Ep31: Minjee Lee Wins & LIV / PGA in 2024

Today we're live from the library at Woodlands Golf Club in the famous sandbelt, and Nick has noticed that his book isn't in the library. We thought we might see a tantrum but then he found a bottle of wine, and the world was all good again.

We start the show by toasting the fantastic win by Minjee Lee over the weekend in Cincinnati, what a star she is. Nick and Mark discuss her performance, and Nick describes what he says was the shot of the week, which Minjee made on the 2nd playoff hole - and he decides to do a masterclass on that particular shot.

Mark has an idea. He'd like to see caddies mic’d up so you can hear how they assist and advise the players, he feels it would be a great help to anyone watching to go inside the inner sanctum.

Nick tells a great story about playing the K Club in Ireland, involving his wife Allanah and Dr Michael Smurfit who owned it at the time. On the Irish Open, both Nick and Mark would prefer the tournament in Dublin to be on a links course, but Nick talks about a couple of holes on the K Club course he particularly likes.

Both Nick and Mark chat about last weeks announcement of the European Ryder cup team.

LIV and the PGA. The schedule is yet to be released for 2024, what will happen, how will they structure it? Nick has a view on what will happen, Mark has a slightly different one. We discuss.

And then we get notification of a voicemail message from Chris Payne, with a question for Nick and Mark. If you want to send the guys a voicemail you can record it here.

Nick asks Mark for his advice on the best format for corporate golf days, there's plenty of ways it can be done, and Mark reckons he's got the perfect setup.

As usual Nick runs around the world with lots of results, and a focus on the Aussies and Kiwis. Plenty of solid performances over the last week or so.

We then call Joseph, who listens to the show and is a greenkeeper at Napier in New Zealand, we love hearing from our Kiwi Whanou ! Joseph wants to chat to the boys about a challenge he's having - not with his playing, but with something else. Whilst we've got him, Mark asks for a tip for the Rugby World Cup, and unsurprisingly Joseph reckons the All Blacks have it in the bag, and he is tipping the Warriors against Newcastle this weekend in the NRL. Who'd have thought.

Lots of feedback again this week, including from someone (not Nick) who has been involved in beating Tiger Woods!

A fun Top 5 today from Mark on great names in golf. And Nick's masterclass, inspired by Minjee Lee on her fantastic shot in Cincinnati at the weekend.

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