Ru Macdonald - Scottish Golf Podcast

Ru Macdonald - Scottish Golf Podcast episodes:

• 07.21.2021

  Tom Morris and Young Tommy with Stephen Proctor | #OldTom200 | Episode 2

  Author and golf historian Stephen Proctor joins the podcast to discuss the life of Young Tommy Morris and how golf’s first superstar shaped Old Tom Morris the Father. Tommy’s approach... Read More

  
• 06.18.2021

  Prestwick and The Open with Geoff Shackelford | #OldTom200 | Episode 1

  Geoff Shackelford shares why Prestwick Golf Club is a must visit and what makes The Open Championship so special. Geoff’s Top 3 Tom Morris golf courses Prestwick GC Cruden Bay... Read More

  
• 04.30.2021

  The fight to save Coul Links

  Plans for a Mike Keiser, Bill Coore designed championship links golf course two miles north of Royal Dornoch may have been rejected by the Scottish Government in February 2020 but... Read More

  
• 03.26.2021

  A Scottish Golf Trip with Walker Trolleys Founder Brad Payne

  When former Apple employee Brad Payne embarked on his first golf trip to Scotland in 2018 he would return to California with more than memories and some new Pro Shop... Read More

  
• 03.18.2021

  Playing Scotland in a camper van with Sam Cooper

  The podcast is back – promise! Last year Royal Liverpool GC member Sam Cooper converted a camper van, grabbed his golf clubs and headed to Scotland’s southwest coast with his... Read More

  
• 08.31.2020

  Scotland’s Western Isles with Stuart Kerr

  Content creator Stuart Kerr shares his recent Scottish golf trip to the Scottish Western Isles that he took with his friend Erik Anders Lang. The man behind the camera for... Read More

  
• 08.14.2020

  Evalu18 with founder Jasper Miners

  Ru Macdonald sits down with Jasper Miners of Evalu18, a new and exciting website devoted to the great golf courses in the UK & Ireland. The site offers a range... Read More

  
• 07.22.2020

  Cycling Scotland’s golf courses

  It was a golf trip unlike any other. German cycling enthusiast Heiko Krakau combined his two loves – golf and cycling and headed to Scotland on an incredible trip that... Read More

  
• 06.29.2020

  The Life of Tom Morris with Roger McStravick

  Ru Macdonald is joined by St Andrews based golf historian and award-winning author Roger McStravick as the pair delve deep into the life of Tom Morris. Roger’s debut book St... Read More

  
• 06.16.2020

  Planning a Scottish golf trip from Australia with Ross Flannigan

  On this week’s episode Australian based Scot Ross Flannigan, host of the My Love of Golf Podcast shares his recent golf trip to Scotland’s Golf Coast – East Lothian. View... Read More

  
• 05.30.2020

  Playing the Old Course in reverse with Jamie Kennedy

  Director of Social Media and Content, GOLFTV Jamie Kennedy relives his recent experience playing the Old Course, St Andrews… backward!   For a more detailed description of the reverse routing... Read More

  
• 05.22.2020

  Askernish with Brett Hochstein

  Golf architect Brett Hochstein joins Ru to talk about his recent blog series ‘Askernish After 10 years’, a detailed account of a college field assignment that would go onto inspire... Read More

  
• 05.15.2020

  Less is more – Playing Hidden Gems in Scotland

  Are we seeing a move to more unconventional golf trips to Scotland? On his first visit to Scotland 27-year-old American Jake Hartsell and his father Jim took the less travelled... Read More

  
• 05.08.2020

  Dumbarnie Golf Links – Scotland’s newest links golf course

  On this week’s episode host Ru Macdonald is joined by Dumbarnie Golf Links General Manager David Scott to discuss the new course on the outskirts of St. Andrews. For more... Read More

  
• 05.01.2020

  Reliving Scotland’s Great Open Championship Moments with Golf Photographer Matthew Harris

  Golf photographer Matthew Harris has covered every Open Championship for the last 36 years. He joins host Ru Macdonald to relive his favourite ‘Scottish’ Open Championship moments. Be sure to... Read More

  
• 04.24.2020

  Brora SOS with Tron Carter No Laying Up

  Help support Brora Golf Club by visiting their online Pro-shop at broragolfclub.co.uk In this episode we hear from Malcolm Murray, head professional at Brora and Tron Carter of No Laying... Read More