Cookie Crumbs #15 - Historical Errors w/ Simon Haines from episode 181

03/14/25 • 15 min

Looking back at one of our favourite episodes, Golf History Fails with Simon Haines (181), and the hilarious discussion on how clubs often celebrate their architects or golfing greats with portraits of entirely different people—proof that once a mistake makes it online, it can quickly become ‘fact.’

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For a brilliant feed of historic course imagery, make sure you follow Simon on X: @Hainesy76.

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Huge congratulations to the victors in David Corben & Harry Crockett who prevailed after seven gruelling rounds of matchplay golf, narrowly beating the Walton Heath pairing of Oscar Lent & Monty Holcombe.

For more on the Sunningdale Foursomes please head to our blog page where James Burn wrote a wonderful piece on the event.