The Bogey Men

Thomas Detry won his 1st PGA Tour title at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Like us Detry is supported by G/Fore Shoes, so it's nice to see a teammate get a win! LIV was a little disappointing to be honest, playing under the lights was cool but overall it lacked a little excitement. The Ladies European Tour kicked off last week with 5 Irish in action in Morocco, Lauren Walsh finished T4 as S...

Rory wins the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am so the buys discuss whether this means Rory is ready to win at Augusta, DP World Tour delivered more drama with a playoff victory for Laurie Canter. The Ladies European Tour kicks off this week with 5 Irish in action in Morocco. You can still join our Fantasy DP World Tour League below, Jonny is in 18th position and Michael is 14th but both have high hope...

Jonny & Michael catch up after a quieter week on the DP World Tour and PGA Tour and we discuss golf's image problem off the back of Justin Thomas' letter to fellow tour pros about being entertaining. TGL Week 4 saw Rory and Tiger lock horns and the GOAT came out on top, this was by far the best week of TGL so far. Rick Shiels has joined LIV as an ambassador and content creator, we look...

In 2024, AIG launched a new initiative, the ‘Inner City Golfer’ in an effort to break down barriers in the traditionally exclusive world of golf. This initiative focused on providing kids from Dublin’s inner-city with access to the sport, reshaping golf’s perception as a posh or wealthy sport and opening doors to potentially life-changing opportunities. This is the first year of the initiative and...

Tyrrell Hatton wins the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, Michael still doesn't like Tyrrell and thinks his antics are stopping Hatton from winning a Major. Sepp Straka claims his 3rd PGA Tour win at the AMEX and has thrown his hat into the Ryder Cup conversation once again. You can still join our Fantasy DP World Tour League below, Jonny is in 18th position and Michael is 14th but both have high hop...

Sean Keeling is one of Ireland's brightest young golfing prospects, he's had a stellar amateur boys career claiming basically every title on offer as well as competing in the Junior Ryder Cup in 2023. Sean spoke about his first full year on the Men's amateur circuit, he had a number of close calls, some team wins and after earning a spot in the Amgen Irish Open in RCD, Sean became the...

Michael and Jonny catch up after round 1 of TGL and the Team Cup have wrapped. Overall our thoughts on TGL are very positive, we liked the banter between golfers, the tech is impressive, but it's all very personality dependant and that'll be worrying when some golfers like Cantlay tee it up. Team GB&I won the Team Cup in Abu Dhabi, but Tom McKibbin took over the headlines with rumours that he'...

The boys catch up after the Christmas and New Year break to talk about Michael's trip to Abu Dhabi, our personal golf goals for 2025 as well as our predictions for what will & won't happen in 2025 and who we think will win this year's Majors and the Ryder Cup. Thanks for listening and supporting The Bogey Men. Make sure to subscribe to our youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BogeyMenPod Listen t...

Barry Fennelly is the Manager of the Paddy Harrington Scholarship in Maynooth University. He sat down with Jonny for a discussion around the growth of the Scholarship, it's mandate to produce Tour Professional golfers and Co-Captaining the International Side for the Arnold Palmer Cup in Lahinch this year. Barry and I went into great detail on the R&A Student Series and how important that pathw...

David Kearney is a co-founder of Sigmoid Sports, an athlete management company, High Performance Centre and Sports Apparel company all built around performance. David joined us on the podcast this week to discuss his journey from player, to teaching pro, to Performance Director for the ILGU before taking the leap to join Rob Browne and create Sigmoid Sports. David has a really interesting perspect...

The ISPS HANDA Australian Open was a bit disappointing, the lads discuss Jay Monahan's salary, Tiger's event on the PGA Tour and our own 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways. Episode 1 of Tee Time Season 4, Belfast is live now on our youtube channel. We played Malone Golf Club to start a great golf trip! Make sure to subscribe to our youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BogeyMenPod Listen to our Podcast! A...

The 2024 Irish Amateur golf season has come to an end and Ronan MacNamara from Irish Golfer joins us in studio to recap the season. From the impressive performances in Ireland and abroad, to international events coming to Irish shores including the Men's and Women's Amateur Championships as well as the Arnold Palmer Cup at Lahinch it has been a busy year for golf on the island of Ireland. Ronan al...

The lads catch up after an entertaining week on the DP World Tour in Australia saw Elvis Smylie fight off Cam Smith and Marc Leishman to win for the first time on the DP World Tour. Michael Thinks white pants look great on the pros, Jonny thinks they look awful what do you think? The Team Cup is returning and we look at the GB&I Team and the Continental Europe Team and predict who will win and...

Former East of Ireland and North of Ireland Champion, Alex Maguire joined the podcast to reflect on his first season as a professional golfer and he reflects on his superb amateur career. From competing at a Boys level, fate finding him and providing an opportunity to study and play golf in America to winning the East of Ireland Amateur Championship twice, playing the Walker Cup and The Open Champ...

Rory won the Race To Dubai for a 6th time, tying with Seve. We discuss whether this means anything for Rory's Major hopes in 2025. Tom McKibbin has earned his PGA Tour card with a thrilling finish, making a clutch putt on the final hole to get the job done. We published our video from Royal Portrush and announce that we're running a 12 Days of Christmas giveaway across our social channels. Jonny's...

2024 Men's Irish Amateur Champion Matt McClean joins the podcast this week to reflect on his 2024 season, capturing his maiden Irish Championship victory, playing The Masters and how he finds balance between work at an Optometrist and competing at an elite level around the World. Matt is one of Ireland's top amateur talents and as always it was a pleasure to catch up with him. The Bogey Men golf p...

Jonny & Michael catch up after playing Powerscourt together and look ahead to the DP World Tour heading to Abu Dhabi for the penultimate event of the season. Rory looks set to win another Race To Dubai title, Tom McKibbin is on the verge of earning a PGA Tour card and so far it looks like just Conor Purcell will be the only Irishman playing on the DP World Tour in 2025. Jonny had an incredible...

Mullingar Scratch Trophy winner Brian Doran came into studio to reflect on an incrtedible 2024 season for the Millicent golfer. At the start of this season, Brian made the decision to dedicate himself more to competing in Ireland's Irish Amateur golf circuit and making sure he chased this dream without any regrets. From narrowly losing out on the South of Ireland title, to winning his maiden Major...

2024 has been a surreal year for DP World Tour rookie, Joe Dean. Joe turned pro in 2015 and played mini tours for a few years, when COVID hit he decided to get a job in Morrison's to support his on course earnings as a delivery driver. Joe went on to earn his DP World Tour card for the 2024 season and in his 2nd start, Joe finished in 2nd place and earned himself over €199,000 and he hasn't been b...

We discuss the crazy ticket prices and volunteer prices for the 2025 Ryder Cup in Bethpage and compare the price of tickets to all the Majors, we even buy some tickets to The Open in Portrush. LIV Golf making some changes in the "off season" as the DP World Tour heads to Korea for their final event of the regular season.

iGolf has arrived in Ireland and we discuss whether we think it is good or bad and what golf clubs could do to embrace iGolf rather than fight it. We also look at why people wouldn't take up memberships in a golf club if they have access to this iGolf scheme. Already over 500 people have signed up for iGolf in Ireland. There are concerns from golf clubs, particularly in rural areas, that the new i...

Ryan Griffin had a fantastic 2024 season on the golf course, winning the R&A Student Series and becoming one of the International Teams' superstars in the Arnold Palmer Cup in Lahinch, before finishing the season off with a win at the Home Internationals and representing Ireland for the first time. Ryan shared how he is enjoying himself on and off the golf course, as we now embarks on a Master...

We recap The Presidents Cup and how it was nearly a great event, from Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim bringing the heat to some terrible captaincy by Mike Weir. We also share some ideas we have on how to revamp the competition and make it more engaging and prestigious. There were fireworks on the DP World Tour as Jon Rahm lost out in the playoff of the Spanish Open. We have our 9 hole match video with Darr...

Rory comes up agonisingly close to winning AGAIN on the DP World Tour but Billy Horschell comes out on top and to be fair he's a great winner. The lads watched the LIV Golf Team Championships and it was such a disappointment. The concept was good until the Finals and then it was so dull because it switched back to strokeplay. 🔊 Listen to The Bogey Men Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/...

Rory Mcilroy had another close call but narrowly missed out on winning his 2nd Irish Open title in Royal County Down as Rasmus Hojgaard claimed the victory with a blistering final round 65. Jonny and Michael catch up to talk about how Rory's season has been a collection of near misses, and that includes 3 wins! The Presidents Cup is next week and we're both firmly in the International Team...