As we head into Open Championship week Martin, Des & Chris sit down in a boiling hot studio to reflect on a great weekend for Korean golf with wins in both the men's and ladies game. Will success at the Genesis Scottish Open propel Tom Kim to feature at Birkdale, will Haeron Ryu top Nelly Korda for player of the year and, most importantly, which ITFOG panellist will win the coveted Predictions Game honours? Find out some interesting facts about the Open's history at Royal Birkdale plus th...

Plenty to talk about in professional golf as we head towards the last major of the 2026 season. Martin, Des and Ron convene @ ITFOG HQ to discuss Viktor edging out Scottie, Wyndham not being a popular winner at the US Open, the speed of play at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship and the race for places to play in 2027 as LIV Golf looks increasingly vulnerable. Plus we analyse the rsults from our US Open predictions game, maybe that is why our resident PGA Coaching Professional was 'unavailable...

At previous US Opens Shinnecock Hills grabbed the headlines as playing conditions got away from the USGA and the world's finest players were somewhat humbled. Will 2026 be any different or more of the same? Martin, Des, Ron and Chris debate the course and try to predict outcomes (always a fun pre major pastime, with only occasional success) as well as catching up with other stories from around the wider world of golf. Interact with the podcast via X @ITFOG_podcast, Instagram @ITFOG or on Blue...

After a quiet couple of weeks the team assemble at ITFOG HQ to discuss the Charles Schwab Challenge on the PGA Tour, the Austrian Open on the DPWT and LIV Golf Korea on the Exhibition circuit plus other ramifications surrounding the withdrawal of Saudi funding at the end of this season. We also quiz our resident PGA Coaching Professional, Chris Gallagher, on his time coaching in China and the challenges he faced. Interact with the podcast via our social portals on X @ITFOG_podcast, Instagram ...

Aronimink is in the books, a new major champion has been crowned and a few "favourites" have had a reality check. Martin, Ron & Chris review the PGA Championship and the media response to a strange week just outside Philadelphia. Is Aaron Rai a breath of fresh air, is Jon Rahm on his way back to form (and an established tour), is Bryson wasting his best years by pursuing peripheral projects. All this and more in this week's episode. Interact with the podcast via our social media portals o...

The next major of the 2026 season is upon us as we await our heroes teeing off at Aronimink on Thursday. Who will carry their form into the second major of the season? Will Rory go back to back majors? Will Scottie just turn it up a gear and blow the opposition away? Will this be Cam Young's or Ludvig Aberg's breakthrough major? Will Michael Block make the cut to perpetuate the man, the myth, the legend? We discuss possible outcomes and make our picks for a winner, a top 5 placing and a "big ...

So much is currently happening in the world of professional golf that Martin & Ron hit the studio to discuss Nelly Korda, Cam Young and the ever changing LIV Golf story. Joining them is PGA Coaching Professional, Chris Gallagher, who makes his debut on In The Footsteps Of Giants to help us analyse what makes great players great. Plenty of golf news and chat without any of those pesky ads you find on other podcasts! Interact with us via our social portals on X @ITFOG_podcast, Instagram @IT...

After a couple of eventful weeks in the world of professional golf, Martin and Des meet @ITFOG HQ to discuss the Fitzpatricks hot streak, Nelly Korda's wire to wire victory at the Chevron, LIV Golf's financial woes, season 4 of Full Swing plus catch up with what is being talked about on the Twittersphere. We hope this interests our listeners as they try to make sense of what on earth is going on in professional golf. Interact with the podcast via our portals on X @ITFOG_podcast, Instagram @IT...

The first major of the 2026 season is in the bag and it's another win for the lad from Holywood, Co Down. However, the Masters conjured up it's usual drama and storylines. The ITFOG team discuss triumphs and disasters, shocks and surprises, bad behaviour and consequences as Augusta National again became the focus of the golfing world. Did this year's Masters deliver excitement, drama and intrigue? Did LIV Golf players make any impact? Which ITFOG team member won the predictions game and be cr...

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...