Bruce, Sam & Tom discuss the history of the Ryder Cup through three lenses. Sam discusses the importance of the Captains in previous Ryder Cups, Bruce discusses the importance of Captain's picks and Tom discusses the importance of the World #1 during the Ryder Cup. Niche prevails. Latest Products
We sit down with friend GCA guru and member of The Worcestershire - David Thomas - to hear more about the history of the oldest club in our own county. Golf goes all the way back in Malvern to the 1870’s and a young H.S. Colt lived here from the age of 2, meaning this is where it all began for the young man who would go on to become one of the most influential course architect in history. Mackenzie would later become the course architect when the club moved site in the 1920’s, and Colt despite being [...]
Alister MacKenzie gained the nickname ‘The Good Doctor’- he served as a field surgeon in the Boer War not long after graduating from Cambridge, then it was time to ply his trade around Leeds, his hometown. He traded the scalpel for topography maps and golf course design after World War One. Harry Colt gave up his Law career after a couple of years to design courses, while MacKenzie saw out nearly twenty (intermittently) as a Doctor. I suspect the Good Doctor was less-than-full time at the Doctoring during these years; he [...]
Tom, Bruce & Sam talking about a wide range of topics in here. Travels through France, takeaways from the BMW and looking ahead to the Ryder Cup, Hagestads recent win in the US Mid-Am and more... Latest Products
As part of the recent development work at Les Bordes under the stewardship of the Private Equity group RoundShield who acquired the estate in 2018, a second 18 has been built on the higher sandy ground nearer the entrance to the 1,400 acre estate (the second largest privately owned estate in France... the largest being Disneyland in Paris). Gil Hanse was commissioned to design and layout the course with one simple brief; ‘This is a members club, a second club for almost everyone and as such it was important to create a course which was walkable and enjoyed short transitions [...]
Sam & Bruce catch up with Jack Laws, Director of Golf at Les Bordes in France. Les Bordes has recently made some big waves with the introduction of the The New course designed by Gil Hanse, as well as the exceptional short course, ‘The Wild Piglet’, complimenting the Old Course by Robert von Hagge in the late 20th century. We were very lucky to get to visit the club a few months back, experience it all first hand and hear about what goes in to creating a magical luxe golf experience! For more on Les Bordes head to @lesbordesgc [...]
An honours board commemorating those that have broken 80, or kept the same ball in play all the way round. A course that is famed for its difficulty and an obscenely small membership (as low as 3 if some rumours are to be believed), Les Bordes has been the stuff of legend and mystique for many years. More recently however with events like The Bridges Cup and the addition of a second course (The New) by Gil Hanse, this club is creating a fresh history of its own. Not surprisingly then, when an invitation came through to visit and see [...]
Babe Zaharias is a figure in the game with a career that is quite simply incredible. Her story is one of enormous achievement, not just in the game of golf but as a multi-discipline athlete. She overcame sexism and prejudice, she challenged stereotypes, she influenced the women's game in a way like no one else and set records which still stand today. We think every golfer should know her amazing story. We recorded a podcast with Susan Cayleff, a Pulitzer Prize nominee who has dedicated endless time to researching Babe’s career, back in 2021 which we strongly encourage you [...]
A momentous occasion, recorded from historic St Andrews, with none-other than the OG Callum Wing returning to the podcast. Sam, Tom, Bruce and Cal chat through the past two days of the Walker Cup action and explain why this might be the greatest event in elite golf... Latest Products
USA 4.5 – 7.5 GB&I (Photo by Oisin Keniry/R&A/R&A via Getty Images) Walker Cup Saturday from St Andrews will live long in the memory. Glorious September sunshine lit up the Old Course for the most historic of matchups. Play got underway at 08.30, with Dylan Menante sending one down the middle alongside Gordon Sargent and taking on Barclay Brown and Mark Power. Menante and Sargent got off to a quick start, birdieing the first and giving the American fans a huge fist pump to get them going. Not only were they off to a quick start, but they [...]
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