With the US Open returning to Oakmont this week, only the players with the strongest mindset will have a chance come Sunday afternoon. This excerpt from episode 291 gives an insight into why he became one of the hottest players in Major golf post 2006. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website
To celebrate the Masters, here is a short excerpt from episode 124 with Peter Dawson. Peter talks through his first hand view of watching the famous chip in from Tiger Woods on 16 at Augusta National. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website
Looking back at one of our favourite episodes, Golf History Fails with Simon Haines (181), and the hilarious discussion on how clubs often celebrate their architects or golfing greats with portraits of entirely different people—proof that once a mistake makes it online, it can quickly become ‘fact.’ For a brilliant feed of historic course imagery, make sure you follow Simon on X: @Hainesy76. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow...
To commemorate Inauguration Day, here is a short excerpt from episode 252 on Golfing Politicians. The episode focused on golfers in UK politics over the years, but this extract highlights US presidents known for enjoying trips to the course during their term. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website
A short excerpt from Course Diaries episode 119 with Dr. Brian Fleming, archivist at Royal County Down, discussing the evolution of the links as we head into Irish Open week. It promises to be a great spectacle as we watch some of the world’s best do battle beneath the Mountains of Mourne. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website
A look back at Sid Matthew talking about the genesis of the Masters from Part one of our special series on the life of Bobby Jones, winner of the Grand Slam in 1930 and arguably one of the most influential people in the world of golf, if not sport more generally. Golf historian and Jones fanatic Sid Matthew from Tallahassee, FL explains all. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / F...
Richard Pennel joined us to talk about his rediscovery of the love for the game - extracted from episode 136 If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website
David chats through his time at Cypress Point If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website
If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website
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. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website
With the recent fun of The Ryder Cup at Marco Simone, it got us thinking about this episode with one of our favourite all time guests. One of our anecdotes from an early episode with Ronan Rafferty, sharing just how nervous he was when he hit the opening tee shot at The Belfry in 1989. Ronan was a brilliant guest of the podcast and someone we need to get on again! Stories for days, a decorated European Tour player and someone who has spent a lifetime around the game of golf and...
A snapshot from Podcast 99 with Susan Cayleff discussing the remarkable acievements of Babe Didrikson Zaharias. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website
Gil Hanse talks through his experiences working with Mark Parsinen building Castle Stuart Golf Links. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website
Mike talks through the transformation of golf course architecture from the earliest professionals to the renaissance in golf course architecture. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website
Sky Sports presenter Iona Stephen talks through her astonishing ascension through the age of golf and the injury that prevented her from progressing further. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website
A look back at the first chat we had with David Cannon talking about photography at the majors and getting the best photographs. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website
Another first for us, we’ll be releasing 'The Cookie Crumbs' to accompany our main podcasts. Perfect for those short journeys or when you only have 5 or 10 minutes spare… Bitesize podcasts from our back catalogue, the pearls of wisdom which risk being lost to time. In our first cookie crumbs, we go back to episode 20 - still one of our favourite episodes of all time - with decorated golf psychologist Dr Gio Valiante on the importance of mastery Vs ego. For the full episode head ...
Sam, Tom & Bruce sit down to relive the last three days at Cypress Point for the 50th Walker Cup. Final scores: USA 17 & GB&I 9 If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website
Sam, Tom & Bruce report from Cypress Point on the final practice day of the 2025 Walker Cup. As we embrace the chaos, we report on our initial impressions of the venue and are joined by the great and the good as we recorded the podcast from the practice grounds of Cypress Point. If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Website
Dublin’s leading authority on pace putting and amateur golf joins the podcast this week to share his top five Walker Cup stories from the previous 49 editions of the venerable matchplay tournament between GB&I and the USA, as well as his All-Star squad of 10 players. Darragh is obsessed with the Walker Cup, collecting artefacts from its history, including 48 programmes, crockery from Ganton, blazers from half a century ago, coasters — you name it. While we’re grateful to him for giv...