Irish Golfer Podcast

On this week's sombre edition of the podcast, there's only one place to start after what happened on Sunday night. Why did McIlroy lose the US Open and where does he go from here? Box office Bryson is the real deal on the course and in the galleries. Anna Foster is the Irish women's champion as a glorious month of amateur golf in Ireland begins in Woodbrook and Ballyliffin.

We're back! World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Padraig Harrington takes centre stage this week as the lads discuss his impact on Irish golf, the general esteem in which he's held and whether or not he's the greatest sportsman the country has ever produced. We also break down another Scottie Scheffler victory, a calamitous collapse on the DP World/LET Tour, Gary Hurley's resurgence, the state of nego...

On today's mini edition of the podcast, former Irish Close champion Quentin Carew of Castleknock Golf Club joins Ronan from the hotel lobby of the Radisson in Sligo ahead of the Flogas Irish Men's Amateur Open Championship. Carew brushed off some rust at the Munster Strokeplay and although he prefers parkland he is starting to love links golf and he hopes he can put it all together this week.

Joining Ronan on this weeks mini podcast is Roscommon golfer Allan Hill who previews the Flogas Men’s Irish Amateur Open and talks about his maiden senior win in France and how he manages a persistent wrist injury.

On this week's 'lighthearted' edition of the podcast we revel in Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry's Zurich Classic win and discuss how an event that didn't seem too serious was actually a huge win for Shane and his future on the PGA Tour. It was another good week for the other Irish on tour while a new iGolf scheme is set to take Irish golf by storm

On a special edition of the podcast. Ronan sits down with Rob Brazill who has turned professional for this week's Sunshine Tour Qualifying School as he chases his dreams. The Naas man feels like he has been given a second chance at golf and will be taking nothing for granted.

This week on the eve of the 2024 Masters Peter dials in from the Press centre at Augusta National and we are also joined by special guest Gary Murphy, a former European Tour pro and Augusta State University student to discuss all things Masters. Is this to be Rory McIlroy's year? Does Shane Lowry have all the tools to be Ireland's first Green Jacket winner? Is the weather going to wreak havoc on d...

In a special edition of the podcast, we chat to Stuart Grehan on the continuous battle to play professional golf. Grehan’s playing career is on a year by year basis but a couple of pre season wins in Spain have him full of confidence.

On this week's edition of the podcast we reflect on a terrific Connolly Motors West of Ireland Championship at County Sligo Golf Club and we are also joined by Keith Egan who took a break from replying to hundreds of messages to talk through his maiden championship win.

In a special short edition of the podcast, Mark McGowan catches up with Matthew McClean live from Co Sligo Golf Club on the eve of the West of Ireland Championship where the Malone man previews the week and looks back on a dream year last year that saw him play in the Masters, US Open and Walker Cup.

On this week's podcast we discuss Padraig Harrington's victory on the Champions Tour circuit, Seamus Power's disappointing finish at the Valspar Championship, the feel good factor of Peter Malnati's victory, and how Leona Maguire's year is shaping up with the women's first major fast approaching. Plus, we hear from leading amateur Hugh Foley ahead of this week's West of Ireland Championship at Cou...

On this week's podcast, the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill takes top billing as we recap another excellent week for Shane Lowry, what Scottie Scheffler's rekindled putting touch could mean for the rest of the field, Seamus Power's steady progression, and just exactly what's gone wrong for Rory McIlroy. We also delve into another fine performance from Tom McKibbin on the DP World Tour, the...

On this week's podcast, we discuss Shane Lowry's near miss at the Cognizant Classic, Rory McIlroy's continued frustrations on the greens, Tom McKibbin continuing to rack up high finishes on the DP World Tour, another strong leaderboard on LIV, the failed Anthony Kim experiment and why golf desperately needs to cut ties with DJ Khaled. Plus, we talk to PGA Playoffs winner Simon Thornton and discuss...

On this week's edition of the podcast we discuss one of the more underwhelming weeks in the golfing calendar. Despite the heartwarming storylines the non signature events on the PGA Tour have produced, are they doing anything for golf fans? Anthony Kim is set to make his long-awaited and seemingly impossible return to golf and Joe Lyons adds his name to the list of golfing fiascos with Ryanair!

This week we discuss the predictable mayhem of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Nick Taylor doing the lord's work and keeping Charley Hoffman out of the Masters field, and disappointing weekends for Shane Lowry and Séamus Power. We also discuss how LIV's broadcasts (and leaderboards) continue to win over new admirers, G-Mac's resurgence, that horrendous shank from Jon Rahm that made us all feel...

On this weeks edition we recap both of the 54 hole, no cut, closed field events one of had OWGR points and one didn't. Wyndham Clark and Joaquin Niemann won on their respective tours with Clark moving from 10th to 6th in the OWGR and Niemann drops from 66th to 74th! We also go deep on the new PGA Tour deal of investment of up to $3 billion from Strategic Sports Group (SSG), a consortium of America...

On this week's edition of the podcast, we discuss the news hot off the press that Tyrrell Hatton, Adrian Meronk and Lucas Herbert have completed moves to LIV ahead of Friday's opening event. Rory McIlroy has dramatically changed his tune and wants LIV rebels to compete on the PGA Tour and just how much of a concern is no Irish playing on the DP World Tour this week? As always if you enjoy the show...

On this week's edition of the Irish Golfer Podcast we delve into Rory McIlroy's fourth Dubai Desert Classic win and what it could mean going forward into the major championship season. We wax lyrical over Nick Dunlap's historic win as an amateur at The American Express and to finish, we give our thoughts on the recent storm created by Hailey Davidson and golf's issue with transgenderism.

We're back for 2024 and in our usual 3-ball and we dive straight into the latest instalment of Fleetwood Mac as Tommy stole in at the final furlong to pip Rory in Dubai. Are these repetitive mistakes something to be concerned about for Rory? Or is it only January? We also take a look at some Irish golf predictions for the upcoming year. Enjoy and don't forget to subscribe and get notified every Mo...

On this weeks edition we are joined by 2023 PGA in Ireland Order of Merit champion David Higgins. Every competitor fears the day that they wake up and the hunger is gone, and when that day comes, the Waterville man intends to walk away. But that day is a long way away and, as the three-time Irish PGA Champion gazes at a Trophy he first marvelled at 40 years previous, he knows that that fuel is sti...

On this week's edition of the podcast we discuss Tiger's comeback at the Hero World Challenge, Scottie Scheffler's hot putter and how that could shape up in 2024. The Irish get a round in with Cameron Smith in Australia and we try to add to Rory McIlroy and Pádraig Harrington's takes on rolling back the golf ball.

On this week's podcast we discuss Tiger's return to competitive action at the Hero World Challenge, the Irish down under rounding off their 2023, the big transfer story of the year as Graeme McDowell joins Brooks Koepka at Smash GC. We hear from Maynooth University student Ryan Griffin ahead of the LIV Golf qualifier next week and news of Luke Donald securing a second Ryder Cup captaincy breaks du...

In a week of impressive wins for Ludvig Åberg and Nicolai Højgaard we look at their wins and also reflect on the lack of progression of the Irish to the Tour following the disappointment of Q-School.

In this edition of the podcast we sit down with new touring professional Mark Power who has impressed in his first few weeks as a pro with eye catching performances at the Horizon Irish Open and Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. He is looking to make weeks like that a regular occurrence by earning his DP World Tour card at Q-School Final Stage this week.

On this week's edition of the Irish Golfer Podcast we revel in Sara Byrne's record-breaking victory in the United States as she made it back-to-back collegiate titles while Conor Purcell looks to earn promotion to the DP World Tour at the Challenge Tour Grand Final in Mallorca. Eleven Irish hopefuls are set for the four corners of Spain for the Second Stage of Q-School and we discuss Ryan Griffin...