The Firm & Fast Golf Podcast

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.

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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

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Special Guest: Richard Pennell.

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

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.

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

Long Golden Afternoon - Golf's Age of Glory, 1864-1914

Monarch of the Green - Young Tom Morris, Pioneer of Modern Golf

Richard Pennell @ pitchmarks Substack link

Matchless pre-orders (for customers in the USA) are now also available by clicking on the following link - bookshop.org

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.

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.