Sam and Tom sit down with Padraig Harrington—three-time major champion, winner of the Claret Jug in 2007 and 2008 (marking Europe’s first successful defence of The Open since James Braid over a century ago), and USPGA Champion in 2008. Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2024, Padraig’s career arc and his ability to compete at the highest level for nearly 30 years is nothing short of remarkable. Latest Products
A matchplay marathon marks the start of the golfing year for the Oxford & Cambridge Golfing Society. One of the most historic amateur knockout tournaments around, The President's Putter has been played for since 1920 at Rye Golf Club, in East Sussex. For more on Rye, please head to our film here. Previous winners of this event include Ernest Holderness, Bernard Darwin, Roger Wethered, Ted Dexter, Leonard Crawley, Gerald Micklem, Cyril Tolley, Donald Steel... and of course, our very own Bruce Fitzpatrick, who won it in 2020 on his first-ever attempt. We sit down to discuss the history of [...]
Sam, Tom & Bruce get together to round out 2024 and look ahead to the new year. As well as talking about some of our favourite parts of the year we look ahead to plans for 2025, events, trips and much more. We also bring you an exciting piece of news from Bruce... Latest Products
This week, Bruce and his better half—‘Cookie Jar Lady Captain’—Grace, found some time to catch up with Lottie Woad to talk about her truly stellar year in the game, with her win at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA), ascension to the top of the Women’s Amateur Golf Rankings, and, of course, being part of the GB&I side's victory in The Curtis Cup at Sunningdale. Lottie’s career has been one of the great stories of 2024, and it was great to have her on the pod to talk us through it all! Latest [...]
Live from the committee room at West Byfleet where 'the Dame' learnt to play much of her golf in her teenage years, we sit down to talk about Laura's career in the game. A few highlights from a career that spans over 40 years of playing golf at the highest level: 87 professional wins worldwide (including 20 on the LPGA & 4 majors) 7x order of merits in a period that spans 3 separate decades Turning pro in 1985, she won ‘rookie of the year', won The British Open in 1986, and the US Women’s Open - her [...]
Sam, Tom, Peter Hancock and Ross Flannigan get together to talk through their various days at Final Qualifying across the UK. Sam was at Burnham & Berrow, Tom was at West Lancashire, Peter was at Deal while Ross was at Dundonald. Great day had by all four and we discuss the stories emerging from the day. Latest Products
Golf psychologist to some of the worlds best players, Duncan McCarthy is a great guy to get the chance to talk to. We had a blast with him up in Moortown the other week, and decided to break the episode into two parts. We'll be releasing pt II on Friday this week. Duncan has an interesting story in the game, which involved p[laying Euro Pro golf, and more recently working with the likes of Mel Reid, Marcus Armitage, Erik van Rooyen and AIG Women's Open Champion Ashleigh Buhai. You can follow Duncan on social media here [...]
We sat down with equipment expert, golf pervert and good friend James Day (aka @urbancustomclubs) to discuss the R&A and USGA's proposed changes to the golf ball regulations. We delved into what the new local rule could mean for players, how it might affect equipment manufacturers, and what it could mean for the future of the game. James offered some valuable insights on the topic, drawing on his years of experience in the industry. It was a fascinating conversation that shed light on some of the potential implications of these changes, and we encourage all golf fans to [...]
Decorated golf writer, journalist and friend of George's - Lorne Rubenstein - joins the podcast for the first in a new series of podcasts as we delve deeper into understanding some of the more fascinating but often less talked about players throughout history. In this special episode of our podcast, where we're going to dive into the life and career of Canadian golf legend George Knudson. In this episode, we're joined by Lorne Rubenstein, a renowned golf journalist and author who collaborated with Knudson on his classic book "Natural Golf Swing." We'll discuss Knudson's obsession with Ben Hogan, [...]
In this episode of the pod, Bruce and Sam sit down and chat to Peter Dawson, CBE about his career in golf. Peter served as Secretary and later Chief-Executive of the R&A from 1999-2015, a time of great change in the professional game as Tiger Woods became the iconic figure in our sport. We talk about Peter's own start in golf, the growth of The Open Championship, the wider responsibilities of the R&A, the amateur game, as well as Peter's role as President of the IGF, which helped to secure golf's return to the Olympics at Rio in [...]
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