The First One – Silloth-On-Solway Golf Club

Aired on August 12, 2024
24 mins 58s
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Episode 4 - The First One (1) - Top 100 Courses in 10 Years

Chapters

0:00:00 Introduction to the First One

0:00:45 The Story of the First One

0:03:00 Silloth-On-Solway Golf Club

0:06:59 The Build Up

0:09:16 How we did

0:17:45 Side bets

Aired On

12 August 2024

Length

24:58

Check out our Silloth Golf Club blog about our round including our scorecards

Picture this: a spontaneous Saturday night decision turns into the thrilling quest to play the world’s top 100 golf courses over a decade. Join us as Chris, the mastermind behind this ambitious challenge, and Jim, our ever-curious co-host, kick off the adventure at the picturesque Silloth-on-Solway in Cumbria. This beloved links course, steeped in personal significance for Chris, provided not just a walk down memory lane but the perfect backdrop for the beginning of our journey. Experience the excitement as we unpack the stories behind this iconic location and share the unplanned path that led us from a casual idea to the recording of our podcast in just 48 hours.

Our escapade at Silloth-on-Solway was a cocktail of exhilarating highs and humbling lows, all under unexpectedly perfect skies. Relive the day with us as we recount a rollercoaster round filled with remarkable shots, a few unfortunate shanks, and a myriad of lessons. We delve into the challenges brought on by the course’s prestige and beauty, ponder the influence of location on golf course rankings, and discuss how introducing friendly side bets might spice up our future rounds. This episode promises to engage with tales of triumph, trials, and the surprising elements that make golf the ultimate test of skill and patience.

Full Transcript

Nish: 0:01

Every story has an ending. Does our quest to play the top 100 courses in 10 years have a good ending? This is the Top 100 in 10 Golf Podcast.

Nish: 0:13

Episode 3. The first one. You never forget your first time. And boy did we have a day for the first one. So strap yourselves in. This is the story of how our challenge clicked into gear. A little word of warning I did mess up the audio recording a little bit so it’s not quite as clear as I would like it to be, but I am learning the ropes. So we’re getting there. I hope you can bear with me. Today’s episode is a bit special because it’s the first time.

Nish: 0:47

The three of us have got together to discuss the challenge and we are filming it. So I thought I’d introduce you to Chris and Jim. Chris is the brains to my beauty

Nish: 0:58

JTC: really Interesting

Nish: 1:00

Nish: and JTC is just. Well, jtc is the antagonist, so he’s in charge today and I’ve given him some questions. To ask

Nish: 1:10

JTC: Doesn’t mean I’m in charge of it, does it? If you give me a script, it’s like you’re the Jeremy Clarkson and I’m . Richard Hammond

Nish: 1:49

JTC: Oh

Nish: 1:23

You want to be Richard Hammond? I mean, feel free, no problem at all, but you have got a license to

Nish: 2:28

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Nish: 24:18

Now you might be wondering why the sudden abrupt stop? Well, we very quickly started jumping ahead and talking about the next round that we’ve got booked, but that’s for another episode. So we just cut it short then, because we’ve got a few more things to discuss before we get to the second one.

Nish: 24:48

Next time on the Top 100 in 10 Golf Podcast the reality Check.