Irish Golfer Podcast

Ep.229 | Paul McBride talks HotelPlanner Promotion and Life on Mini Tours

On this week's edition of the podcast, Paul McBride jumps into the studio chair with Ronan to talk about the best season of his pro career to date. The 31-year-old won promotion to the HotelPlanner Tour via the Clutch Pro Tour and he talks about how it was maybe promotion or bust this year. There are some anecdotes from the not so glamorous lifestyle of life on the mini tours while the Dubliner, who was collegiate teammates with Cam Young and Will Zalatoris, talks about his hunger to reach the top level of the game even if the window of opportunity is closing. Stay ahead of the game. First for all the latest Irish amateur and Irish Tour news: www.irishgolfer.ie

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Ep.228 | Liam Nolan Interview & PGA Cup Recap

On this week's edition of the podcast Peter and Ronan share in the winning feeling as victories come like buses for Irish golf with Liam Nolan and Paul McBride securing potentially career changing triumphs. McBride won the Clutch Pro Tour finale to seal a HotelPlanner Tour card while Nolan earned his maiden pro win at the Abu Dhabi Challenge to boost his hopes of promotion to the DP World Tour. Nolan joined Ronan for a chat about his victory while there is also an in depth review of the PGA Cup and discussion over what the next step is for Jon Rahm who confirmed he is leaving LIV Golf before next season begins.

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Ep.227 | Presidents Cup recap & PGA Cup preview

On this week's edition of the podcast Peter and Ronan sit down to discuss another what could have been Presidents Cup for the Internationals as they buckled under the pressure of the Sunday singles allowing the USA to win for the eleventh successive contest. There was also matchplay in Sutton Golf Club as Michael McGeady rounded off the PGA in Ireland season with a victory. The matchplay theme continues this weekend as the PGA Cup takes centre stage at the K Club where Simon Thornton lines out for GB&I against the USA on the South Course.

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Ep.226 | Lowry the Offaly Jesus caps off fortnight of a lifetime for Irish golf

On this week's edition of the podcast Peter and Ronan sit down to take stock on what a glorious fortnight for Irish golf it has been and for the county of Clare after Lahinch and Doonbeg were the stage for two famous days. Shane Lowry rewrote the narrative of his season with a clinical thumping display of front running as he pummelled the field into submission to win his second Irish Open and his first victory since 2022. Just south in The Netherlands, Leona Maguire also changed the fortunes of her year as she played a key role in helping Europe win back the Solheim Cup with a thrilling win over the USA. The touch paper was lit though by one of sport's greatest comebacks as GB&I downed the USA in Lahinch for their first triumph since 2015.

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Ep.225 | Women's Irish Open recap & all eyes on Walker Cup

On this week's edition of the podcast, Ronan returns from EP to sit in the hot seat as Mark dials in from sunny Sligo! The lads react to the KPMG Women's Irish Open at the K Club which kicked off a very busy period of tournaments on the island of Ireland. Ireland will play host to stars of the future and past this week as the Walker Cup in Lahinch and NI Legends in Galgorm Castle takes centre stage while the lads also wax lyrical over Scottie Scheffler and DP World Tour Q-School is in full swing. www.irishgolfer.ie Irish Golfer Event Series 2026

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Ep.225 | Women's Irish Open recap & all eyes on Walker Cup

On this week's edition of the podcast, Ronan returns from EP to sit in the hot seat as Mark dials in from sunny Sligo! The lads react to the KPMG Women's Irish Open at the K Club which kicked off a very busy period of tournaments on the island of Ireland. Ireland will play host to stars of the future and past this week as the Walker Cup in Lahinch and NI Legends in Galgorm Castle takes centre stage while the lads also wax lyrical over Scottie Scheffler and DP World Tour Q-School is in full swing. www.irishgolfer.ie Irish Golfer Event Series 2026

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Ep.224 | Walker Cup team reaction & Women's Irish Open on horizon

On this week's edition of the podcast Peter and Ronan chat about what appears on the face of it to be an underwhelming Walker Cup after only Stuart Grehan was part of Dean Robertson's ten man GB&I team to face the USA in two weeks. Thomas Higgins and David Howard are both first and second reserves but should Robertson have added one more Irishman to the team? The KPMG Women's Irish Open is also just around the corner and there are a handful of Irish players showing some good signs as we look for a first ever Irish winner of the event at the K Club South Course. You can get your tickets HERE. www.irishgolfer.ie

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Ep.223 | Is the answer to the gap at the top under our nose?

On this week's edition of the podcast Peter and Ronan go full county board and dive into what could be done to help plug the talent gap at European level in Irish golf. The lads would like to see some aligned thinking between Golf Ireland and the PGA in Ireland where our aspiring professionals get some tournament exposure at home instead of being thrown into the deep end on the mini tours abroad. We also wax lyrical about Beth Coulter's one and hopefully back to back wins on the LET Access Tour while they give full backing to Leona Maguire's Solheim Cup wildcard selection for next month's contest as she makes her fourth appearance against the USA. www.irishgolfer.ie

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Ep.222 | South of Ireland Recap & Positives for Maguire & Power + Jackson Koivun masterclass

On this week's edition of the podcast Peter sits down with Ronan who is fresh off a week in Lahinch for the South of Ireland Championship where a week that started with glorious sunshine turned sour with squally showers and an all Welsh final proving an anticlimax. Meanwhile, GB&I Walker Cup captain Dean Robertson is none the wiser as to which Irish players, if any, he will add to his ten-man squad to face USA in Lahinch this September. On Tour, Leona Maguire and Seamus Power both boosted their seasons with top-10 finishes with Maguire bouncing into the AIG Women's Open on a golf course that should suit her while Power's hopes of earning a full PGA Tour card for next year are looking more promising. We also witnessed a new star arriving as Jackson Koivun put on a clinic to win the 3M Open on the PGA Tour. Visit our website for daily golf news: www.irishgolfer.ie Sign up for the Irish Golfer Event Series: www.irishgolfer.ie/events

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EP.221 | Fantastic Fox Hunts Down Claret Jug

Peter and Ronan (fresh from Birkdale) are back in studio to review Ryan Fox's Open Championship victory. The New Zealander joined Michael Campbell and Bob Charles in earning a men's major victory with a thoroughly impressive display on the back nine where he reached out and grabbed the Claret Jug with both hands with four birdies in his last six holes and two in his last three. There were also plenty of other storylines and the lads dive in to discuss Bryson DeChambeau, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry while there are worrying signs for Tommy Fleetwood. 🎧 Listen to the Irish Golfer Podcast wherever you get your podcasts 🎥 We are also on video on YouTube platforms that support video podcasts www.irishgolfer.ie #IrishGolfer #GolfIreland #GolfPodcast #GolfNews

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Ep.220 | Irish hopes alive at Open + Bryson penalty

On a day where the major championship scoring record was equalled twice, day two of the Open Championship was all about Bryson DeChambeau who was assessed a two shot penalty for inadvertently improving his lie on the fifth. That caused a debacle not seen for many a year and it remains to be seen whether the American will tee it up tomorrow. This was all happening as David Howard narrowly missed out on making the cut and winning the silver medal as Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy remained on the fringes of contention heading into the weekend.

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Ep.219 | Stuart Grehan 2026 Amateur Champion

This week Mark caught up with Stuart Grehan to digest what a week he had just had after claiming the Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool. Visit our website for your daily golf news: http://www.irishgolfer.ie Sign up for our Irish Golfer Event Series: http://www.irishgolfer.ie/events

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Ep.218 | Super Stuart Grehan & US Open Recap

The lads only do good news and Peter and Ronan are back in the saddle to wax lyrical about Stuart Grehan's Amateur Championship success at Hoylake over the weekend. The Tullamore native from County Louth GC became only the ninth Irishman to win the championship and in doing so books his spot in next month's Open Championship and next year's Masters and US Open while also cementing his Walker Cup place for Lahinch in September. While Hoylake was gripping, Shinnecock Hills simmered but never got to the boil as Wyndham Clark held off Sam Burns, Scottie Scheffler and co to win his second US Open title. Visit our website for your daily golf news: www.irishgolfer.ie Sign up for our Irish Golfer Event Series: www.irishgolfer.ie/events

Ep.217 | CJ Cup rant and what product do fans want to see?

On this week's edition of the podcast, Peter and Ronan have an in-depth discussion on what makes a good product on the PGA Tour? After the birdie fest that was the CJ Cup Byron Nelson the lads wax lyrical over the PGA Championship a fortnight ago and what makes a proper test at the top level of professional golf. It was also an encouraging week from an Irish point of view with Seamus Power and Liam Nolan enjoying good finishes either side of the Atlantic while the East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship awaits this weekend in Baltray.

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Ep. 216 | Irish Amateur Open Champion Patrick Keeling

On this week's edition of the podcast Ronan is joined by Flogas Irish Amateur Open champion Patrick Keeling after he clinched his maiden championship at Seapoint Golf Links a fortnight ago. The Roganstown star sat down to talk through his win and dove deep into how finding faith in Christ has helped him not just on the course but in everyday life. Keeling reveals how his belief in Jesus has given him greater clarity on the golf course and has relieved some of the pressures he once felt when he went to college in the US and now he has full belief that more good results will come and he can build on his Irish Amateur victory.

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Ep. 215 | Irish Amateur Open Special - Gary Murphy & Dylan Keating

The podcast comes live from Seapoint Golf Links ahead of the Flogas Irish Men's Amateur Open Championship getting underway on Thursday. Ronan takes the mic and he is joined by Managing Director of Flogas, John Rooney, Flogas ambassador and current Legends Tour player Gary Murphy and Seapoint's very own Dylan Keating who is looking to become a home winner this week. The golf course looks in spectacular condition as the players go through their final preparations while we discuss the championship ahead and have a broader look at amateur golf with some huge events on the calendar this year.

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Ep. 214 | Young Dominates Doral & McBride Back in Winners Circle

On this week's edition, Pete and Ronan catch up on a snore fest at Doral where Cam Young went wire to wire. The lads discuss why Signature events are not working and how the PGA Tour need to buck up its ideas and fast. With the Challenge Tour kicking off again after over a month off due to the war in Iran, we catch up with Mark Power ahead of a busy three-month stretch. We also discuss Paul McBride's latest win on Clutch and recent wins by Olivia Costello and Anna Abom at home. All this plus much more, enjoy the listen!

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Ep.213 | Masters memories, LIV future & Heritage recap

There was a lot to pack in after two weeks which saw Ronan take in his first Masters and deliver an Irish winner in Rory McIlroy. There was no sense of a lull after the first major of the year as the golf news space was rife with rumours of LIV Golf's demise. Peter and Ronan dive into Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and where LIV Golf goes from here after bizarre reports that PIF was going to pull funding for the Saudi-backed Tour.

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

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 of choice and tasty treats.

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Ep 211 | Ronan reaches Augusta

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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