Episodes
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Episode 9: Darwin with Stephen Proctor
Author and golf historian Stephen Proctor joins us to explore the life and writings of Bernard Darwin, whose wit, insights, and elegant prose helped define modern golf writing. Stephen is currently working on a biography of the great man, and he shares what makes Darwin's life, work, and enduring...
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Episode 8: The Land Between - Building Covesea
Covesea seems to exist as a paean to the ancient game: an archetype of pure golf in an area rich in the more formal chapters of the championship tradition. Andy's blissful incarnation of a soulful, vulnerable style of golf has somehow bypassed the modern age, favouring instead the discarded joys…
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Episode 7: Machrihanish and The Plain of Whispers
Machrihanish is an almost mythical place in the lore and annals of golf. It has long been spoken of in hushed, reverential tones among certain types of golfers: the adventurous golfers, the golfers not scared to veer from the established, often easier, path - the golfers who value experiences…
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Episode 6: A Hickory Revival
Tucked away in Gullane's main street, a small, white vintage sign rocks gently in the breeze above a distinctive wooden door. 'Hickory Rentals'. To its left, a slightly rusty antique sign is fixed onto the sandstone… 'Jack White Putting School'. The large window seems to unearth an Aladdin's Cave...
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Episode 5: A Round of Scottish Courses
Jim Hartsell's latest book—A Round of Scottish Courses—reads less like a conventional guidebook and more like a personal pilgrimage through the soul of Scottish golf. The journey unfolds one course at a time, as Jim sets out to uncover the places where golf still feels raw, local, and deeply…
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Episode 4: The Butten Boy
Ernest Butten came late to golf. An innovator by nature and an entrepreneur by trade, he did not even take up the game until he was 60 years old. Butten watched British golf with growing frustration. The Open Championship, the very tournament born on British soil, seemed increasingly dominated…
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Episode 3: Golf at the edge of the world
Iona Golf Course is one of the most unique courses in the world. Set on a small island off Scotland's west coast, reaching it is part of the adventure: two ferries, a drive across Mull—one of the country's most beautiful landscapes—and a final mile on foot, as there are no cars here beyond those…
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Episode 2: Hogan at Panmure with David Brodie
We are joined in this episode by David Brodie of Panmure Golf Club. In 1953 Ben Hogan spent two weeks at Panmure prior to his only Open appearance - at Carnoustie - which he went on to win. David shares tales and stories of those two weeks spent on the links. A wonderful and insightful listen. We...
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Episode 1: Writing, Golf and Revelations with Jim Hartsell
Jim Hartsell - our friend, author and contributor to The Links Diary - joins us for our first episode. Although he resides in Alabama his heart belongs to the west coast of Scotland. Jim has been writing for us from the very beginning and has profoundly changed the way we view this great game...