Golf Is Ruining My Life

Today is a VERY special episode of Golf Is Ruining My Life as we are teaming up with the guys over at Glen Moray Single Malt Whisky to give you an insight into what it is ACTUALLY like to be a greenskeeper at one of the worlds best golf courses. In celebration of the 2026 ISPS Handa Senior Open Championship we are putting your questions to Andrew Jowett (AJ) Director of Golf and Grant Frogley the...

⁠⁠⁠⁠BOOK YOUR NEXT GOLFBREAKS TRIP MY CLICKING HERE ⁠⁠ Alright Par Pals 👋 The tour's done, life has lost all meaning, so naturally we're back to talk absolute nonsense with you. This week. TP has beef with a marshal (on the 17th, obviously, because when else), we get deep into the great two-ball-letting-a-two-ball-through debate, and there's a lads-trip incident involving our mate Luke, a runaway...

Alright Par Pals 👋 TP hits the big 3-5 this week and we're reflecting on why golf is one of the few things that actually gets BETTER as you get older. But first, we have to talk about the wedge incident. Yes, TP snapped his brand new ping 60 degree in a bunker during his annual match with his mate George and had to do the walk of shame folding it away. Grim. 😳 We also FINALLY reveal the big secr...

WE'RE BACK with a new episode of the Talk Birdie To Me Series and this week we're joined by Sky Sports legend and former European Tour pro, Andrew Coltart. 30 minutes of chat about life on tour in the 90s, what it was really like playing alongside Tiger Woods and the prank that involved a firehose and an unsuspecting hotel room. 🚒 We also get his tips for staying in love with golf, his prediction...

⁠⁠⁠⁠BOOK YOUR NEXT GOLFBREAKS TRIP MY CLICKING HERE ⁠⁠ Alright Par Pals 👋 The tour is nearly over, we are absolutely exhausted and Tom Green walked into a door after having the time of his life at Blitz Golf. Classic. We're also planning the GIRML Golf Day for 2027 and getting very excited about it. In the email corner with our friends at Golf Breaks, we hear from a 15 year old who shot 3 under i...

Alright Par Pals 👋 We've just walked off the course at Blitz Golf and we are still recovering. Playing in front of actual crowds turns out to be a genuinely terrifying experience, even for two goobers like us. We talk you through the round hole by hole, including a flop shot Tom Green is calling "the shot of his life", a few too many trees taking the brunt of our bad swings, and why six-hole form...

Alright Par Pals 👋 It's officially the hottest day of the year and we are STRUGGLING. Em's got a barbecue going five yards from Tom Green's head and he simply cannot focus on anything else. We've also got Tom Price's dog Phoebe joining the pod for the first time and a full driver crisis after an emergency 8am golf lesson before the radio. Thanks to our friends at GolfBreaks for hooking us up with...

Hey Par Pals! Welcome to the slightly delayed Monday episode. Sorry but we were TIRED AFTER OUR TOUR SHOW (have we mentioned we were on tour? Tickets still available for Liverpool and a FEW for London...). On the show today: TOM HAS A PLAN TO WIN BLITZ TOM HAS FOUND A CADDY AND WYNDHAM WON WITH TOM'S PUTTER! All this and more on the way! Toms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

WE'RE BACK with a new episode of the Talk Birdie To Me Series and this week we're joined by talkSPORT broadcaster Andy Goldstein. 30 minutes of chat about his obsession with golf, how he got a putting green installed the night before his wedding anniversary 😬 and the greatest golf prank ever pulled. We also find out about his friendship with Robbie Williams, playing at the East Course with a cadd...

⁠TICKETS TO SEE US THIS SUNDAY IN BIRMINGHAM Alright Par Pals, This week, we're previewing the 2026 US Open at the iconic Shinnecock Hills. Who have we got winning? Who's got absolutely no chance? And which poor soul is about to have their dreams crushed by one of the toughest tests in golf? We'll be breaking down the course, the contenders, and all the storylines heading into one of the biggest w...

Alright Par Pals, On today’s episode, we’re dealing with every golfer’s worst nightmare… Embarrassing yourself in front of someone who actually listens to the podcast. Yes, just when you think golf can’t humiliate you any more, it finds a brand-new way We’ve also got another Toast or Roast with our friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠England Golf, where another scorecard goes under the microscope. All this and more co...

TICKETS TO SEE US THIS SUNDAY IN BRISTOL WHY HELLO GOLFING FRIENDS. We are getting to the business end of the season, the part of the year when really it should all be coming together, handicaps should be dropping and PBs should be getting set… but…. For the Toms… they’re not. BUT WHY! We’ve got a small dose of golf melancholy in the podcast today HOWEVER that is resolved by handing out a hefty po...

Alright Par Pals? Let’s have another long look at this Monday putt, shall we, and work out just what to do about this horrible horrible game. On the agenda today: TOM IS GOLF SAD TOM IS CHIPPING BAD And TOM IS HOPPING MAD That last one isn’t true but we had to make them rhyme. We also have another edition of Toast or Roast with our friends at ⁠⁠⁠England Golf⁠⁠, where we take a look at another scor...

WE'RE BACK with a new episode of the Talk Birdie To Me Series and this week we're joined by comedian and podcaster, John Robins. 30 minutes of chat about his golf obsession, how he stumbled across Loch Lomond for FREE, and finding Tiger Woods' locker in the changing room. 🔒 We also find out why he's a better golfer when he doesn't play, his genius tactic of buying the opposition an extra drink an...

THE EVENING FOR SWINGERS TOUR IS HERE, click me for tickets The Thursday episode has landed, lets go legends. Today on the show Green is sad because his golf is getting worse and Price thinks he has solved all golfing issues by reading a book about HERTZ (lol what). Also, it's an email corner so expect golf clubs in lakes, all issues fixed by AIMING and HOLE IN ONES (or are they) Thanks to our fri...

Alright Par Pals, On today’s episode, we’re asking one of the strangest but possibly most important questions in golf… Is your brain electricity ruining your golf? Yes, this week we’re diving into brain waves, hertz, focus, feel, overthinking, underthinking, and whether your actual brain activity could be the reason you keep snap-hooking it into another postcode. Can understanding your brain help...

COME AND SEE US ON TOUR I never thought i'd say this sentence BUT... with it being 34 degrees in the UK, is it too hot to hit up the golf course. The answer we've come to is POTENTIALLY. What we can say is that it is certainly too hot to be doing a golf podcast in a wooden shed. SO THAT Plus we get back into the email inbox with our friends at GolfBreaks. Remember, the best email from the summer w...

Alright Par Pals, Big one this week… We've somehow blagged our way into a PRO TOUR EVENT. Yes, you read that correctly. We’re playing in Blitz Golf and to explain exactly what we’ve got ourselves into, we’re joined by Simon, the organiser of Blitz Golf, to talk through the event, the format, and whether we’re about to embarrass ourselves on a much bigger stage than usual. Blitz Golf Tickets Also o...

WE'RE BACK with a new episode of the Talk Birdie To Me Series and this week we're joined by golfing legend and Dame, Laura Davies. 30 minutes of chat about life after competing, her SECRET golf course in her back garden, and her tips for getting out of the bunker. ⛳ We also find out why she has FOUR TVs all showing golf at the same time, her thoughts on Tiger Woods and her DREAM four ball. 👀 MAS...

⁠Hello Par Pals! We’re back with another Email special thanks to our pals at Golfbreaks. Don’t forget you COULD BE JOINING US IN EGYPT. Just drop us an email and you could be heading out for a spot of golf and pyramid spotting later this year. On the show today: LOVE BLOSSOMS ON THE GOLF COURSE CAN YOU PUT A CARD IN BY YOURSELF AND SHOULD SINGLES HAVE MORE RIGHTS ON THE COURSE? Don’t forget tomorr...

Alright Par Pals, On today’s episode, we’re talking about the ultimate golfing nightmare… a lads’ golf trip almost ruined before it had even started. After the airline decided to absolutely destroy my driver, the trip was hanging by a thread. But just when all hope looked lost, a hero emerged — the pro at the golf resort somehow managed to fix it and save the entire trip. And it’s a good job he di...

The final day of the second major of the year and no spoilers but it was A PRETTY BIG DAY FOR Aaron Rai! Tom and Tom get stuck in to the stats, the vibes and the stories from the final day of what was - frankly - actually a pretty good major. Despite the misgivings, this had it all. Bryson failed! Rory got angry! A Brit won! All this and more on the way today. Oh and normal service resumes tomorro...

That's right par pals! Another little slice (sorry) of analysis and evaluation of day three of the second major of the year. Along with Ben Parsons from off of Today's Golfer, Tom and Tom take another walk and talk through the events of the second day. Including: RORY IS ON THE MOVE SCHEFFLER MISSES SOME TIDDLERS AND RAI MIGHT WIN All this and more on the way. See you tomorrow for the final day! H...

Hold the HECK on... are we enjoying the PGA Champs? This isn't traditionally everyone's favourite major but we think this packed field is making for some SPICY viewing. On today's podcast we cross off all the bossmen, discuss Bryson not making the cut, Dan Brown just about holding on, Maverick Mcnealy being a billionaire and so much more. We also have the JOY of handing over to Ben from Today's Go...

It's here! The second major of the year has arrived, and with that so too have arrived our daily podcasts. Today, for reasons, it's an audio only stroll through day one. We'll discuss: RORY RAHMBO DAN BROWN and THE BEST FLOOR FILLERS All this and more incoming as we gear up for another cracking weekend of major golfing action. See you tomorrow! Toms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...