Month: April 2024

Episode 44: F&F Spring Break 2024 #2 – The History of County Sligo Golf Club

This episode explores some of the history of County Sligo Golf Club with long standing member Tony Cunningham. The Sligo Militia, The Campbell’s, Colt & Company and the creation and history of the West of Ireland Championship are all covered in some detail

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Blind Shots Podcast S5 E11 – Hagen O’Neil’s film “From Red Clay to Fairways” at The Fields Golf Club

In this conversation, I sat down with filmmaker Hagen O’Neil of Palmer Pictures to discuss the background and process of making his wonderful documentary film about the course, “From Red Clay to Fairways.” Using the color personalities that form The Fi…

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Episode 42: Paraparaumu Beach Golf Links with Leo Barber

Exploring the rich history of Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club with General Manager and Superintendent Leo Barber. It’s 75 years since Alex Russell’s arrival in New Zealand to revise the links at Paraparam – we delve into the backstory of the golf course while learning a wee bit more about Leo Barber in the process.

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Episode 116: TGH 116: The Myths of the Masters Part 2

We welcome back Golf Historian, Greg Lamb for the second part of this two part podcast – “The Myths of the Masters.’

We started part 1 talking about assassinations and we end this podcast with the possible location of both the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail – can you name another podcast with this much range?

Tune in – and enjoy some good stories sprinkled in with some great golf history.

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