How do you follow ITFOG's most successful episode of all time? Fortunately it is Masters week, one of the best weeks of the golfing year. Martin, Des and Ron discuss some of the golf stories making the news over the last couple of weeks and then concentrate on trying to predict who will have a good run at Augusta in 2026. As always we also try and predict the big names who will miss the cut and rue another missed opportunity. Can Scottie start this tournament better than his recent Thursday f...

An episode that the team @ITFOG_podcast have been really looking forward to recording. We are delighted that friend of the show, Alan Shipnuck, joins us to discuss his new biography of Northern Ireland's most successful sportsman, Rory McIlroy. Not for the first time Alan entrusted us with an advance copy of the book and in today's episode we get to ask many of the questions that golf fans want answered. We are indebted to Alan for his kind and generous support of our independent podcast and&...

The team catch up on events from Florida, South Africa & Hong Kong especially the huge differential in prize money for certain tournaments. Martin, Des and Ron discuss the ever worsening situation developing between Jon Rahm and the DPWT which could very easily see Jon missing the Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in 2027. Ron quizzes Martin & Des about their experiences at TPC Sawgrass as we approach this year's Players Championship. And finally the boys discuss a bit of golfing magic that on...

As Scottie's insane run of consecutive top 10 finishes comes to an end, what does the future hold for the world's best player? Martin, Des and Ron briefly discuss this before diving into the Genesis Invitational results, the Magical Kenyan Open on the DPWT, the implications of Anthony Kim beating Jon Rahm & Bryson De Chambeau in Adelaide and the breaking news regarding the DPWT granting releases to 8 LIV players. However, the biggest storyline is who is refusing the DPWT olive branch. We ...

New contributor, Ron, has to deal with Martin on a full scale rant about a behaviour incident at the WM Phoenix Open, albeit at the end of the day Ron's viewpoint is not dissimilar. Plenty of chat about Patrick Reed's surge in form and profile, Chris Gotterup's surge up the OWGR rankings following another win, and LIV's surge of complaints that they are still not being treated fairly by the OWGR! Despite the absence of Des and young Mike there is no shortage of debate and opinion about the go...

Full house at ITFOG HQ as Martin & Des are joined in the studio by "young Mike" and over the worldwide web by Ron. Has Patrick Reed achieved some respect and redemption by winning the Dubai Desert Classic over the weekend? What do his press conference comments signal, a future at LIV or a plea to allow him a way back to the PGA Tour via the DPWT? Plenty of chat about the current state of world golf and whether Jon Rahm remains an elite player or a very rich and disillusioned malcontent.&n...

The team at ITFOG are called in for an "emergency pod" as we analyse the big news coming out of Ponte Vedra. Brooks Koepka is coming back to the PGA Tour, the deal is done, the reparations decided but the effect on the wider world of golf is not yet known. Will other big names reconsider their positions now that Brooks has shown them the path, how will Mr PIF react to this obvious setback to his passion project (LIV Golf) and will this galvanise the DPWT to expedite the arbitration/fines pend...

As we enter 2026 what does the world of golf have in store for us all? Although we don't actually know what will happen, we never shy away from giving our predictions. With Des and young Mike unavailable it falls to Martin and 'new boy' Ron to tackle the task of predicting the future. Who will win the majors, who will step forward in a new season and who will fall back, will LIV Golf survive as some of it's star names choose to exit the league rather than renew their contracts? Plenty to chat...

As we round out 2025 it's time for our annual 'naughty or nice' list from the world of golf. Martin and Des have done this before, but it was a first run out for newest team member Ron. Always one of our favourite shows of the year as we debate who should make it onto each side of the list. Plenty of discussions around players, administrators, courses and tournaments with some consensus from the panel and then also some lively debate. Let us know who you would put on your list for 2025 via ou...

Plenty to talk about this week as Martin, Des & Ron debate events at the Australian Open, the Nedbank Golf Challenge and the Hero world Challenge all played over the last few days. The boys then turn their attention to the current OWGR rankings and some winners and losers in 2025. Ron then tables a debate about YouTube golfers and is intrigued to see what way the 'old traditionalists" view this new crop of golfing content creators. Let us have your thoughts via our X portal @ITFOG_p...