Irish Golfer Podcast

On this week's podcast we look back at the PGA Championship in Quail Hollow. Everything from Scottie's dominance to Rory's silence and the USGA's lack of transparency.

On this week's edition we catch up with Stuart Grehan after his stunning playoff win in Seapoint. Ronan and Peter also try to get the juices flowing for the second Major of the year as the PGA Championship is all set for Quail Hollow

This week we caught up with Flogas brand ambassador Gary Murphy as he prepares to tee it up in Mount Juliet for this weeks OFX Irish Legends event.

On this week's show Peter and Ronan took a spin down to Seapoint to sit with Stuart Grehan and John Rooney MD at Flogas to preview the 2025 Flogas Irish Amateur Championship.

While the golfing world might still be coming to terms with Rory McIlroy's dramatic, Career Grand Slam-completing victory at the Masters, the first major of the Irish amateur season is upon us as County Sligo Golf Club gets set for the 2025 Connolly Motor Group West of Ireland Championship.There was more than just a tentative link between Rory's Masters success and the Championship as Rory is a two-time West of Ireland winner (2005 & 2006) while Rory's caddie, Harry Diamond, followed suit with a win in Rosses Point in 2012.Mark is joined by defending champion Keith Egan and County Sligo Golf Club Men's Captain, Robbie Fitzpatrick for a look back on the incredible events of 12 months ago, the Centenary Champions Dinner where Egan and 25 other past winners came together to celebrate the Championship's historic landmark, and for a look ahead to what's in store as a top-class field gets set to tackle the prestigious Harry Colt Championship Course that's undergone significant transformation over the winter months.

It finally happened. After eleven years of waiting and fourteen years of trauma at Augusta National, Rory McIlroy achieved golfing immortality in the most Rory McIlroy way possible.On this week's podcast edition, the lads hold back the tears for differing reasons as they discuss Rory McIlroy's Grand Slam Sunday after he edged out Justin Rose in a playoff to win the 89th Masters and finally slip into a green jacket. What is next for McIlroy? Four in a row? Ten majors? There will never be another story like it.

On this week's podcast edition, the lads discuss the last sightings of Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler before the Masters next week as Min Woo Lee clinched his maiden PGA Tour title at the Texas Children's Houston Open.McIlroy and Scheffler showed their Masters mojo in Texas, with the world number one sending a warning sign to his fellow green jacket contenders at just the right time. Is Rory playing mind games in the media or is this elbow niggle something to be concerned about? Plus, slow play was an issue again on the PGA Tour.

On this week's edition of the podcast we discuss a dramatic end to last week's Valspar Championship as Viktor Hovland returned to form and the winner's circle as he came from behind to snatch victory from a nervy Justin Thomas. It was also another good yet frustrating week for Shane Lowry who finished 8th to climb to a career high 12th in the world rankings.Rory McIlroy gets the last leg of his Masters preparation underway in Texas while there is lots on the agenda at the Houston Children's Open for Seamus Power and Pádraig Harrington, plus all the usual round up from around the tours and TGL finals.

On this week's edition of the podcast the lads sit down and try not to get too carried away over Rory McIlroy's pre-Masters form.McIlroy beat JJ Spaun in a playoff on Monday to win his second Players Championship title, meaning he is in red hot form heading to Augusta while Shane Lowry is also ticking along nicely after an encouraging Florida swing. There were plenty of Irish in action across the globe as the girls continue to shine on the Ladies European Tour and Tom McKibbin I back in DP World Tour action in Singapore.

On this week's podcast edition, Peter and Ronan have differing views on the climax to the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday.Shane Lowry reached a career high world ranking of 14 with a seventh place finish but when is that big win going to come again after 18 months of remarkable consistency? Lowry and Rory McIlroy tinkered with equipment at Bay Hill and with Augusta looming is there any need for McIlroy to change anything?PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan will address the media on Tuesday ahead of the Players Championship, can we expect any major updates over golf's future or will he kick the can down the road again?

On this week's edition of the podcast, the lads are back in studio trying to bring some life to what was a dull week of golf. Ronan dishes out a rather sour apology to Ludvig Äberg and Irish Golfer had exclusive access to season 3 of Netflix's "Full Swing' ahead of Tuesday's release date.There was good news from an Irish perspective with Ronan Mullarney claiming 2nd on the Alps Tour as Hugh Foley claimed a first top-10 on his professional debut while John Murphy broke a torrid run of missed cuts in Egypt as he hopefully begins his ascent back up the golfing pyramid.

On this week's edition of the podcast we discuss Thomas Detry's breakthrough win on the PGA Tour, LIV's legitimacy victory and how Donald Trump can make golf great again as our Irish ladies continue to boom around the globe. Peter and Ronan discuss the big breaking news over the weekend that Slievenamon Golf Club is to close down, and we have more dad jokes and some of Pete's caddie tales from years gone by. 

On this week's podcast, we celebrate the first Irish victory of the season as Rory McIlroy skillfully held off Shane Lowry for a remarkable Irish one-two at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Peter and Ronan delve into the implications of this triumph for McIlroy this season, discussing why the hype train may remain firmly on track this year. It's been a successful week for the Irish overall, with Leona Maguire achieving a top-10 finish in her opening event of the season. Meanwhile, the prospects appear limitless for Galway's Liam Nolan, who continues to dazzle in South Africa while pursuing a DP World Tour card.

On this week's edition of the podcast, a very despondent Peter gives his account of what he saw on the ground in Florida at the TGL and whether Tiger vs Rory can save the day on Monday night? Liam Nolan gave Irish men's golf something to cheer about early in the year with an excellent performance on the HotelPlanner Tour while there's plenty of meat on the bone this week with Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Leona Maguire all in action Stateside.

On this week's edition of the podcast, Ronan and Mark talk through the Dubai Desert Classic, the performances of the Irish and a brilliant week for European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald as Tyrrell Hatton and Sepp Straka secured big wins on both tours. Also we have a chat with newly minted Ladies European Tour professional Canice Screene as the 23-year-old prepares to embark on her maiden season in the paid ranks. Canice, a London native, represented Ireland at amateur level and won the Irish Women's Close last year before earning some LET status at Q-School.

On this week's edition of the podcast the lads dive deeper into Tom McKibbin's proposed move to LIV Golf and whether his Holywood club mate Rory McIlroy can persuade him to stay with the DP World Tour and PGA Tour. McIlroy made some strong comments on the situation during his pre-tournament press conference in Dubai where he revealed he offered McKibbin some advice around the potential switch to LIV Golf. And after a promising start last week the lads have been left very underwhelmed by the TGL after week two fell flat on its face.

On the first podcast of the new year it's a full house as Peter, Ronan and Mark reflect on the inaugural staging of TGL in Florida. What worked, who shone and what needs to improve. Plus the lads react to the bombshell news that Tom McKibbin is set to sign a multi year deal with LIV Golf to join Jon Rahm's Legion XIII team. And Mark dishes out the results of our 2024 predictions and after being humbled to the point of questioning the point of this podcast, the lads dust off the crystal ball for some not so accurate 2025 predictions.

On this week's edition of the podcast Peter and Ronan dust off the cobwebs to digest a crowning weekend for Irish Golf. Rory McIlroy unlocked his Seve level of legendary status with a sixth Race to Dubai win while Tom McKibbin will get to sample Donald Trump's American dream after he booked his spot on the PGA Tour. It's another big week for Séamus Power and Leona Maguire as they play their last events of the season and we discuss the Ryder Cup pay debate which could shake up the entire outlook of the contest going forward.

On this week's edition of the podcast we are joined by Stuart Grehan. Two weeks ago Stuart took the decision to retire from professional golf at the age of 31 and pursue a new career path as a financial consultant with DFP. On the pod he explains to Peter and Ronan how he came to the decision to move on from professional golf, the highs and lows of life on tour, the financial difficulties of playing on the smaller tours, reclaiming his amateur status and his goals of playing for Ireland again and qualifying for the Great Britain and Ireland team for the 2026 Walker Cup in Lahinch.

On this episode of The Irish Golfer Podcast, Peter sits down with PGA Professional Tim Rice after he claimed the season long Elavon Order of Merit. Tim reflects on a great season and shares his goals and dreams that he still wants to achieve in his constant strive for perfection with the game of golf.

On this week's edition of the podcast, we sit down to discuss to Golf Ireland's announcement of the iGolf scheme. Is it good, is it bad? What does this mean for golf clubs? Who will it benefit? The big power hitters from golf's merger deal were all on site at the Alfred Dunhill Links, how will this never-ending negotiation deal play out? It was also a good week for Seamus Power as he looks to tee up his PGA Tour season early plus we said goodbye to Stuart Grehan who called time on his professional golf career as he moves into the next phase of his life, with a 2026 Walker Cup appearance on his agenda.

We're back! (Again) On this week's edition of the podcast we discuss an electric President's Cup that still came to its inevitable conclusion. Are the USA in good shape for next year's Ryder Cup? We also discuss Tom McKibbin's progress with just 6 events to go on his DP World Tour season plus all the drama from the Irish at Stage 1 of DP World Tour Q-School.

On this weeks edition Peter & Ronan sit down in the Media Centre in RCD to discuss all from the Irish Open. One of the toughest tests in world golf awaits as the weather threatens to wreak havoc in Co. Down.

On this week's edition of the podcast we reflect on the AIG Women's Open and the carnage that was served up at St Andrews including the good and the bad of women's golf and what needs to happen to keep it progressing. The KPMG Women's Irish Open takes centre stage in Carton House on Thursday and could Keegan Bradley really become the first playing captain at the Ryder Cup since 1963?

On this week's edition of the Irish Golfer Podcast, we delve into Thomas Abom's sensational Irish Close victory as he made history for Edmondstown. The FedEx Cup playoffs vs LIV Golf, what are you going to watch? Seamus Power can take the positives as his season ended a couple of weeks early and the final golfing major of the year takes place at the AIG Women's Open.

This week's podcast comes from the Irish Challenge at the K Club where newly crowned Challenge Tour winner Conor Purcell joining the lads after clinching his maiden win at last week's NI Open.

Coming to you live from Royal Troon, Peter and Ronan dissect what has been a brilliant two days for Shane Lowry who leads the Open Championship heading into the weekend. On the other end of the scale it's been a disastrous Open for Rory McIlroy and some extremely difficult conditions has made some big names look rather silly.

On this special edition of the podcast, Maynooth's Paddy Harrington Golf Scholarship director Barry Fennelly dropped into studio to preview this week's Arnold Palmer Cup in Lahinch. Fennelly is the International Head Coach as they take on the USA and he talks about what it means, the Irish interest and what the competition means to him.

On this week's edition of the podcast we discuss the continuing rise of 21-year-old Holywood sensation Tom McKibbin who qualified for the Open Championship in Royal Troon and cracked the top-100 in the world for the first time. A terrific Women's Amateur Championship was played at Portmarnock Golf Club with many of the Irish amateurs hoping that they can emulate what Lauren Walsh has done in recent weeks as she finished third at the Swiss Open, narrowly missing out on a maiden LET win.

On this week's edition of the podcast we discuss a disappointing showing from the Irish at the Amateur Championship in Ballyliffin and the prospect of an Irish win in Portmarnock at the Women's Amateur Championship this week. Tom McKibbin's fine run of form continued with a top-6 finish at the KLM Open while there was drama in more ways than one at the Travelers Championship but it didn't stop Scottie Scheffler from rolling to another victory + Padraig Harrington's eighth Champions Tour victory

On this edition of the podcast, Sara Byrne dropped by to chat to Ronan about the Women's Amateur Championship this week a glorious final year in Miami and how she plans to bow out of amateur golf with a golden summer before entering the professional ranks.

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 negotiations between the PGA Tour and the PIF and there are unanimous choices for hero and villain of the week.

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 day one? Could we see a debutant top the leaderboard for the first time since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979. Is Jon Rahm the most under-the-radar defending champion in years? And who do we have our money on as the 'tradition unlike any other' gets underway?

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 County Sligo Golf Club, and the boys discuss what makes the first of the Amateur Championships such a special occasion.

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 renaissance of Italian sensation Matteo Manassero, an underwhelming LIV event in Hong Kong, how Stephanie Meadow brushed off the cobwebs to top-10 on the LPGA in China, and detail the continued Irish success on amateur circuits all over the world.

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 the misfire in scheduling as he has to weigh a PGA Cup appearance versus an Irish Open tee time at Royal County Down.

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 a little better about ourselves, and how Tom McKibbin continues to impress with his steady performances on the DP World Tour. All this, plus a round up of the Irish in action, including Lauren Walsh's maiden outing as an LET Tour member alongside Olivia Mehaffey and Conor Purcell's frustrations after an excellent start in Cape Town. As always we hope you enjoy the listen and if you do please hit the subscribe button and leave a comment.

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 American sports teams owners led by Fenway Sports Group (FSG), the almost 200 Tour members would collectively be able to receive over $1.5 billion in equity As always we hope you enjoy the listen and if you do please hit the subscribe button and leave a comment.

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 subscribe!

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 Monday when a new episode lands.

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 still burning as intensely as ever. “I still get up every day and I go and hit balls. I love it. I always said as soon as that goes, I'm finished. I won't do it anymore. It's either 100 percent or nothing.”