The Bogey Men

Have you been fit for your golf ball? Why do you play you ball? What are the factors that go into choosing your golf ball? The golf ball is the only element you use on every hole, from the tee to green it is used more than any club, so why do we neglect the golf ball? Mark O'Mahony from Titleist joined us to talk through the importance of getting a golf ball fitting and how much it could improve y...

What does it take to make it on Tour as a caddy? What makes a good caddy? And how does a caddy identify a good player? We caught up with Tour caddy Darren Reynolds to go through his experiences from his work with great Irish talents from Padraig Harrington & Paul McGinley to winning the British Masters with Paul Dunne to currently working on the European Tour with Antoine Rozner. Darren shared...

Fresh off returning to Mallow after playing in The Masters, James Sugrue sat down with Dave & Jonny to discuss the magic of The Masters. From first driving down Magnolia lane and staying the night in the Crow's Nest to meeting Tiger Woods and making a birdie on the 16th hole James walks through some of the most special moments from last week, as well as his plans for turning professional in th...

What makes The Masters unique? Is it the history of the event? The Winners? Or something more We sat down with Irish PGA Professional Neil O'Briain to discuss our first memories of The Masters, who we think will win, whether Bryson will take it apart with his driver, can Rory complete the Grand Slam and Jonny shares some Augusta National trivia. Get in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram to let...

It has been both a busy and a quiet week in the world of golf. Irish golf is in lockdown, but not everyone is playing by the rules.  Jonny Caldwell had his best finish on tour, coming T5 at the Italian Open as Ross McGowan claimed his first win in 11 years. Rory Mcilroy snapped his club in frustration, just how far off peak form is he? Jack Nicklaus has come out to support Donald Trump in the...

2 time winner on the European Tour this season John Catlin sat down with us to talk about his journey from Sacremento, California to the European Tour, via the Asian Tour. John spoke to us about what drives him, his decision to join the Asian Tour as well as his ambitions now he has won twice on the European Tour (The Andalucia Masters & The Irish Open) as well as his close personal relationship w...

Golf Clubs across Ireland have closed once again. How negatively will this affect the Irish golf community and who is to blame? If anyone? Dave & Jonny sit down to react to the recent GUI announcement and dissect some of the factors that may have gone into Sport Ireland's decision to close Irish Golf Clubs. Dave also explains the new World Handicap System and what it could mean to you. We also...

We talk to the people behind golf data, the backroom team that brought the Ryder Cup back to Europe, these guys are golf's version of the Oakland A's except they have the ring! Justin Ray and Dylan Beirne joined us on the pod this week to give a little insight to the data that drives golf's top performers and informs, educates and entertains viewers on a weekly basis. We get a behind the scenes lo...

David and Jonny catch up to discuss the last few weeks' golfing action, from Aaron Rai winning The Scottish Open,  John Catlin winning The Irish Open at Galgorm Castle to Sergio Garcia returning to the winner's circle and sending a message to Team Europe captain Harrington. We also update where our own games are at, from a Club Final this weekend to getting cut a shot off the handicap the lads and...

Bryson won the US Open and the golf world imploded. Is Bryson beating golf? Is the game about to change forever? Or is there just a lot of noise around a player in good form? What makes Bryson likeable or not to golf fans and can we expect more wins from him? David and Jonny sit down to discuss the US Open winner and all the hype surrounding him. We also look at the Payne's Valley Cup where Tiger...

What does it take to host the NI Open on the Challenge Tour and then the Irish Open just weeks later? We sat down with the Director of Golf for Galgorm Castle to discuss the venue's history of hosting the Challenge Tour event, what it was like hosting unique events such as the ISPS HANDA World Invitational, and how they were approached by the European Tour to host the Irish Open. We also managed t...

Dave and Jonny sit down to look ahead to the US Open this week, we give our predictions as well as looking back on the season as a whole. We also take a look at what's being going on recently at the European Tour and on the LPGA Tour. Thanks for listening to this episode of our  show, we hope you enjoyed it. If you have any thoughts or comments let us know and leave a review.  Get in touch with us...

For those of us who don't know a lot about who designs the golf courses we play, this episode is a brilliant introduction to this side of the game. We were lucky enough to have been joined by some of the most respected names in this field. Tom Coyne, auther of "A Course Called Ireland"; Ken Kearney, Irish Golf Course Architect; Tony Dear, author of "History of Golf in 50 Holes" and Ally McIntosh j...

The Playoff within the playoffs! Jon Rahm out muscles Dustin Johnson in a dramatic Sunday Playoff to claim the BMW Championship title.  Peter Finnan of Irish Golfer Magazine joins Jonny to recap Jon Rahm & DJ's recent good form, Olympia Fields showing it's value as a top quality golf course, the event as a whole, Rory McIlroy's personal news, is Tiger tired? Who are the favourites heading...

This week on the pod we are joined by former top ranked amateur, Walker Cup player, Wake Forest alumni and now promising member of the professional ranks, the Island's Paul McBride sat down with Jonny to talk about his journey to professional golf, playing hurling growing up, deciding to go to college in the United States and playing regular golf with Collin Morikawa and realising then that he had...

In a short series we're running, we are looking at some of the characters who have shaped and changed the game of golf, in all aspects. Over the course of six weeks we will take a deep dive into 6 players who played a role in bringing the game of golf to where it is today. There is no where better to start this conversation than with Tiger Woods. Malachy Clerkin, sports journalist with The Irish T...

It is the first Major of the 2020 season, and what a spectacle it was! The PGA Championship did not disappoint as Collin Morikawa stormed through to win his first Major and 2nd victory since return from lockdown. Dave and Jonny sat down to discuss some of the main points from the week from Bryson and Shane snapping clubs, Rory’s comment about maybe not being as good as he used to be and asking the...

Robbie Cannon, top amateur golfer and fitness coach to athletes such as Shane Lowry, joins Jonny and Dave to discuss golf fitness, winning the Irish Close Amateur Championship title and the 2013 Irish Amateur Open Championship. Robbie shared some workouts that you can do from anywhere to help you improve your mobility as the weather improves and we can get out and play golf! Robbie spoke to us abo...

Ryan Fox, World No. 153, joined us on the podcast just after finishing his 2nd round at the British Masters, where he currently sits within the top 10 on -8. Ryan spoke to us about how lockdown has been in New Zealand, what the next six weeks on tour look like and the sporting pedigree he grew up with.

Hot off winning the Irish Golfer Shootout, Conor Purcell spoke to us about how het got into golf, his stoic mentality around the sport and using this victory as a stepping stone. We are 20 episodes into this new podcast and we just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who's listened to the podcast so far, we've plenty of great guests to come and lot's of big plans for the future. Thanks for...

Dave and Jonny catch up on the World of golf. From the Ryder Cup being cancelled to rumours surrounding when, where and if the Irish Open will happen in 2020. Bryson DeChambeau has officially broken golf after his win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic and Brooks hints at foul play on twitter and in our infinite wisdom, we choose who we think will win the Memorial Tournament. The European Tour has res...

Dan Hendriksen talks to us about youtube, golf and splitting ways with Mark Crossfield. Dan is foremost a Head Professional at Torquay golf club and he talks about his journey from the pro shop to YouTube golf personality and back again.   He talks to us about his favourite courses in Ireland and a tough game around Portmarnock Links after a spectacular performance in Dublins nightlife the ni...

We talk through our own golf from the last weekend, and how our own games are shaping up. Dave's handicap is now at 2.9 and Jonny scored a solid 37 points without a single putt dropping. We also breakdown The Rocket Mortgage Classic and Bryson getting across the line post bulk in very impressive fashion, despite his tantrum at a cameraman. Seamus Power put in a strong performance over the week, fi...

Alexandra O'Laughlin is one of the best known faces when it comes to all things golf media. A correspondent for Golf Channel, Alexandra has travelled the world reporting on and playing golf. From the Masters to The Open Championship as far as playing in South Korea, Alexandra has the job every golfer wants. We talk to Alexandra about how she got into golf, playing in college and how she landed her...

We recap the RBC Heritage event with journalist & Broadcaster Kit Alexander. On Monday evening we sat down to digest all of the happenings from Harbour Town Webb Simpson wins again, we talk about bulky Bryson, whats wrong with Rory's game? And should European players be travelling to America to compete? Nick Watney is the first positive COVID test on the PGA Tour, Justin Thomas's tweet about H...