Month: December 2019

Ep 012: RM – The Grand Old Girl of Australian Golf

Tiger Woods, Ernie Els and their respective teams will take centre stage at this week’s Presidents Cup but for many golfers it is the Royal Melbourne course – and how it plays for 24 of the world’s best – that will be of most interest. On Episode 12 we meet two Royal Melbourne Golf Club members to find out what it is like to play host to an event the size of the Presidents Cup as well as some discussion about the place of the course in the game more broadly.

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Episode 24: TG History 24: The Underrated, John Ball, Jr.

On this episode of the TalkinGolf History podcast we turn back the clock more than 100 years to spend some time reflecting on the remarkable feats of the “everyman champion,” John Ball, Junior with author Alistair Noakes.

Alistair Noakes, author of “Hoylake Hero” joins the podcast to talk about one of the most underrated champion golfers in golf’s illustrous history- the first amateur golfer in history to win a professional major, John Ball, Junior.

If you are interested in purchasing Mr. Noakes book, please log onto: www.hoylakehero.com

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Ep 20: Risk and Reward

It’s a special week in Australian golf as 24 of the world’s top players descend on our best golf course to do battle for the Presidents Cup.
Hosts Rod Morri and John Evans are on site at Royal Melbourne as Tiger Woods prepares to lead his US team into battle against Ernie Els’ Internationals.

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The Thing About Golf #8: Peter Senior

For more than 40 years Peter Senior has been plying his trade on the fairways of the world. His relentless competitive spirit and ability to get the job done when the pressure is a thing of folklore. But perhaps, most importantly, he’s renown for being one of the nicest people in the professional game.

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Ep 011: Thunderbirds Are Go

Course ranking lists, social media and golf course design, watching the pros up close and Derek’s sticky balls. All that and more on Episode 11 of the Good Good Golf Podcast.

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