Sam & Tom are joined this week by Colin Montgomerie at the wonderful Woking Golf Club. Podcasting under the watchful gaze of John Low, whose portrait hangs proudly in the clubhouse, we chat to Monty about his career in the game.

In part one, we talk about his earliest experiences with the game, his amateur career, and his quest to work in sports management at IMG — before unfortunately shooting 29 on the back nine at Turnberry during a job interview, which sent his career in an altogether different direction.

We also touch on the emergence of Woods in 1997, his pursuit of a Major title, and much more.

Huge thanks to Loch Lomond Whiskies for their help in arranging this wonderful two parter. A link to their website can be found here. 

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Sam & Tom relive the ordeal that was 99 holes at Durness. Durness is one of the most northerly courses on the British mainland, and offers breathtaking views across the shimmering blue waters. 

Why 99 holes? It had a ring to it. Why Durness? It promised lots of good sunlight, the prospect of playing golf at midnight, and we thought it would be a great avdenture. 

While the weather and light was far from what had envisioned, the course was exceptional and the adventure was plentiful! 

For more on Durness, check out the latest GolfBadgers podcast with Ali Morrison - the only greenkeeper at Durness!

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The whole crew get together to recap the action from Open Final Qualifying. Sam, Tom, Luke & Peter relive a wild day across final qualifying venues, sharing everything from Richard Teder’s epic walk-off eagle to the heartbreak of near misses, and the unforgettable scenes of amateurs and pros fighting for a spot at Royal Portrush. They unpack moments that matter, the raw emotion on the 18th green, and why final qualifying is golf’s best-kept secret.

Summary of who was where:

Sam: Dundonald Links

Tom: West Lancashire

Luke: Burnham & Berrow

Peter: Royal Cinque Ports

Huge thanks to Loch Lomond Whiskies for their support with this podcast and others. For more on Loch Lomond Whisky - the official 'Spirit of the Open' - head to their website here. 

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Sam drives down to meet a fatigued Peter Handcock (aka @half_par_kid) at the renown Beaconsfield Services to talk about his first foray back into top-level amateur golf since before Covid and his run at Open Qualifying.

First up is The Tennant Cup — golf’s oldest open amateur stroke play event — followed by a bid at Open Qualifying at Kilmarnock Barassie, where he sadly came up just two shots short of securing a spot at Deal for Finals.

We’ll continue the story next week on the road to The Open Championship, as our podcast wraps up Final Qualifying. We’ll have correspondents at each venue — if you see us, pop over and say hello! It's one of the best days to watch golf in the UK, and we cannot wait!

Sam – Dundonald Links

Tom – West Lancashire

Luke – Burnham & Berrow

Peter – Royal Cinque Ports

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Sam and Tom sit down with Nigel Notley (archivist) & Michael Morrison (club historian) from Royal Worlington & Newmarket Golf Club - affectionately refered to as 'the sacred nine' or simply 'Mildenhall' to discuss the history of one of the most unique clubs in the British Isles. 

As a course, it's simple, elegant and a monument to penal design at the hands of Tom Hood and Tom Dunn. As a club, it's synonymous with The Pink Jug, a concoction of just about everything in the spirit cabinet which comes together in a potent cocktail and now serves as the club's emblem.  

We'll also be releasing a film from Royal Worlington on Tuesday evening (24th june) so please head over to YouTube for more. Link to find us there can be found here. 

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Sam sits down with Iain Forrester to talk about his lifelong fascination with the history of the game, and in particular hickory golf. Iain is the 5th generation of a golfing family, who having learnt the game and becoming a professional in the UK, moved to The Netherlands at Hoenshuis Golf & Country Club where he is the resident professional. 

Iain has a staggering collection of golf books and hickory clubs, a frequent contributor to British golf collectors society journal 'Through The Green', and the official archivist the PGA of Holland. He is also a masterful hickory player, and one of the biggest distributors and club fitters in Europe and UK. 

He can be contacted on X on @ForresterInfo or his website here. 

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Sam speaks to Iain Forrester about his lifelong passion for the history of the game, specifically the equipment. Born and bred in Scotland, Iain is the 5th generation of a golfing family. 

In 1983 he turned professional, and along with his normal work as head professional at Hoenshuis Golf & Country Club in The Netherlabnds, he spends his spare time researching and studying the history of the game. 

Iain has one of the largest collections of golf books and hickory golf clubs in Europe, and a unique collection of antique woods and irons that came from the oldest European golf clubs. He is a member of the British golf collectors society, the European association of golf historians and collector’s, is the official archivist of PGA Holland. a member of the NGF Heritage commitee and the foundation Early Golf.

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With the US Open returning to Oakmont this week, only the players with the strongest mindset will have a chance come Sunday afternoon.

This excerpt from episode 291 gives an insight into why he became one of the hottest players in Major golf post 2006.

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Sam and Tom sit down to discuss the upcoming venue of the US Open. Oakmont has a fascinating history that is intertwined with the history of American golf. From Fownes to Hanse, the course has changed dramatically over storied history. 

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A new short series of podcasts we'll be running to commemorate the 2000/01 Tiger Slam where Tiger Woods claimed all four major trophies in a 12 month stretch. In part one we kick off with Pebble Beach. 

Starting the year off as the defending US PGA Champion, Vijay Singh would clinch the first major of the year, but Tiger was playing by far and away the best golf on tour. As such, it's no surprise he teed off at pebble on the Thursday as the bookies 3-1 favourite. 

In what would become dubbed 'Perfect at Pebble', Woods' win in 2000 broke all the record books, and yet the Tigerslam was almost over before it even began on the 18th tee in the second round....

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