December 2024

278 – Bobby’s Open: The 1926 Open Championship with Dr Steven Reid

2024-12-10T06:53:56+00:00December 10th, 2024|Golf History, Player Profiles, Players, Podcasts, Sam's favourites|

Sam & Tom sit down in the members' bar at Royal Lytham & St Anne's Golf Club to meet with Dr Steven Reid, lifelong member at Lytham and author of Bobby's Open, charting the tale of how Bobby Jones came to win his first Claret Jug. He would go on to defend it successfully in 1927, as well as winning at Royal Liverpool in 1930 on his way to completing the 'impregnable quadrilateral'. Steven's book - foreworded by Jack Nicklaus - is a captivating read and brings to life in viivd detail the struggles Jones went through, not [...]

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November 2024

274 – Dame Laura Davies

2024-11-08T17:19:21+00:00November 8th, 2024|Behind the Scenes, Bruce's favourites, Player Profiles, Podcasts|

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 [...]

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November 2023

209 – Player Profile: Sir Michael Bonallack OBE w/ Peter Dawson CBE

2023-11-01T09:55:16+00:00November 1st, 2023|Player Profiles, Podcasts|

Sam & Bruce are joined by Peter Dawson CBE to talk about the life and career of Sir Michael Bonallack OBE. Arguably Britains best ever amateur golfer and one of the most respected administrators in the game of golf, Sir Michael passed away on the 26th September 2023. Past secretary for the R&A, he was succeeded by Peter who just so happens to know him from years before where they played county golf together in Essex. Sir Michael’s amateur record is simply incredible; - 5x Amateur Championships (he won 3 consecutively between 1968 & 1970) - 5x English [...]

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