Jay Townsend: an American on the European Tour

Duncan McCarthy, Performance Director with Underpin Sports, chats about his journey with DP World Tour winner Marcus Armitage, helping Erik van Rooyen secure his maiden PGA Tour victory, his philosophy for helping players, and the keys to high-quality performance.

TV presenter Chris Hollins joins John and Kit to talk about making Golf’s Greatest Holes with Paul McGinley, visiting Ireland and Northern Ireland’s best courses, what makes a hole special, Augusta National and St Andrews experiences, and much more.

Jamie Rutherford chats about winning the EuroPro Tour Championship to top of the Order of Merit and earn his Challenge Tour card, coming back from being hit by a car in 2016, playing on the European Tour in 2017 and life on the development tours.

The four-time Ryder Cup captain and two-time major champion shares his favourite stories about his incredible relationship with the Ryder Cup, winning The Open and US Open, playing with legends including Seve Ballesteros, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Ben Hogan, and much more.

Adam Hayes talks about caddying on the PGA and LPGA Tours for over 20 years, how his relationship with Jon Rahm has evolved and what makes the Spaniard so good, working at Ryder Cups and majors, the difference between American and European Tour course set-ups, looping for a player who made a hole-in-one to win a PGA Tour play-off, and much more.

The lads are joined by Jamie Weir, who was at Whistling Straits for Sky Sports, to discuss America’s dominant win, behind the scenes insights from the European team, the best and most controversial moments and why we should be optimistic about the European team going forwards.

John and Kit preview the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits, including our thoughts on the teams, the course, why Europe are so good in team matchplay and are favourite memories from the greatest week in golf. Plus, we make our predictions for top points scorers and final result.

John and Kit talk about a run of emotional wins on the European Tour from Marcus Armitage, Richard Bland and Jonathan Caldwell, and an incredible tear-jerking victory for Conor O’Neil on the EuroPro Tour. Plus, we preview the US Open with John reflecting on playing Torrey Pines on the PGA Tour and the lads picking their favourites and outsiders.

South African Dean Burmester chats about winning the Tenerife Open in May, playing in majors, hitting bombs off the tee, his favourite experiences from life on the European Tour, spending his early years in Zimbabwe, and the conservation work he’s doing with Birdies4Rhinos.

American Jay Townsend talks about playing on the European Tour from 1985-98, broadcasting on the majors, Ryder Cup and European Tour for over 20 years, what it takes to be a true ‘great’, and whether Jack Nicklaus or Tiger Woods is the GOAT.