Episodes
We are back after a sabbatical...no jetski accidents or unexplained hiatus, it just happened! The excitement of the Ryder Cup charged up the mics and so here is our best shot at giving our thoughts on what promises to be an incredible weekend in Paris where Europe and the USA will battle it out on the fairways and greens. Allez Les Bleus!!! Send us a Tweet to @AGoodTalkGolf of any thoughts on The Ryder Cup. If you liked what you heard, we'll wish you all the lucky bounces on the course if...
Published 09/25/18
It's here....oh thank god it's finally here!! Masters week has hit and we do our best to keep ourselves from babbling and dribbling with excitement as we chat everything Augusta. With so many top players in form it's impossible to focus on one or two, so we get stuck into a chat about possibly the most in-form and high class field to ever assemble for The Masters. We hope you all have a brilliant week! Send us a Tweet to @AGoodTalkGolf of any thoughts on The Masters or anything you'd like...
Published 04/03/18
The older generation have been dropping lessons on Tour recently, winning three of the last four events on the PGA Tour with Bubba, Phil & Casey all doing the business on Sunday. Add Tiger Woods playing high quality golf to the mix and we can't contain our excitement. The battle of experience versus youth is on! Send us a Tweet to @AGoodTalkGolf on any topics you'd like to hear on the show. If you have a minute, we'd be grateful if you could give us a rating on iTunes to help spread the...
Published 03/13/18
This week we're on Scrambles, the European Tour getting creative with formats and deep access with players wearing microphones, the love it or hate it Pro-Am from Pebble Beach and we're also dodging the news - because why is Jordan Spieth missing a cut worth by one shot worth column inches and massive discussion...it's just not! Send us a Tweet to @AGoodTalkGolf on any topics you'd like to hear on the show. If you have a minute, we'd be grateful if you could give us a rating on iTunes to...
Published 02/07/18
Back in front of the microphone to talk about Tommy Fleetwood and John Rahm and their victories last week. This gets us onto a bit of European Ryder Cup chat, the team is going to be strong this year...and we can't wait. This week sees the return of Tiger Woods to the PGA Tour proper at an old favourite hunting ground, Torrey Pines. And the European Tour goes back to one of its long-standing stops, The Dubai Desert Classic. Send us a Tweet to @AGoodTalkGolf on any topics you'd like to...
Published 01/23/18
Hello golf world!!! After a sabbatical, injury, soul-searching adventure, call it what you will, but it was mostly a break...we are back and ready to blast 400 yard conversations, have differences in opinion as big as an albatross to a triple bogey and above all do our best to give you an entertaining listen of our takes on the game of golf, and we are thrilled that it's all happening! Send us a Tweet to @AGoodTalkGolf on any topics you'd like to hear on the show. If you have a minute, we'd...
Published 01/10/18
On the show this week we talk about the FedEx Cup - the good bits and the bad bits, of which there seem more. We talk out our ideas that would help make it a must watch event for fans instead of the cruise to cash that it currently is. Thanks for tuning in. Send us a Tweet to @AGoodTalkGolf on any topics you'd like to hear on the show. If you have a minute, we'd be grateful if you could give us a rating on iTunes to help spread the word.
Published 09/06/17
On the show this week we look back at Justin Thomas' first Major as he won The 99th PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Golf Club. The course was a stern test of golf with thick rough, hard and lightning fast greens and 7600 yards of length. The tournament took time to warm up before some fireworks and excitement on Sunday. We also talk about the failures of the broadcast strategy and possible improvements. We have a short chat at the beginning about our own games and course set up issues at...
Published 08/15/17
On the show this week we look back on Matsuyama's superb win at The Bridgestone Invitational with a flawless final round 61 to go into the final Major of the season in red hot form and as one of the favourites. We have a chat about the schedule changes coming in 2019 to the PGA Tour and European Tour. We also look back on the The Women's British Open won by In-Kyung Kim to win a Major that so cruelly eluded her 5 years ago. We then move onto previewing The 99th PGA Championship from Quail...
Published 08/09/17
On the show this week we reflect on The 147th Open Championship from Royal Birkdale, won in dramatic fashion by Jordan Spieth. A slow burner, but one that will long live in the memory after the scenes at the 13th. Rory will always have our attention and we talk about his time at The Open and his split from long term caddy JP this week and the possible ramifications for his game heading into The Bridgestone Invitational and the final Major of the season next week. We wrap up by taking a look...
Published 08/02/17
On the show this week it's the third Major of the year, The 146th Open Championship from Royal Birkdale. We talk about the course, the weather, the skills needed to succeed here and the players teeing it up and their chances. We also have look back on our time at the Irish Open from Portstewart where we got to experience hitting balls on the range beside the Pros as they warmed up for the final round, before heading out to the course to watch the impressive John Rahm dominate the field....
Published 07/18/17
On the show this week the big focus is the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open from Portstewart Golf Links. It's the biggest Irish Open ever in terms of date in the calendar, prestige on the Tour being a Rolex Series event and strenghth of field and we are incredibly excited for it. We also have a chat about the anchor ban and the rules around it which has gone crazy across golf media this week. The Ladies European Tour is in trouble and we discuss some possible ways they can save the Tour. We have...
Published 07/05/17
On the show this week we talk about Titleist's Tour Validation hype machine for their forthcoming 718 release, Spieth's dramatic win and celebration, Rory's putting woes and Tim Rice winning the 107th Irish PGA Championship. We look back on the BMW International won by Andres Romero with a blistering final round and The Travelers Championship won by Jordan Spieth with extra style points for his celebration. To wrap up we preview The KPMG Women's PGA Championship, The HNA Open de France and...
Published 06/28/17
It's the review of the US Open from Erin Hills and the fantastic display of golf by another first time Major winner, Brooks Koepka. We talk about the total control he had of his game, his incredible ball striking and how he went out and grabbed the tournament. We also have a look at those who came close and those who totally tanked on a high variance course that presented a very fair challenge to the field. We take a little time at the start to talk about our annual trip to play the Pro-Am...
Published 06/22/17
It's US Open week and we're here to preview the 117th edition taking place at Erin Hills Golf Club in Wisconsin. We break down the golf course, an unknown to the vast majority of the field and identify the challenges faced by the players this week, what skills and attribrutes they'll need to put themselves into contention and what they'll need to avoid doing that could ruin their chances and the weather conditions they'll face. We then pull this all together into a few of our fancies for the...
Published 06/13/17
On the show this week we talk about Rory signing for TaylorMade and Wild Thing John Daly winning his first tour title in 13 years in taking the Insperity Invitational on the Senior PGA Tour. We have a brief chat about our own games, which were thankfully in calmer conditions this week. We look back on Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Matchplay on The LPGA Tour, won by Sei Young Kim, the GolfSixes on The European Tour won by Denmark and The Wells Fargo Championship on The PGA Tour won by Brian...
Published 05/09/17
We're back after a week off! On the show this week we talk about the new video rules, the possible ban of green reading materials, Ian Poulter and Brian Gay getting their Tour cards thanks to Gay's investigative work and the controversial Twitter vote for a spot in the ShopRite LPGA Classic. We look back on The Volunteers of America Texas Shootout Presented by JTBC, The Shenzen International and Volvo China Open on The European Tour and The Valero Texas Open and brilliant team event at the...
Published 05/03/17
On the show this week we have a chat about Rory's wedding, Lydia Ko firing another caddie and Dustin Johnson's imminent return. We review the LOTTE Championship, The Trophee Hassan II and the super near miss by Irishman Paul Dunne losing in a playoff to the great comeback story that is Edoardo Molinari and The RBC Heritage from the gorgeous Harbour Town Golf Links was won by Wesley Bryan for his first PGA Tour win in his first season on tour. To wrap up the show we look forward to the...
Published 04/18/17
We've had a few days to absorb a wonderfully entertaining Masters won by Sergio Garcia after a truly enthralling battle with Justin Rose. We give it a shot to get to the bottom of the pivotal points of the week, discuss the great performances and the not so great. We will be back next week to a more regular format and review the LOTTE Championship, The Trophee Hassan II and The RBC Heritage from the gorgeous Harbour Town Golf Links. For listeners looking for some more in depth talk about...
Published 04/13/17
It's Masters Week!!! On the show we get very excited about the first Major of the year from the gorgeous Augusta National. A lifetime of memories come flooding back and we try to identify who can and will go well this week and be in the hunt for their own green jacket come Sunday evening. To kick off, we get more than a little animated discussing the epic rules fiasco at the first Ladies Major of the year, The ANA Inspiration and the heartbreaking loss suffered by Lexi Thompson. For...
Published 04/04/17
On the show this week we have a look at the excellent anonymous poll of tour players done by Sports Illustrated, which delved a bit deeper this year with some more searching questions. We recap the Bank of Hope Founders Cup on the LPGA Tour and the Arnold Palmer Invitational on the PGA Tour, which was a wonderful celebration of the life of a legend. We wrap up the show looking forward to the Kia Classic, the Puerto Rico Open the a break from the normal strokeplay format on tour with the...
Published 03/21/17
On the show this week the conversation continues about Handicap Awareness Month, Domestic Winter Handicaps and the transition of play from Winter to Qualifying. Our disastrous games are ridiculed and we hope there's light at the end of the tunnel. We recap the events and winners of the week on the European Tour and PGA Tour - The Hero Indian Open and the highly entertaining Valspar Championship. We wrap up the show looking forward to a great week of memories of the great Arnold Palmer at...
Published 03/16/17
On the show this week the authorities get heavy on the bandits, the new proposed rules, etiquette on the course, polished wins and The Masters isn't far away. We're loving the CONGU movement to eradicate bandits and cheating in golf - how will the measures combat the trickery. The new proposed rules divide us and we touch on a good few...to be continued in a later pod. We recap the events and winners of the last few weeks on the LPGA Tour, European Tour and PGA Tour with particular focus...
Published 03/07/17
On the show this week we talk about our new home course Druid's Heath in the Druid's Glen Resort in Co. Wicklow and the challenges it will present. We get stuck into a discussion about increasing prize money at the highest levels in golf and what will come of it and will there ever be a unified World Tour. We follow that up with a chat about the proposed rule changes for 2019. Wrapping up with a look back to the events last week - The Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the European Tour and...
Published 02/09/17