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March 2025

300 – The Halford Hewitt w/ Nick Owen

2025-03-31T15:25:48+00:00March 31st, 2025|Golf History, Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

Final call for those yet to complete the Tip Jar - our online survey which can be found here.  Huge thanks to Nick Owen - Hon. Sec for The Halford Hewitt - for giving us his time for this special interview on 'the greatest of all truly amateur tournaments' as Nick Tremayne once said. Next week 64 independent schools will once again field their teams of 10 down at Royal Cinque Ports for this gruelling foursomes matchplay knockout event, with the hope of being immortalised on the boards of Deal. Nick does a wonderful job in this episode [...]

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299 – Ben Cowan-Dewar: Founder & CEO of Cabot

2025-03-27T17:00:59+00:00March 27th, 2025|Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

Link to complete 'The Tip Jar' - our survey can be found here. In this episode, Sam speaks to the founder and CEO of Cabot - Ben Cowan Dewar - about his early experiences with the game of golf and how he came to be one of the youngest developers in the business when we began work at Cabot Cape Breton at the age of 25. Since then, Cabot has become a powerhouse in the world of resort golf, with the portfolio of Cabot properties growing to Europe in Bordeaux, Scotland with Cabot Highlands which will see the addiiton [...]

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298 – Course Diaries: Sutton Coldfield Golf Club

2025-03-19T08:21:08+00:00March 19th, 2025|Course Diaries, Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

Link to our newly announced survey, the 'Tip Jar' can be found here. We would be really appreciative if you can find ten minutes to fill this out, and will be extremely helpful for us in our quest to create better content for you in the future. *** Sutton Coldfield was founded in 1889, with golf played on the royal park of Sutton for years before. From a 9-hole course developed by our favourite roofer - David Brown - to an 18 hole MacKenzie layout, it's wonderful example of sustainable year round golf. Huge thanks to Pat and Pat [...]

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Episode: 297 – The Sunningdale Foursomes

2025-03-19T08:22:02+00:00March 14th, 2025|Podcasts|

Podding from Pizza Express in Beaconsfield Service Station, Sam sits down with Peter Handcock (aka @half_par_kid) to recap on the action at Sunnnigdale for the 91st instalment of the Sunningdale Foursomes. Huge congratulations to the victors in David Corben & Harry Crockett who prevailed after seven gruelling rounds of matchplay golf, narrowly beating the Walton Heath pairing of Oscar Lent & Monty Holcombe. For more on the Sunningdale Foursomes please head to our blog page where James Burn wrote a wonderful piece on the event. Latest Products [...]

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Cookie Crumbs #15 – Historical Errors w/ Simon Haines from episode 181

2025-03-13T10:21:42+00:00March 13th, 2025|Cookie Crumbs, Golf History, Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

Looking back at one of our favourite episodes, Golf History Fails with Simon Haines (181), and the hilarious discussion on how clubs often celebrate their architects or golfing greats with portraits of entirely different people—proof that once a mistake makes it online, it can quickly become ‘fact.’ For a brilliant feed of historic course imagery, make sure you follow Simon on X: @Hainesy76. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website Latest Products

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Floridian Adventure Pt 4: TPC Sawgrass

2025-03-12T15:19:35+00:00March 12th, 2025|Video|

The final stop on our Floridian Adventure takes us to the crown jewel of the state’s public golf and the stage for this week’s Players Championship. Built on 415 acres of swamp for just $1, TPC Sawgrass redefined tournament golf. The Tour’s goal was simple—create a ‘Stadium Course’ where fans could get closer to the action. Pete and Alice Dye made it happen, sculpting a layout that blends bold earthworks with razor-sharp strategy. Every shot at Sawgrass is a test. The best angles flirt with danger, while safer routes leave tougher tasks ahead. It’s strategic, punishing, and never short on [...]

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Floridian Adventures Pt 3: Winter Park

2025-03-12T15:18:15+00:00March 12th, 2025|Video|

In part III of our series we look at the world famous but community centred Winter Park, affectionately known as WP9. A course that in 2014 received $1m of funding from the City of Orlando, which was spent on reviving this much loved community course and breathing new life into it. One cut height, and greens that each pose an interesting question meant that this little 9-holer on the cobbled streets of Winter Park is the poster child for sustainable golf in the US. Thanks as always to our series sponsor Halcyon Golf Travel and FootJoy!   https://youtu.be/naUgtEV2ZJo

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296 – TPC Sawgrass: A Story of The Players Championship

2025-03-11T16:19:03+00:00March 11th, 2025|Course Diaries, Podcasts, Tour Takes|

Sam and Tom catch up in the office to talk about the history of The Players Championship. First played in 1974 during Dean Beman’s first year as the PGA Tour’s second commissioner at Atlanta Country Club, it’s a fascinating story of how his vision for a flagship event for the tour became a reality, including the unveiling of the Stadium Course and refinements that would make it become what it is today. Be sure to check out our YouTube film from TPC Sawgrass, airing at 7 PM on Tuesday, 11th March. A link to the channel can be [...]

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294 – Scott Cowx (pt 1)

2025-03-07T10:28:06+00:00March 7th, 2025|Bruce's favourites, Podcasts|

Bruce catches up with renowned swing coach - Scott Cowx - to dig into his philosophy on the swing, coaching, the evolution of the swing and how he works with players around the world. Not only that, but he has also been helping troubled souls like Bruce for several years now... For more on Scott, head to his website here or his social media. Latest Products

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