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A Good Talk Spoiled Golf Podcast reviews the latest stories on the European Tour and the PGA Tour, previews the week ahead and covers our own trials and tribulations on the golf course.
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Thursday Jun 04, 2015
Thursday Jun 04, 2015
On the show this week, Barry & Will look back at a busy week in golf for Ireland with The Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation taking place in Royal County Down. We address a tricky rules question and talk about some of the things that have worked for our golf games over the years and Barry visited ForeGolf to get fitted for some new woods.
We review the events from last week on the main Tours. On The LPGA Tour The ShopRite LPGA Classic was won by Anna Nordqvist, Steven Bowditch was a class above the rest winning The AT&T Byron Nelson by 4 shots on the PGA Tour and on The European Tour The Irish Open was won on the 1st playoff hole by Soren Kjeldsen after a remarkable and dramatic week on the stunning links.
To wrap things up, we look ahead to next week with events on The LPGA Tour with the ManuLife LPGA Classic, The European Tour flies north to Sweden for The Nordea Masters and The PGA Tour is hosted by Jack Nicklaus at Muirfield Golf Club for the Memorial Tournament.
Tuesday May 26, 2015
Tuesday May 26, 2015
On the show this week, Barry and Will go Irish Open crazy!!! With so much to discuss, we were like kids at Christmas - excited and filled with enthusiasm and not knowing which present to open next.
We review the events from last week on the main Tours. On the Seniors Tour Colin Montgomerie successfully defended his US Senior PGA Championship, on The European Tour Byeong-Hun An played superb golf all week to set a tournament record low of 21 under par in winning the BMW PGA Championships and Chris Kirk saw off a huge number of challengers to win The Crowne Plaza Invitational at Hogan's Alley.
To wrap things up, we look ahead to next week with events on The LPGA Tour with the ShopRite LPGA Classic, The PGA Tour stays in Texas for the AT&T Byron Nelson and it has arrived....The European Tour lands in Ireland for the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation at Royal County Down - excited is an understatement.
Tuesday May 19, 2015
Tuesday May 19, 2015
On the show this week, Barry & Will talk about the almost 59 of Roland Thatcher, the upcoming US Open at Chambers Bay, Patrick Reed's withdrawal from the BMW PGA and the Irish Open and the Ladies European Tour innovative move to a gap in the market in playing tournaments from Sunday to Wednesday.
We review the events from last week on the main Tours. On LPGA Tour, 18 year old Minjee Lee won The Kingsmill Championship, on the Seniors Tour Jeff Maggert won his first Seniors Major at the Regions Tradition, on The European Tour James Morrison produced a flawless final round 69 to win The Open de España in and Rory McIlroy set so many records we lost count in winning his 2nd Wells Fargo Championship in imperious fashion, further cementing his World Number 1 status.
To wrap things up, we look ahead to next week with events on The European Tour hosts its flagship event The BMW PGA Championship from Wentworth and the PGA Tour moves to the Crowne Plaza Invitational from Colonial Country Club.
Wednesday May 13, 2015
Wednesday May 13, 2015
On the show this week, Barry and Will talk about Tiger and his cheating on Lindsey Vonn and Ted Bishop has another crack at Poulter on Twitter.
We review the events from last week on the main Tours. On The European Tour George Coetzee defeated Thorbjorn Olesen in a playoff to win the inaugural AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open for his second title of the season and Rickie Fowler won The Players Championship in sensational and dramatic fashion after a record breaking surge to finish his round and defeated Kevin Kisner and Sergio Garcia in a gripping playoff to completely shred his supposed "overrated" tag.
To wrap things up, we look ahead to next week with events on The LPGA Tour with The Kingsmill Championship, The European Tour returns to European soil with The Open de España and the PGA Tour heads to Quail Hollow for the Wells Fargo Championship, the site of Rickie's breakthrough win in 2012.
Wednesday May 13, 2015
Wednesday May 13, 2015
On the show this week, Steve Bamford of Golf Betting System (www.GolfBettingSystem.co.uk and @Bamfordgolf) joins us to give his thoughts and picks for The Players Championship.
Barry and Will break down a news heavy week with Tiger and Lindsey splitting up, Michael Campbell 2005 US Open Champion retired, Stephanie Wei (www.WeiUnderPar.com and @StephanieWei), a superb and innovative golf reporter had her media credentials suspended by the PGA Tour, and the always entertaining expose that is the Anonymous Poll of professional golfers giving answers to questions they'd never ordinarily answer.
We review the events from last week on the main Tours. On The LPGA Tour, The Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout was won by Inbee Park. The European Tour took a break whilst the WGC Cadillac Matchplay took over our screens with the Number 1 player in the world, Rory McIlroy proving why he's at the top with a superb Matchplay performance over the five days culminating in a 4 and 2 win over Gary Woodland in the Final.
To wrap things up, we look ahead to next week with events on The European Tour with the inaugural Tri-sanctioned AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open and then it's over to Florida and TPC Sawgrass for the assembly of one of the strongest fields of the year for The Players Championship with a special preview from Steve Bamford.
Wednesday Apr 29, 2015
Wednesday Apr 29, 2015
On the show this week, Bobby is back for an insider preview of TPC Harding Park which is just down the road from his new home and hosting the WGC Cadillac Matchplay this week. Barry & James talk about Tiger's schedule announcement of multiple events, James' new putter (with a name so long there isn't enough space to type it out), GAMEGOLF have an app for your phone and James is very impressed with his Zepp Swing Analyser.
We review the events from last week on the main Tours. On The LPGA Tour, The Swinging Skirts Classic was defended by Lydia Ko defeating Morgan Pressel on the 2nd Playoff hole. On The European Tour, The VOLVO China Open was won by Wu Ashun who became the first Chinese player to win a European Tour event on Chinese soil and on The PGA Tour, The Zurich Classic of New Orleans was won in dominating style by Justin Rose, proving that he's not just a grinder, he can also shoot the lights out when required.
To wrap things up, we look ahead to next week with events on The LPGA Tour - The Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout and The European Tour takes a break as the WGC Cadillac Matchplay Championships takes centre stage from TPC Harding Park in San Francisco with the best of the game taking each other on head to head.
Tuesday Apr 21, 2015
Tuesday Apr 21, 2015
On the show this week, we talk about the stellar field in The Irish Open being played at one of the greatest courses in the world - Royal County Down. Nick Faldo will play his last Open Championship at St. Andrews this year, which prompts a little reminiscing of our own games there.
We review the week of Playoff wins on the main Tours. On The LPGA Tour, The LOTTE Championship was won by Sei Young Kim with a hole out eagle, on The European Tour, The Shenzen International was won and celebrated like King Kong pounding his chest by Kiradech Aphibarnrat and on The PGA Tour, The RBC Heritage was won in emotional fashion by Jim Furyk overcoming a 99 tournament drought during which he experienced more heartbreaking losses than one man should suffer. Redemption is so sweet!
To wrap things up, we look ahead to next week with events on The LPGA Tour - The Swinging Skirts Classic, The European Tour continues its Eastern odyssey in China for The VOLVO China Open and The PGA Tour goes south to Louisiana for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Tuesday Apr 14, 2015
Tuesday Apr 14, 2015
On the show this week, Barry & Will attempt to dissect The Masters and Jordan Spieth's phenomenal record-smashing performance, talking about as many storylines and facts as could be remembered in a tournament jam-packed with them.
After the Masters frenzy, we have a look ahead to next week with events on The LPGA Tour - The LOTTE Championship presented by Hershey from Oahu, Hawaii, The European Tour loops back to China for The Shenzen International and The PGA Tour visits the iconic Harbour Town Golf Links and its famous striped lighthouse for the RBC Heritage.
Tuesday Apr 07, 2015
Tuesday Apr 07, 2015
On the show this week, we are joined again by Golf Betting Expert Steve Bamford of www.GolfBettingSystem.co.uk to preview the first and most mystical Major of the year from Augusta, Georgia - The Masters.
Steve brings his amazing wealth of knowledge, history and statistics to the show as we talk about The Masters, the course, the weather and delve deep into the field to discuss the chances of the players in one of the most anticipated Majors in a long time.
We look at the odds, discuss different betting markets and find extra value between bookies in our quest to identify the winner, or at the very least give you that thrill of your golfer being in the hunt come the magnificent back 9 on Sunday.
Wednesday Apr 01, 2015
Wednesday Apr 01, 2015
On the show this week, we had the pleasure of interviewing the founder of BPutters, Antonio Biagioli to talk about why and how he started a putter company, the ideas and inspiration behind his stunning creations and his plans for producing even more beautiful putters (we can't wait to be wowed!!).
In News, we talk about Tiger falling outside the Top 100 in the World Rankings, his landing at Augusta for a practice round and Jason & Amanda Dufner announce that they are getting a divorce.
We review the action from The Kia Classic on The LPGA Tour, won by Christie Kerr, The topsy-turvy Trophee Hassan II on The European Tour, won by Richie Ramsay and The Valero Texas Open on the PGA Tour won with a dominating display of superb all-round golf by Jimmy Walker.
And finally we look forward to next week's tournaments - the first Major of the Year for the Women with The ANA Inspiration from Mission Hills CC in California and the warm up for The Masters in Houston with The Shell Houston Open on the PGA Tour.