Robin Bargmann
Special guest
Robin Bargmann is an eminent historian that specialises on the evolution of golf in The Netherlands. He is the natural sucessor to Steven van Hengel, one of the first researchers to focus on the dutch influence upon early golf in Scotland.
A member at Kennemer, Robin has command of an extrodinary level of detail from the early days of stick and ball sports through colf, kolf and golf to the migrationary effects that the Flemish and Dutch had upon golf in Scotland.
Robin Bargmann has been a guest on 5 episodes.
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Episode 35: Dutch Golf Series #6 - Rockets Over Wild Farm & The Atlantic Wall
December 23rd, 2023 | 52 mins 27 secs
charles hugh alison, daniel wolf, de haagsche golf club, domburgsche golf club, koninklijke haagsche golf & country club, noordwijk golf club, robin bargmann, royal hague golf club, steve zivin, the atlantic wall, the first v2 rocket, the kennemer golf club, world war 2
This episode explores the story of Daniel Wolf as he hurriedly rushed to get a new golf course constructed upon his personal estate in The Hague. We also look at how construction of the Atlantic Wall effected golf properties along the coast of the Netherlands during and after WW2.
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Episode 34: Dutch Golf Series #5 - Robin Bargmann #3 - Nascent Modern Dutch Golf
December 9th, 2023 | 1 hr 6 mins
Our final episode with Robin Bargmann focuses on foundation of the first Dutch golf clubs. Many of these courses no longer exist in their original locations, now being located on comparatively better grounds for golf. The early course development pioneers also had the fortune and foresight to engage the services of both master designers in Colt & Company and the local course building contractor H. Copijn & zoon.
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Episode 33: Dutch Golf Series #4 - Robin Bargmann #2
November 17th, 2023 | 57 mins 35 secs
batavia, colf, dutch east india company, dutch golf, robin bargmann, the burghers, the dutch masters
Robin Bargmann joins us again for part 2 of our 3 part chat about his research into the dutch influence on the early days of golf in Scotland and early golf in the Netherlands.
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Episode 32: Dutch Golf Series #3 - Robin Bargmann #1
October 29th, 2023 | 1 hr 12 mins
Robin Bargmann joins us for the first instalment of an exploration of early golf. The historical influences that have been forgotten through time and the pollination across borders of people, language, games and culture that influenced the modern game of golf.
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Episode 31: Dutch Golf Series #2 - Grounds for Golf in The Netherlands
October 22nd, 2023 | 46 mins 7 secs
dutch golf, dutch grounds for golf, geography, geology, history, sociology
Exploring the geology, geography, history and sociology underpinning the creation of the grounds for golf in The Netherlands.