All Episodes
Golf Badgers — 86 episodes
086 - Walker Cup Volunteering with Bledge and Jason Meersman
085 - Drought with Graeme Roberts
084 - Firm, Fast & Dry
083 - gWest
082 - Amateur Championship Reflections
081 - The Return of the Amateur Championship
80 - Q & A
079 - Preparing Royal Birkdale for an Open with Sean McLean
078 - From Fairways to Football: Inside Man City’s Grounds Team with Daniel Lewis
077 - Dan Davies
076 - Willie Murphy on Terralift, Soil Biology and Smarter Turf Nutrition
075 - Sunningdale Showdown: Old vs New
074 - Matt Plested Chasing Excellence at Stoneham
073 - A Q&A With Bledge
072 - GCSAA and Streamsong
071 - Design, Drainage, and Doing It Right at Formby
070 - BTME 2026 Roundup with Gavin Speedie and Matt Plested.
069 - Erosion, Evolution, and Excellence at Royal Aberdeen with Richard Johnstone
068 - Mowers, Mayhem & Milestones: Part Two with Lee Strutt
067 - Jim Croxton on BTME, BIGGA’s Big Year, and Why Greenkeeping Needs a Bigger Voice
066 - Top Turf Tech: The Machines That Changed Greenkeeping
065 - Surviving and Thriving: Jack Percival’s Story of Resilience
064 - From seed to sale: How Inturf Service Sports Pitches
063 - From Stimp to USGA Smart Ball: Measuring What Matters on Modern Greens
062 - Royal Liverpool’s Robot Revolution with Craig Stoba (Husqvarna)
061 - From Cattle Stations to Toro: Bradley Taylor’s Greenkeeping Rise
060 - From Valderrama to Blackwell: Ben Lovett’s Greenkeeping Adventure
059 - Crafting Royal Portrush: Graeme Beatt on Fescue, Robots & Links Magic
058 - Nine, Twelve, or Nothing: Rethinking Golf’s Next Chapter
057 - From Kent to Hoylake: Fletcher’s Golf Bug (and Those High Bunkers)
056 - Lee Strutt - Sowing Seeds and Breaking Ground
055 - From North Wales to Deal: Ben Williams’ Linksland Journey
054 - Alistair Beggs - Practical Greenkeeping and the Art of Sustainable Golf
053 - Team Culture, Turf, and Tour Standards: Inside John McLoughlin’s Career
052 - Listener Question Time: Rain, Drought & Drainage
051 - Beyond Turf: Golf’s Role in Biodiversity & Balance
050 - Listener Question Time: Course Difficulty & Rainfall
049 - Solo Greenkeeping at Durness with Ali Morrison
048 - Architectural Match Play - Royal St. Georges vs Royal Cinque Ports - pt2
047 - Architectural Match Play - Royal St. Georges vs Royal Cinque Ports - pt1
046 - McDonnell & Cooper w/ Joe McDonnell
045 - How golf courses change over time
044 - Badgers are Back
043 - First Green with Jenny Bledge. PLUS Badger Merch is live!
042 - Making BIGGA better? - Scott Reeves
041 - Part 2 - What's Been Happening At Birkdale? - Sean McClean
040 - What's Been Happening At Birkdale? Part 1 of 2 with Sean McClean
039 - Pinehurst #2 - Working on a US Open course set up with Graeme Roberts (Part 2)
038 - North & back again (or maybe not) - Bledge and Sam discuss an ambitious trip to the Arctic Circle and whether Sam might now have to live in Sweden.
037 - Jerry Mulvihill of Lofoten Links - Arctic Special
036 - From Pinehurst to Hayling, and back again - Part 1. Graeme Roberts on managing a links in a changing climate
035 - Badger & Badger - some of our favourite things, from the trivial to the essential
034 - Greenkeeping for Dummies - the right way (and wrong way) to get quicker greens...
033 - Jim Price - Contracts Director at MJ Abbott
032 - How a Course Manager and Architect first approach a golf course...
031 - Scott Aitchison - (Many) Seasons in Dornoch
030 - Sam & Bledge discuss Spring on the Links, Southerness proposals and some ideas for future episodes...!
029 - The Roberts' Brothers - Scott and Graeme Roberts
028 - The UK's leading Irrigation Specialist: Adrian Mortram - Irrigation and Adventure
027 - Andy Ewence - CM at Woking on (re)building the Buckinghamshire, persuading Japanese owners and restoring the heathland at Woking.
026 - Harrogate and Phoenix debrief. Tractors, Autonomous mowers, Riviera and the importance of a community.
025 - Bledge talks to Lee and Sami Strutt
024 - Bledge and Phil Helmn on Managing Teams in Greenkeeping
023 - Badgers are Back - Part 2
022 - Season 2 - Badgers are back!
021 - Open Championship Question Special
020 - Open Debrief - Bledge and Sam have a quick catch up on the Monday after The Open
019 - Bledge and Sam discuss Open preparation, Bunkabins, the Open Support team and what they've both been up to
018 - From Corporate World to Golf Travel - David Jones (UKGolfGuy) and his unconventional journey into golf. Plus golf course rankings, lessons for green fee setters and a changing travel landscape
017 - Question Badgers 2 (Part 2) - Bledge and Sam answer your greenkeeping and golf course architecture questions on career advice, grass coverage and course design versus surface condition
016 - Question Badgers 2 (Part 1) - Bledge and Sam answer your greenkeeping and golf course architecture questions on Championship preparation, favourite Open Rota courses & small vs large budgets
015 - Jim Croxton CEO of BIGGA
014 - Hayling Special - Greig Easton & Graeme Roberts
013 - Question Badgers
012 - Dan Lightfoot of Syngenta
011 - Harrogate, Orlando, bunkers and Clegg Hammers
010 - Matt Plested - Stoneham GC
009 - Jim Croxton (CEO of BIGGA) on BTME 2023
008 - Lee Strutt - Cabot Cape Breton (& a lot of other stuff)
007 - Zac Blair & Kye Goalby - (Christmas) Tree Farm
006 - Sean McClean - Course Manager, Royal Birkdale
005 - Ryan Noades - GM/Owner, The Addington
004 - Sam Cooper - Architect w/ Clayton, DeVries & Pont
003 - Simon Olver - Course Manager, Ganton GC
002 - Rob McGuirk - Owner, Princes & Chart Hills
001 - Pilot - James Bledge