:00January 25th, 2021|Video|

Story of a Golf Club: The Renaissance Club The 2017, 2019, 2020, and - dare we say 2021 - Scottish Open venue that is The Renaissance Club. The brainchild of Jerry Savardi is sandwiched between the venerable Muirfield links, and Archerfield to the East, and designed by the acclaimed architect Tom Doak, opened for play in April 2008.  Firstly, the club. Renaissance is exclusivity defined, and you get the sense that you’re in for somewhere very special when you arrive at the 20 ft high wrought-iron gates at its entrance, with the simple button by the side to [...]

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061 – ‘Hats Off to Hatton’

2021-01-24T20:23:42+00:00January 24th, 2021|Podcasts, Tour Takes|

After a great final day out in Abu Dhabi, we get together to chew through the weekends events, including Tyrell Hatton's exceptional final day performance, some mediocrity from the chasing pack, and a few notably absences from the weekends affairs. Also, with the much discussed HBO Tiger documentary now on air in the UK, we offer up our two penneth. Other trivial nonsense discussed includes Bruce's new haircut, Tom confusing himself with the latest caddy line up across the European Tour, and Sam getting shouted down for getting his facts wrong (again).

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060 – Tough Scenes & Breadcrumbs

2021-01-23T09:29:53+00:00January 23rd, 2021|Podcasts, Tour Takes|

Short - sharp podcast this week with Tom & Sam. A quick recap on the goings on in the world in golf, wit some obscure takes and look back on some of the recent PR disasters! From the PGA to player, we talk about some of the quick PR disasters of 2021 in the game, as well as the concept of leaving breadcrumbs to find your way back with the game..... 

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Story of a Golf Club: Gullane 1

2021-01-18T19:00:47+00:00January 18th, 2021|Video|

Story of a Golf Club: Gullane Golf Club Our Scotland Tour series continues in East Lothian with a golf club that sits front and centre of the town of Gullane; Gullane Golf Club. With records showing the game has been played on the links since the 1650, the course mysteriously cites no name accredited with its design meaning we can only assume Mother Nature is responsible for the fine routing we get to enjoy today.   Gullane enjoys three golf courses, all maintained to the same exacting standards that start and end right in the town itself. In [...]

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Story of a Golf Club: Musselburgh

2021-01-11T19:00:50+00:00January 11th, 2021|Video|

Story of a Golf Club: Musselburgh Links - The Old Golf Course Musselburgh Links – The old golf course….. To the racing fan stood up in the terraces, it looks like any other 9 hole golf course. But to golfers, it’s a pilgrimage to the games roots. With golf played since 1672, and fabled stories that Mary Queen of Scots played here as early as 1567, Musselburgh is the oldest remaining course in the world, and the game we enjoy would be very different in a number of ways without its existence.   Starting with the hole itself, [...]

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The UK & Ireland Rank of Ranks

2021-01-05T14:07:08+00:00January 5th, 2021|Blog|

The UK&I Top 100 Rankings: The Cookie Jar’s Ultimate Rank of Ranks Back by popular demand, we bring you our amalgamation of the UK&I Top 100 rankings! A tool for you to play around with till your heart's content, a quick reference guide for architect info, individual rankings or even age of the course (visit on laptop browser for full version)! Much like the global rankings, the UK&I Top 100 lists are a guiding compass for the travelling golfer and a significant driver for golf clubs all over our blessed isles, and inclusion in those lists can (in the [...]

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Cookie Jar Boys on Tour – Part 2: October 2020

2021-01-04T19:00:19+00:00January 4th, 2021|Video|

The second part of our Tour Film from the Cookie Jar comes from the Scottish Highlands. This one is a cracker! It’s longer than a typical English soap-opera, and twice the entertainment! In this episode, we head down to East Lothian for the second leg of our trip, playing at the Renaissance Club, Gullane No.1, Muirfield (The Honorable Co. Edinburgh Golfers), Kilspindie and Musselburgh Old Links. All of this in 3 days, with a late night barstool putting tournament at the epic Duck’s Inn, Aberlady with our host Malcolm Duck (aka The Duck)!We have a cameo appearance from Steve Elkington [...]

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