Episodes

  • Episode 53: Mike Clayton Returns to F&F

    Episode 53: Mike Clayton Returns to F&F
    Nov 21 2024
    Mike Clayton joins me on this episode to provide us with an update on grow in at 7 Mile Beach, The Sandbelt Invitational, the Australian Summer of Golf and some local projects that Clayts, Harley Kruse and Lukas Michel have been working on recently. We also explore; the challenges the flatter sites present to the course designer, the relative under appreciation of English Golf, Tom Simpson, CDP in France, why routing and flow are important elements in course design and some bucket list design projects. Many thanks for tuning in, we hope you enjoy the show! Pic credits - CDP Golf & 7 Mile Beach Episode music used under license from Epidemic Sound Special Guest: Mike Clayton.
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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • Episode 29: New Series on Dutch Golf... Releases tomorrow... Advance Bonus Content

    Episode 29: New Series on Dutch Golf... Releases tomorrow... Advance Bonus Content
    Sep 17 2023
    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 mins
  • Episode 52: Colin Byrne - The Bagman

    Episode 52: Colin Byrne - The Bagman
    Oct 9 2024
    After a summer break filled with a research project (which is almost assuredly going to translate into an episode), F&F are back with a new episode recently recorded with Colin Byrne... Many listeners will recognize Colin's name as bag man supremo with more than 40 years logged thus far as a globe trotting golfing sherpa. He has caddied for many of the modern greats including Retief Goosen, Ernie Els, Louis Oosthuizen, Darren Clarke and Fred Couples. We take a trip down memory lane with Colin to explore writing, winning US Opens at Shinnecock Hills, bad bahaviour and Q school amongst other topics. We hope you enjoy the chat. As mentioned during the show, copies of Bagman 1 & 2 are available online via the links below (you can also access them through an Irish Times online subscription) https://www.amazon.com/Bagman-Inside-Exclusive-World-Professional/dp/0954865308/ref=sr111?sr=8-11 https://www.amazon.com/Bagman-Inside-Ropes-Leading-Looper/dp/0954865383/ref=sr113?sr=8-13 Colin has also released another book, entitled The Little White Ball, which is full of practical advice on improving your game, link below https://www.amazon.com/Little-White-Ball-score-ability-ebook/dp/B01JBHUPSE Special Guest: Colin Byrne.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Episode 51: ODG Series #6 with Philip Truett on Herbert Fowler and related off piste golfing matters

    Episode 51: ODG Series #6 with Philip Truett on Herbert Fowler and related off piste golfing matters
    Jul 12 2024
    A recent trip to Walton Heath afforded me an opportunity to meet with Philip Truett at his home at Walton on the Hill. Philip recently co-authored a biography on William Herbert Fowler, entitled 'A Matter of Course'. The book paints a brilliant picture of a life well lived, not without a modicum of drama. Fowler by all accounts was a by-product of his time and social standing, who undoubteldy left an indelible mark on golf both in the UK and the USA. We mainly stay on topic or at the very least always return to the vicinity of where we meandered away from it.... please enjoy the chat, it was great fun to put it together for our collective enjoyment, engaging with someone as knowledgable as Philip has been a real treat. Special Guest: Philip Truett.
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Episode 50: Nathan Bennett - Superintendant @ Royal Adelaide Golf Club

    Episode 50: Nathan Bennett - Superintendant @ Royal Adelaide Golf Club
    Jun 27 2024
    Recorded 1/5/2024 Nathan Bennett comes from counrty Victorian farming stock, so he's not afraid of hard yakka ('hard work' for non Australians). His can do approach has seen him on a green keeping journey which started in Murray Downs and would go on to include Metropolitan, Moonah Legends, The Sands and finally Royal Adelaide Golf Club. We take a look at Nathan's journey while also lingering upon the Royal Adelaide story, since the clubs foundation back in 1892. The clubs centenary book is a great read (if you can get your hands on it.... its out of print for many years btw but there are a limited number of copies available from Abe Books - see link below) and through its auspices we tease out some of the ongoing historical and modern challenges that maintaining a world class golf course in a dry and arid climate, such as Adelaide, represents. Nathan is a great guest and I really enjoyed my time with him. We hope you enjoy the conversation! The Royal Adelaide Golf Club - By Michael Cudmore (https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31708992448&searchurl=ds%3D20%26kn%3Droyal%2520adelaide%2520golf%26rollup%3Don%26sortby%3D17) - 1892 to 1992 Please feel free to check out an article on our Substack account that profiles Royal Adelaide Golf Club and the delights of Adelaide (https://shanederby.substack.com/p/awesome-adelaide) Firm & Fast Links Twitter/X (https://x.com/firmandfastgolf) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/firmandfastgolfpodcast/) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLiP9k8WaS6_5i9JF5WtwzA) The Firm & Fast Golf Podcast Occasional Newsletter on Substack (https://shanederby.substack.com/) Music used under license from Epidemic Sound Episode Imagery - credit Gary Lisbon (provided through RAGC) Special Guest: Nathan Bennett.
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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Episode 49: Digger Girl - Angela Moser of Moser Golf & Renaissance Golf Design

    Episode 49: Digger Girl - Angela Moser of Moser Golf & Renaissance Golf Design
    Jun 7 2024
    The stars finally aligned recently in providing me with an opportunity to spend some time with Angela Moser - golf course architect, shaper and world traveller! There was no sign of either a dozer or a digger.... although I am absolutely sure that one of those is undoubtedly in her immediate future. In this episode we take a deep dive on Renaissance's only current Irish course, St Patricks Links @ The Rosapenna Golf Resort, where Angela, Tom Doak, Eric Iverson, Clyde Johnson, Brian Schneider, Brian Slawnik, Blake Conant, Don Placek & Co. have created what in all likelihood will probably be the last great links to be built in Ireland. We take a look Angela's back story in golf, which started by chance when her parents enrolled her in a three day golf summer camp for kids in her home town of Augsburg, Germany. The golf bug bit, ultimately leading her towards a degree in Landscape Architecture at the Munich Univeristy of Applied Sciences, followed by a year long Erasmus scholarship in Sheffield. This UK sojourn, afforded Angela both the encouragement and opportunity to immerse herself in disciphering the myriad puzzles that many of the great UK courses afford golfers. After graduation, Angela worked in Greenkeeping and Golf Course Design in Germany and Austria. An internship with Renaissance Golf Design would follow in 2011 and the rest as they say is history. We take a look at some of this history, while also looking at a few of the upcoming projects that are on the drawing board and one that our interview subject might be inclined to put there, should the opportunity every arise. Many thanks to Angela for graciously affording me the time to speak with her. We both very much hope you enjoy our chat. If you want to find out more about The Olde Glen Bar, Glen Village, Co. Donegal, please click on the following link (https://oldeglen.ie/) Additional details on the Rosapenna Golf Resort stay and play packages can be found by clicking on the following link (https://www.rosapenna.ie/) Angela mentions Norderney Golf Club during the course of the episode, you can visit the Norderney Golf Club website by clicking here (https://gc-norderney.de/?ngsetproto=1), alternatively you can read a little more about it on the Good Sundays Website (http://goodsundays.com/gc-norderney/). Angela Moser Socials Moser Golf Website (moseronadozer.com) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mosergolf/?hl=en) Twitter/X (https://x.com/mosergolf?lang=en) F&F Podcast Socials Twitter/X (https://x.com/firmandfastgolf) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/firmandfastgolfpodcast/) The Firm & Fast Golf Podcast Occasional Newsletter on Substack (https://shanederby.substack.com/) Episode Music provided under license from Epidemic Sound Special Guest: Angela Moser.
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Episode 48: Digger Girl :) Trailer - Angela Moser

    Episode 48: Digger Girl :) Trailer - Angela Moser
    Jun 2 2024
    Angela Moser has just completed the #10 Course at Pinehurst for Tom Doak's Renaissance Golf Design - she joined me recently for golf at St Patricks Links (no surprise, she's a baller) and a number of conversations, one of which we recorded for your enjoyment. Our full conversation takes a look at Angela's career to date, which includes significant involvement at St Patricks @ Rosapenna, The Renaissance Club in Edinburgh, The Loop at Forest Dunes, Pinehurst #10 and much much more... Editing is still in the works, however, this piece is too good not to share immediately as a wee teaser for what's to come next week. Music supplied under license from Epidemic Sound Track - Neutron Skies by Roots & Recognition Special Guest: Angela Moser.
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    5 mins
  • Episode 47: Martin Ebert of MacKenzie & Ebert

    Episode 47: Martin Ebert of MacKenzie & Ebert
    May 29 2024
    Royal Portrush hosted it's first Open Championship in 1951, with Max Faulkner triumphing over Harry Colt's Dunluce Course... at the time Bernard Darwin was minded to write that Colt's design of the Dunluce links was 'a monument more enduring than Brass'. As listeners will know the Open Championship returned to Royal Portrush in 2019. In advance of the 148th staging of the Championship MacKenzie & Ebert undertook improvement and revision works on both the Dunluce & Valley courses at RP. With the club due to host the 153rd Open in 2025, members at Royal Portrush approved a comprehensive improvement plan for the Valley. These works began in November 2023 and are expected to be complete by August 2024. Works focus upon improving and augmenting the spectator, player and member experience throughout the property. I joined consulting course designer Martin Ebert at Royal Portrush recently for a course walk and podcast recording session as DAR Golf Construction enter the finishing straight on these improvements. Over the course of our hour long chat we explore the works on the Valley Course while also lingering a while on M&E's improvement works at Enniscrone over the past winter. Finally we briefly touch upon M&E's upcoming projects at County Sligo Golf Club, Noordwijk Golf Club in the Netherlands and New South Wales Golf Club in Sydney, Australia. Thanks to Martin, Graham, Graeme, Ashley, John, Nigel and Jim for their help and assistance in putting this episode together, thanks for tuning in, we hope you enjoy our chat. The master plan for the Valley works can be viewed by clicking the following link (https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/68105049/royal-portrush-valley-course-proposals). A new book on Chicago Golf Club, The Prairie Raynor (https://www.grantbooks.co.uk/product-page/the-prairie-raynor-by-john-moran-and-rand-jerris-ph-d), published by Grant Books, was mentioned briefly towards the end of the episode, hit the link (https://www.grantbooks.co.uk/product-page/the-prairie-raynor-by-john-moran-and-rand-jerris-ph-d) for more information. Episode music used under license from Epidemic Sound Special Guest: Martin Ebert.
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    1 hr and 1 min