The Firm & Fast Golf Podcast

Unknown unknowns and the golfing road less travelled

Author: Shane Derby

We're on a golfing quest of sorts, looking to increase our golfing I.Q.'s in the process. Our aim is to speak to expert guests at the intersection of golf design and construction, green keeping and history...to name but a few topics. This podcast is not about us, it's about the guests, what they know and how that can influence the sustainable future of the game of golf that we all cherish. Suspend what you know about the game of golf for a moment and join us on this journey, we promise great guests, different takes and a few laughs along the way. Many thanks for considering us for a listen!
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Episode 74: Common Grounds with Richard Pennell
Episode 74
Monday, 22 December, 2025

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 (https://x.com/firmandfastgolf) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/firmandfastgolfpodcast/) Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/firmandfastgolf.bsky.social) 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 - Nectar by Dye O Supplied under license from Epidemic Sound Special Guest: Richard Pennell.