November 2023

212 – Eclectic 18: Zane Scotland

2023-11-21T10:13:12+00:00November 21st, 2023|Eclectic 18, Podcasts|

A good friend of the jar, the youngest person to ever qualify for The Open, sky sports presenter, radio commentator, and coach - Tom sat down with Zane Scotland at the Zane Scotland Academy in Leatherhead to go through his eclectic 18: 1 - Woodcote Park 2 - Prince’s (Shore) 3 - Carnoustie 4 - The Addington 5 - Sunningdale (New) 6 - Walton Heath Old 7 - Crans Sur Sierre 8 - Oaks Park 9 - Wisley (Church) 10 - The Belfry (Brabazon) 11 - Golf de el Salam 12 - Wentworth 13 - Queenwood 14 - [...]

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February 2023

175 – Jim Hartsell: When Revelation Comes

2023-02-21T09:33:48+00:00February 21st, 2023|Eclectic 18, Golf Course Architecture, Podcasts, Tom's favourites|

Jim joins the podcast this week to talk about his recent book: When Revelation Comes. The book is a story about his travels through Scotland following the tragic death of his son Jordan. Jim is one of the leading authorities on West Coast golf in Scotland, and the various nine hole / honesty box courses that seem to have been walked into existence over recent centuries. The book is hugely emotional, uplifting, and interesting, as well as being a great read on golf travel to some of the more remote corners of Scotland. Listeners can get 20% off this [...]

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172 – Eclectic 18: Sam Cooper

2023-02-04T12:13:15+00:00February 7th, 2023|Eclectic 18, Podcasts|

During lockdown in 2020, Sam & his wife Harriet embarked on the unthinkable task of playing all links course in Britain. They created a live-in van which would serve as their tour bus, and set off in search of sandy soil on some of the most remote stretches of British coastline. Amazingly, after 3 years he completed his task and with a book on the way and his inspiration now feeding his work as a partner for Clayton DeVries & Pont as an architect, he sat own with us to record an Eclectic 18. this one however is with [...]

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January 2023

167 – Eclectic 18: James Bledge

2023-02-04T11:14:49+00:00January 16th, 2023|Eclectic 18, Podcasts|

On a blustery Monday in Liverpool, Tom traveled up to meet and record this podcast with Royal Liverpool links manager, James Bledge. James has had a fascinating journey in golf and the stories behind his choices are fantastic. Our Eclectic 18 podcast rules are simple, 18 holes, the hole numbers must correlate to the scorecard, and you can only pick one course once! 1. Gullane #1 2. Royal Portrush 3. Torey Pines North 4. Royal St. George’s 5. Princes 6. Royal Cinque Ports 7. Crans Sur Sierre 8. Royal West Norfolk 9. Royal County Down halfway-hut: Deal 10. [...]

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December 2022

164 – Eclectic 18: Martin Ebert

2023-02-06T11:48:21+00:00December 29th, 2022|Eclectic 18, Podcasts|

On a recent visit to the Kent coast, Tom managed to sit down with architect Martin Ebert from Mackenzie & Ebert. Mackenzie & Ebert advise many of the most highly ranked existing courses in the world, including eight of the ten Open venues, so sitting down with Martin to get his thoughts into what makes good golf was a real interest to us. This was a fascinating insight into what type of architecture makes Martin tick and we hope you enjoy. hello and welcome back to another episode of the cookie jar golf podcast a few days [...]

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August 2022

147: Eclectic 18 – Erik Anders Lang

2022-08-03T07:46:12+00:00August 1st, 2022|Eclectic 18, Podcasts|

Whilst up in St Andrews, we hung out with Erik and his team and decided to record a podcast. Founder of Random Golf Club, Erik has enjoyed a relatively late start in the game of golf, but he's certainly made up for lost time! His adventures in golf have taken him to some of the most remote stretches of golfing land, including Israel, Iceland, Africa and beyond!We wanted to hear about his personal journey in golf and thought we would do an Eclectic 18 to get his take on on the game, what has shaped his outlook on golf, [...]

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June 2022

136 – Eclectic 18 – Richard Pennell

2023-01-13T09:22:22+00:00June 28th, 2022|Eclectic 18, Podcasts|

Another special guest joins the pod for his Eclectic 18... this week it's the turn of Richard Pennell. Someone who has grown up around the game and spent much of his career working at them -  often at some of the mopst storied and historuc clubs in Surrey. Richard left his role at Woking last year to give himself more time to writer about the game he loves and his blog 'Stymied' can be found here: https://richardpennell.substack.com/ Richard's writings are wonderfully nostalgic and remind us how much beauty there is to golf and the wonderful variety it offers! [...]

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May 2022

131 – Eclectic 18: Rob McGuirk – Prince’s Golf Club

2022-08-03T07:51:19+00:00May 12th, 2022|Eclectic 18, Podcasts|

We sat down with Rob McGuirk - general manager at Prince’s golf club while we were in Kent for our Spring Meeting to talk about his career in the game, the evolution of Prince’s and of course his rather spicy Eclectic 18! Rob has a fascinating history with the game, growing up playing to a high standard, turning professional and competing for a living, and more recently running Prince's! his scorecard is a mouthwatering one;#1 Brora#2 Pine Valley#3 Royal County Down #4 Swinley Forest#5 Royal Portrush#6 Royal St. George's#7 Sunningdale (old)#8 Las Brisas#9 Golspie#10 Valderrama#11  TPC Sawgrass#12 St George's Hill#13 Merion [...]

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April 2022

128 – Eclectic 18: Andy Johnson

2022-08-03T07:51:49+00:00April 12th, 2022|Eclectic 18, Podcasts, Tom's favourites|

We've been long time fans of Andy and his work over at The Fried Egg, and when it came to potential guests to do an Eclectic 18 with, we knew Andy would deliver! Tom & Sam catch up with Andy to hear about his course - all public, and all holes under 400 yards! Eclectic 18 - Andy Johnson #1 - Eagle Springs #2 - Old Macdonald #3 - Pinehurst (no. 2) #4 - The Loop (Black) #5 - Greywalls #6 - Pacific Dunes #7 - Pebble Beach #8 - Bandon Trails #9 - Wild Horse #10 - [...]

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March 2022

126 – Eclectic 18: James Day

2022-08-01T19:24:30+00:00March 31st, 2022|Eclectic 18, Podcasts|

Co-founder of Sounder Golf, James Day joins Sam for a podcast about his Eclectic 18. The conversation is wide ranging; from turning pro at a young age, to becoming disenfranchised with the game in his early 20's, right through to his adventures in setting up Sounder Golf, and reviving the brand that was styled so brilliantly by Seve in the late 70's and early 80's. We cover a range of topics (not least of all his travel in the game and his outstanding eclectic 18). Listeners to this podcast receive 15% off at checkout with the code: COOKIEJAR [...]

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