A Good Talk Spoiled Golf Podcast

Week 100 - Breaking 100 sponsored by Titleist

On the show this week, we are celebrating our centenary episode. And the absolute best thing to do was to go back to where we came from and get the original team together. Alan and Bobby join us from California and Paris for this special 100th episode of the podcast sponsored by Titleist.

We have fantastic prizes generously sponsored by Titleist to give away on the podcast, so listen in to find out how you can win a dozen ProV1, a pair of Footjoy Hydrolite Shoes and a full bag Custom Fitting Session with Titleist Pro Mark O'Mahony at the Titleist Fitting Centre in Carton House, Ireland to see what custom fit Titleist clubs could do for your game.

Barry and James kick off the show with a catch up on Twitter and Facebook interaction from our listeners and then announce a very exciting bit of news on who we got to do our swing analysis. Rickie Fowler put his amazing swing to fantastic use when hitting a Hole-In-One at the Els for Autism Charity Day and earning $1m for the Charity. 

Alan and Bobby join us to talk about the early days of the show, their games, the Pro game, and what they are most looking forward to this year. And the two haven't changed their early season excitement for The Masters which we are all ridiculously excited about being only 28 days away.

We look back on the events of last week - The HSBC Women's Champions won by Ha Na Jang and The WGC Cadillac Championship was won by Adam Scott as he was massively impressive winning his second event in two weeks.

And to bring things to a close, we look forward to The True Thailand Classic on The European Tour and The Valspar Championship on The PGA Tour.

Thanks to everyone for listening to our first 100 episodes. Here's to the next 100!!!

Week 99 - Ahhh Ya F***in Idiot

On the show this week, we talk about our goals and plans for the season, revel in Shane Lowry's oh so normal reaction to a bad shot and even better reaction to criticism. Jack Nicklaus tried to bring a family vibe to the US Ryder Cup hopefuls and we think it's a good thing. Augusta National is seeking to lengthen its 13th hole and Trump looks to build a wall to protect Doonbeg.

We look back on the events of last week - Honda LPGA Thailand won in sensational fashion by Lexi Thompson, The ISPS HANDA Perth International won by the sweet swinging Louis Oosthuizen, and another phenomenal swinger Adam Scott returned to the winner's circle, waving his short putter in the faces of his critics with a superb win at The Honda Classic.

And to bring things to a close, we look forward to the HSBC Women's Champions and the first WGC of 2016, The WGC Cadillac Championship at the fearsome Blue Monster Course at Trump National.

Week 98 - Tiger Teases Out A 9 Iron

On the show this week, Barry and James are very excited by the video that Tiger posted and we discuss his interaction with the golfing world and whether he should do more. 

We look back on the events of last week - The ISPS Handa Women's Australia Open won by Haru Nomura, The Maybank Championship Malaysia won by Marcus Fraser after Soomin Lee had a late collapse and The Northern Trust Open was won for the second time in three years by Bubba Watson.

And to bring things to a close, we look forward to the Honda LPGA Thailand, The ISPS HANDA Perth International returns to The European Tour after a one year hiatus, and our own Padraig Harrington defends his title at The Honda Classic at the home of The Bear Trap, PGA National.

Week 97 - Can RoboGolfPro do a Happy Gilmore?

On the show this week, Barry and James can't get over that it's been 20 years since the release of Happy Gilmore. The European Tour's new Pace of Play policy and its early success catches our eye as did Bernhard Langer's new putting technique which has all the ingredients to fuel a raging debate.

We look back on the events of last week - The Tshwane Open won in classy fashion by Charl Schwartzel and The Pebble Beach Pro-Am which served up some juicy storylines with Phil's near miss, and how RoboGolfPro got Vaughn Taylor's swing into winning shape.

And to bring things to a close, we look forward to The ISPS Handa Women's Australia Open, the all new Maybank Championship Malaysia and The Northern Trust Open from the magnificent and challenging Riviera Country Club.

Week 96 - Samurai Celebrations

On the show this week, Barry and James get talking about extra long drivers, as put to great use by Brooke Henderson in her 2nd place finish at The Coates Golf Championship, a quick look at the European Ryder Cup Team as it stands, and then we get stuck into some tournament chat.

We look back on the events of last week - The Coates Golf Championship on The LPGA Tour, The Dubai Desert Classic on The European Tour which served up an absolutely thrilling finish with Danny Willett taking the title, and The Waste Management Phoenix Open on The PGA Tour didn't disappoint either with an exciting and clutch 4 hole Playoff, eventually won by Hideki Matsuyama. The event also gave us plenty to discuss in Rickie Fowler's shot selections and Bubba's enormous misclub when talking about why he was in Phoenix.

And to bring things to a close, we look forward to The ISPS Handa Women's Australia Open, The Tshwane Open and the always entertaining and gorgeous to watch The Pebble Beach Pro-Am from one of the most scenic places on the planet.

Week 95 - High Tops, High Winds, High Prices

On the show this week it feels like Fashion Week - shorts on The European Tour, high tops on Rickie Fowler. The PGA Merchandise Show features with some fantastic and outrageous products including a set of golf clubs for $100,000!

We look back on the events of last two weeks - The Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship and The Commercial Bank Qatar Masters on The European Tour, the SMBC Singapore Open and two epic events on the PGA Tour, The CareerBuilder Challenge and The Farmers Insurance Open with some proper Irish weather featuring in San Diego of all places.

And to round things off (no apologies for that pun), we look forward to The Coates Golf Championship on The LPGA Tour, The Dubai Desert Classic on The European Tour and one of the most fun events to watch of the year with the party-filled stadium around the 16th, The Waste Management Phoenix Open on The PGA Tour.

Week 94 - Hello 2016!!!

We return after our extended Christmas break which was very lacking in golf, but the hunger has hit us hard. Bring on this epic year of golf!!  

On the show this week we talk about the pasisng of Christy O'Connor Jnr, Tiger turning 40, Greg Norman getting fired, Donaldson chainsawing his hand and Spieth using his hand to sign a fat contract with Coca-Cola.

We have a short overview on the big events coming in 2016 and some possible storylines and rivalries.  It's sure to be an epic year with The Olympics and The Ryder Cup on top of all the regular amazing action.

We briefly look back on the events of last few weeks - The BMW South Africa Open, The EurAsia Cup and The Joburg Open on The European Tour and The Hyundai Tournament of Champions and The Sony Open on The PGA Tour.

With events having already kicked off this week, we quickly check up on where they are at on the first day in the UAE for The Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship and The CareerBuilder Challenge.

Week 93 - Too Many Events?

On the show this week we talk about what factors we consider when rating a golf course. And Barry & Will's quest for distance in a charity long drive competition.

We look back on the events of last week - The Nedbank Golf Challenge on The European Tour and The Hero World Challenge on The PGA Tour and debate the merit of these end of season "exhibition" events and if they are causing saturation of golf on TV.

With no events remaining for the year, this is our last regular show of the year, and we'll be doing a Majors and season review next week followed by our Annual Awards show on Christmas week.

Week 92 - Tiger Tees It Up At A Press Conference

On the show this week we talk about some ferocious weather in Ireland, discuss the status of Tiger as he shows for the Press Conference at The Hero World Challenge and Rory's brand being worth over €400m.

We look back on the events of last week - The Alfred Dunhill Championship won by Charl Schwartzel and The Australian Open won by Matt Jones after a dramatic Sunday.

And to wrap up, we preview the events of the coming week - The European Tour has two events this week, The Australian PGA Championship and The Nedbank Golf Challenge and The PGA Tour hosts The Hero World Challenge from its new home in The Bahamas.

Week 91 - Rory The King of Europe

On the show this week we talk about Paul Dunne earning his European Tour card, Tiger as Vice Captain for The Ryder Cup, Ivor Robson's retirement from announcing the players onto the tee after 40 years, and some more interesting changes to the Handicap systems in CONGU and The USGA.

We look back on the events of last week - The LPGA season finale, The CME Group Tour Championship, The RSM Classic and The European Tour finale in Dubai, The DP World Tour Championship.

And to wrap up, we preview the events of the coming week, with both The PGA and LPGA Tours on a break, we're off to the Southern Hemishphere for The Australian Open and The European Tour begins its South African Swing with the first event of the new season, The Alfred Dunhill Championship.