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I left Royal Dornoch no less than a month ago and yet it seems to be with me everyday - today on our show you get to hear about the appeal of this magical place from one of the men who inscribed it into the hearts of so many golfers - Lorne Rubenstein. This is such a wonderful podcast and Lorne's love for Dornoch is so well expressed.

Do yourself a favor - Back Nine Books just re-released "A Season in Dornoch" for it's 25th Anniversary - buy it and thank me later!

On this episode of TalkinGolf History we are joined by author, Jim Hartsell as we discuss our love for Scottish Links and the people of Scotland. If you have ever traveled to Scotland, or have dreamed of traveling to Scotland, I think this will be a must listen pod. I ask Jim three specific questions about where to play in Scotland and his answers alone are worth listening to!

Our interview is based on Jim's latest book, "A Round of Scottish Courses," which is a delightful book that will warm your heart and will inspire you on your next trip to Scotland. Buy it anywhere you buy books!

The conclusion of our popular podcast, The History of Golf in 50 Tournaments with our special guest, author Tony Dear. A wonderful podcast where Tony and I discuss and sometimes even debate which tournaments should be and are in this fantastic book.

Make sure to buy a copy for yourself.

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We are proud to present the History of Golf in 50 Tournaments Part 1, with our special guest Tony Dear. Tony brilliantly takes on the task of explaining the history of the game of golf by telling us the history of 50 golf tournaments that helped define it. I have always argued that golf's majors are what marks the passing of time, but Tony helps redefine my argument and I pick an argument with Tony right off the bat in this podcast:)

I think you will really enjoy this podcast - but I know you will love the book with the same title - so go buy it!

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In celebration of the upcoming 2026 PGA Championship, which is to be played at Donald Ross' Aronimink CC, we thought we would do a 2-hour dive into the history of one of the greatest golf architects to ever live. Today on our show we are talking with Donald Ross expert, Bradley Klein who will dive into the man, the myth and his legendary golf courses.

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We are joined once again by my friend, golf historian, author and Herbert Warren Wind Award winner Stephen Proctor, who is helping us kick off the Society of Golf Historians' 3rd Annual Golf Auction. We are auctioning off 30 golf courses starting Monday, April 20th and ending Sunday, April 26th with proceeds helping to fund the research on Stephen Proctor's next book on the famed golf writer, Bernard Darwin.

Stephen joins the podcast to give us a bit of a preview in the man, the myth and the legend of Bernard Darwin.

Check out are auction on http://www.ebth.com and help us raise money for this important book!

Special Guest: Stephen Proctor.

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Padraig Harrington joins us for part 2 of our interview with the three time major champion. In this episode we dive into his historical year of 2008, when he claimed the Open and PGA Championship within a couple of weeks of one another. Paddy also dives into the mental side of the game in this brilliant and insightful interview.

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Part One of a Two Part Podcast with special guest, three time major champion, Padraig Harrington.

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This may go down as one of my favorite podcasts in our eight years of production - my love of all things Musselburgh goes back to my first trip to it's links nearly 20 years ago. This nine hole links has lived through the best of times and certainly the bad. We are joined by my friend, historian and author Mungo Park as he shares the delightful history of this most honest town.

If you want to learn more, consider buying his book, "Musselburgh: Cradle of Golf" at Auld Grey Toon Golf Books

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There may not be a more important course in the world (that you havent heard of) than Leith Links - there is an argument that you can't play the game of golf without a major component of it's history. The History of Leith Links is endlessly fascinating - there are golf matches, duels, murders, kings and commoners and today on the show Mike Tucker of the Leith Rules Society joins us to shed a light on one of history's forgotten courses and the home to the rules of golf.

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Don't let the title of this podcast fool you - don't let it lull you to sleep thinking this is going to be a boring podcast about a museum. It's only a museum in the way that PT Barnum described his museum - this is a spectacle to behold and for the next hour plus, let it entertain you.

What I promise you is this - like me it will surpise you and i guarantee it will make you smile.

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Golf Historian, Wayne Morrison returns for the second half of the history of William Flynn. In this episode we dive into Flynn's work at Shinnecock Hills, the Country Club and his feat of engineering at Indian Creek. Wayne's stories help bring this overlooked golf course architect back to life!

If you are interested in purchasing Wayne's book or joining the William Flynn Society you can reach Wayne at: wsmorrison@williamflynnfoundation.org

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Episode #144 tells the story of the underappreciate golf course architect, William Flynn- who's early history was, in many ways, stolen from him. Thanks to our guest, Wayne Morrison and his sleuthing much of Flynn's true legacy has been recovered and restored.

Wayne not only covers William Flynn's history, but towards the end of episiode #1 he shares the three public and three private Flynn designs that people must play to appreciate his genius.

To learn more about William Flynn, consider joining the William Flynn Society. You can learn more at http://www.williamflynnsociety.com

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A podcast four years in the making has finally arrived - the TalkinGolf History has shared the stories of Donald Ross, AW Tillinghast, Dr. Alister MacKenzie, Seth Raynor, Walter Travis, James Braid, Perry Maxwell and finally after years of trying to make it happen we have the story most of you don't know.
Tom Bendelow's story is a story about the early days of American golf and yet a story that has somehow escaped the history books. I am so proud to present the History of Tom Bendelow with his own Grandson, Stuart Bendelow as our guest.

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As we countdown until the days of the playing of the 2025 Walker Cup at the Cypress Point Club, I thought it would be great to look back at the History of Dr. Alister MacKenzie and Cypress Point with our special guest Sean Tully.

Its a great show where we ask the question - what would Dr. Mackenzie's career looked like, had Seth Raynor not passed away suddenly in 1926. We discuss the semi-recently found routing plans that may predate both Mackenzie and Raynor.

Enjoy the show and the 2025 Walker Cup!

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To those of you listening to this upon release, please forgive the extra week for release. The Society of Golf Historians had an amazing golf history trip to Scotland and I was worn out.

I am so proud of Part 2 of the Lost History of Alexander Findlay. A very special thank you to author and historian, William Casto joining us. In this episode we kick off discussing Findlay's role in the Vardon Invasion of the US and end discussing his prolific design career. Enjoy the show!

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We are joined by author, William Casto to discuss his new book: "The Ambassador: Alexander Findlay and Pioneer Golf in America," to discuss the history of this forgotten giant in the game of golf. This is a two part podcast about one of the gentlemen golfers who can lay claim to being called one of the Johnny Appleseed's of American Golf.

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Welcome to a new series on the TalkinGolf History Podcast called: 100 Objects That Changed the Game of Golf.

Today on our show I share the story of Lou King and the Amana VIP Hat. The hat that sparked a billion dollar industry of athlete marketing.

Without the Amana Hat you might not have Tiger's famous Nike Swoosh Hat or Phil Mickelson's KPMG visor. Sit back and enjoy this very short story of how athletes became marketing billboards.

Music by Jonny Easton ("Purpose')

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The conclusion to our three part series on the Life and Times of James Braid - 5-Time Champion Golfer, Golf Course Architect, Author, Teacher, Inventor, Golf Professional and Golf Club Maker.

A special thanks to our guest, Simon Barrington for sharing his knowledge with all of us.

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We welcome back Simon Barrington to continue the fascinating history of James Braid - from his role in the establishment of the British PGA, to the meaning of his 4 British PGA News of the World Match Play Championships and finally we start to tell the story of James Braid, the golf course architect.

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