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Sir Michael Bonallack
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FORE the Good of the Game
Peter Dawson - Part 1 (The Early Years)
Former Secretary of the R&A, Peter Dawson joins us to relate his life story that began in Aberdeen Scotland. Born to non-golfing parents, Peter found his way to golf at age 11, paying the princely sum of one pound sterling for his annual subscription at Lothianburn Golf Club. A family move to Essex took him to Thorpe Hall Golf Club, the home course to famous English amateur Sir Michael Bonallack, whom Peter would ultimately succeed as the Secretary of the R&A. Peter captained the men's golf team at Cambridge University in 1969, the year Tony Jacklin became the first...
2024-11-07
30 min
Your Golfer’s Almanac
December 31 2023 - Your Golfer's Almanac #636
Your Golfer's Almanac for December 31st. Sir Michael Bonallack Birthday Bob Gilder Birthday Holly Inn opened in 1895 Stymie Rule retired in 1951 Clayton Haefner died in 1960 Pete Cooper died in 1993 Barry Lane died in 2022 Anonymous Adage Today in Golf History is a GolfToons Production - Written, Produced, and Narrated by Michael Duranko. Visit www.golf-toons.com to check out our original golf illustrations and the humor essays accompanying each golf cartoon. Tour Backspin is a golf history newsletter celebrating the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 70s. Check it out and subscribe. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/golfers-history/message
2023-12-31
05 min
The Cookie Jar Golf Podcast
209 - Player Profile: Sir Michael Bonallack OBE w/ Peter Dawson CBE
Sam & Bruce are joined by Peter Dawson CBE to talk about the life and career of Sir Michael Bonallack OBE. Arguably Britains best ever amateur golfer and one of the most respected administrators in the game of golf, Sir Michael passed away on the 26th September 2023.Past secretary for the R&A, he was succeeded by Peter who just so happens to know him from years before where they played county golf together in Essex. Sir Michael’s amateur record is simply incredible;- 5x Amateur Championships (he won 3 consecutively between 1968 & 1970)- 5x...
2023-11-01
49 min
The Thing About Golf Podcast
The Thing About Golf #85: Sir Michael Bonallack OBE
There are few in golf whose contribution to the game could be compared to that of Sir Michael Bonallack. Unquestionably one of Britain’s greatest amateur players he has also been a long-time administrator of the game serving as both Secretary of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and later Captain of the R&A.As a player, he enjoyed great success but few years were as glorious as the summer of 1968 when the then 33-year-old won the third of his five Amateur championships, his fifth English Amateur, the Brabazon Trophy and was the...
2023-03-01
1h 24
No Laying Up: Crash Course
Frederica
Tron and Cody discuss Frederica Golf Club located on St Simons Island, GA. Frederica was designed by Tom Fazio and Sir Michael Bonallack and opened for play in 2005. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-12-28
33 min
The Fire Pit Podcast
Part 1: Laird Shepherd, The 2021 Amateur Champion
The British Amateur Championship is one of the oldest and greatest events in golf. The first, in 1885, was played at Hoylake in England. Bobby Jones won the British Amateur in 1930 in what was then considered a part of his Grand Slam of championships. Other notable winners include Sir Michael Bonallack, who won it five times, Joe Carr, the great Irish Amateur, who won it three times, Jose Maria Olazabal in 1984, and Sergio Garcia in 1998. Runner-ups include Colin Montgomerie, Trevor Immelman and Tommy Fleetwood. You like the stories of Monday Qualifiers who get a spot in a PGA T...
2021-07-14
33 min
The Open Podcasts
The Story of 1977 - Original Documentary
The Open has had many great moments, great contests and great battles, but arguably the finest of all, and one of the finest duels in golf and in sport, came in 1977.This week on The Open Podcasts is The Story of 1977, an Original Documentary episode focusing on Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus' Duel in The Sun in The 106th Open Championship at Turnberry.Told through the perspectives of Watson and Nicklaus, relive The Duel in The Sun and the drama that came with it in this special documentary. Narrated by Erik Anders Lang, and with...
2020-11-24
47 min