web02.fireside.fm Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:32:52 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Firm & Fast Golf Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Sociology” https://firmandfastgolfpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/sociology Sun, 22 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0100 We're on a golfing quest of sorts, looking to increase our golfing I.Q.'s in the process. Our aim is to speak to expert guests at the intersection of golf design and construction, green keeping and history…...to name but a few topics. This podcast is not about us, it's about the guests, what they know and how that can influence the sustainable future of the game of golf that we all cherish. Suspend what you know about the game of golf for a moment and join us on this journey, we promise great guests, different takes and a few laughs along the way. Many thanks for considering us for a listen! en-ie episodic Unknown unknowns and the golfing road less travelled Shane Derby We're on a golfing quest of sorts, looking to increase our golfing I.Q.'s in the process. Our aim is to speak to expert guests at the intersection of golf design and construction, green keeping and history…...to name but a few topics. This podcast is not about us, it's about the guests, what they know and how that can influence the sustainable future of the game of golf that we all cherish. Suspend what you know about the game of golf for a moment and join us on this journey, we promise great guests, different takes and a few laughs along the way. Many thanks for considering us for a listen! no Golf, Golf Architecture, Golf History, Agronomy, Sustainability in Golf Shane Derby shanemderby@gmail.com Episode 31: Dutch Golf Series #2 - Grounds for Golf in The Netherlands http://firmandfastgolfpodcast.fireside.fm/31 3823f83c-b09e-4265-bf5f-0d377ac08862 Sun, 22 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0100 Shane Derby 31 Dutch Golf Series #2 - Grounds for Golf in The Netherlands full Shane Derby Exploring the geology, geography, history and sociology underpinning the creation of the grounds for golf in The Netherlands. 46:07 no In this second installment of our docupod series we take a look at the creation of the grounds for golf in the Netherlands. Stepping into a geological time machine with the help of Robert Hack we take a look at the geography, geology and underlying history of the low countries and how natural forces and the hand of man have conspired to create a dunescape, sandy interior and polderland that is utilised in its' myriad forms for the 250 Dutch golf courses. We also get a sneak peek of episode 3 in this series with a short cameo appearance from the Robin Bargmann the golf historian and author of the Serendipity of Early Golf. Robin's book follows on, in a contrapuntal direction, from Steven van Hengels book from the 1980's entitled Early Golf. Please see a youtube link below for some more information on a few of the topics covered in this episode A dry southern north sea - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DECwfQQqRzo The Sandmotor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1H-58W7QDk An interesting read in advance of the next episode - https://www.golfcollectors.co.uk/u/cms/ttg1062013_september.pdf#page=28 Featured music by Victor Lundberg, under license from Epidemic Sound Special Guests: Robert Hack and Robin Bargmann. Dutch Dunescape, The Kennemer, Noordwijk Golf Club, Koninklijke Haagsche Golf, The Sandmotor, The Pleistocene, The Veluwe, Heathland Golf, Dutch Links Golf In this second installment of our docupod series we take a look at the creation of the grounds for golf in the Netherlands. Stepping into a geological time machine with the help of Robert Hack we take a look at the geography, geology and underlying history of the low countries and how natural forces and the hand of man have conspired to create a dunescape, sandy interior and polderland that is utilised in its' myriad forms for the 250 Dutch golf courses.

We also get a sneak peek of episode 3 in this series with a short cameo appearance from the Robin Bargmann the golf historian and author of the Serendipity of Early Golf. Robin's book follows on, in a contrapuntal direction, from Steven van Hengels book from the 1980's entitled Early Golf.

Please see a youtube link below for some more information on a few of the topics covered in this episode

A dry southern north sea - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DECwfQQqRzo

The Sandmotor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1H-58W7QDk

An interesting read in advance of the next episode - https://www.golfcollectors.co.uk/u/cms/ttg_106_2013_september.pdf#page=28

Featured music by Victor Lundberg, under license from Epidemic Sound

Special Guests: Robert Hack and Robin Bargmann.

]]> In this second installment of our docupod series we take a look at the creation of the grounds for golf in the Netherlands. Stepping into a geological time machine with the help of Robert Hack we take a look at the geography, geology and underlying history of the low countries and how natural forces and the hand of man have conspired to create a dunescape, sandy interior and polderland that is utilised in its' myriad forms for the 250 Dutch golf courses.

We also get a sneak peek of episode 3 in this series with a short cameo appearance from the Robin Bargmann the golf historian and author of the Serendipity of Early Golf. Robin's book follows on, in a contrapuntal direction, from Steven van Hengels book from the 1980's entitled Early Golf.

Please see a youtube link below for some more information on a few of the topics covered in this episode

A dry southern north sea - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DECwfQQqRzo

The Sandmotor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1H-58W7QDk

An interesting read in advance of the next episode - https://www.golfcollectors.co.uk/u/cms/ttg_106_2013_september.pdf#page=28

Featured music by Victor Lundberg, under license from Epidemic Sound

Special Guests: Robert Hack and Robin Bargmann.

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