Episodes
Stephen and Jim discuss the classic 1922 comic masterpiece by the English writer PG Wodehouse. From Sage Advice from the Oldest Member to Joe Gargery and The Judge in Down the Rabbit Hole, it's a fun look at a wonderful writer of fiction.
Published 11/01/24
Stephen and Jim remember the career of the legendary Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros and welcome Scottish author Kenny Reid to discuss his new book on Seve.
Published 10/04/24
Stephen and Jim discuss the 1927 classic Down the Fairway by Bobby Jones -a wonderful memoir of his life in golf, three years before he won the Grand Slam in 1930.
Published 09/06/24
Stephen and Jim discuss the unique and mysterious 1908 work by English/Canadian author Arnold Haultain. A few new categories are required to analyze this one.
Published 08/09/24
Stephen and Jim discuss the 1970 classic The Dogged Victim of Inexorable Fate by Dan Jenkins, which includes one of the best stories ever written - The Glory Game at Goat Hills.
Published 07/05/24
Stephen and Jim discuss the 1966 classic book The Long Green Fairway by the English writer Pat Ward-Thomas. It is a wonderful collection of essays from his writing for the Manchester Guardian and Country Life Magazine from 1956-1965.
Published 06/06/24
Stephen and Jim welcome English writer Richard Pennell to the pod to discuss his book Grass Routes.
Published 05/03/24
Stephen and Jim discuss the seminal 1996 Scottish golf travel book, Blasted Heaths and Blessed Greens by Philadelphia native Jim Finegan. In the Down The Rabbit Hole segment, the guys name their own current favorite top 10 Scottish courses.
Published 04/04/24
Stephen and Jim discuss the classic 1944 book Golf Between Two Wars by the legendary Bernard Darwin. In addition to Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen, a deep discussion ensues on such unforgettable characters as Cyril Tolley, Cecil Leitch, Glenna Collett, Tommy Armour, Alexa Stirling, and Joyce Wethered. Darwin's writings and equipment and architecture are all still remarkably relevant after 80 years.
Published 03/01/24
A mini episode for Stephen, with a reading from Sam McKinlay's wonderful Scottish Golf and Golfers. Sam was the golf writer for the Glasgow Herald from 1956-1980.
Published 02/22/24
Stephen and Jim discuss the 1995 book, My Usual Game. They are joined by the author, David Owen. David has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1991.
Published 02/02/24
Stephen and Jim discuss the classic 1950 memoir, Thirty Years of Championship Golf by Gene Sarazen with Herbert Warren Wind
Published 01/05/24
Stephen and Jim discuss the prolific Scottish author Angus MacVicar, specifically his 1984 book Golf in My Gallowses.
Published 12/01/23
Stephen and Jim discuss the classic 1992 book To The Linksland by Michael Bamberger - featuring characters like the great Scottish pro John Stark of Crieff and Peter Teravainen. Michael joins the podcast for a wide-ranging discussion on Scotland, golf writing and his legendary career.
Published 10/05/23
Stephen & Jim discuss the great collection of golf writing from 1996 by John Updike.
Published 09/01/23
Stephen and Jim discuss the seminal 1994 book Hell's Golfer by Tom Morton. They are joined by the author from his home in the Shetland islands of Scotland.
Published 08/03/23
Stephen and Jim discuss the origins of American golf writing, with a focus on three towering figures: Dan Jenkins, Charles Price and Herbert Warren Wind
Published 07/07/23
Stephen and Jim discuss the UK writers who are the main spiritual descendants of Bernard Darwin: Pat Ward-Thomas, Henry Longhurst, S.L. McKinlay and Peter Dobereiner
Published 06/02/23
Stephen and Jim explore the origins of golf writing, with a focus on the works of Horace Hutchinson and Bernard Darwin.
Published 05/04/23