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January 2024

219 – Course Diaries Sunningdale Heath w/ Kristian Baker

2024-01-08T10:20:29+00:00January 5th, 2024|CJG Ramblings, Podcasts|

Tom recently sat down with Kristian Baker, co-owner of Sunningdale Heath Golf Club. Sunningdale Heath is making great waves in short form golf. A par 58 measuring 3,700 yards, Sunningdale Heath really tests your iron game. VRSD, who have recently launched their own Kummel, have been working on their British concoction for over a year to bring some choice back to the Kummel market. For more on VRSD to head to their website where listeners of the podcast will receive a 25% discount on their order, simply use the code ‘COOKIEJAR” are checkout. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave [...]

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December 2023

218 – Year End Appraisals

2024-01-08T10:17:09+00:00December 30th, 2023|CJG Ramblings, Podcasts|

Final episode of 2023 brings an exciting announcement. We are thrilled that FootJoy are officially partnering with us! An iconic brand, incredible products and a team that just really love golf! We all get together to talk about the highlights from the year.  From the Netherlands series, to the series of get togethers and events throughout the year, the Walker Cup,  The Open and AIG Women's and much much more. A bit of a 'back-slap' heavy episode with some appraisals at the end, but the biggest thanks go to our listeners and supporters who have encouraged us and [...]

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217 – Mik Wells

2023-12-20T09:45:03+00:00December 18th, 2023|Podcasts|

Golf course construction guru Mik Wells joins us this week to talk about his career in golf course construction, how that work has evolved in recent years as well as the influence he draws from the great golden age architects of yesteryear. Mik is such a fun person, we stayed wiht him up at the lodges in Cabot Highlands earlier this year and when we learnt he was over at Hinkley Golf Club doing some work to their bunkers during the off-season we couldn't resist going over for a bit of dinner and podcast! The work of Mik [...]

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216 – Rollback Announcement

2023-12-12T15:42:05+00:00December 7th, 2023|Podcasts|

Sam, Tom & Bruce get together to recap the days major announcement from the USGA and the R&A related to the 'ODS' changes affecting golf ball performance. The latest rules will be implemented in 2028 (for elite players / tournament play only) giving manufacturers a healthy R&D window to perfect the ball which will now be tested at 125mph speeds, rather than the current 120mph level, with the same distance tolerance of 317 yards in place. In 2030 this will be implemented across all levels of the game and represents the biggest shift in equipment rules since the [...]

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A Word on the Rollback

2023-12-06T13:49:50+00:00December 5th, 2023|Blog|

Words by Sam The ongoing dialogue about equipment regulations in golf reflects the timeless tension between tradition and progress. Whilst the proposed rollback in distance, if implemented, could herald a new chapter for the sport and as golfers, enthusiasts, and governing bodies navigate these changes, the essence of the game remains unchanged; the honing of one’s physical skills, test of one’s character, and the enduring friendships and camaraderie which the game fosters between people of all different walks of life. So, before everyone works themselves into a frenzy with the latest rollback announcement, and social media runs wild with hyperbole [...]

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215 – Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf

2023-12-12T15:40:01+00:00December 4th, 2023|Podcasts|

Sam, Tom & Bruce are held up in the warmth of the Woburn clubhouse as they talk about exhibition golf (following on from the latest and somewhat disastrous 'Netflix Cup', as well as shows like 'The Match') and talk about whether exhibition golf can ever be pulled off successfully. So we tuned into an episode of Shell's Wonderful World of Golf series, watched for ourselves and came back with some thoughts. It's a great episode this one which touches on equipment changes (announcement due from the R&A / USGA imminently), as well as course set up, green speeds, [...]

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November 2023

214 – Course Diaries: Alwoodley w/ Tom Irwin

2023-12-12T15:36:46+00:00November 29th, 2023|Podcasts|

Sam sits down with owner of National club Golfer - Tom Irwin - to talk about the history of Alwoodley Golf Club. The first design by Dr Alister Mackenzie who was part of a group of members that founded the club, how it came into being is one of the great stories in golf club history. A link to our Story of a Golf Club film can be found here In November & December we have teamed up with Spornia.uk, the no.1 golf net as rated by MyGolfSpy and Golf Digest. If you order now using the code 'cookiejar' you [...]

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5 Books for the Festive Season

2023-11-27T12:19:43+00:00November 27th, 2023|Blog|

Words by Sam I recently saw that the average millennial is scrolling the length of the Eiffel Tower on a daily basis. As someone spending more time on social media than he would willingly share with his friends, my Eiffel Tower is probably more like a Burj Khalifa, or at best one of the Petronas buildings. Recently, things have got worse with a dose of reels when scrolling the phone at nighttime, and with lots of other things competing for attention I realised the amount of books I have read in 2023 is down on previous years’ efforts, a shame [...]

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213 – Course Diaries: Crosland Heath

2023-12-12T15:30:40+00:00November 24th, 2023|Podcasts|

A fresh course diaries takes Sam up to Huddersfield where he gets to visit Crosland Heath. A MacKenzie course which he's been keen to see for some time,  with the promise of heather, dramatic par 3's and some golden age. The club was founded in 1914 making this an early course for the good Dr whose work would span the globe and become the sistine chapels of golf course design. We talk about sustainability with the course, the work of MacKenzie, tje routing, the fog, Last of the Summer Wine and much much more. Head over to our [...]

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