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Lucrative Lee and the Founding of the DP World Tour Championship

With the news that Rory McIlroy has claimed his fifth Race to Dubai title ahead of this year’s Tour Championship, despite only playing four non-major or non-WGC counting events this season, it begs the question of what the DP World Tour (DPWT) Order of Merit stands for anymore. Jon Rahm, sitting in 2nd behind his Ryder Cup teammate, has similarly only played two ‘regular’ events on the DPWT this season. Spare a thought for Adrian Meronk, who has won three times in a season where he has already notched up 23 starts. The young Pole needed to finish third or better at last week’s Nedbank Challenge to keep the race alive. Most of Rory’s points were earned with wins at the Scottish Open (1,335) and the Dubai Desert Classic in January (1,335). The story was not dissimilar last year, either. Despite not winning and only playing five regular DPWT [...]

November 15th, 2023|Categories: Blog, CJG Ramblings, Tour Takes|

Top Hat Tens

Tom Simpson used to say the best holes were the ones that caused the tiger (scratch man) pain and the rabbit (bogey golfer) pleasure. I play my golf at Portmarnock Golf Club (PGC) in Dublin and when I play alone, I often start on the 10th, my favourite hole on the course. Royal St. George’s (RSG) 10th hole has often been my starting hole in matches at RSG. Walking up the 10th at RSG I remember admiring the magnificence of the green with my opponent Dr. Alistair Wells (uncle of Nicola - 5* podcast guest) which falls off mostly on all sides, with some reprieve on the right. The green is hard to hit - cold and blustery conditions are the staple accompaniments of holes like this and make the hitting of the green a celebration. Both holes are an allegory for links golf really - freedom is achieved when [...]

October 24th, 2023|Categories: Blog, CJG Ramblings, Golf Course Architecture, Golf History|

On-Call, on the Course.

Alister MacKenzie gained the nickname ‘The Good Doctor’- he served as a field surgeon in the Boer War not long after graduating from Cambridge, then it was time to ply his trade around Leeds, his hometown.  He traded the scalpel for topography maps and golf course design after World War One. Harry Colt gave up his Law career after a couple of years to design courses, while MacKenzie saw out nearly twenty (intermittently) as a Doctor. I suspect the Good Doctor was less-than-full time at the Doctoring during these years; he produced Alwoodley GC as his first design in the middle of this period. Colt wasn’t cash strapped- he took the Sunningdale Secretary job for £150 a year when the average London Lawyer was earning £1500 per annum. These men partnered up in design for a brief period of time but [...]

September 20th, 2023|Categories: Blog, CJG Ramblings|

179 – Mixer & Masters Roundup

After our first event of 2023 - the Masters Friday at Blackwell - the boys get together at Runnymede, where the Magna Carta was signed back in 1215. We recap on the highlights of the mixer and chat about the last few days in Augusta, GA. Regular podcast scheduling will begin again after a short hiatus, even podcasters take annual leave. We hope you enjoy. Latest Products

May 1st, 2023|Categories: CJG Ramblings, Podcasts|

150 – A Milestone Podcast

A big podcast milestone deserves a big announcement - we are recruiting for someone to join the team! Please head over to https://cookiejargolf.com/job-advert/ to find out more. In this episode we look back on 150 podcasts and evolution of the pod. This pod is a bit self-indulgent but we've thrown a few gaffe's for good measure, some awards as well as some highlights and lowlights. A big thank you from us for supporting us through 150 episodes. Without everyone tuning in and supporting us, it just wouldn't be the same! If you do get chance to leave a quick review for us in Apple Podcasts or on Spotify we would be enormously grateful. It has a huge impact! hello and welcome back to the cookie jar golf podcast you are Bruce Fitzpatrick I am indeed and today you are joined by I'm joined by Tom Mills hello and [...]

August 19th, 2022|Categories: CJG Ramblings, Podcasts|

115 – Course Diaries – Urban Golf Christmas Party & Rye Golf Club

Sam & Tom, sleep deprived and still riding the crest of a wave from the last few days in London record a short podcast to recap the highlights from the Christmas Party, their visit to Rye as well as Tom's upcoming photoshoot for the new merchandise (some of which is now on the store, some of which is coming very soon). They also talk about a new society they have both joined (CRAFT), and most importantly take time to say a small thanks to our supporters! hello and welcome back to another episode of the cookie jar golf podcast I am Tom Mills and today I'm joined by my friend Sam Williams always Thomas it is an absolute pleasure to be with you thank you it's a pleasure to have you with me it's um I'm tired really tired we haven't spent enough time together the last few [...]

December 14th, 2021|Categories: CJG Ramblings, Course Diaries, Podcasts|

089 – Sandy & Acidic Tour Diaries – Scotland 2021

We get together to recap the highs and lows of the latest Scotland Tour. Prestwick, North Berwick, Royal Aberdeen, Cruden Bay and Kingsbarns! What a trip, and what an itinerary.  All courses in here feature very highly in the world rankings, but yet they are all so different, have their own different character and getting to see them all in such quick succession was a really cool insight! Latest Products Your bag? [contact-form-7 id="850" /]

July 5th, 2021|Categories: CJG Ramblings, Podcasts|
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