Ep 182 | Tuesday at the Open - All in on Rory

This week Pete, Ronan and Mark recap on another iconic Irish Open at The K Club. From Rory's magic eagle to Alex Maguire fist pumping 73's, The 2025 Amgen Irish Open had it all. We also dive into another Walker Cup disappointment at Cyprus Point. Enjoy....

Tommy Fleetwood you’ve bested us again. On this week’s edition of the podcast the lads delve into Tommy Fleetwood’s latest PGA Tour heartbreak as Justin Rose aged like a fine wine and beat JJ Spain in a playoff at the St Jude Championship.There was glory for Robert Moran who chipped in on the 18th at Killeen Castle to finish fourth at the Irish Challenge and earn a spot in next months Amgen Irish Open while Simon Thornton joined Paul McGinley and Philip Walton in winning his fourth Irish PGA Championship at Monkstown.

On this week’s edition of the podcast, the lads are on site in Monkstown Golf Club for the Brown and Brown 115th Irish PGA Championship. Monkstown will provide a stern test of golf as the players prepare for the flagship event of the season. We have preview chats with Niall Kearney, Cormac Sharvin and Head Professional at Monkstown, Cian McNamara before play gets underway on Tuesday. We also recap the AIG Women's Open and Cam Young claiming his first PGA Tour victory.

On this week's edition of the podcast, the lads sit down to celebrate Pádraig Harrington's victory at the Senior Open as he became the fifth player to win both the Open and Senior Claret Jugs.Ronan is hot off the plane after experiencing a LIV (Maxi Golf League) event for the first time at JCB Golf and Country Club. He talks through what he believes works and what he can't buy into and also the type of atmosphere they are trying to create. A 57 year drought was ended at the South of Ireland as Jonathan Keane ensured that the trophy remained on home soil for the first time since 1968 when he beat Caolan Rafferty in a thrilling final. Additionally, we preview the AIG Women's Open and examine Seamus Power's concerning form.

The Irish Golfer house hosts the last of the Open podcasts as the lads sit down to digest Scottie Scheffler’s procession to victory as he collected his second major victory of the season in Royal Portrush. Can anyone stop Scheffler’s dominance? How many majors will he end up with? Rory McIlroy is building back up to his best and brought plenty of fireworks while Shane Lowry had a Sunday to remember even without silverware this time.

Ronan and Mark sit down to digest Saturday at The Open. Scottie Scheffler holds a four-shot lead going into the final day as the world number one carded a third-round 67 to reach 14-under-par. Is this over or can one of the challenging pack chase him down? Rory is still hopeful that a fast start on Sunday can put some pressure on. We are not so sure.

Mark and Ronan recap Friday at the Open Championship as Pete took a significant fall!! Cut day served up plenty of drama, but none more so than Shane Lowry’s harsh ruling that saw him penalised two shots for accidentally moving his ball on the 12th. Rory McIlroy continues to fight with his swing, and at three under, he is seven shots behind Scottie Scheffler, who took control of the tournament with a superb round of 64 to lead by one from Matthew Fitzpatrick.

It's Open Championship eve in the Irish Golfer house and the lads are giddy but also bracing themselves for an early start as they set their alarms for the crack of dawn to catch Pádraig Harrington's opening tee shot and find out where he bought his 99 ice cream.First tee pressures won't be exclusive to just Harrington as big receptions await Shane Lowry, Tom McKibbin and Rory McIlroy at Royal Portrush. We have a chat with Harrington about having the honour of hitting the opening tee shot at 06:35 on Thursday morning and why he has no intention of becoming a ceremonial golfer despite the scenario he finds himself in.

As the excitement builds for the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush, we share our Tuesday takes. From a surprise appearance by Rory dressed in his green jacket, to chats with Bryson, Rahm, and Scottie... and ice cream with Harrington.

On this week's edition, the lads have made their way up to The Open. Can Rory continue the form he found in Scotland? Is McKibbin one to watch? How will Lowry fare? Will Harrington be happy hitting the opening tee shot? All this plus a recap of all the weekend action, including Leona finding form at the Evian.