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Solid 5: Irish Golfers
Mar 16, 20235 min read
Solid 5: Irish Golfers

Ireland is a country that punches well above its weight on the golfing stage, with world-class courses and world-famous players. But it's not all about Rory and Royal Portrush - to celebrate St Pat...

The purest form of the game
Mar 6, 20235 min read
The purest form of the game

The Sunningdale Foursomes is one of golf's great traditions - a curtain-raiser to the season ahead that features men and women, amateur and professional, all competing in a matchplay foursomes knoc...

TV Review: Full Swing
Mar 3, 20237 min read
TV Review: Full Swing

The much-hyped new Netflix series is supposed to introduce golf to a whole new audience. So we asked Sharifa Zaidani to review the show from a non-golfer's point of view.

Join Sounder for a festival of golf on Cleeve Hill
Feb 21, 20232 min read
Join Sounder for a festival of golf on Cleeve Hill

We’re proud to be supporting a weekend of open golf competitions at the truly unique Cleeve Hill Golf Club in June. We've got some very exciting stuff in the pipeline, but to kick things off, Jon ...

Why is pro golf so lame?
Feb 6, 20233 min read
Why is pro golf so lame?

As the PGA Tour's annual celebrity pro-am limps into a Monday finish at Pebble Beach, Jon Davie asks why professional tournament golf leaves him so cold.

A tee time for two
Jan 31, 20233 min read
A tee time for two

As a young woman in the world of golf, Lauren Prince is used to making her own way in the game. So when she found out she was expecting, she had no intention of hanging up her clubs for nine months.

Solid 5: Worst Golf Novelty Christmas Gifts
Dec 14, 20223 min read
Solid 5: Worst Golf Novelty Christmas Gifts

It's Christmas morning. You know what's coming. You're a golfer. And that means novelty golf gifts. Every bloody year. Jon Davie picks out five of the very worst that Amazon has to offer.

Introducing EAL: the man behind Random Golf Club
Nov 8, 20225 min read
Introducing EAL: the man behind Random Golf Club

With half a million members, RGC might just be the biggest golf club in the world. Dan Davies meets the man who started it all.

The anatomy of a golf trip
Sep 23, 20222 min read
The anatomy of a golf trip

There's nothing like a trip to the coast to get the juices flowing... Sam Williams of Cookie Jar Golf breaks down the perfect golf trip.  

The Life & Times of Nick de Paul
Aug 17, 20227 min read
The Life & Times of Nick de Paul

Nick de Paul was the man on Seve's bag when the Spaniard won the Open at St Andrews in 1984. Dan Davies picks up the story of the man who had a ringside seat to some of the greatest moments in gol...

Off The Beaten Tracks
Jul 22, 20223 min read
Off The Beaten Tracks

Sam Cooper has piloted his trusty camper van to every links course in Scotland over the past two years, accompanied by his wife Harriet and two Cocker Spaniels. As all eyes turned to Scotland for t...

Amateur hour at The Open
Jul 6, 20224 min read
Amateur hour at The Open

One of the many joys of The Open Championship is that it's open to everyone - amateurs and professionals alike. Seven amateurs are in the field for St Andrews - Charlie Lemay is here to introduce t...

Solid 5: Golfing Meltdowns
Jun 24, 20222 min read
Solid 5: Golfing Meltdowns

The world’s best golfers are never more relatable than when they suffer the indignity of the shed collapse – a sensation every weekend golfer is familiar with. Jon Davie recalls five classic meltd...

Introducing the Sounder Clubhouse at The Scores
Jun 1, 20222 min read
Introducing the Sounder Clubhouse at The Scores

The 150th Open Championship takes place at the Home of Golf this summer - and we're inviting you to join us at the heart of the action.

Golf is an invitation
May 3, 20223 min read
Golf is an invitation

When the marketing might of Nike met the genius of Tiger Woods, the golf industry changed forever. But a chance encounter and a Nike film from the pre-Tiger era gave Jon Davie a glimpse into an alt...

Shrinking the game
Mar 31, 202210 min read
Shrinking the game

Like many other people, lockdown prompted Dan Davies to leave the city in search of a new life in the country. Which in Dan's case, meant fulfilling a lifelong ambition - to create his very own bac...

The alternative guide to club fitting - Part 2
Feb 22, 20226 min read
The alternative guide to club fitting - Part 2

Part 1 of Richard Pennell's guide to joining a golf club covered the membership interview. If you've made it this far, you're ready for Part 2 - the play-in round...

Beer, frat boys and the myth of 'growing the game'
Feb 14, 20223 min read
Beer, frat boys and the myth of 'growing the game'

Sounder co-founder James Day has spent his whole career fighting for a more accessible, sustainable and enjoyable version of golf. So why is he so cynical about the frat-party crowds who flocked to...

The alternative guide to club fitting - Part 1
Feb 2, 20228 min read
The alternative guide to club fitting - Part 1

Richard Pennell has been around golf for 35 years - as a player, greenkeeper, secretary and humble club member - and most recently, as the the author of the Stymied blog. In his first piece writin...

Our resolution for 2022: be more like Eric
Dec 30, 20211 min read
Our resolution for 2022: be more like Eric

Meet Eric - a golfer, a caddie, a musician and a gentleman. When we visited the west coast of Scotland back in the summer, he was there to guide us around the magical links of Machrihanish, Machrih...

Don’t believe the hype
Dec 20, 20213 min read
Don’t believe the hype

Our resident club-maker and equipment nerd James Day does not want to unwrap a new driver on Christmas morning