A Touch of Class

Send us Fan Mail In our latest class chat, Tom brings us his mental coach and all round good guy Lee Crombleholme, Lee has coached all levels of Golfers and boasts over 18 Dp world and Pga Tour victories. Can he help Will get back to low single figures and can he help Barry get past the mental block of playing well with a Tournament scorecard in his pocket? Tune in to find out and look Lee up on a...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another exciting episode of A Touch of Class. Tom is at Q School trying to get his tour card so Will and Barry bring in a special guest from Scotland Susie Wood. Susie is a scratch golfer who plays her golf in the home of golf St Andrews and was recently working at the AIG Womens Open so she gives her insights into the event. Barry talks all things mens golf and th...

Send us Fan Mail In this Class Chats episode, Will Griffith sits down with two of the most respected golf course architects in the world - Dana Fry and Jason Straka of Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design. Based in the United States and known for their work on some of the most acclaimed modern layouts, the duo are now turning their attention to a project close to home for many listeners: the new l...

Send us Fan Mail In this Class Chats episode, Will Griffith sits down with three familiar faces from Enniscorthy Golf Club - Butch O’Connor, Jim Delaney, and Liam Spratt - the men who have been at the heart of one of the club’s greatest achievements. Enniscorthy are the only club in Wexford to have won the Barton Cup, and remarkably, they’ve done it three times. Even more impressive: these three g...

Send us Fan Mail In this Class Chats episode, Barry catches up with Thomas Abom, the newly crowned 2024 Irish Close Champion, just days after his dramatic victory at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club. Thomas talks through the week that changed everything - the momentum, the pressure, the key moments, and the feeling of closing out one of Irish golf’s biggest titles. But this conversation goes far deeper tha...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another episode with the 3 lads. In this one Will take center stage and talks all about his recent trip to Scotland where he took in the Open, Senior Open and played some lovely golf courses in the St Andrews and Edinburgh. He also talks about his recent trip to the Irish Challenge in the K Club and the players that he chatted with. Barry gives his usual in depth r...

Send us Fan Mail Will made his way to the K Club today to watch the Irish Challenge as part of the Challenge tour. The standard of golf is top class and Will had the chance to catch up with some of the Irish players namely Liam Grehan, Mark Power and John Murphy to discuss how the week has gone so far and what lies ahead tomorrow. Also Will caught up with Chris Wood who gave a very open and honest...

Send us Fan Mail While on holiday in Scotland Will met up with Toni Finch who works with Golf Scotland and is the tournament director of the Scottish Mens Amateur Championship which is being help in the Castle Golf Club in St Andrews this week with the finals being played on Saturday 3 August. Join in the chat as Will discovers what it takes to arrange an Elite Golfers event while also getting to...

Send us Fan Mail In our latest class chat Barry caught up with 2024 Connacht stroke-play champion Jake Whelan, Jake gives a great insight into how an elite golfer gets ready for a big event. He also talks about how his year had gone so far, what he is currently working on and his plans for the rest of the year. Follow us on Instagram @atocpod and follow our YouTube channel @PARfectlyclassy

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Class Chats. In this episode Will catches back up with the 4th member of the team David Shiel to get his insight into the South of Ireland competition starting on 24 July. The lads reminisce about their time in Baltray and catch up about Davids recent Interpros representing Connaught before diving in to everything about Lahinch.  The beautiful course, town and hist...

Send us Fan Mail In this Class Chats episode, Will Griffith sits down with Peter O’Keeffe, one of the most accomplished and respected figures in Irish amateur golf. Peter’s résumé speaks for itself - Irish Amateur Open Champion in 2017, and then in 2021 he completed a remarkable double by winning both the Irish Amateur Open and the Irish Amateur Close Championships in the same season. Few players...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another episode of A Touch of Class. Barry, Tom and Will are back with more chat and laughs. In this episode Barry again brings a wealth of information about everything golf related including chatting about Pinehurst and the Bryson and McIlroy show. Sport at its best with a wondrous stage. We then catch up with Tom as he brings us through Open qualifying in County...

Send us Fan Mail In this Class Chats episode, Tom sits down with David Carey, better known across the golfing world as Mr. 57 — the man who shot the lowest score ever recorded in tournament history. David’s career is one of the most fascinating journeys in modern Irish golf. From qualifying for the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews, to teeing it up in multiple PGA Tour events, to navigating th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Class Chats Tom catches up once again with tour pro and recent Rose Ladies Series event winner Billie-Jo Smith. They chat about her maiden professional victory at Formby Ladies Golf Club and what it took for her to get over the line. Since her win, she has come 7th and 3rd in her next two events on the LET Access Tour. Make sure to follow Billie-Jo on all her so...

Send us Fan Mail In this Class Chats episode, Will Griffith sits down with John Kelly and Shane Rice of Castlebar Golf Club, the management duo behind the club’s unforgettable 2022 Pierce Purcell All‑Ireland victory. This is a story built on resilience. The lads take us back to the heartbreak of losing the 2019 All‑Ireland final, a moment that stayed with the group and shaped everything that came...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to A Touch of Class. In Episode 6 there is great excitement as Will tells the lads about his recent trip to Baltray to caddy for Dave Shiel. Some very exciting moments along the way to a successful top 10. Barry brings the lads through the tours including a great discussion about the recent PGA Championship. Was it a good watch?? LPGA recent major a great success. We...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to our Class Chats. In this edition Will meets up with Dave Shiel again. The two lads have a great chat about the upcoming East of Ireland in Co Louth Golf Club in Baltray. For those out there unfamiliar with Links golf Dave gives Will an education on what are the subtle differences between Links and Parkland golf. Also Dave explains how he approaches this different s...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the latest Class Chats. In this edition Will meets up with Matt Byers. Originally from Ireland now living in the US Matt has worked for the PGA tour. Living a stones throw away from Bethpage Golf Course, Matt brings us through his early days to now, highlighting along the way how he fell in love with golf and his now wife Alicia. If you have ever wondered what goes into...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another episode of A Touch of Class. The lads are back and are reveling in the Irish lads who were victorious in New Orleans. Is that the shot in the arm that Rory needed? With the PGA coming up and another victory in the bag it could be right. Barry brings us up to date on all things golf tours. Tom discusses his up and coming event and talks physical and mental h...

Send us Fan Mail In this very special Class Chat Will met up with 3 young ladies from Westport Golf Club who are setting the standard for women's golf in the West of Ireland. Follow along with Ellen Lonergan, Grace Donovan and Emily Griffith (Wills newly discovered cousin) as they chat about their amazing  achievements in golf to date including making history by being part of the first all-gi...

Send us Fan Mail In this Class Chat Will catches up with Lauren Flynn who is the Accreditation Manager for the DP World Tour. A fascinating person who has international caps for Ireland in Basketball and comes from a strong sporting family. Take a trip along with Lauren as she takes us from her early days all the way through to some lovely stories about her time in the DP World Tour. Although comi...

Send us Fan Mail In our latest class chat Barry caught up with Mike Carrol. Mike is the man behind Fitforgolf, a hugely successful strength and conditioning app for golfers of all levels. Mike has pga tour winning clients such as Seamus Power, recent winner Stephen Jaeger, Mackenzie Hughes and many more. Mike talks about what the everyday golfer can learn from the Professionals, the importance of...

Send us Fan Mail Its Masters week and Will, Barry and Tom are very excited. The Masters is really the kick off for the golfing year. Have you wondered where the intro comes from? We explain. Barry gets stuck into the tours and questions why Will hates Tiger??? and also should there be a shot clock on the greens? Tom gives an update on Dubai and what has been happening since he got back and what is...

Send us Fan Mail In the second and final part of this Class Chats series, Will Griffith continues his conversation with David Shiel, the 2023 Irish Order of Merit Champion, to uncover what it really takes to put together a season like his. If Part 1 was about the emotional grind of championship golf, Part 2 is about the payoff - the performances that mattered, the lessons that stuck, and the pride...

Send us Fan Mail In this Class Chat Tom Dowdall catches up with friend and English Pro Golfer Billie Jo Smith. Join them as they navigate Billie Jo's path from a young kid playing golf with her Granny to growing into a successful pro on the Access tour.   Follow us on Instagram @atocpod and follow our YouTube channel @PARfectlyclassy