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April 2025

305 – Tom Abbott (Part 2)

2025-04-25T09:22:23+00:00April 25th, 2025|Podcasts|

In part II from our conversation with commentator and broadcaster Tom Abbott, we talk about the art of being a great broadcaster, as well as the women's game, some career highlights and his plans ahead for the rest of 2025! A huge thanks to Tom Abbott, as well as Denham for looking after us back in March, & providing far too many calories for a set of middle aged men trying to keep their waistline in check! The course is really in sensational shape and the work by the club and Clyde Johnson has breathed new life into [...]

303 – Dr Mark Bull: Movement, Mastery & Meaning

2025-04-25T09:24:42+00:00April 18th, 2025|Podcasts|

Bruce & Tom sit down with movement expert and performance consultant Mark Bull at the stunning Cumberwell Park. From junior golf memories in Somerset to biomechanics labs and Ryder Cup insight, Mark takes us on a journey through his holistic philosophy on coaching, movement, and human performance. We explore why technique isn’t everything, how beliefs shape behaviour, and why the best swing thoughts might be no thoughts at all. There’s chat about caffeine, chaos theory, kinematic sequences, and even the art of drawing leaves with his daughter. Plus, reflections on Luke Donald, Johnny Wilkinson, and why comfort is the killer of [...]

302 – Rory Completes the Grand Slam at Augusta

2025-04-14T16:06:15+00:00April 14th, 2025|CJG Ramblings, Podcasts, Tour Takes|

Tom, Bruce and Sam unpack the emotional highs and lows of yesterday’s Masters, diving into Rory McIlroy’s performance and the ever-present Tiger Woods comparisons. They explore the crowd’s polarised support for Rory and Bryson, dissect key moments from the final round, and assess Rory’s pursuit of the career Grand Slam—plus Sam lets loose on Nick Faldo. Latest Products

Cookie Crumbs #16 – Peter Dawson, CBE from episode 124

2025-04-10T11:18:59+00:00April 10th, 2025|Cookie Crumbs, Golf History, Podcasts|

To celebrate the Masters, here is a short excerpt from episode 124 with Peter Dawson. Peter talks through his first hand view of watching the famous chip in from Tiger Woods on 16 at Augusta National. Latest Products

Junior Opens you can’t miss

2025-04-03T08:55:36+00:00April 1st, 2025|Blog|

Words by Peter Handcock While many of us are gearing up for the season ahead, thousands of junior golfers across the country are doing so on a much more serious level. Junior Opens are the backbone of many boys' and girls' summer holidays, offering competitive golf at incredible venues for unbeatable value. Half Par—who, despite his appearance, aged out of these events a terrifying 10 years ago—reflects on why he now values them even more than national tournaments, before highlighting a range of standout Junior Opens taking place this year. If you’ve got a son or daughter and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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