(Ep 236) Ffion Tynan

With the news now out that I will be ending the podcast in a few weeks time, I was pleased to be joined by the returning Ffion Tynan who comes back on the podcast after a solid debut season on LET Access Series with 3 Top 10 finishes this season including 3rd at Hauts De France, 4th at German Challenge & 5th at the season opening Madaef Golf's Ladies Open.  Ffion is well known for her bubbly and infectious personality and is a great person to be around having spent some time on the practice days at Manchester Golf Club in July doing some filming and chatting for ages alongside her sister Elin & the brilliant Ellise Rymer. It has been great to see her play some good golf this year and learning more about her thoughts of the dealing with process from week to week on tour which has seen the Cardiff star currently 19th on LET Access Series Order of Merit standings with 2 more events to go in Girona & Islantilla in a good position for Final Stage LET Q School in Morocco next month. I want to thank Ffion for coming back on as she has done a lot for me over the past year or so and glad to have her back on for another entertaining episode!  Wish you all the best pal in your pursuit of Ladies European Tour status for next year! Download via Podbean, Apple & Spotify! Not many more left so all the listens appreciated! 

In this latest episode, joining me was 1x LET Access Series title winner & current Ladies European Tour pro Amaia Latorre who took some time to chat from back home in Spain alongside former pod guest Ale Llaneza for emotional support. Amaia has had a positive season on LET which a couple of top 10 which sees her currently 70th on LET Order of Merit standings.  Amaia is from Vitoria Gasteiz in Basque Country region of Northern Spain but currently resides in Castellón de la Plana just outside of Valencia. Amaia would try out Golf at the age of 3 years old and growing up would mix her time playing Football & Golf playing as a Defensive Midfielder for years before making the full time switch to Golf. Amaia would go to Deusto University in Bilbao and as an amateur would win 3 titles. In 2022 she would turn professional and would win 2022 Santander Golf Tour Player of the Year before winning the first 2 of her 4 pro titles on Santander Golf Tour in 2023 at Cadiz & La Coruña.  In 2025, Amaia would win her 3rd pro title at Santander Golf Tour in Valencia and on LETAS would win Ahlsell Trophy in Sweden defeating Isabell Ekström in a Playoff at -8 to become a LET Access Series title winner. This year on LET would see Amaia finish 10th at Czech Ladies Open, 6th at Swiss Ladies Open, 18th at Buccelatti Italian Open and would make her first ever Aramco Series event in South Korea! Just want to thank Amaia for being brilliant and she done really well in a 2nd language, I hope this gives her confidence to express herself more in future English interviews! Gracias!

In this latest episode, I was pleased to be joined by 2026 Allegria Stegerbasch Ladies Open winner Hanna Tauber who has had a good season on LET Access Series this year currently ranked 14th on LETAS Order of Merit standings. Hanna is from the Castrop Rouxel region of Germany near to the city of Dortmund and is a massive fan of Borussia Dortmund football team (find out who she blind ranks her teams former players from 1-8). Hanna would discover the game at round about 10 years old and describes the complexity of the game as one of the main factors. Hanna as a Junior would win 2022 International Junior Golf Masters, win 2023 NRW Championship AK 18 & finish runner up at 2023 German Matchplay as well as a 5th at Scottish Girls' & 24th at the prestigious Helen Holm Amateur Championship. Hanna would start her pro journey on Sunshine Ladies Tour in South Africa in 2025 before plying her trade on LET Access Series finishing 35th at Montauban, 14th at Czech Challenge & 14th at PGA Championship Sweden before a brilliant 2nd at the season ending Calatayud Ladies Open in Spain. This year, Tauber would start again in South Africa with some good performances, 14th at Standard Bank Ladies Open & a top 10 at Jabra Ladies Classic. In her first LETAS start of the season Hanna would win her maiden professional title at Allegria Stegerbasch Ladies Open in Austria defeating Ragga Kristinsdottír by 2 shots. Not too long afterwards back in Germany at Wuppertaler would see Hanna take the 36 hole lead going into the final day playing in the final group on home soil, another great experience. With now 4 events left of LET Access, I wish Hanna all the best in her quest to finish Top 7. Thanks for a great chat, you done really well! Download via Podbean, Apple & Spotify.  

In this latest episode I was pleased to be joined by this year's English Women's Open champion Tereza Zapletal Kozeluhova who joined  from back home in the city of Plzen, Czech Republic after a great run of form this year which has led to her currently being 4th on LET Access Series standings in prime position to return to Ladies European Tour for 2027. Tereza is from Plzen which is the 3rd most populous city in Czechia and would win 2017 Austrian Junior International, 2018 RB German Junior and represent Czechia at European Girls' Amateur Team Championships before turning professional in 2021. Tereza would also finish 6th at 2019 Czech Ladies Open on LET as an amateur. In Tereza's own words it has been fun but a lot of struggle on tour since turning professional and were times where she started to question whether Golf was right for her anymore with some struggles on LET This year in  2026 season though however has changed after a solid start of 17th at Madaef Golf's Open in Morocco and a 16th at Montauban, 21st at Czech Challenge & 61st at Royal Beroun for Czech Ladies Open then would come the best moment of her career as Tereza would navigate through a tough course at Manchester Golf Club to win at -12 by 1 shot to claim her maiden professional title at English Women's Open which being there on site to witness is was expertly done and very special to watch  and for Teri to win with her father on the bag will hold very special memories. After her win the good fork continued with a 3rd at Hanbury Manor, 8th at Irish Challenge, 4th at Himmerland in some of the most brutal weather conditions and 7th at Slovak Ladies Open. Thanks Tereza for letting me chat with you both after your win in England and on the podcast. All the best going forward!

We are back after a brief hiatus to recharge the batteries and I was joined by The New English Women's Amateur Champion Ellise Rymer who joined me from back home after a mental few weeks winning English Women's Amateur, making Final Qulifying for AIG Women's Open, while also making all 3 rounds at English Women's Open before due to go back to University life at University of Cincinatti in September.  The pride of Lincolnshire, Ellise like most players would grow up playing most sports primarily Football before giving Golf a try. Ellise would win Scottish Under 16's Championship in Stirling before in 2022 finishing 5th at R&A Girls' Amateur Championship and also playing at World Junior Girls Championship in Canada. Ellise would also represent England at European Girls' Amateur Team Championship in 2023, while in 2025 would see a 3rd at St Rule Trophy in Scotland. 2026 has been a whirlwind for the Lincolnshire star winning Lincolnshire Women's County Championships, making her LPGA Tour debut at Kroger Queen City Championship where she managed to get some advice from none other than Charley Hull and finishing 53rd at English Women's Open in Manchester on LET Access Series. But none of that is in comparison to the week at Moor Park Golf Club where Ellise would run through the field to become the new English Women's Amateur Champion defeating Isabella Kent by 2up to win one of the most prestigious titles for every English player. Some say Ellise might still be in celebration mode for quite some time. If you love drivel also this podcast is for you as at the end we both go on a tangent of British TV iconic quotes, British Memes and of course the legendary Scottish Memes. Iconic! Thanks Ellise for agreeing to come on in your celebration period, had great fun. All the best back in the States pal. Download via Podbean, Apple Podcasts & Spotify.

In this latest episode which was recorded a few weeks back ahead of Czech Ladies Open on Ladies European Tour, I was pleased to be joined by the recently turned talented Czechia pro Natalie Saint Germain who took time to chat. Natalie is from Prague in Czech Republic and would go to University of Houston where she would have some success winning Jim West Challenge in 2025, played in Big 12 Women's Championship and would represent Czechia at both Espirito Santo Trophy last year in Singapore & 3x European Ladies Amateur Team Championship participant for Czechia. Natalie over the years has had good finishes at Czech Challenge (17th in 2023, 13th in 2024 & 14th in 2025) as well as a 9th placed finish at Czech Ladies Open at Royal Beroun on Ladies European Tour  It was great to chat with Natalie and nice to meet in person a couple of weeks ago at Czech Ladies Open event. Talented player with a good future ahead! Download via Podbean, Apple & Spotify.

After a tremendous day on the golf course from Peterborough star Thalia Martin who shot a joint course record of (-9) 63 in Round 2 here at Manchester Golf Club, Thalia would join me for a chat after her round as we find out what went right out there today, how much it would mean to potentially win a 2nd LETAS title amongst more. From tour life, to focusing on redoing her nails and food chat, thanks Thalia for the time! 

Joining me this afternoon after her round of 68 today on Tournament Day 1 was Italian player Maria Vittoria Corbi as we find out more about her day on the course in her group with Hulda Gestsdottír & Gracie Mayo, about her good form on LETAS, playing with the one and only Paul Scholes in the pro-am this week, Hulencourt experience last week on LET as well as finding out more about Maria as a person as well as the player.  We have a good chance about Italy as Maria tries to sell Rome as a travel destination for those who haven't been (like myself), find out about her favourite cuisine (there is no bias there of course) as well as find out if MaVi will be singing the Macarena any time soon? 👀🤔🤣 Thanks Maria for a great chat, really enjoyed talking with you and getting to know you better. Grazie Mille MaVi. Enjoy the episode everyone!

I have to say I have been surprised at just how good Manchester Golf Club is this week for English Women's Open on LET Access. I was pleased to be joined by American pro Katherine Schuster who is 100 percent embracing the challenge of pro life in Europe this season as she is currently 29th on LET Access Series Order of Merit standings after 6 events into her rookie season on tour.  Katherine is from Outer Banks area of North Carolina, USA and started the game out at age of 10 after watching Drive, Chip and Putt competition at Augusta National which got her hooked instantly. Katherine has had the pleasure of taking the drive down Magnolia Lane at Augusta 4 times an experience that never gets old. She would go to Clemson University before trying to win tour card at Q School in Morocco. We also find out more about Katherine as a person including that she has attempted to achieve her aviation license!  I was also joined be podcast guest and one of the legends in 2016 Olympian, 2x Symetra Tour winner and last year's Santander Golf Tour Avila champion Ale Llaneza in what was a 2nd run after our walk and talk chat yesterday was directly affected with the blowing wind. Ale just comes off of 3 solid rounds on LET last week at Hulencourt Women's Open after playing on an invite and find out her thoughts on this week's course as well as of course Taco chat, Mezcal chat and find out more about her goals for the year mentally and physically.  Top tier entertainment as always from Alejandra! Thanks Katherine & Ale for stopping by, was good to chat with you both! Have fun this week!

As I get into the swing of things this week at Manchester Golf Club for English Women's Open on LET Access Series, I was pleased to be joined today by Czech Ladies Challenge winner Hulda Clara Gestsdottír who in her rookie year as a pro already has alongside the win another 2 Top 10 finishes in 6 starts this year on tour with an 8th at Madaef Golfs Open in Morocco and 9th last week at Swedish Strokeplay also had this year for the talented Icelander.  Hulda was born in Atlanta, Georgia but moved to Kopavogur in Iceland at the age of 3 where most of her memories lie. Back in 2018, Hulda would go on to represent Iceland at Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina which remains one of the best experiences she has had. Hulda would go to University of Denver and has represented Iceland numerous times at European Ladies Amateur Team Championships & also represented her country at Espirito Santo Trophy at Le Golf National in 2022 and also played in 2022 Women's Amateur Championships. We also find out more about what makes Hulda happy, finding about more about Icelandic cuisine and of course how she likes her steak cooked (Massive Questions!) Thank you Hulda for agreeing to chat, I enjoyed chatting with you and all the best in the race to finish inside the Top 7 for a LET card next year.