The Cookie Jar Golf Podcast

Tom, Sam & Bruce catch up on the return to golf, the recap from the weekends events out in Texas for the DELL WGC Matchplay while we venture off on a tangent into some other less relevant topics, including Rory's latest news - partnering with Pete Cowen.  Send us a message if you liked the show If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ! Yo...

Bruce & Sam catch up with the gang at CDP again, this time to talk to Frank & Ed about the life and work of Harry Colt. In many ways, Harry Colt was the first professional golf course architect and created the profession as we know it today. Debuting with his work at Rye at a young age, he would go on to be the most prolific and arguably most influential figures in golf course design in hi...

Lots of action from the previous week, and we get together to compare notes! Westwood, Justin Thomas, and of course a few Bryson takes in there for good measure!  Send us a message if you liked the show 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

We couldn't walk past the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill at the weekend just gone and not cover some of the excitement from the event, including Bryson but of course special mention to Lee Westwood, and Jordan Spieth. We also look ahead to the start of the Players at TPC Sawgrass.  Bruce, Sam and Tom make 3 picks each - are they letting their hearts rule their heads? Time will tell, b...

In line with the event this week at Bay Hill, Tom & Bruce speak to world renowned Golf historian David Normoyle about his work with the Palmer family on developing the legacy of Arnie and talking about his career. David is a fascinating person to talk to about the game and he offers some really fresh insights about how golf as a sport can do more to keep these stories alive! Send us a message...

The boys get together for a short sharp 30 minute debrief on the latest from the tour. With loads happening in the game at the moment, we take time to digest how good Morikawa performed at the weekend, as well as some notable returns to form for others. Bruce also looks at Rory's latest performance and what his new role as Chairman of the players committee might mean for his future in the gam...

This week, Bruce and Tom chat to Adam Young, acclaimed instructor and author of the bestselling book ‘The Practice Manual’. Adam offers a fresh take on how we, as golfers, can hope to get improve at this often frustrating sport. In this pod we take a deep dive into the distinction between technique and skill, how to practice more effectively, and we hear about Adam’s own journey towards what he ca...

Great catching up with Richie while he was in quarantine after his trip to the Middle East. We wanted to know what life in the Bubble is like on The European Tour, where he sees the future of the tour with the PGA taking a seat on the board as well as the latest distance report from the R&A and USGA. Send us a message if you liked the show If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a...

Trouser trailblazer Erik van Rooyen joins us this week to talk about his career, adjusting to a PGA tour season having moved out to Florida 18 months ago, his approach to the mental side of the game. Majors, his injury at the back end of the season and the exciting year ahead! Great catching up with this cool-cat! Send us a message if you liked the show If you've enjoyed this episode, please...

With a career throughout golf, Daryl now heads up RocketYard sports! A sports marketing & sponsorship agency that represents some of the best athletes in the game as well as rights holders. Fascinating discussion about the world of endorsements behind the scenes in the game, as well as why 7 out of every 10 sponsorship deals wind up with the company wanting out prematurely! Send us a message i...

Recapping the Saudi International, as well as talking about the current European Tour schedule, and the action from the Phoenix Waste Management Open at TPC Scottsdale... Enjoy Send us a message if you liked the show 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 / We...

We had a blast chatting with Ronan about his career,  with all the war stories from his time on the European Tour. In this monster 2-hour podcast we also got to talk about Ronan’s time in the Ryder Cup, narrowly missing out on the Claret Jug to Nick Price, as well as all his adventures growing up around the game which saw him playing top level amateur golf from a very young age! We think all of ou...

Round up from the weekends action at The Farmers & Dubai Desert Classic. Big win for Paul Casey out in Dubai with a masterclass in ball striking, and Patrick Reed picks up another PGA tour win, despite only finishing 63rd in GIR for the week, leaning on a prolific short game and benefitting from some helpful relief in places (couch cough)..... Send us a message if you liked the show If you&apo...

We're really excited about this! Our fondness for this club is well documented, and when we spoke to Nick and Sam, who will be taking over at Cleeve Hill on the 1st April this year, we wanted to record a pod with them to talk about their plans! Congratulations to childhood friends Nick and Sam who, as local boys growing up in the shadow of the hill, will be making a dream, a reality in the ne...

Great to welcome Mike back onto the pod, with Chairman of CDP Design Ed Cartwright. Not only are we bringing some special news only just announced in the last few hours regarding the new development at Seven Mile Beach in Hobart, but we also talk about the dreaded golf club committee and how that shapes the golfing landscape over time - sometimes for worse, sometimes for better.... Send us a messa...

After a great final day out in Abu Dhabi, we get together to chew through the weekends events, including Tyrell Hatton's exceptional final day performance, some mediocrity from the chasing pack, and a few notably absences from the weekends affairs. Also, with the much discussed HBO Tiger documentary now airing in the UK, we offer up our two penneth. Other trivial nonsense discussed includes B...

Short - sharp podcast this week with Tom & Sam. A quick recap on the goings on in the world in golf, wit some obscure takes and look back on some of the recent PR disasters! From the PGA to player, we talk about some of the quick PR disasters of 2021 in the game, as well as the concept of leaving breadcrumbs to find your way back with the game.....  Send us a message if you liked the show If y...

To coincide with the second part of our Tour film from Scotland on YouTube, we’ve got this Tour memories podcast from our trip to East Lothian, including Renaissance, Gullane, Muirfield, Kilspindie and Musselburgh Old.  Send us a message if you liked the show If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ! You can follow us along below @cookiejargolf In...

We get together to relive some of the highlights from 'the Jar' in 2020, with some exerts from some of the most memorable parts of the pod, our favourite moments and guests, the high's and low's from the professional game this year, and Sam leads the year end appraisals live on air!  Send us a message if you liked the show If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a...

To coincide with the launch of our Pt I of first Tour film in YouTube we’ve recorded a two part podcast from our adventures in Scotland! Sandy and acidic diaries is about the finest links golf on the UK, a nod to the fast draining ground that’s absolutely ideal for play all year round! Send us a message if you liked the show If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Po...

We’re joined by Gil Hanse to hear about his work at Castle Stuart to coincide with the launch of our latest film from the Scotland series, including his work with the late-great Mark Parsinen, as well as hearing about what it takes to build a modern day masterpiece in today’s world and his work at Ohoopee Match Club, and when you hear the way he talks through the principles he approaches a golf co...

In Part 2 we possibly have the greatest story ever told on the Cookie Jar Golf podcast.... but you'll have to wait till the end! We also get to hear about David's visits to Pine Valley, how to attack fresh golf course you've never played as well as golf in The Netherlands. From Ardfin to Bandon, Silloth to Noordwijkse - its all in here! Hope you enjoy! Send us a message if you liked...

This is a cracking two part podcast with David Davis (AKA @Top100GolfTraveller). David has played all of the worlds Top 100 rated golf courses in his pursuit of knowledge and adventure, and picked up some stories on his way! In part 1 we talk about why and how he fell into this, as well as how he came to appreciate golf architecture on his first international golf tour! Send us a message if you li...

We catch up with Richard Mansell off the back of his recent promotion to the European Tour! After a turbulent final few weeks on the Challenge Tour, with a rich run of form, followed by a positive Covid-19 test, Richard managed to play in the finals out in Mallorca and secure his European Tour card for next season at the 11th hour! One of only 5 people this season due to the pandemic, and on his d...

This week we're joined by Zane Scotland - former European Tour pro and a coach to many up-and-coming talents in the game. We hear about Zane's rapid early success - which saw him qualify for The Open at the age of just 16 - and talk about his journey into coaching, and how we can make the game that we all love more accessible to people from all walks of life. Send us a message if you lik...