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Irish Golfer Podcast

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The latest news, reviews, features and in depth interviews from every level of Irish Golf. Stay Ahead of The Game with Irish Golfer. New Episode every week www.irishgolfer.ie

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Ep. 212 | Rory takes full control and it's only half...

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2026/04/11

Ronan dials in from Augusta National as he and Peter wax lyrical about Rory McIlroy's 36-hole performance which has given him the largest Masters lead at this stage in history. A blistering four closing birdies and six birdies in seven holes on the back nine have Rory six shots clear on twelve-under after a 65.All the stats point towards it being done. But can a certain Shane Lowry maintain his challenge? Ronan also goes through everything he has seen over the two days, including his favourite pint

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00:39:41

Ep 211 | Ronan reaches Augusta

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2026/04/08

From storm Dave, US Border Control and then a hotel fire, Ronan has had quite the year trying to get to the Masters. He has finally made it and jumps on a call with Pete to go through his experience so far and everything he has seen at Augusta National on Monday and Tuesday.

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00:48:31

Ep. 210 | Tiger Woods reaction + West of Ireland Preview

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2026/03/30

On this week's edition of the podcast, Peter and Ronan react to the good news and the bad news in America. Gary Woodland produced the comeback story of the season with his sensational and inspirational win at the Texas Children's Houston Open for his first win since 2019 and his first win since coming back to the PGA Tour after brain surgery. Unfortunately, his exploits were overshadowed by the antics of Tiger Woods who is in the limelight for all the wrong reasons after being charged with another

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00:32:10

Ep 209 | Cian Branagan on building the KPMG Women's...

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2026/03/20

With Charley Hull, the latest star name to be added to the 2026 KPMG Women's Irish Open at The K Club, Peter sat down with Tournament Director Cian Branagan to discuss how the event has grown and its big plans for the future.

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00:46:20

Ep 208 | Players drama + McIlroy schedule queries

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2026/03/16

On this week's edition of the podcast, Peter and Ronan reflect on a Players Championship that simmered for a long time before boiling over in dramatic fashion as Cameron Young held off Matt Fitzpatrick after both players found themselves in a heavyweight battle down the stretch as Ludvig Åberg fell away on the back nine.Rory McIlroy played all four rounds at TPC Sawgrass as did Séamus Power while Shane Lowry went home on Friday. McIlroy was quick to ease fears over a back twinge which prevented

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00:54:25

Ep 207 | Rory injury update + PGA Tour changes +...

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2026/03/12

On this week's edition of the podcast, Peter and Ronan react to the PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp's state of the nation address ahead of the Players Championship. Rolapp announced six key pillars as part of the changes he would like to implement on the PGA Tour going forward, which include a promotion and relegation element.At the time of recording, Rory McIlroy is expected to tee it up for round one of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass but he is taking it hour by hour as he recovers from a

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00:45:06

Ep 206 | The Lowry postmortem + mini tour encouragement

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2026/03/02

On this week's edition of the podcast, Peter and Rónán try to make sense of Sunday night as Shane Lowry snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in an unthinkable fashion at the Cognizant Classic.Lowry led by three strokes with three to play but back to back double bogeys compounded a disastrous finish as Nico Echavarria stole in for the victory and to pay off the mortgage. There are still plenty of reasons to be positive for Lowry going forward on what was a generally positive week for the

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01:01:15

Ep 205 | Rory runner up + Sam Murphy's winning interview

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2026/02/23

On this week's edition of the podcast, Peter and Ronan are bullish about Rory McIlroy's form despite going trophyless in the first two months of the season as the Florida swing begins and we enter the countdown to the Masters in April.It's only February but we have already had an Irish winner on tour in the shape of Portumna's Sam Murphy who won the opening Alps Tour event of the season on his debut appearance as a professional as he and Robert Moran completed an Irish 1-2 in Egypt

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00:50:39

Ep. 204 | Redemption for Anthony Kim + Pebble Beach...

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2026/02/16

On this week's edition of the podcast, Peter and Ronan start off down under and reflect on what will surely be the golf story of the year as Anthony Kim rolled back the years and won for the first time in 16 years at LIV Adelaide capping off a sensational comeback journey.There was also huge drama at Pebble Beach as Collin Morikawa... eventually... won the AT&T Pro-Am for his first win in over two years while there were signs of encouragement for Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy heading into the

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00:48:31

Ep 203 | Hurley heroics, crowd heckles + WM Phoenix...

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2026/02/10

On this week's edition of the podcast, Peter and Ronan wax lyrical over the WM Phoenix Open as Chris Gotterup stole the title from Hideki Matsuyama for his second win in three weeks to move up to 5th in the world. However, the fireworks might be outweighed by more crowd disturbances at this tournament.Pádraig Harrington made his 500th DP World Tour start last week but Gary Hurley was also another good news story as he showed a return to form in South Africa after a hellish year out of the game

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01:05:08

Ep 202 | LIV get OWGR points + Harrington's 500 club...

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2026/02/04

On this week's edition of the podcast Peter and Ronan chew the fat off the bombshell that LIV Golf have received Official World Golf Ranking points but are unhappy at being restricted to the top-10 players per event.Pádraig Harrington makes his 500th DP World Tour appearance at the Qatar Masters this week in a career that just keeps on giving on the course and in front of the camera. Meanwhile, Seamus Power is showing encouraging signs of getting back to form, but the Farmers Insurance Open was

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00:55:58

Ep. 201 | Reed an example to follow, Scottie grabs...

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2026/01/26

On this week’s edition of the podcast Peter and Ronan discuss the fallout from the respective victories of Patrick Reed and Scottie Scheffler. As Scheffler hits the record books with Tiger and Jack after his 20th win, is Reed an example to follow for what a potential world tour could look like?It was take two at TGL for Peter in the SOFI centre and after an underwhelming first season he was intrigued to see has the product improved. There was also underwhelming weeks on tour for Rory McIlroy, Shane

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00:51:37

Ep 200 | James Sugrue making up for lost time

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2026/01/06

On this week's podcast, Ronan sits down with Mallow's finest James Sugrue as he looks forward to an exciting 2026 campaign. Sugrue burst onto the scene in 2019 winning the Amateur Championship at Portmarnock before playing in all four majors including the 2020 Masters where he met Tiger Woods!Instead of trending upwards towards similar heights again, golf and life has had other ideas. Bad luck and some injury hell had Sugrue contemplating giving up the game but he salvaged his 2025 season

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00:51:54

Ep 199 | Gavin Tiernan - Chasing that 1% every day

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2025/12/30

After a spectacular 2025, Gavin Tiernan joins Ronan in studio to go through his season. From British Amateur to Walker Cup and everything in between, the Co. Louth man delves into his mental approach, summed up by his wrist tattoo reading "Kaizen" and his pursuit of marginal gains and that 1% every day.

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00:54:29

Ep 198 | McIlroy growing the game + card battles...

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2025/12/08

On this week's edition of the podcast, we reflect on the Australian Open that saw Rory McIlroy tee it up down under as he ended brought the curtain down on a sensational year that literally saw him take his game around the globe as he looks to grow the game worldwide.Tom McKibbin also completed a great year in South Africa's Nedbank Golf Challenge. McKibbin has made LIV Golf work for him and has combined that with impressive appearances on the DP World Tour as well as a victory in Hong Kong

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00:39:51

Ep 197 - Caolan Rafferty

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2025/11/19

Move over Rory McIlroy, there’s a new slam winner in town! Caolan Rafferty recently etched his name into Irish golfing history as the first amateur to conquer all four provincial championships, completing the coveted 'Provincial Slam' with a dramatic North of Ireland win at Portstewart in September. And while the Career Grand Slam winners’ club has six members – Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and now McIlroy – the Irish amateur provincial slam is an

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01:02:53

Ep 196 | The gap at the top

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2025/11/12

On this week's edition of the podcast we discuss the DP World Tour Q-School results and why Ireland seems to be struggling to produce players ready for Europe's top level after three successive years of no cards.The DP World Tour reaches its finale as Rory McIlroy chases a seventh Race to Dubai crown which would move him to within one of Collin Montgomerie's record eighth. Does the Race to Dubai still mean as much? And if so have we given Montgomerie's dominance enough credit given

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01:04:58

Ep 195 | McKibbin Master Class + Status Ups and Downs

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2025/11/03

On this week's edition of the podcast, we sit down to wax lyrical about Tom McKibbin's superb victory at the Hong Kong Open as he steamrolled to a seven-shot win. This was no ordinary victory, as he secured a Masters debut and a third Open Championship appearance.Meanwhile, Liam Nolan's season came to an end without a DP World Tour card but the glass is half full for the 25-year-old rookie professional. It's the last chance saloon for the Irish at the final stage of Q-School as five

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01:01:49

Ep 194 | Penge for Augusta, McKibbin motors on +...

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2025/10/13

On this week's edition of the podcast, Peter and Ronan laud Tom McKibbin's consistency after a fourth-place finish at the Spanish Open, highlighting the consistency he has shown over the last two seasons and why a win surely can't be too far away.It's also crunch time this week for Conor Purcell, Liam Nolan and Max Kennedy with promotion to the DP World Tour and survival on the agenda.

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01:02:46

Ep. 193 | Dunhill Recap + Irish PGA season draws to a...

Irish Golfer Podcast ·

2025/10/07

On this week's podcast, Pete and Ronan dig deep into the weekly news from around the world of golf. From Bob MacIntyre's win on home soil at the Dunhill to the McManus and Desmond legacy continuing in the team event. Post the Sutton 9-hole matchplay event, the PGA in Ireland season drew to a close with Simon Thornton claiming the Elavon Order of Merit... but what was the point with the PGA Playoffs now scrapped? We also look at what Conor Purcell, Seamus Power, Liam Nolan, Mx Kenneddy and

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