web01.fireside.fm Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:57:00 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Firm & Fast Golf Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “The Father Of Golf Course Architecture” https://firmandfastgolfpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/the%20father%20of%20golf%20course%20architecture Fri, 09 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +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 15: ODG Series #1 - Harry Shapland Colt http://firmandfastgolfpodcast.fireside.fm/15 0d00316a-bde5-4d64-b300-d5e04e9924da Fri, 09 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0100 Shane Derby 15 ODG Series #1 - Harry Shapland Colt full Shane Derby Focus on the father of golf architecture Harry S Colt with journalist and historian Adam Lawrence who is currently writing a book on Colt entitled More Enduring than Brass. 1:41:56 no In this episode we are joined by golf journalist and consultant Adam Lawrence. Despite attending the same school as Dr Alistair MacKenzie, Adam is currently writing a biograpahy on Harry Shapland Colt, the father of modern golf course architecture. We explore Colt's early golfing days at Cambridge and his early influences, R&A membership and the formation of the Oxford & Cambridge Golf Society. We then take a look at some of Colts' designs at Rye, Sunningdale, St. Andrews, Swinley Forest, St Georges Hill, Rosapenna, Royal Dublin, Royal County Down, County Sligo, Royal Portrush and Royal Liverpool. We also consider how Colt's style evolved through time and what sort of legacy has he left to the game. You can find additional information on both Golf Course Architecture Magazine and Oxford Golf Consulting below: www.golfcoursearchitecture.net www.oxfordgolfconsulting.com Special Guest: Adam Lawrence. Harry Colt, Sunningdale, St. Georges Hill, Portmarnock, Royal Dublin, Royal Liverpool, Muirfield In this episode we are joined by golf journalist and consultant Adam Lawrence. Despite attending the same school as Dr Alistair MacKenzie, Adam is currently writing a biograpahy on Harry Shapland Colt, the father of modern golf course architecture.

We explore Colt's early golfing days at Cambridge and his early influences, R&A membership and the formation of the Oxford & Cambridge Golf Society.

We then take a look at some of Colts' designs at Rye, Sunningdale, St. Andrews, Swinley Forest, St Georges Hill, Rosapenna, Royal Dublin, Royal County Down, County Sligo, Royal Portrush and Royal Liverpool.

We also consider how Colt's style evolved through time and what sort of legacy has he left to the game.

You can find additional information on both Golf Course Architecture Magazine and Oxford Golf Consulting below:

www.golfcoursearchitecture.net

www.oxfordgolfconsulting.com

Special Guest: Adam Lawrence.

]]> In this episode we are joined by golf journalist and consultant Adam Lawrence. Despite attending the same school as Dr Alistair MacKenzie, Adam is currently writing a biograpahy on Harry Shapland Colt, the father of modern golf course architecture.

We explore Colt's early golfing days at Cambridge and his early influences, R&A membership and the formation of the Oxford & Cambridge Golf Society.

We then take a look at some of Colts' designs at Rye, Sunningdale, St. Andrews, Swinley Forest, St Georges Hill, Rosapenna, Royal Dublin, Royal County Down, County Sligo, Royal Portrush and Royal Liverpool.

We also consider how Colt's style evolved through time and what sort of legacy has he left to the game.

You can find additional information on both Golf Course Architecture Magazine and Oxford Golf Consulting below:

www.golfcoursearchitecture.net

www.oxfordgolfconsulting.com

Special Guest: Adam Lawrence.

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