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  • Episode 55: Trailer for The Ancient Arts of Golf with Iain Forrester

    Episode 55: Trailer for The Ancient Arts of Golf with Iain Forrester
    2025/01/08
    Iain Forrester is a Scottish Golf Professional who has been based in The Netherlands since 1988. He joined me recently for an extensive chat about Hickory Golf, Golf in the Netherlands and his life in golf. This is a story he forgot to tell us, thankfully I managed to press record again before we ended our time together. The preceding conversation was most enjoyable and will be released over the coming days... keep an eye out for it! If you're enoying the pod, I would be very grateful if you could submit a review on your podcast hosting platform of choice. It really would be appreciated. Trailer sound track supplied under licence from Epidemic Sound Earthbound (Instrumental) by Victor Lundberg Special Guest: Iain Forrester.
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    4 分
  • Episode 29: New Series on Dutch Golf... Releases tomorrow... Advance Bonus Content

    Episode 29: New Series on Dutch Golf... Releases tomorrow... Advance Bonus Content
    2023/09/17
    We are releasing a new format docupod series tomorrow which will take a deep dive into golf in the Netherlands. This snippet was too good to leave out so I have included here as sneak peak of my recent chat with Mike Clayton...sage advice as to why you should consider a golf trip to the Netherlands, Belgium & France. I hope you enjoy tomorrows release. Special Guest: Mike Clayton.
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    4 分
  • Episode 75: Golf at Trinity College Dublin with Gavin Caldwell

    Episode 75: Golf at Trinity College Dublin with Gavin Caldwell
    2026/02/05

    Gavin Caldwell joins us on this episode to take a look at the history of golf at Trinity College Dublin.

    Over the course of this episode we explore the main drivers of the foundation of both the Dublin University Golf Club and later the Society for Alumni that was first established in 1909.

    We also profile many of the elite amateur golfers who were associated with Trinity through their studies and afterwards as part of the DUGS alumni.

    Gavin has been associated with Trinity Golf for the past 60 years and co-wrote College Courses and Lasting Links detailing the history of Golf at Dublin University.

    For anybody interested in purchasing a copy of the book please contact the Honorary Secretary of the Dublin University Golf Society (Mark Murnane) who can be reached via email at dugshonsec@gmail.com.

    Episode music - Nectar by Dye O
    Supplied under license from Epidemic Sound

    Special Guest: Gavin Caldwell.
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    1 時間 18 分
  • Episode 74: Common Grounds with Richard Pennell

    Episode 74: Common Grounds with Richard Pennell
    2025/12/23
    Friend of the pod Richard Pennell returns to chat about his new book Common Grounds. Over the course of the episode we chat about Richard's focus on slightly more rustic golfing adventures throughout the UK, Ireland and farther afield. Common Grounds is published by those lovely people at Grant Books, if you are interested in purchasing the book, please follow the link below: https://pitchmarks.bigcartel.com/category/books Remember to enter the competition to be in with a chance of winning one of two copies of Common Grounds that we are giving away. Details on how to enter are included in the introduction to the episode. Images can be found on the following channels X (https://x.com/firmandfastgolf) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/firmandfastgolfpodcast/) Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/firmandfastgolf.bsky.social) For listeners interested in purchasing Eamon Mangan's book on building Carne Golf Links, please follow the link below. https://www.mayobooks.ie/Building-Carne?search=building%20carne A link to the Cookie Jar Course Diaries feature on Royal Worlington & Newmarket can be found below: https://www.cookiejargolf.com/315-course-diaries-royal-worlington-newmarket/ By no means least a link to Richard's Pitchmarks substack account can be found below https://pitchmarks.substack.com/ Episode music - Nectar by Dye O Supplied under license from Epidemic Sound Special Guest: Richard Pennell.
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    1 時間 36 分
  • Episode 73: Terry Thornton - Close & Uncertain Irish Golfing Adventures

    Episode 73: Terry Thornton - Close & Uncertain Irish Golfing Adventures
    2025/10/20

    In this episode I am joined by Royal Adelaide member and all round good egg Terry Thornton, our chat today focuses on his first trip to Ireland for golf during this passed summer which included 22 rounds over 27 days.

    Over the course of the episode we discuss favourite Irish courses and holes from his recent trip in addition to many other rabbit holes that come our way,

    Many thanks for tuning in, we hope you enjoy the show.

    Episode music supplied under license from Epidemic Sound
    Shoreline Serenade - Dye O.1.1
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    1 時間 6 分
  • Episode 72: Utrechtse Golf Club 'de Pan'

    Episode 72: Utrechtse Golf Club 'de Pan'
    2025/08/29
    Roderick Ritchie, the current course chairman at Utrechtse Golf Club, joins us today to explore the evolving story of 'de Pan' and what can be learned from the sort of careful and considered custodianship on show at Bosch en Duin. UGC is one of Europe's best golf courses... hidden away amongst a sandy expanse of heather and pine in the Utrechtse Heuvelrug, a nature reserve of some 120 hectares, originally formed by glacial sand deposition during the last ice age. 'de Pan' was Harry Colt's second design commission in the Netherlands. Initially opened in 1929 as a 9 hole course which was extended to 18 in 1932. Listeners who have sampled the delights of the Greater London Heathlands will recognise and appreciate the golfing charms that await them at UGC. We hope you enjoy our chat! Episode music supplied under license from Epidemic Sound Shoreline Serenade - Dye O.1.1 Special Guest: Roderick Ritchie.
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    1 時間 1 分
  • Episode 71: Matchless - The Rise of Womens Golf with Stephen Proctor

    Episode 71: Matchless - The Rise of Womens Golf with Stephen Proctor
    2025/07/22
    Stephen Proctor returns to F&F to chat about Matchless, his new book, which charts the rise of formal womens golf from the late 1860's until the 1930's. The title of the book refers to the titanic battle between England's Joyce Wethered and Glenna Collet of the USA in the 36 hole final of the British Ladies Championship of Great Britain in 1929. This Championship was held at St. Andrews where the two premier players of the competed in what is widely considered to be the Greatest Women's golf match ever played. Prior to a précis on the 1929 final, Stephen introduces us to some of main characters who influenced the evolving game on both sides of the Atlantic as both suffrage and war would present challenges and opportunities to the gane of golf and wider society. Many thanks to Stephen for joining us again, we do hope you enjoy our chat. Please find links to Stephen's publisher, Birlinn Books, below where you can order from his back catalogue or preorder his new book Matchless - Joyce Wethered, Glenna Collet and the rise of Womens Golf (https://birlinn.co.uk/product/matchless/#:~:text=He%20is%20the%20author%20of,and%20lives%20in%20Malabar%2C%20Florida.) Long Golden Afternoon - Golf's Age of Glory, 1864-1914 (https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-long-golden-afternoon-2/) Monarch of the Green - Young Tom Morris, Pioneer of Modern Golf (https://birlinn.co.uk/product/monarch-of-the-green-2/) Richard Pennell @ pitchmarks Substack link (https://pitchmarks.substack.com/) Matchless pre-orders (for customers in the USA) are now also available by clicking on the following link - bookshop.org (https://bookshop.org/p/books/matchless-the-moment-that-made-women-s-golf-stephen-proctor/22646422?ean=9781913759193&next=t) Many thanks to Stephen for joining us again, we do hope you enjoy our chat. Episode music supplied under license from Epidemic Sound Shoreline Serenade - Dye O.1.1 Special Guest: Stephen Proctor.
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    1 時間 19 分
  • Episode 70: Tea & Biscuits with Sam Williams from the Cookie Jar Golf Podcast

    Episode 70: Tea & Biscuits with Sam Williams from the Cookie Jar Golf Podcast
    2025/07/09
    Sam Williams from the Cookie Jar Golf Podcast (www.cookiejargolf.com) joins us on this episode to explore how CJG have grown from a crumb trail in 2020 into one of the largest UK golf podcasts. Over the course of an hour or so we take a look back through some highlights, recurring guests, expansions and look forward to what the future might hold for Sam, Tom, Bruce & Cal. It was great to finally catch up with Sam properly, we hope you enjoy our chat. Episode music supplied under license from Epidemic Sound Shoreline Serenade - Dye O.1.1 Special Guest: Sam Williams.
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    1 時間 14 分