Episode 74: Common Grounds with Richard Pennell

About this episode

Richard Pennell returns to discuss his new book Common Grounds and rustic golfing adventures.

Friend of the pod Richard Pennell returns to chat about his new book Common Grounds. Over the course of the episode we chat about Richard's focus on slightly more rustic golfing adventures throughout the UK, Ireland and farther afield. Common Grounds is published by those lovely people at Grant Books, if you are interested in purchasing the book, please follow the link below: https://pitchmarks.bigcartel.com/category/books Remember to enter the competition to be in with a chance of winning one of two copies of Common Grounds that we are giving away. Details on how to enter are included in the introduction to the episode. Images can be found on the following channels X Instagram Bluesky For listeners interested in purchasing Eamon Mangan's book on building Carne Golf Links, please follow the link below. https://www.mayobooks.ie/Building-Carne?search=building%20carne A link to the Cookie Jar Course Diaries feature on Royal Worlington & Newmarket can be found below: https://www.cookiejargolf.com/315-course-diaries-royal-worlington-newmarket/ By no means least a link to Richard's Pitchmarks substack account can be found below https://pitchmarks.substack.com/ Episode music…

People in this episode

Host: Shane Derby

Guest: Richard Pennell

Topics covered

• golfing adventures
• book discussion
• competition
• UK golf
• Ireland golf
• golf literature

Keywords

• golf
• Common Grounds
• Richard Pennell
• Grant Books
• competition
• UK golf
• Ireland golf

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grant Books, Eamon Mangan, Cookie Jar Course Diaries, Pitchmarks

Books & works: Common Grounds, Building Carne

Places: UK, Ireland

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