On a remarkable Saturday at the 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush, Ireland’s Shane Lowry shot an 8 under par round of 63 to lead by 4 going into the final day. Wild scenes of celebrations greeted him on the 18th but is it all over? Iain, Andrew, Conor McNamara and Alistair Bruce-Ball try to make sense of it all.

As Shane Lowry gets set to start Saturday as joint leader of the Championship, the team look out for who else could get close to claiming the Claret Jug.

After a hugely eventful first day at the Open - the team discuss how long Tiger can endure tough days on a links course and why Rory struggles when the spotlight is focused on him.

We hear from Rory Mcllroy ahead of the Open on his home soil in Portrush, Northern Ireland. Iain and Andrew chat about whether or not it will inspire or hinder Mcllroy playing on his home turf.

We'll hear from Justin Rose ahead of the Open getting underway. Iain and Andrew deliver their 'Chipping Forecast' and we'll learn why Portrush is a caddies' dream.

As we get into the swing of Open week in Northern Ireland, we hear from the defending champion Francesco Molinari and Darren Clarke who will get the Championship underway.

At the start of Open week Iain Carter and Andrew Cotter bring you a special edition of The Cut. 68 years after it was last played there they tell the story of how the Open came back to Royal Portrush and hear from Rory McIlory and the people who made the dream come true. They explain how McIlroy, Darren Clarke and Graeme McDowell all played their part in bringing the Open back to Northern Ireland.

Ahead of his Open defence, Francesco Molinari joins Iain Carter and Andrew Cotter as the countdown to Portrush continues. They also speak to a man who was due to be part of the 5 Live team at the Open but who had the temerity to qualify for the event itself at the Irish Open. But we’ll forgive Paul Waring. And in a big development for fun golf names, Brooke Pancake makes an appearance on the LPGA Tour.

Jamie Murray comes from a famous tennis family, but could he have made it as a professional golfer? He joins The Cut on the road at Wimbledon to talk about his love of golf, playing rounds with Andy and who has the better handicap. Andrew and Iain also chat about the remarkable story of Nate Lashley after he won his first PGA title and South Korea's Park Sung-hyun reclaiming the world number one spot in women’s golf. Plus, from accidently drinking rat poison to reaching the biggest stage in...

One of the best coaches in the world Pete Cowen joins Iain and Andrew to reveal how he's helped Brooks Koepka and Gary Woodland to major glory. They also speak to former world snooker champion Shaun Murphy following his attempt to qualify for the Open. Plus unexpected success on the cricket pitch, a new name for the prediction game and your chance to nominate your favourite Open moment of the past 50 years.

A first major success for Gary Woodland is dissected by Iain Carter, Alistair Bruce-Ball and Alex Miceli. They debate how he outlasted Brooks Koepka and Justin Rose and also what’s next for Rory McIlroy after another disappointing finish to a major. Plus the winner of the first major championship prediction game is revealed.

Justin Rose goes into the final round of the US Open one shot off Gary Woodland’s lead, but who’s the favourite for the US Open? Iain Carter, Alistair Bruce-Ball and Alex Miceli review the third round and look ahead to the final day at Pebble Beach and discuss whether Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy are too far back. They hear from Rose and also have the latest update on their new major championship prediction game.

The US Open title could be anyone’s as we head into the weekend at Pebble Beach. Iain Carter and Alistair Bruce-Ball have all the reaction to the second round as Justin Rose is overtaken at the top of the leaderboard by Gary Woodland, but Rory McIlory, Brooks Koepka and many others lie in wait. Plus what drove Patrick Reed to smash a club and the latest update on the Cut’s new major championship game.

Day one of The US Open saw surprisingly low scoring. Iain Carter and Alistair Bruce Ball discuss Justin Rose’s extraordinary putting display which took the Englishman to the top of the leaderboard. Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka and Tiger Woods are among those in hot pursuit as many of the world’s best vie for the latest major title. Ali also reveals his mate’s Pebble Beach disaster and the latest scores in The Cut’s new predictions game are revealed.

The Cut is at Pebble Beach ahead of the US Open as Iain Carter, Andrew Cotter and Alastair Bruce-Ball look ahead to the third mens major of the year. The big questions include why doesn't Brooks Koepka get enough respect, will Rory McIlroy continue his good form, can Dustin Johnson get over his major failures, has Graeme McDowell brought his special cardigan with him and what effect will a sound delay between Pebble Beach and Buckinghamshire have on the quality of the pod. Plus news of a...

Graeme McDowell joins Iain Carter and Andrew Cotter to speak about his comeback after a rough four years without victory. Can he make the cut for The Open at Royal Portrush? In this in-depth interview he also talks cardigans, his dad’s passion for every one of his shots and going from bachelor golfer to family man. Iain and Andrew also react to South Korea's Jeong-eun Lee6 winning her first major at the US Women's Open and Patrick Cantlay's superb eight-under-par round of 64 to win the...

Former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley joins Iain and Andrew to discuss Rory McIlroy's form, a winning Ryder Cup strategy and why he has fears for the future of the game. And as it's a captains special, Iain speaks to Solheim Cup captain Catriona Matthew ahead of this weeks US Women's Open and following Bronte Law's big win in the States. Meanwhile Andrew turns his attention to sheep racing.

Brooks Koepka held on to win the PGA Championship after an anxious back nine, which saw his lead cut to one shot with four holes to play. World number one Dustin Johnson, impressive as he was, just couldn't keep the momentum going. As a result, he joins a list of vaunted players to win the career grand-slam of runners-up. The partisan New York crowds were clearly on his side and with the Ryder Cup to be played at Bethpage Black in 2024 the message from Koepka to the Europeans is clear: good...

Brooks Koepka's dominance of the USPGA Championship has caused a debate: is it dull or should we just sit back and admire one of the finest golfing displays of all time? This was the least impressive of Koepka's rounds at Bethpage so far, yet he will still enter the final round with a seven shot lead. None of the world's top players could close the gap on him. World number one Dustin Johnson is among a group of players at five under - but even his power game looks tame in comparison. So after...

After carding a second round 65 to go with his first round 63, Brooks Koepka has the lowest 36-hole total in major history. Take him out of the equation and there’s a quality leaderboard going in to the weekend at the PGA Championship. Jordan Spieth, Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose are all within a couple of shots of each other. England’s Matt Wallace is the leading UK player – he’s at four under par – but the best players in the world are looking up at only one man. Can anyone put...

Brooks Koepka brought Bethpage Black to heel with an opening round 63 – seven under par – but a late rally from Danny Lee means the American didn’t have it all his own way over the best players in the world. The New Zealander is six under, one shot back, but the nature of Koepka’s round has an ominous feel to it. He’s looking for his fourth major win in seven tournaments and he’s playing a brand of comically good golf which is making the competition wince. Former European Tour Anthony Wall...

Bethpage Black has a fearsome reputation as one of the toughest golf courses in the United States so Iain, Andrew and former European Tour player Anthony Wall look at the power games of the world's best players who will have a serious advantage this week. Former PGA winner Shaun Micheel joins us, so does one of the world's best coaches and we look back at the British Masters and a maiden tour win for Marcus Kinhult, or is it Shinhult?

In this special edition of The Cut, Iain hears the inspirational stories of golfers overcoming disabilities to play the game to the highest standard. Swedish player Caroline Mohr tells how she conquered the loss of her right leg through cancer to maintain a competitive golf career. European Tour star Paul Waring explains why disabled golfers could provide a blueprint for how the game will be played at all levels. Waring says top coaches will be watching the techniques of players such as...

Tournament host Tommy Fleetwood joins us ahead of the British Masters in his hometown of Southport. We also welcome back Oli Wilson – or Bodger Mansfield III, for those in the know - who’s in the field at Hillside. Oli has only just calmed down after inadvertently signing for the wrong score when going along nicely in China last week. Unknown Max Homa has surprised many with his refreshing, philosophical approach to professional golf after celebrating his first win on the PGA Tour in...

One of the all-time greats joins Iain and Andrew this week to have his say on the game’s big talking points. Nick Faldo explains the flaw in Rory McIlroy's game which could prevent him from winning the career grand slam and, conversely, why Tiger's game has now changed for the better. Also, bravo to Edoardo Molinari for outing the European Tour’s slowest players on social media after enduring an unnecessarily long five-and-a-half hour round in Morocco.