228: Rod Pampling and the newly-published Nature Report

This week WPGA Tour of Australasia CEO Karen Lunn dials in from Muirfield ahead of the fifth and final women's major of the year, the AIG Women's Open, to provide an insight into how Minjee Lee, Hannah Green, Stephanie Kyriacou and Whitney Hillier will fare.Our hosts Tiffany Cherry, Mark Allen and Martin Blake run through their highlights of the week including Ayaka Furure's remarkable 10-under final round of 62 to win the Women's Scottish Open and Tony Finau winning for the second straight week on the PGA Tour.Visionary of the Year winner for the month of July Garth Cusick drops into the studio to tell us how he has got Chinese-Australian women into golf through his business, International Golf Academy Australia, which is based at Eastern Sward Golf Club - a nine-hole course in Melbourne's south-east.Australian Golf writer Dane Heverin is back from his trip to The Open at St Andrews and he has all the latest news before Marko's Masterclass finishes off the show.* The Australian Golf Show is taking a break after this episode and will return later this year.

Another massive show this week with hosts Tiffany Cherry, Mark Allen, and Martin Blake recapping Karrie Webb's win at the Senior LPGA Championship in Kansas.General Manager of Women’s Football at the AFL Nicole Livingstone joins to chat about her connection to the great game, as well as the state of Women's sport in Australia.In news the team touch on the recent decision for the Northcote Golf Course to continue operating as a golf course. And in Marko's Masterclass, we get some insights into how to play (or not to play) in the wet this winter

A monumental week with Cam Smith’s amazing Open Championship victory front and centre. Hosts Tiffany Cherry, Mark Allen and Martin Blake talk to Tony Meyer, a close friend and mentor to Smith over more than a decade, about what makes him great, and what he was like as a teenager. Plus Keeley Marx, the new World Junior Champion, steps out of her year 12 class to talk about her triumph in California last weekend. Marko's Masterclass focuses on the mindset that makes Cameron Smith the best putter that Mark has ever seen.

It is another massive week with Tiffany Cherry and Martin Blake ahead of the 150th edition of The Open. Aussie pro Matt Griffin is on the ground and preparing for the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews, don’t miss our chat with him.Off the top our hosts preview The Open including the 11 Aussie chances. And Australian Test cricketer and golf lover Tahlia McGrath joins us to chat about her journey

It is another massive week with Tiffany Cherry, Mark Allen and Martin Blake joined by the man behind major champions Minjee Lee and Hannah Green, Ritchie Smith. The Perth-based guru tells us all about their journeys to the top, Min Woo Lee's incredible talent, how his professional career shaped his coaching philosophy and much more in a chat that is not to be missed.Off the top, our hosts chat about the positives that have come from the PGA Tour's big announcements, the Australian courses which cracked the top-100 in the world and Ash Barty's performance in the icon series.Australian Golf writer Dane Heverin has all the news, and Visionary of the Year winner for the month of June, PGA Professional Andrew Cartledge, dials in.Marko's Masterclass focuses on positioning in the bunker.

We have a massive show this week!Off the top hosts Tiffany Cherry, Mark Allen and Martin Blake recap the KPMG Women's PGA Championship where Minjee Lee was only one shot off another major title, and Hannah Green and Steph Kyriacou also finished in the top-10.Dr Sheila Nguyen, Head of Sustainability Australia and New Zealand for the FIFA Women's World Cup, and recognised by the Australian Financial Review in its 2019 Top 100 Women of Influence, and Matt Chesterman, Golf Australia's Clubs & Facilities Support Senior Manager, join the show to discuss Golf Course 2030 - the Australian golf industry's roadmap to address external sustainability factors. Plus, they also give some insights into how clubs and facilities can make easy, small steps in the sustainability space.Australian Golf writer Dane Heverin has all the latest news, and Kirstalle Blum dials in from Croatia after her big breakthrough win on the Ladies European Tour's Access Series.Marko's Masterclass finishes off the show and was inspired by In Gee Chun's putting at Congressional on the weekend.

In another massive week in golf, 21-year-old rising star Stephanie Kyriacou joins the show ahead of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship to discuss words of advice for Karrie Webb, life on the LPGA Tour and its differences to the Ladies European Tour, and so much more.Before that hosts Tiffany Cherry, Mark Allen and Martin Blake recap the unforgettable finale at the US Open, the efforts of our Australians at Brookline, and the many other talking points dominating the golf work.Australian Golf writer Dane Heverin has all the latest news and we're joined by Stuart Gray who is running an amateur golf series - with some amazing prizes - to raise money for young people with cancer.Marko's Masterclass wraps up the show and it focuses on hitting out of fairway bunkers, just like Matt Fitzpatrick did on the 72nd hole of the US Open.

It's been a massive week in the world of golf and we dive into everything on the show! Tiffany Cherry is on holidays in Hawaii so Mark Allen and Martin Blake are joined by two-time Ladies European Tour winner and Golf Australia's female pathway's manager Stacey Peters.Off the top we recap Rory McIlroy's big win in Canada, the DP World Tour and Ladies European Tour's mixed event, LIV Golf's first event and we also hear from Min Woo Lee ahead of the US Open in Massachusetts.Our guest this week is Nikki McClure who has become the first female president of Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne. We discuss her journey within the sport, initiatives to get more women and girls playing, and which tees golfers should use.Australian Golf writer Dane Heverin has all the latest news and Marko's Masterclass will help you around the greens.

What a week! Minjee Lee's historic win at the US Women's Open has co-hosts Tiffany Cherry, Mark Allen and Martin Blake very excited! We dissect everything about her massive victory and Golf Australia's General Manager - High Performance Brad James stops by to talk through her journey from a 13-year-old budding star to two-time major champion. Plus, he gives us some insight into her personality.We also have all the latest news, and are joined by Woodlands Golf Club's general manager Richard Tullberg after they won Visionary of the Year honours for the month of May, before Marko's Masterclass returns with a focus on Minjee Lee's exquisite pre-shot routine.

This week on the Australian Golf Show, we send our best wishes to regular co-host Mark Allen who is away dealing with a family bereavement. In his absence, Tiffany Cherry is once again joined by Australian Golf media manager Martin Blake and Australian Golf writer Dane Heverin in the co-hosts chairs to look ahead to this week's US Women's Open and discuss the latest Australians locked into play The Open in July.The first of our very special guests this week is Nick O'Hern who joins us in the studio to discuss his new book 'How to Play Your Best Golf' which is available on all great bookstores. Nick runs through tips on assessing the lie of your ball before going to the range finder, the importance of the pre-shot routine and many other ways to lower your scores in a fascinating chat that any golfer needs to listen to.Our second guest is young professional Gabi Ruffels who dials in from North Carolina ahead of this week's US Women's Open to tell us about how she been faring over in the United States and to share a bit of her personal story.Plus all the latest news from the world of golf.