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Episode 50: TGH 50: Saint Andrew's Golf Club
October 14, 2020

Saint Andrew's Golf Club in New York is known as the club of many firsts - it is the seed that grew golf across the United States. We dive into the history of one of the five founding clubs of the USGA and how a three hole course in a cow pasture helped s

Episode 49: TGH 49: The History of Prairie Dunes
October 04, 2020

This is the story of Prairie Dunes Country Club which nealry every publication considers it to be one of the Top 30 Golf Courses in the United States. It was built during the Great Depression with a singular focus of being the best golf course in the USA.

Episode 48: TGH 48: The House of Winged Foot
September 15, 2020

On this episode of the TalkinGolf History Podcast we explore not just the architecture and the architect of the historic Winged Foot Golf Club clubhouse, but the history of Golf Clubhouse Architecture in America. Our guest today is Jim Sitar, the person b

Episode 47: TGH 47: The Old Man - Walter Travis
September 11, 2020

Walter Travis lived the life that so many of us dream of - picking up the game just under the age of 35 and winning 4 major championships he became not only America's hero, but Austrialia's first major champion! Walter Travis only gave golf 30 years of

Episode 46: TGH 46: There's a Gangster on the Green!
August 27, 2020

This is one of the most fascinating episodes of the TalkinGolf History Podcast I have ever done - the story of one of Al Capone's Hitmen, the man who likely designed the infamous St Valentine's Day Massacre and the story of how he played in the 1933 Weste

Episode 45: TGH 45: History of Olympia Fields (Part 2)
August 26, 2020

TalkinGolf History is proud to release Part 2 of the History of Olympia Fields Country Club, with special guests Bob Topel and Andy Staples. In this episode we discuss how the major championships forged the lore of the Home of Champions...Olympia Fields a

Episode 44: TGH 44: History of Olympia Fields (Part 1 or 2)
August 23, 2020

In Episode 44 we are joined by special guests, Olympia Fields Historian, Bob Topel and Golf Course Architect, Andy Staples to discuss the history of one of the finest country clubs in the United States of America. Over the course of this two part special

Episode 43: TGH 43: USGA's Schickler Photography Acquisition
August 18, 2020

On this episode of the TalkinGolf History Podcast we dive into one of the most important visual acquisitions in USGA Museum's History. Over the past several decades Howard Schickler has amassed one of the most comprehensive collections of early golf photo

Episode 42: TGH 42: Bernard Darwin, Origins of Literary Golf Writing
August 08, 2020

After a lengthy delay due to technical diffilculties, the TalkinGolf History Podcast returns with the history of one of golf's great defenders, the history of the man who understood the game like few have before him or since...author, historian and perhap

Episode 41: TG History 41: The Fisherman, Roofer & the Tin Cup
July 16, 2020

Episode 41 is a special edition to the TalkinGolf History Podcast as it introduces our listeners to one of my favorite sport's history podcasts, "Sports Forgotten Heroes" with its brilliant host Warren Rohan. This is a must listen episode as Warren and