281 - James Braid - Part 1: 'The Player' w/ Simon Barrington

The Cookie Jar Golf Podcast

Pt I of our exciting new series, exploring the life of James Braid.
James Braid was part of the great triumvirate which also included Harry Vardon & JH Taylor. In his career he would go on to win 5 Open Championships. Growing up in Earlsferry, before emigrating south of the border, Simon Barrington brings to life his playing career in vivid detail.
Huge thanks go to Simon Barrington, an independent researcher of historical architecture, for his hard work in helping us bring this episode to life, and we look forward to releasing part two about the courses which James Braid designed or reimagined in episode two later this week.
For any further consultation around the proivenance of Braid designs around the UK, Simon can be contact on [email protected] or via his X profile: @CambridgeGrey

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