June 2023

185 – Colin Sheehan

2023-07-11T11:55:43+00:00June 13th, 2023|Behind the Scenes, Podcasts|

Huge episode this one. We knew it would be a biggie, Colin is a great orator and has a fascinating insight on the game of golf. As head coach for Yale Bulldogs for over 15 years, he has seen a generational change in the way the game is played by the young amateurs that progress into the professional ranks and had a front row seat to the action. Colin has also been a pioneer with recent developments like Ohoopee Match Club, Castle Stuart, and restorations like Yale. Colin has a huge fondness for British club culture which comes [...]

May 2023

183 – John Simpson MBE

2023-07-11T11:38:53+00:00May 25th, 2023|Behind the Scenes, Podcasts|

Sam & Bruce speak to John Simpson who runs the on course foundation helping injured veterans in the US & UK get into golf as well as working for Mark McCormack at IMG fromThe 1970’s through to 1997, and looking after some of the best players of his era; Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Vijay Singh. For more on the On Course Foundation head to their website Latest Products

January 2023

166 – DJ Piehowski

2023-02-03T20:17:55+00:00January 10th, 2023|Behind the Scenes, Podcasts|

Sam & Tom catch up with DJ Piehowski to get deep into 'hashtag the process' around the NLU film room, hear about his career in golf and how he came to work with the rest of the No Laying Up crew. After a hugely successful series of Tourist Sauce season 8 in Scandanavia we wanted a peak behind the curtain on how DJ brings all this together! hello and welcome back to another episode of the cookie jar golf podcast I am Tom Mills and today I'm joined by SamWilliams and we are joined by DJ piehowski from no [...]

165 – Paul Craven at Royal Cinque Ports (the return)

2023-02-06T11:43:19+00:00January 4th, 2023|Behind the Scenes, Golf History, Podcasts|

One of our most popular guests from 2022 just so happened to be in Deal while we were down there over Christmas and we couldn't resist popping a mic in his hands and having a chat! Paul talks about his incredible weight loss (sure to help with those January new years resolutions), why golf clubs have sailing masts as flag poles, and fills us in on the latest goings on at Royal Cinque Ports! As always with Paul, a fascinating, illuminating and wide-ranging discussion! how are we doing anyway so welcome back a very popular First Time [...]

December 2022

160 – Martin Ayers

2023-02-06T12:01:10+00:00December 16th, 2022|Behind the Scenes, Podcasts|

Bruce & Sam speak to Australian Tour Pro and Coach Martin Ayers. Martin has shared some fascinating stories from his junior, collegiate and professional playing career, and how his mindset has changed over the years. Martin has a refreshing take on ‘the swing’ and why the shape / motion is not as important as we all believe. Some great stories in here from his playing days with Grant Waite as well as his time coaching Steve Ellington.Make sure to follow Martin on Twitter and subscribe to his YouTube channel to learn more about his unique philosophy hello and welcome back to another episode [...]

158 – John McLoughlin: Leadership in Greenkeeping

2023-02-06T11:59:25+00:00December 13th, 2022|Behind the Scenes, Podcasts|

Course Manager at Wallasey Golf Club - John McLoughlin - joins us for a chat about his career, what has led him to working back on The Wirral and his philosophy on greenkeeping. It's a frank and refreshing take on his role with a focus on leadership, marginal gains and brilliant basics! Much of it sounds like something you would normally find in management consulting, except John is applying it to his work on the course! We had a great day at Wallasey with John, learning more about the history at the club; the creation of the Stableford [...]

August 2022

149 – Ian Wright: Caddie to Seve Ballesteros

2022-08-16T12:44:31+00:00August 16th, 2022|150th Open, Behind the Scenes, Podcasts|

Our podcast with Ian is the last from our time up in St Andrews at the Sounder clubhouse at The Scores Hotel. Sam is joined by fans favourite Dan Davies podding live and on stage. Ian's story about how he fell into caddying for Seve is a fascinating one, including some of the key events along the way (including the development of yardage books), Ryder Cup appearances, being on the bag for the Lytham in 1988, and what it was like to work with the great man himself. It's a great episode filled with plenty of war stories, [...]

148 – Lee Wybranski

2022-08-05T08:10:06+00:00August 8th, 2022|Behind the Scenes, Podcasts|

Another form the 150th week, we sat down with Lee Wybranski - golf artist & designer. We've been bouncing backwards and forwards for a while on when to record a pod, so it was great to get to do this in person at the Sounder Clubhouse. We knew Lee was going to be a good pod, but no idea how good. He is a wonderful orator and brings his concepts and work to life in a vivid way. Lee is famous for his Major Championship watercolour commissions but we also spend half the podcast getting nerdy about golf logo's - [...]

July 2022

146 – Author Michael Morrison

2022-08-03T07:47:03+00:00July 26th, 2022|Behind the Scenes, Book Reviews, Podcasts|

In our recent trip to St. Andrews, we met up with author Michael Morrison. Mike has just released his fourth book The Great English Golf Boom 1864 - 1914. Intriguing conclusions come through the book and a fascinating insight into the birth of the English Golf Club. If you are interested in purchasing this book you can email Mike on mike.morrison57@outlook.com Latest Products

137 – Stephen Proctor: The Long Golden Afternoon

2022-08-03T07:50:33+00:00July 5th, 2022|Behind the Scenes, Book Reviews, Podcasts|

Historian, writer and Herbert Warren-Wind shortlisted author Stephen Proctor joins the podcast this week to talk about the release of his second book - The Long Golden Afternoon. Charting the events around golfs ultimate boom period following the death of Young Tommy Morris right through to the advent of WWI, the book is a fascinating read to really understand one of the most significant (and often much less talked about) periods in history. Starting with John Ball jr of Hoylake becoming the first Englishman and Amateur to win The Open in 1890, right through to the Great Triumverate and [...]

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