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Episode 153: TGH 153: The Story of Golf in 50 Tournaments Part 1

June 14th, 2026  |  Season 8  |  1 hr 5 mins

golf, golf history, shinnecock, the masters, the open, us open

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!

Episode 152: TGH 152: The History of Donald Ross

May 7th, 2026  |  Season 8  |  2 hrs 16 mins

aronimink, donald ross, golf, golf architecture, golf design, golf history, pga championship

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.

Episode 151: TGH 151: Proctor on Bernard Darwin

April 18th, 2026  |  Season 8  |  49 mins 10 secs

bernard darwin, golf, golf auction, golf history, stephen proctor

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 www.ebth.com and help us raise money for this important book!

Episode 150: TGH 150: Interview with Padraig Harrington Part 2

March 16th, 2026  |  Season 8  |  1 hr 5 mins

golf, golf history, padraig harrington, pga championship, the open

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.

Episode 149: TGH 149: Interview Padraig Harrington #1

March 1st, 2026  |  Season 8  |  59 mins 22 secs

golf, golf history, golf majors, padraig harrington, pga tour, the open

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

Episode 148: TGH 148: The History of Musselburgh Links

February 1st, 2026  |  Season 8  |  1 hr 23 mins

golf, golf history, musselburgh, open championship, the open, willie park

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

Episode 147: TGH 147: The History of Leith Links

January 22nd, 2026  |  Season 8  |  1 hr 20 mins

golf, golf history, leith links, royal golf, scotland, scottish history

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.

Episode 146: TGH 146: American Golf Museum

December 2nd, 2025  |  Season 7  |  1 hr 9 mins

golf, golf history, golf museum

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.

Episode 145: TGH 145: The History of William Flynn, Part 2

November 13th, 2025  |  Season 7  |  56 mins 22 secs

golf, golf architecture, golf history, merion, shinnecock hills, william flynn

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: [email protected]

Episode 144: TGH 144: The History of William Flynn, Part1

October 26th, 2025  |  Season 7  |  1 hr 2 mins

golf, golf course architecture, golf design, golf history, merion, shinnecock hills, william flynn

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 www.williamflynnsociety.com