371 - Course Diaries: Royal Birkdale w/ Mike Howard

About this episode

Sam interviews Mike Howard about his experiences and contributions at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.

Sam sits down at Royal Birkdale Golf Club with Mike Howard, Senior Design Associate at MacKenzie & Ebert, to discuss his long-standing relationship with the club. A lifelong member with an intimate knowledge of the North West coast, Mike has played a central role in the recent course changes, working alongside Tom MacKenzie to prepare Birkdale for The Open Championship this summer. A longstanding friend of the podcast, Mike brings both insight and perspective to the conversation. Widely r...

People in this episode

Host: Sam

Guest: Mike Howard

Topics covered

• golf course design
• Royal Birkdale
• The Open Championship
• golf club history
• interview with Mike Howard

Keywords

• Royal Birkdale
• Mike Howard
• golf
• course changes
• The Open Championship
• MacKenzie & Ebert
• golf design

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MacKenzie & Ebert

Places: Royal Birkdale Golf Club, North West coast

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