Golf faces multiple problems but among its most serious is the perception that it is an environmentally irresponsible use of land. While the game can – and is – improving in this area it is important golfers and non-golfers alike are aware of the message. Sam Thomas of the GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf joins the pod to talk Sustainable Golf Week and the game’s future.

It’s hard to imagine there’s much left to say about the Presidents Cup but we won’t let that stop us. There’s a bit of LIV and World Rankings talk as well.

From touring professional to hating the game to falling in love with it all over again. Ewan Porter’s golf journey has run the full gamut including his latest mission to play every golf course in Sydney. Not just the fancy ones, mind, but the public courses, too. It’s an intriguing tale and features some good banter with Adrian Logue and Golf Australia magazine deputy editor (and now regular Good Good co-host) Jimmy Emanuel.

Of all the coverage of the ongoing LIV Golf drama some of the best has come from outside the golf world in the form of sports business writer and podcaster Richard Gillis of the Unofficial Partner blog and podcast. Gillis joins the podcast to discuss where the controversy sits in the broader sports world and what might lie ahead.

It’s the final major of the year this week and what a fitting end to a fabulous run of Grand Slam events with the world’s best women set to take on the Muirfield golf course in Scotland. Women and Golf Editor Emma Ballard is on site for the week and joins the pod to set the scene for what promises to be a great event.

Jimmy Emanuel of Golf Australia magazine joins us to discuss Cam Smith’s victory at the 150th Open, how The Old Course held up (very well) and how Cam’s win feeds the insatiable LIV rumour mill. We also preview the next Women’s major – the Evian Championship and discuss the future of Women’s majors.

There’s electricity in the air as the 150th Open approaches and we get a taste of the atmosphere and what’s making news on the ground at St Andrews from Golf Australia magazine editor Brendan James.

Hannah Holden is one of the small number of women who cover golf, her contributions ranging from in depth equipment reviews to opinion pieces on LIV Golf and the reaction to Linn Grant’s win in the Scandinavian Mixed event last month.

In the big picture, the most important thing to happen in golf last week was Linn Grant winning the Scandinavian Mixed event. We at least talked about that a bit before getting completely derailed – like everybody else – by LIV Golf and the turmoil at the top of the men’s professional game.