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Golf Badgers

Golf Badgers

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Golf Badgers (ɡɒlf bæʤə) - noun: A group of golfers obsessed with the game.Does this sound like you? If so, you're in the right place.Sam Cooper (Golf course architect) and James Bledge (Course Manager @ Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake) invite some of their friends from across the architecture and green keeping industries to join them for a deep dive on all things golf.Feasting on a gluttonous diet of golf course architecture, greenkeeping, agronomy and all of the topics usually too dull for polite conversation.We hope you'll enjoy spending some time with us.

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Episodes
  • 056 - Lee Strutt - Sowing Seeds and Breaking Ground

    056 - Lee Strutt - Sowing Seeds and Breaking Ground
    Aug 28 2025

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    James Bledge and Lee Strutt sit down on the banks of Loch Lomond to reflect on Struttie’s unique journey through golf course management—from grassroots beginnings to directing a world-class estate. They dig into leadership, trials, robots, and how to engineer not just a golf course, but a culture.
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • 055 - From North Wales to Deal: Ben Williams’ Linksland Journey

    055 - From North Wales to Deal: Ben Williams’ Linksland Journey
    Aug 22 2025

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    Bledge and Ben Williams sit down to trace Ben’s path from a golf‑mad childhood in North Wales to course manager at Royal Cinque Ports—via ultra‑exclusive Double Eagle in Ohio, an overseed bootcamp at Sea Pines, and a love affair with New South Wales GC. They dig into mentorship, the FTMI programme, and why a touch of spring granular on the fairways can be a links lifesaver. Expect talk of dunes, dogs, and doing the little things right.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • 054 - Alistair Beggs - Practical Greenkeeping and the Art of Sustainable Golf

    054 - Alistair Beggs - Practical Greenkeeping and the Art of Sustainable Golf
    Aug 14 2025

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    Sam and Bledge sit down with Alistair Beggs for a deep dive into a lifetime in golf course agronomy, from growing up at Hoylake to consulting on multiple Open Championships. They discuss the legendary Jim Arthur, the evolution of greenkeeping, tales from the driest Open in history, and why sustainable practices are shaping the future of the game.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
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