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Sounder Golf | Players' Journal

The first man to play golf in America
Nov 30, 20216 min read
The first man to play golf in America

In the second part of our ‘interview’ with Horace Hutchinson, the English pioneer who played, wrote and travelled widely in golf’s early years, we hear tales of Old Tom Morris, John Ball and JH Tay...

Solid 5: lost golf brands
Nov 11, 20214 min read
Solid 5: lost golf brands

The story of Sounder begins with the brand of clubs that Seve played back in the 1970s. We've been picking up vintage Sounder gear on eBay since we decided on the name - which got us thinking about...

Made in Scotland
Nov 1, 20215 min read
Made in Scotland

Our new luggage range is handmade by the team at Montrose Rope & Sail, a 230-year-old firm located just a few solid iron shots away from the town’s even more historic golf course. Here, Managin...

A horse without a rider
Oct 4, 20215 min read
A horse without a rider

Golf is a sport that forces us to look in the mirror, even if we don't always like what we see staring back at us. In his first piece for Sounder, Jack Fairey takes a trip into his golfing subconsc...

The extraordinary legacy of Samuel Ryder
Sep 23, 20215 min read
The extraordinary legacy of Samuel Ryder

As the eyes of the sporting world turn to the Ryder Cup, Charlie Lemay went in search of the man who created the biggest event in golf

White fence
Sep 9, 20214 min read
White fence

When a football injury forced Josh Coles into golfing exile, he realised that the game meant more to him than he ever knew.

Mini golf. Max fun.
Aug 9, 20211 min read
Mini golf. Max fun.

An exclusive introduction to Patchrihanish – the toughest five-hole par-15 golf course in Scotland

It all started in the Army PX
Jul 29, 20216 min read
It all started in the Army PX

Every golfer remembers their first set of clubs. For Charlie Lemay, his lifelong love of golf began when he set eyes on a junior half-set in the Army Exchange Service…

John Daly: What I’ve Learned
Jun 24, 20217 min read
John Daly: What I’ve Learned

In the days leading up to the Open Championship at Royal Portrush, the Wild Thing took part in a special Q&A at Urban Golf in London, in which he discussed his childhood, his majors, the Ryder ...

Ghosts of the muni
Jun 11, 202110 min read
Ghosts of the muni

The two public courses in London’s Richmond Park were once the busiest in Europe, possibly the world. As a boy, Dan Davies all but lived there, which made his return so many years later all the mor...

"At some clubs they think I’m going to rock up in a turban and a rickshaw"
May 28, 20219 min read
"At some clubs they think I’m going to rock up in a turban and a rickshaw"

As a successful businessman and pillar of the community, Jas Athwal is exactly the kind of man who gets elected captain of his golf club. But 20 years later, he still feels like an outsider becaus...

Solid 5: golf club lunches
May 17, 20214 min read
Solid 5: golf club lunches

Playing golf is hungry work. Jon Davie gets the lowdown on the best dining experiences from across the golfing world.

Who said golf was supposed to be fair?
May 5, 20213 min read
Who said golf was supposed to be fair?

The inexorable march of technology is creating a generation of golfers who lack imagination and resilience, argues Sounder partner James Day.

Accidentally on purpose
Apr 19, 20215 min read
Accidentally on purpose

From lapping up freebies to talking about feelings – "social media influencer" turned mental health campaigner Ryan Curtis shares the story of The Club and The Club Talks.

Solid 5: Books to explore golf and spirituality
Mar 29, 20212 min read
Solid 5: Books to explore golf and spirituality

When the writer Anne-Celine Jaeger had her first experience of golf last year, her eyes were opened to the joy of a game she describes as 'a modern day meditation'. Here, she picks five books that ...

Golf - a question of life and breath
Mar 29, 20217 min read
Golf - a question of life and breath

As courses in England finally open up again, Anne-Celine Jaeger contemplates the connection between golf and mental health with renowned acupuncturist Ross J Barr and Gordon Smart, broadcaster and...

Georgia on my mind
Mar 18, 20214 min read
Georgia on my mind

The long winter hibernation is nearly over, and this year more than ever, Charlie Lemay is dreaming about Augusta. The Masters is just around the corner, and that means the start of the golf season.

Chasing the feeling - confessions of an equipment junkie
Mar 10, 20213 min read
Chasing the feeling - confessions of an equipment junkie

The idea for Sounder was forged in the workshop where James Day has spent 20 years searching for golfing nirvana - the perfect combination of aesthetics, functionality and feeling.

18 holes with Tiger
Mar 5, 20217 min read
18 holes with Tiger

The last round Tiger Woods played in the United Kingdom was his second at the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush. Watching from inside the ropes, Dan Davies followed him every step of the way.

Solid 5: Golf on YouTube
Feb 26, 20215 min read
Solid 5: Golf on YouTube

From black and white archive footage to the latest drone-enabled course reviews, our social media guru Charlie Lemay digs out some golfing gems from YouTube to help you through the last few weeks o...

The wettest day: ‘I had puddles in my shoes'
Feb 22, 202110 min read
The wettest day: ‘I had puddles in my shoes'

In a series of exclusive interviews for Sounder, Robert Rock, Eddie Pepperell and Craig Lee recall the wettest and most miserable day of the 2020 European Tour season. Story by Mark Townsend.