Golf podcasts

I mostly listen to No Laying Up

With a 2nd preference for the Irish Golfer Podcast

Have tried a few others here and there but didn't stick with them. And for me there's loads of content in those two to keep me going

I think there might have been a thread on this before but I've got a few that I listen to regularly;

No Laying Up - Recap pods are usually good and they have interesting interviews too. They also have a few other podcasts in their network, The Trap Draw (topics really vary here but its generally not golf related as such), Crash Course - Like a course review basically.

Shotgun Start - This is the best pod for pro golf coverage IMO, Andy's voice takes some getting used to but its laugh out loud funny and always has some interesting stuff about the weekly PGA, LPGA and European tour. The in jokes and names they have for players take time to understand but you'll get there.

The Fried Egg - Part of The Fried Egg network which includes Shotgun Start, hosted by a few different people but more often than not its Andy Johnson from shotgun start. Covers a wide array of topics but specialises in golf course architecture, regular pod with Tom Doak. Recently discussed St Patricks in Donegal.

Chasing Scratch - I'm up to season 3. Its good but I find it mainly good as background noise. Some parts I find irritating.

Irish ones I occasionally listen to, not mad on any of them really but they are Irish focused so can be worth listening to; The Bogey Men, Irish Golfer, Paddytalksgolf.

And i dont like bryson anymore after!!

Good Good Podcast (Aussie based but usually covers Golbal golf & has John Huggan doing a one on one interview quite often. Really excellent.

3 off the Tee with Harry Ewing (now cadding on LPGA) & Ian St John is sublime too.

Yeah I agree with you on Paddytalksgolf, can't fault his enthusiasm for the game and he puts a lot of work into it but I just find the podcasts themselves a bit forced or something, just doesn't come across as a natural conversation.

I enjoy the nonsense of the Rick Shiels podcast. I find it very entertaining. Some great interviews there too, Hovland, Fleetwood and this week Bryson.

I tried Chasing Scratch and just couldn't get into it.

Bogey Men is decent but a bit hit and miss as a previous poster said.

I must try out some of the other people mentioned here. Getting more and more into golf these days.

Rick Shiels needs to be launched directly, with low spin into the sun

+1 for Rick Shiels

+1 sky sports golf

+1 golf weekly (during major season)

+1 Irish golfer podcast

They'd be my recommendations

Maybe I'm mad to be giving out to my young fella that all he wants to be is a YouTuber!!! 🤣

I do like Rick though. Not listened to the pod. Will try that.

I enjoy Rick Shiels' videos but it's more because of what he's doing or using rather than his personality. Couldn't listen to him on a podcast.

I listen to the Rick Shiels one most weeks but I take a break from it now and again as it can be a bit much at times.

Certain NLU podcasts are good, the Rocco Mediate one is fantastic and they just had Leona Maguire on. I'd agree with preferring the youtube channel though but maybe thats just because I just listen to Soly and it seems very journalistic and less just having a chat about their lives. The mid episode sponsor episodes feel very odd aswell, really feel like a commercial break.

He sure did have his work cut out, as much as I was interested in listen to it, it was a very hard listen. She'll do her talking on the course 🤞

Harsh, I like Mark I have to say. Love the travel series he does with Coach and Rory.

Would recommend "A Slice of Golf"... 3 English hackers chatting golf every week... Includes pro game round ups, their own rounds, topical stuff in a laid back, chat in the pub style...I enjoy it.

Thought the Dechambeau episode with Rick shiels was very good. Don't get the hate for Rick he comes across as a nice lad.

Mark Crossfield's podcast (hack it out) is doing a series on what a typical 15 vs 5 handicap golfer look like at each aspect of the game. So when a 15 handicapper is more likely to 3 putt than 1 putt (15 feet!) or how many fairways they should be hitting or the like. It's an interesting series.

Id be of the same mind. I don't really listen to Podcasts but came across "The Breaking Par Podcast" Its the assistant Pro in Naas GC and his mate who is trying to obviously break Par. Its very well done & also has a you tube channel (got a great bunker tip of 1 video) But he was a member in Naas but has since left and joined The Hermitage but he gets lessons of the pro in Naas who got him down from 17 to 5.7 in 6 months 😮 Id say you would like it @bluenote as talk about speed etc but the topics are more towards us as mere morals.

Oh right just assume he left! I actually went and got a lesson of Bernard after listening to the podcast 😂 was well impressed and am working on a few things since. I also met Ryan there and was chatting to him about the podcast and he just laughed seemed a descent bloke. Yeah he's meant to be very good, get the impression its natural talent too he won some big event in The European a few weeks ago by 8 shots I think!

I second this

Actually yeah i forgot about the new milled line of putters, they do look lovely but at €399 are way too expensive for a brand like that who are only trying to make their name in putters. Thats more or less scotty cameron pricing. Mizuno had a lower price with their M Craft range which was well received but then priced themselves out of the conversation with the OMOI follow ups, weird strategies IMO. Once you go over €300 for a putter it has to be something seriously special I think and none of those hold their value like a Scotty would, you can buy a scotty and try it, sell it a few months later for more or less what it cost you, maybe lose €50. I doubt you'd get €200 back for a Wilson putter.

It will be interesting to see if many amateurs go with a wilson, I suspect they'll struggle when compared to the bigger names but will definitely be worth keeping an eye on.

Padraig game'd a Wilson driver for years I'm sure. I dont get the Scotty Cameron fascination. I taught they are hard to use as in no room for error with them.. What I find gas is when putters were all around €100 for a decent one these were €250 which was mad money at the time. Now the likes of the other brands have gotten more popular and the price of putters has gone threw the roof €450+ mark. The Scottys have gone up too and are nearly double what they were 5 years ago for more or less the same putter!