Everybody in golf is talking about the Netflix series Full Swing so we thought we should too. The bigger question, though, is whether anybody outside the game is taking notice.

Golf’s road to the Paralympics was dealt another setback last week when the IPC announced it was one of the sports not admitted into the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. Golf Australia’s Christian Hamilton has been one of the driving forces in global All Abilities Golf and joins the pod to talk about that decision plus the continuing growth of golf for people with disability.

It’s not the sexiest topic in golf but it is one that has far reaching impacts and Golf NSW’s recent announcement about a programme of regional golf events supported by the state government over the next three years is a huge positive. Mark Hayes joins the pod to break down the announcement plus the broader impact of golf on regional Australia and, conversely, the impact of regional Australia on golf. There’s also a bit about Patrick Reed.

Some listener feedback sparked this week’s episode when Glenn Chisolm, an aboriginal man from South Australia, got in touch to enquire if we had recorded any episodes specifically on the relationship between golf and indigenous Australia. The answer was no so we invited Glenn on to correct that state of affairs and it was a fascinating chat.

Rating and reviewing golf courses is nothing new but UK based online publication Women and Golf has given the old idea a twist with a new section devoted to reviews of courses by women for women. Editor Emma Ballard joins the pod to explain why the idea was needed and what she hopes it will achieve.

There wasn’t universal agreement on some of the points raised in Episode 127’s lengthy post mortem of the mixed Australian Opens including from Golf Australia CEO James Sutherland. So, we welcome James to a specially convened episode of the pod today to talk all things Australian Open.

A chat with Mike Clayton is like a Christmas gift to yourself except that here at Good Good we like to share it with you. The Sandbelt Invitational, developing young players and the mixed Australian Opens arse just some of the topics covered.

It was an intriguing week at the Australian Opens and we welcome Golf Australia magazine editor Brendan James into the studio to discuss his excellent post tournament column as well as lots of chatter about where the tournaments are and where they could go.

The men’s and women’s concurrent events will get the bulk of the attention but there will be some compelling golf played in the All Abilities Championship this week at Victoria Golf Club also. World Number 7 Kurtis Barkley joins the podcast to talk all this golf and disability including what he thinks will be an under par winning score at the AAC this week.

There is plenty of history surrounding this year’s concurrent Australian Opens, not the least being both host clubs – Kingston Heath and Victoria – have (or in Victoria’s case recently had) women Presidents. On today’s episode we welcome Nikki McClure (Kingston Heath) and Sue Hosking (Victoria GC President until recently) to talk all things preparation for the tournaments as well as women and the game in general. Add leading Australian golf writer Karen Harding to the mix and you have all the ingredients for an episode full of insight and eloquence (despite her suggestion the epsiode should be titled Three Women and a Baby!)