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Hey Guys, welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, I’m your host Jack Bull. I was fortunate to be joined on this episode by Remuera Golf Club Member & Auckland representative Golfer Matt Cormack, who tells me more about his stand out year in 2023.

Matt competed at both Senior and Masters level this year with Auckland, superbly winning both National Inter-Provincial titles at each grade and he was also crowned player of the tournament at the Freyberg Masters held at Awapuni Links in Gisborne- you definitely didn’t want to be Matt’s opponent this season, but luckily for me, we were on the same team at the Freyberg!

As if 3 gold medals wasn’t enough this year for Matt, he also added the Bisset Shield with Remuera, the Te Puke Mid-Amateur and the Walton Masters to his wins – what a year!

Matt also shares insights into the new up and coming players in the region and shares some of the things he's learnt from the young guns!

Matt has represented Auckland Golf for over 20 years and is Blue and White through and through, not only as a player, Matt is also Senior Men's Captain and has just been unveiled as the new President of Auckland Golf, helping the wider Auckland Golf community as well as the teams, this is his way of giving back to the game. Thanks very much for your time Matt!

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Hey Guys, welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, I'm your host Jack Bull.

It was a huge honour to be joined on this episode by Australian Tour Professional and recent New Zealand Open winner Brendan Jones! Brendan was a hugely popular winner in Queenstown and had a lot of support there, he’s always been a great supporter of the New Zealand Open and the Australasian Tours!

Brendan reflects on the win and tells me how he prepared in Queenstown, after carding a sensational 62 on Saturday. Brendan shares some great insights into his game and tells me the one piece of advice which changed his career.

Brendan had a very successful amateur career, winning the Australian Amateur, before representing  Australia at the Eisenhower trophy, where they placed 2nd. Brendan then turned professional and got off to an absolute flier, holing in one in his very first professional tournament! Brendan has played most of his Golf on the Japan tour and is widely regarded as the most successful overseas player there ever, clocking an incredible 15 wins in Japan and earning over 1 Billion Yen in prize money!

We also talk about the potential prosect of LIV golf coming to New Zealand and Brendan shares more on his plans for the year ahead. Many thanks for such an interesting and insightful chat Brendan!

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Welcome back to The Hole In One Golf Podcast, I'm your host Jack Bull.

I'm joined by PGA Golf Professional and author James Ellis-Caird on the show!

James discusses his new book and also shares some brilliant stories from his time in Golf and he also talks about his wonderfully refreshing teaching philosophies and his classic winter video series "screw the winter grind".

James' new book- The Uncorrupted Pleasure of an Old Bladed Putter (and what a superb name for a Golf Book that is!) is available to purchase online now and can also be ordered at all great book stores!

Hey Guys, welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, I’m your host Jack Bull. Thanks very much for listening. In this episode, I’m joined, for a second time, by the Golf Author & Historian Stephen Proctor. Stephen has been described by the famous St. Andrew’s Golf Historian Roger Mc Stravick  as “The Bernard Darwin of our Times”.

Stephen’s first book- “Monarch of the Green: Young Tom Morris Pioneer of the Modern Game” is published by Birlinn in Edinburgh, Scotland and he tells me in this episode about the wonderful reception his new Book “The Long Golden Afternoon, Golf’s Age Of Glory 1864- 1914” received when he travelled over to the home of Golf, St. Andrews in June for the launch at Waterstone's:-

https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-stephen-proctor/st-andrews-95042

Make sure you follow Stephen on Twitter and buy the book online at Amazon or Barnes and Noble!

Hey Guys welcome back to the Hole In One Gold Podcast, I’m your host Jack Bull. I’m really fortunate to be joined again by Dr. Zach Gould from Dr Golf, who is back by huge demand!

Zach started playing golf at the age of 6 and quickly became a star. He had an unbelievable amateur career, winning the European Young Masters, playing in the Junior Ryder Cup and playing alongside the likes of Rory McIlroy. Zach went on to become a coach and received his PhD from Cardiff Met University in Wales (UK).

Since then, Zach is the founder of Dr. Golf, which he co-founded with Business Partner, Entrepreneur Guy Last and Zach shares more on his journey, speaking openly on the high and lows of being in Business. Zach provides insights into how Dr. Golf is growing and shares more on their exciting plans  moving forward. Zach’s passion and vision are inspirational and you can really tell how he’s managed to be so successful.

Zach explains how his mindset has enabled him to achieve so much and he shares plenty of other great pieces of advice! Zach’s skills are really in high demand and being asked to contribute so much, Zach has to turn down most requests due to other commitments, so I really appreciate you jumping on the show Zach! Watch this space for some exciting developments with Dr. Golf and a podcast starting soon which sounds crazily good!

Thanks very much for your time Dr. Zach, much appreciated!

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Hey Guys, welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast! I’m your host Jack Bull, thanks very much for listening, please remember to reach out with suggestions for guests to keep sharing great Golf stories from around the World!

On this episode, I’m joined by Eimear McManus from Limerick in Ireland, who is a golfer & also the founder and Director of the Digital Works media agency in London. Eimear tells me how she has re-discovered her love of Golf after learning the game and building her swing when she was growing  up, whilst she also played field hockey and Irish Sports. Later on, Eimear injured her knee badly whilst deadlifting in the gym and she has managed to rehabilitate her knee and start playing golf again!

Eimear shares stories from playing Irish Schools Golf and also playing with her sister, as well as playing alongside 120 other players with “Random Golf Club”. Eimear also explains the importance of having a Golf buddy like her friend Jasmine when starting out!

Eimear tells me how she plans to focus more on golf moving forward after founding her company at the age of 24 and she shares some incredible insights from the Global tournaments she has worked on, as well as the upcoming Irish Women’s Open! Eimear plans to play much more golf and also share her journey and more of those great trick shots online, as well as encouraging many more women to play golf! Make sure you follow @eimeargolfs on Instagram & You tube. Thanks very much for being a great guest Eimear, I’m really excited to keep following your Golfing journey!

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Hey Guys, welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, I’m your host Jack Bull, thanks very much for listening! I really appreciate the support! Today’s returning guest is engineer & golf club maker Katie Calderon. Katie has become a real star on Tik Tok, with her awesome golf videos on how she designs and makes clubs as well as cutting open golf balls! Katie has received over 10 million likes for her golf videos on Tik Tok and has hundreds of thousands of followers, make sure you check out her videos & follow @clubgirlkatie on Tik Tok and Instagram. Katie started out as a long drive pro but has now been focusing on club design and she has made her own putters which we talk more about. Katie also provides insights into how to be properly fitted for a putter and she tells me more about her internship at Callaway and what she learnt from the engineers there, as well as from the other interns when they had some really competitive golf matches! Thanks very much for you time Katie, I can’t wait to see your new range of putters!

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Hey Guys welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, I’m your host Jack Bull, thanks very much for listening, please remember to reach out with suggestions for guests so we can share more great stories.

In this episode, it was an honour to be joined by the 2022 Ladies Amateur Champion, Jess Baker, who tells me how she was able to come out on top, in a field of 144 players from 24 countries. Jess tells me more about the celebration of Champions, prior to the 150th Open at St Andrews, playing in Team Morikawa and then talks about playing in the Evian in France and looking ahead to the AIG Open next week. Thanks very much for your time Jess!

Jess Baker Bio

Jess grew up playing at Gosforth Park Ladies Golf Club in Newcastle, England, after her Granny encouraged her to play Golf. Jess went through her Club and County programmes and progressed into the England Squad at 17. Jess attends the University of Central Florida. Jess won the 2022 Ladies Amateur Championship at Hunstanton and received invites to 3 women’s majors, as well as the prestigious Augusta Amateur and  the Celebration of Champions event, held prior to the 150th Open at St. Andrews.

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Hey Guys, welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, I’m your host Jack Bull, thanks very much for listening!

This week I’m joined again by an old friend from South Wales, DP World Tour Coach Matthew Tipper. Matthew has worked under World Class coaches such as David Leadbetter and now James Sieckmann and Matthew shares his high quality insights form the World of Professional Golf.

Matthew first tells me about his recent trip to Australia where he played some great courses in the famous Melbourne sand belt. Matthew also tells me about joining #teampoland at the Olympics in Japan and shares some incredible stories, saying that he never dreamed of making the Olympics!

Matthew also talks about coaching in Poland, where he first saw a teenage star in the making, who he knew would be a Tour Winner with the right help and for the past 12 years, Matthew has coached Adrian Meronk, seeing him win the Irish Open this year and making history by becoming the first ever Polish DP World Tour Winner! Matthew talks me through joining Adrian at the #150thopen at the Old Course, St. Andrews & he shares some insights from a very surprising guest, as well as his thoughts on the Old Course, where the game is heading and what may happen next with Golf’s latest disruptions! Thanks very much for your time as always Matthew and congratulations to you and Adrian on a phenomenal year!

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Hey Guys, welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, I’m your host Jack Bull. Thanks very much for listening. Please remember to like and share the podcast on whatever platform your listening on, and also please reach out with names of guests who you would like to listen to, I would really appreciate that and it that would really help to continue to grow the podcast with more great stories!

Today, I’m joined by long drive professional Bry Roberts from Holyhead golf club in North Wales. Bry is a great athlete and he has represented Wales at Football, before getting into long drive. Bry can easily smash a 6 iron over 275 yards and he can drive the ball well over 400 yards, he’s achieved up to 220mph ball speed, which is absolutely incredible! Bry also coaches at the North Wales Golf Centre and he famously guarantees Golfers, he can give them 25 extra yards, or their money back!

Make sure you follow Bry on his you tube channel and on Instagram where he shares some awesome golf and long drive tips that will really help your game. If you would also like to gain 25 yards, please reach out to Bry and also attend his clinic! Thanks very much for your time Bry!

Hey Guys, welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, I’m your host Jack Bull. Thanks very much for listening! In this episode, I’m joined by the renowned American Author & Golf Historian Stephen Proctor. Stephen has been described by the famous St. Andrews Golf Historian Roger Mc Stravick, as “The Bernard Darwin of our Times” which is quite the compliment. Stephen’s first book- “Monarch of the Green: Young Tom Morris Pioneer of the Modern Game” published by Birlinn in Edinburgh, Scotland, has been greatly received and read around the World. His new Book “The Long Golden Afternoon, Golf’s Age Of Glory 1864- 1914” is very hotly anticipated and will be launched by Stephen in Edinburgh and St. Andrews in June, just before the 150th playing of the Open in July at the home of Golf St. Andrews:-

https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-stephen-proctor/st-andrews-95042

Thus, the timing of the book launch (and this podcast!) is absolutely impeccable.

Stephen tells me more about his books and his views on the history of the game and he also shares a few historical anecdotal gems!

Please reach out to Steven on Twitter, follow his book launch at Waterstones (UK) where he will sign you a copy & if you're very lucky, he may well recite some more gems & please buy the book online at amazon or barnes and noble!

Hey Guys welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, I’m your host Jack Bull. Please remember to like and subscribe to the podcast and please share the podcast with your friends, I would really appreciate it!

In this episode I’m joined by Stuart Manley from Mountain Ash Golf Club in Wales. Stuart played lots of sports growing up and had football trials with Man Utd, but Golf was his passion and he dedicated himself to the sport he enjoyed the most.  I’ve watched Stuart as an Amateur and followed his career. Stuart had a superb amateur career, winning the Welsh Amateur, Duncan Putter and Gold Cross and he also played in Walker Cup and Palmer Cup teams. Since turning professional, he’s won 3 times on the Challenge Tour, including the Eurma Bank Open last year.

Stuart tells me about his plans to qualify for the 150th British Open at St Andrews this year and also shares plenty of great insights from the great Welsh players he's played with and other household name guys such as Rory Mc Llroy and Angel Cabrera.

Stuart scored an infamous Hole In One at the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne Australia which was even trending on Twitter, but he’s the only guest who is sick of talking about a Hole In One as he’s asked about it at every pro-am he’s played since! Stuart also shares stories from when he briefly led the British Open and another tour story that will blow your mind!

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Hi Guys, welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast! I'm your host Jack Bull. It was a pleasure to be joined by Kazuma Kobori, fresh off his recent Charles Tour Win at the Muriwai Open!  He shares some amazing insights into his winning mindset. We discuss his awesome tournament schedule and also why he followed the New Zealand academy route rather than head to America. Kazuma also tells me about his potential future plans and why he aims to play more in Japan.  Kazuma‘s sister is also a famous Golfer- Momoka Kobori , watch out for her on the ladies tour!

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It was a privilege to be joined by Kiwi Golf star Amelia Garvey! Amelia turned pro this year, following a stellar amateur career which saw her win the Muriwai Open on the Charles Tour, the New Zealand Strokeplay Title and she was also runner up at the British Amateur, as well as being a top player on the University of Sothern California Golf team.

Amelia turned professional just before her second US Open and she also teamed up with former New Zealand Open and PGA Tour winner Grant Waite as her new coach. Amelia has certainly surrounded herself with a great team. We discuss one of Tiger Woods’ greatest shots https://www.pgatour.com/long-form/2020/05/26/tiger-woods-best-shot-all-time-2000-rbc-canadian-open-bunker-iron.html 

Amelia also shares some amazing insights from playing with major winners Patty Tavatanakit and Lydia Ko.

Amelia plays out of the Kaipoi Golf Club in New Zealand and was originally born in Manchester, England, but sees herself as Kiwi through and through! Amelia is a naturally talented sportsperson and could have chosen to play football professionally but decided to focus on Golf, a decision which is really starting to pay off! Amelia also provides an update on Tour School and her playing status and schedule for next year and we even have time to talk football and Manchester United! Go strong Amelia, you’ll continue to absolutely smash it!

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https://nzgolfmagazine.co.nz/amelia-garvey-turns-professional/

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Hey Guys, welcome back to the Hole in One Golf Podcast, I’m your host Jack Bull. Welcome to a very special episode of the legends of golf G.O.A.T.s series on The Hole In One Golf Podcast where I take a look at some of golf’s greatest ever players.

In 1997, a young 21 year old playing in his first Masters Tournament as a professional, would play his first 9 holes un-remarkably, taking 40 (+4) shots on the front nine at Augusta, as he appeared to be on his way to missing the cut. On the back 9, he would begin his journey into changing the course of Golf History while also changing the future of the game. When Tiger Woods came back in 30 (-6), recovering his round and going on the win the Masters by a record margin of 12 strokes, a winning margin which still stands to this day, one of the greatest golfers the game has ever seen emerged.

I reflect back on the news of Tiger's recovery and what Tiger has meant to the game in his career so far, remembering some of his many career highlights and also sharing some of my personal encounters with Tiger and offering where I think he stands alongside the other greatest players of all time.

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Hey Guys welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, I’m your host Jack Bull, thanks very much for listening. On this episode, it was great to catch up with English Golf Professional Steve Surry, who is an amazing guest with an inspirational journey. Steve turned pro back in 2003 and he’s chosen to play mainly on the Sunshine Tour in South Africa. He shares some wonderful insights into playing golf in South Africa as well as on various tours in the UK, where he sometimes struggled to even enter! Steve has recently hit some great form in South Africa, he shot a 63 which included a hole in one! Steve is currently resting in Trowbridge before heading back to South Africa for the co-sanctioned European and Sunshine Tour events. Steve talks openly about the highs & lows of professional golf on the “mini tours” and he reveals how to maximise the opportunities of playing on various tours across the UK and South Africa. We also discuss some of the talented players that Steve has played with, who have then gone on to perform at the highest level. Steve of course shares some crazy travel stories form his time in Africa and he talks more about being a huge Bristol Rovers Football fan! I’m sure you’ll really enjoy this podcast. Thanks very much for your time Steve!

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Hey Guys, welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, thanks very much for listening! Joining me on this episode is Kiwi Golf Professional-Josh Geary. Josh is a very well known Touring Pro, having won numerous times in New Zealand and Australia, plus 3 times on the China Professional Tour, after getting his first win on the Canadian Tour back in 2008, not long after turning pro. Josh has also played in the USA on the Web.com tour, as well as in Latin America and now Europe, so he truly is an International pro!

I managed to catch up with Josh on his way back through New Zealand and he reflects on his season, with events on both the Challenge Tour and the main European Tour. Josh shares some great insights into how he is improving and he also tells some great tales from the Tour and European Q School, playing against the likes of former World Number 1 Martin Kaymer and long hitting Wilco Nienaber. Josh also picks who the next Kiwi to break through will be. Thanks very much for your time Josh!

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Hey Guys, welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, I’m your host, Jack Bull. Thanks very much for listening, please do remember to share the podcast on whichever platform your listening on and also reach out on any of the social links below. Please also remember to reach out with guest recommendations which will really help continue to share some great golf stories.

It was an absolute honour to be joined by Spain’s Alex Del Rey, who shares with me some incredible insights into how he is able to regularly shoot so many low scores and he tells me more about his amazing round of 58, during the second round at the Swiss Challenge in France, on Europe’s Challenge Tour. Alex’s round of 58, consisted of an incredible 8 birdies and 3 eagles and at 14 under par, his round has gone down in history as the lowest under par score in a professional tournament on any tour- ever! Congratulations on your historic round Alex and I’m certain we’ll see many more like this from you again in future!

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Hey Guys, welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, I'm your host Jack Bull, thanks very much for listening! Please remember to share the podcast on whichever platform your listening on and also reach out on the social links listed below if you would like to get involved- thanks for the support!

Hey Guys, welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, I’m your host Jack Bull. Joining me on this episode, is Emily Toy from Cornwall, in the South West of England. Emily is one of the best amateur golfers in the World, having just represented Great Britain and Ireland against the USA at the 41st Curtis Cup Match, held at the Conwy Golf Club, North Wales (UK) and Emily shares some great insights into the match.

Emily also played a pivotal role for the victorious England Ladies team that won both the 2021 Home Internationals and the European Team Championships. In 2019, Emily tasted great success when she won the Ladies Amateur Title around the World Class Royal County Down Golf Club in Northern Ireland which would also lead to major invites. She would follow that win up, with a  narrow loss in the semi final of the Amateur in 2020, to the eventual winner Aline Krauter. Emily shares her amazing journey of how she forged her own pathway to success, what it was like competing against the best Amateurs in the World at the Curtis Cup and she generously provides an exciting update on her futures plans! Thanks very much for your time Emily and the best of luck in your next move!

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Hey Guys, welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, I’m your host Jack Bull, thanks very much for listening! My guest today is the Welsh version of Golf’s Jimmy Demaret and he became famously known as the “Singing Golfer”, joining me is James Williams Showman and he of course comes from Tom Jones’ home town of Pontypridd in South Wales!

It was great to catch up with James, who I’ve battled with numerous times back in the day! James tells me more about his new and exciting business venture Dawn Sports :-

Hey Guys welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, I'm your host Jack Bull. Thanks vey much for listening and please do remember to reach out on the social links listed below so we can keep on listening to some more great guests and share more great #golfingtales !

I'm a huge fan of gamechangers and joining me in this episode is an entrepreneur with a track record of successfully disrupting the Sporting goods Industry and who is now successfully applying the same model to Golf shafts, which is an absolute #gamechanger. In a podcast almost as fast as one of Bryson De Chambeau's US Open Winning driver swings (relativity-ly speaking that is!), I'm joined by Reed Dickens, who I reach in LA. Just like Bryson, Reed packs a punch though & he tells me why he founded LA Golf, what it's like to partner with Bryson De Chambeau and plenty of other World beaters and explains how LA shafts can help all golfers with all clubs in the bag! Reed even has time to share a few stories about his time in the Whitehouse! Make sure you check out LA Golf Shafts here:-

https://lagolfshafts.com/

Reed Dickens Bio:

Reed Dickens has enjoyed a highly successful career, firstly working at The White House as press secretary for President Bush, then as a game-changing entrepreneur. Dickens left the West Wing for Los Angeles where he became a crisis manager to CEO’s and many of Hollywood’s A-List celebrities before going on to become a serial entrepreneur, founding or co-founding companies in sports, entertainment, beverages, education, and technology.

Dickens was co-founder of Marucci Sports, as the company’s first CEO, he worked alongside founding partner Kurt Ainsworth to disrupt the baseball bat industry and ultimately displace Louisville Slugger as the number one bat in Major

Dickens co-founded and serves as Chairman of EQtainment, creator of the Q Wunder curricula and kids show, music, and award-winning app, toys and games that teach Social and Emotional Skills (EQ).

Dickens is also a founding investor in Ascent Management Group, Lucky Buddha Beer, Rocky

Mountain Resources, and Baton Rouge-based Regymen Fitness (was a founding board member at vRide until it was sold to Enterprise in 2016.)

Dickens is currently the Founder and Chairman of LA Golf (LAGP).

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Hey Guys, welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, I'm your host, Jack Bull. Thanks very much for listening, please remember to reach out on the links listed below, I would really appreciate it if you could also rate and share the podcast which will really help it grow! Joining me on this episode is James Frazer, a touring Professional from South Wales. James shares insights from his time as an elite amateur. He placed top 10 individually at the Eisenhower Trophy, ahead of guys like Justin Thomas. James got through the European Tour's fist stage and since then, he's mostly played on the Euro Pro tour, coming close to winning numerous times. James tells me how Neil Roderick- aka "The Welsh Seve" was a great mentor to him and tells me what he learnt from playing with the likes of Tom Lewis. James was a great sport and shared not 1 but 3 highly amusing #golfingtales ! Thanks very much for your time James and good luck for the season, I hope you get those wins!

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https://www.amateurgolf.com/golf-tournament-news/5164/In-Wales--Frazer-sets-record-at-Duncan-Putter

https://www.southerndowngolfclub.com/golf-competitions-wales/item/659-bulletin-26-frazer-blasts-putter-record/

Hi Guys, welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast! I’m your host Jack Bull. Thanks very much for listening. Please remember to reach out on the social links listed below and please remember to share the links to the podcast, which will really help to grow the podcast and continue to share so many great golfing tales! Joining me this week is Jake Hapgood from South Wales (UK). He tells me all about growing up playing golf in Wales, as well as in Ireland and explains how both countries helped him grow as a player. Jake enjoyed a superb amateur career, representing Glamorgan and then Wales both in the home internationals and also in the 3 man Eisenhower Trophy team, as well as being selected to the GB & I Walker Cup training squad. Jake tells me more about how mentors such as Lee Griffiths of Coed-y-Mwstwr (a course which has produced many great golfing talents) and Welsh Golf Legend- Llewellyn Matthews from Southerndown, really taught him how to play and we share plenty of Llew & Griff related stories as we have both played a lot with them both! Jake shares a couple of classic Griff stories including Laura Davies, as well as  “The Postman”.

Jake had a sensational debut for Wales, partnering Llewellyn, they would go unbeaten, with the highlight being a fine win against England’s best pairing, when Llew holed ridiculous putts & Jake held his nerve with clutch shots. Jake would then go on to lead Wales out in the singles around Conwy and tells me he was -9 when he won his match against Ireland’s top player! Jake enjoyed a very strong amateur career, which included winning a Pro event in Spain and after comparing himself against the likes of Tour Winner Bradley Dredge who he had played with, Jake was confident he could compete against the best in the game and turned professional last year, despite being in the midst of a global pandemic! Since turning professional, he’s had great support from his family, some great sponsors and also Black Star Golf Management, who look after a number of Welsh Professionals and helped secure Jake as many Professional starts as possible:-

https://www.blackstargolf.net/players/jake-hapgood

Thanks very much for your time Jake and for sharing so many great stories, I’m sure you’ll tear it up in the pro ranks!

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If you follow the current golfing pages which seem to focus only on long hitting, then you may think that these days you need to be at least 245 pounds of bulked up  muscle in order to power the ball long and compete on Tour. Well my guest today, regularly hits the ball over 300 yards off the tee, even though he weighs in at 138 pounds!  I’m joined by long hitting Blaire Mc Keithen! Watch Blaire hit some awesome drives:-

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This is a very special bonus episode, featuring the 4 members of the New Zealand team that won the 1992 Eisenhower Trophy. It all started last year when I watched a film of the 1992 Eisenhower Trophy win which is a very important part of New Zealand Sporting history. I thought it would be great to reach out to the players and ask them about the significance of that win and also find out what happened once they turned professional.

I was very fortunate to speak with the guys Firstly, I speak with Stephen Scahill who tells me the story of how a call from Michael Campbell set them both on a course to success. Then, I speak with Michael Campbell who came second that week, and he tells a very funny story about the Eisenhower presentation. Michael also goes on to talk more about his 2005 US Open Victory! I then speak with the Eisenhower individual winner Phil Tataurangi, before chatting to Grant Moorhead who is the only New Zealander to have won both team Eisenhower Silver and Gold Team medals. I also had to ask Grant about the famous celebration (sorry Grant!) and I also ask Grant to reflect on their careers. The links to the film and another great article are here, I hope you enjoy this special episode:

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Joining me in this episode is English golf professional Marcus Mohr who plays on the Alps Tour in Europe. Marcus shares his highly inspirational story of prevailing against adversity, becoming extremely resilient and allowing himself "permission" to win. Resilience is perhaps the most important thing we need in golf and in life in order to be successful. Marcus trains and works exceptionally hard and he sets himself some very tough challenges. We cover everything from Tour life & swing speed to crazy stories and some real secret agent stuff! Marcus is a great guy with a wicked sense of humour and doesn’t hold back! I’m sure you’ll really enjoy this episode!

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This episode marks a very important milestone! I’m joined by Taranaki Professional Grant Moorhead who is a Teaching Pro and he really gives back to golfers in New Zealand, passing on his great experience to others. As an amateur, Grant represented New Zealand at both the 1990 & 1992 Eisenhower Trophies, held in New Zealand and Canada and is the only New Zealand Golfer to achieve both a Silver and Gold Medal at the Eisenhower Trophy!

This podcast with Grant completes an amazing set of podcasts with the 4 members of the winning team, sharing their stories and reflecting back on their successes since then. Make sure you check out the other episodes with Michael Campbell, Phil Tatuarangi and Stephen Scahill. Grant announces some very exciting news and also shares stories from the Eisenhower Trophy, including that famous celebration- ouch! Grant also discusses life on Tour, his professional career and he very kindly shares numerous anecdotes and of course one unbelievable hole in one story, as well as more than one featuring "Goats" ! Thanks for your time Grant and keep up your great work in the game!

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Please do also follow the podcast over on facebook & Instagram as well, I would really appreciate your support. This podcast is the second part of a brilliant chat with  former European Tour Winner and Ryder Cup player, Scotland’s Andrew Coltart. Make sure check out:-

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Andrew was extremely generous with his time and we have a wonderfully insightful chat about the game. In part 2, Andrew talks more about his coaching philosophies that have now helped some great  players break through in Scotland and we talk more about Scottish Golf, as well as Andrew captaining Europe in the Palmer Cup. Andrew tells me how a call from his good friend, former Tour Player-  Mark Roe, turned his career around and lifted him out of a big slump. He also shares an absolute “bomb” of a golf story, as well as talking me through that brilliant “3&2” prank, thanks very much for your time Andrew and sharing some absolutely brilliant #golfingtales !

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Please do follow the podcast over on facebook & Instagram as well, I would really appreciate your  support. Joining me today, is former European Tour Winner and Ryder Cup player, Scotland’s  Andrew Coltart. Make sure check out his website:-

https://andrewcoltart.com/

Andrew was extremely generous with his time and we had a wonderful chat over 2 episodes!

In part one, Andrew tells me how he was born into Golf in Scotland, he talks about his early career and he shares some exceptional insights from his Ryder Cup appearance, at what was infamously known as the "Battle of Brookline" in 1999, over in Massachusetts, USA. It was a huge baptism of fire, with Europe fielding 7 rookies and Andrew talks about that infamous Ryder Cup and his debut in more detail! I'm sure you'll really enjoy the 2 podcasts!

Andrew Coltart Key Achievements:

- 1987 Scottish Boys Amateur Championship

Hey Guys welcome back to the Hole in One Golf Podcast in 2021, it's great to be back!

Joining me in this episode is former European Tour Professional Stephen Scahill, who was part of the New Zealand team that won the Eisenhower Trophy in 1992. I managed to get hold of Stephen, across the ditch in Sydney Australia, where he currently lives and Stephen tells me how a call from Michael Campbell set them both on a path to winning the World Amateur team championship. Stephen would then turn professional and go on to play successfully on various professional tours around the world, he won on the challenge tour and kept his European tour card for a number of years and played against the best players in  Europe. Stephen then headed to Australia and re-established himself in  a completely different career away from golf, almost vanishing from the golfing spotlight, so I was keen to hear what he was up to now! 

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Hey guys welcome back to the hole in one golf podcast! Thanks very much for listening! Please do remember to share and rate the podcast on whatever platform you are listening on please reach out on any of the social media ,links listed in the notes, that will really help the podcast to grow! Thanks so much to everyone who has reached out on social media with requests for guests, I really appreciate it! This is the final episode of 2020 with over 2020 minutes of podcast! Thanks for everyone who has helped grow the podcast this year and make it possible, the response from everyone listening has been incredible. please reach out with suggestions for guests in 2021!

This is an amazing episode where I chat to one of New Zealand’s greatest ever golfers! Joining me is Phillip Tataurangi who is the only New Zealander to have won both the individual and team titles when New Zealand won the 1992 Eisenhower trophy, alongside team mates Michael Campbell, Grant Moorhead and Stephen Scahill. They would beat the USA team by 7 shots and GB&I by 27 shots! The USA team featured future major winners David Duval and Justin Leonard.

Phil tells me how he decided to remain amateur for a year and he won the New Zealand amateur title before heading over to the PGA Tour School in America. Phil speaks openly about making the transition to the professional ranks and discusses the steep learning curve he was faced with and how he improved and became a tour winner. He also reflects on what he might have done differently.

Phil shares some great stories from playing alongside some legendary players and he also discusses how he successfully moved onto course design and broadcasting after leaving the Tour. He also tells me more about that trick shot video that lit up twitter. Thanks very much for your time Phil and sharing your incredible journey!

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Phillip Tataurangi Key Achievements:

1992- Eisenhower Trophy team and individual winner

1993- New Zealand Amateur Champion, New Zealand Sportsman of the year award

1996- Australian PGA Champion, Nike Tri Cities Open Champion

2002- Invensys Classic winner PGA tour event

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Joining me in this episode, is New Zealand PGA trainee Stacey Koppens who has helped literally hundreds of beginners and juniors into Golf in New Zealand!

Stacey shares her highly inspirational journey from playing golf at a very young age and competing as a junior and then vs Men’s Pennants player before then moving out of the game, when her family life and real estate career took over.

Stacey realised that her true calling was to become a golf coach though and since getting back into golf, she has become a PGA Trainee, as well as completing the Titleist Performance Institute level 1 to understand the bio mechanics of the golf swing. Stacey talks more about being the very best that you can be and why she made such a huge career change. Stacey also talks about some of the challenges that beginners and some women face and how we can overcome these challenges, she also shares some great insights into what we need to do to grow the game. As well as balancing coaching and family life, Stacey has also launched an online Women’s clothing store, please check it out here :-

Hey Guys welcome back to the hole in one golf podcast, I’m your host Jack Bull. I would really like to thank you all very much for listening and also say a huge thank you to everyone who has reached out on social media, its really awesome to hear from everyone and it also really does help to share some great stories!

In this episode, I’m joined by Hilary Bennett from Ground Your Game. After playing junior and college golf and competing in other sports, Hilary joined the corporate world but later decided her true calling was to become a full time coach. Hilary trains a variety of golfers and athletes from all ages up to professionals. Hilary explains how she first asks athletes to share their goals and then they work on improving resilience. Hilary coaches athletes to stay present and in the moment and provides visualisation, breathing and meditation techniques to improve each player’s mental game and to overcome mental blocks. Hilary using various techniques to allow players to detach from the outcome and works on different brain states. She encourages students to keep a daily journal and accept your life and situations! Reach out to follow and connect with Hilary on Instagram @groundyourgame Thanks so much for sharing your story Hilary!

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It was a pleasure chatting with Welsh European Tour Player Rhys Enoch, this week on the podcast. Rhys joins me from South Africa, where he is competing in the European Tour’s Joburg Open at Randpark GC. Rhys shares some great insights from his game, what makes him one of the longest hitters on the European Tour and what he’s currently working on and he also provides an insight into Tour life.

Rhys shares some great stories playing with the likes of Patrick Reed & Martyn Kaymer during Majors, as well as competing against the likes of Harris English and Rickie Fowler in his college career at ETSU. Rhys tells me more about making the cut at the British Open in 2018 and then the US Open in 2019 and talks me through one of the greatest ever US Open rounds at Pebble Beach! Of course, Rhys also shares one nugget of a story which saw Rhys in a very sticky situation! Thanks for your time Rhys, keep up the great form!

Rhys Enoch Biography:

Rhys was born in Truro, Cornwall in June 1988, to parents Steve and Tracy.

Began playing golf at Truro aged 11 and by 16 had reached +2 and already represented Cornwall at every level and Wales under 16s.

Rhys went on to represent GB&I boys and Wales at every level including the World amateur team championship in 2008, and enjoyed an illustrious career at East Tennessee State university where he graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science honours degree in Sports Management.

Key Achievements to date

Represented Wales at every level from boys through to Men. 2004-2011

Boys Home internationals 2005,06

Men's home internationals 06,07,08,09,10,11

Boys European team championship member 2005 and Captain 2006

European team championship member 2007,08,09,10,11

Represented Wales in the World team championship, Eisenhower Trophy 2008

North Wales Boys champion 2005

Trubshaw Cup champion 2006

GB&I boys team member 2006

ETSU team member 2007-2012

Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Champion 2008

NCAA East regional champion 2010

All American Honourable Mention 2010

European team Palmer cup member 2010

2012 Bonallack Trophy won 5/5 on winning European side vs. Asia

Qualified for the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool via Open qualifying at Woburn. 2014

Qualified for the Open and made the cut at Carnoustie 2018. Via OQ at Notts

Qualified for the US Open and made the cut at Pebble Beach 2019, shooting a second round 66 the second lowest score in US Open history at Pebble beach.

Won the 2019 Slovakia Challenge in July.

Now a full member of the European Challenge tour and the Sunshine tour.

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Weclome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, I'm your host Jack Bull. I would really like to thank you all for listening and also request that you please rate, share and subscribe to the podcast, thanks very much! 

Joining me on this episode is an outstanding amateur golfer -  Sam Jones, a long driving, left handed golfer from Taranaki in the North Island of New Zealand. Sam really knows how to go low and has shot plenty of scores in the low 60s in tournaments across New Zealand- he’s shot 61 an incredible 4 times! He shares some great advice on how he goes so low and he also shares  some of his future plans. Sam attended Golf College at the University of West Georgia, USA and he enjoyed a successful college career, winning events and regularly shooting under par. 

When Sam returned home to New Zealand in 2019, he won the North Island Strokeplay tournament and he also followed that up with his biggest win at the New Zealand Amateur! Sam's brother Eithan also attends UWA and Sam tells me he is hot on his heels! Sam is also know as a very long hitter and he shares some stories from when he played in long drive events. Thanks for your time and some great insights Sam!

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In this mini episode, I take a road trip along the pacific coast highway in the North Island and head across the East Cape of New Zealand, down to Poverty Bay in Gisborne. This was the place where Captain Cook first made landfall in 1769 and he would first come into contact with the local Maori people. The Golf Course is now known as Awapuni Links and I find out that links golf in New Zealand isn't like it is back in the UK! I also learn about the course designer, known as CH Redhead, apparently  he is originally from Ireland and he helped shape many of New Zealand's golf courses after emigrating to New Zealand aged 50 but I'm keen to find out more about this character. Photos and videos can be seen over on instagram @holeinonegolfcourses

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Hey Guys welcome back to the hole in one golf podcast, I’m your host Jack Bull. I would really like to thank you all very much for listening. Please do remember to subscribe, rate and share the podcast which will really help to grow the podcast and continue to share more great golfing tales which is the aim of the podcast and please do also remember to reach out on the social links listed below with any questions or suggestions. Thanks so much to those listeners that have already reached out and you were able to help with our guest in this episode, who is an incredible golfer and that really helped create this episode!

Joining me on this episode is Luke Thomas from South Wales (UK). Luke is a former Glamorgan team mate and he talks me through how he came in as the underdog to win the 2009 Welsh Amateur around Southerndown Golf Club. Luke shares some great stories from the 2019 Welsh Team Championships and tell me more about a tour of Australia when Luke and Richard Hooper toured with some stand out players including Tommy Fleetwood. In typical Luke style, he has me in some stitches with a couple of very funny impersonations.

Thanks for an open and insightful chat Luke!

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Hey Guys welcome back to the hole in one golf podcast, I’m your host Jack Bull. I would really like to thank you all very much for listening. Please do remember to subscribe, rate and share the podcast which will really help share even more great golfing tales which is the aim of the podcast and please do also remember to reach out on the social links listed below with any questions or suggestions. Thanks so much to those listeners that have already reached out and you were able to help with our guest in this episode, who is an incredible golfer and that really helped create this episode!

I am privileged to be joined by a guest who enjoyed a phenomenal amateur career and was regarded as one of the best young players in Europe, being such a huge talent at a young age. To give you a sense of his achievements, he was unbeaten in singles matches over 5 years, while representing Wales in the junior home internationals (playing against the best players of England, Scotland and Ireland ) and he was also European Young Masters Champion in 2004, following in the footstep of past winners such as Sergio Garcia! When I saw him play, he was one of the best swingers of the golf club and best ball strikers who I had seen, golfers which included major winners. My guest is of course, Dr Zach Gould PhD! Zach joins me from Cardiff, Wales (UK).

What’s just as incredible as Zach’s fantastic amateur career though, is the path he has been on since, which has led him to where he is now. He obatined a PhD in strength and conditioning and founded Dr Golf Global, which is a Golf training platform helping everyone from beginners to tour professionals, improving their golf specific strength & conditioning.

This is a great episode which I’m sure you’ll enjoy and learn a lot from. Zach provides some great insights from Dr Golf Global as well from his own game as a top Amateur, sharing great advice for young golfers and he also tells me about the time he beat a well known Northern Irishman and was then presented by Royalty! Please also make sure you check out drgolfglobal.com:-

Joining me in this episode is Lee Jones, a great amateur Golfer from Conwy Golf Club in North Wales (UK). Conwy is an outstanding Links Course, with spectacular views and has has featured many big events and is a true test in the wind! The course was originally laid out in 1890 by Jack Morris, non other than Old Tom Morris’ Nephew!

Lee is a green keeper at Conwy Golf Club and he shares some incredible Golf stories from his time in Amateur Golf. Lee tells me how he was a great Junior and played for Wales Boys team before getting a job and then later finding his second wind in the game and playing his way into the Welsh Men’s Senior team, featuring in 3 home internationals. Lee improved each time and got his handicap down to plus 4! Lee also tells me about the amateur events he’s won and how he once shot 60 in a tournament. 

Being one of Conwy’s finest ever players, Lee was made an honorary member, winning many tournaments at the club and he has also won the Welsh Champion of Champions tournament! Lee tells me about the time he featured in a Rick Shiels video series, Rick is a very famous online golf coach, and he also tells me more about Conwy Golf Club and the Curtis Cup that is due to be staged at the Course. Thanks very much for your time Lee and sharing some great stories, I hope you make a return to Golf very soon!

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On this episode, I’m joined by the start-up founder of “My V Coach” - Justin Kinney. Justin shares his story with me and tells me how he grew up in Connecticut, USA and played Junior Golf with the help of the local Police Golf Programme. After College, Justin joined the corporate world, before becoming a high school teacher and also becoming a sports coach. Justin’s dream was always to start his own company though and his dream came true, as he said he “willed it” into being with plenty of #hustle and working on his business whilst teaching and finding funding to launch his #startup .

Hey Guys, welcome back to the Hole In One Golf Podcast, down here in New Zealand, I’m your host Jack Bull. Please do remember to subscribe to the podcast and please also like, rate and share the podcast, which will help us grow and continue to share some great golfing tales!

Joining me on this episode is a really interesting golf and sports  coach, the founder of  “The Fluid Motion Factor” Steven Yellin. This is a revolutionary programme that allows us to access our best swing that is available to us. You’ve got to ask yourself- would you be happy hitting with your best swing every time? Most Golfers would say of course and they would be ecstatic if they could do that! Very few people understand how to get in the “Zone” and access their best performance however and that is what Steven teaches players and you can also learn this yourself in his books. Steven has even helped Bowling players achieve success such as Rhino Page who went on to score a 298!

Steven explains in more detail how he’s developed his programme over 45 years of learning and teaching. Steven has written the following books: “The 7 secrets of World Class Athletes” and the “Fluid Motion Factor” as well as his new release “Simplicity” which delves more into how we can all consistently access our best golf swing and best shots, which is what all golfers would dearly love to achieve! You can buy the book here, it will change your game:-

Hey Guys, welcome back to The Hole In One Golf Podcast, I’m your host Jack Bull. We have an amazing show for you all in this episode of the #golfingtrails series, which you will absolutely love. When we talk about the very best #golfingtrails and #golfingtales as well as the greatest #golfingtrips around the World, my guest is an absolute legend and he wrote the book on all of those. In  fact, he’s written 5 incredible golf books and his 5th book “Course Called America” is available in Spring 2021 and is sure to be a must read. My guest is of course, legendary Golf Author and writer Tom Coyne!

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Joining me on this episode is a great golfer, a New Zealander who is also a very proud Cantabrian – Golf professional Shaun Jones. Shaun is currently playing on the Alps Tour over in Europe and he’s based in Bern, Switzerland. The Alps Tour events are played across France, Austria and Italy but Shaun has also played in Egypt and even further afield. The Alps Tour is a feeder Tour for The European Challenge Tour, with pros chasing a top 5 place on the order of merit in order to graduate to the Challenge Tour. Shaun explains how previous Alps Tour winners such as Mike Lorenzo Vera and Matt Wallace used the Alps Tour to gain entry to the Challenge Tour and later finding success on the European Tour.

Shaun talks me through his journey from Amateur Golf in New Zealand, what he learnt from playing against future European Tour player Ryan Fox and how he transitioned smoothly into professional golf after learning to shoot low scores as an amateur. Shaun shares some very interesting stories from Tour life and explains openly the realities of playing on a satellite tour, whilst working on his game, as well as also battling through injuries and improving his mental game whilst also trying to make a living. Through his preparation, Shaun  is now seeing results and chasing a first win on Tour.