The Bogey Men

The 2nd of our daily podcasts live from on site at Royal Portrush for The 153rd Open Championship.

Michael and Jonny sit down to recap their day as they saw Shane, Rory and Bryson out on course again, and we got a tour of the Wilson Golf Tour Truck and even had a chat with Padraig Harrington's caddy Ronan Flood.

We also outline where we think the best groups to follow are and where to watch them if you're coming to Royal Portrush for round 1.

All of the Bogey Men's coverage from on...

The first of our daily podcasts live from on site at Royal Portrush for The 153rd Open Championship.

Michael and Jonny sit down to recap their first impressions on the golf course, some holes that immediately stood out to them as well as some spots along the course that will make for some great viewing throughout the tournament.

We also got involved in the press conferences and asked questions of Jon Rahm & Bryson Dechambeau.

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Jonny is on site at Carton House for the KPMG Women's Irish Open and he has a conversation with LET professionals Hannah Gregg, Tvesa Malik and Stacy Bregman ahead of their opening rounds.

They shared stories around how they prepare for events, mistakes they see amateur make and why the KPMG Women's Irish Open has a Major feel to it.

Liam McCool, Director of Golf at Carton House also joined Jonny for a discussion around the event, the star-studded field, course setup, and the pride he and his team feel in hosting this tournament for...

Padraig Harrington etches his name deeper into history as he wins his 2nd US Senior Open title. Michael and Jonny react to this victory and discuss how Padraig appears to be a man driven solely by the desire to compete and be the best he possibly can.

We also ask the question, what is something amateur golfers do only being we see the pros do it?

The Bogey Men will be live broadcasting the Final Round of the South of Ireland Amateur Championship at Lahinch in July, make sure to tune in via our youtube...

Michael and Jonny watched Tommy collapse as Keegan Bradley won the Travelers Championship and opened the serious conversation around whether Keegan should now be a playing Captain at this year's upcoming Ryder Cup at Bethpage.

We also dive into the ongoing feud between PGA Tour players and the media after the latest outburst by Colin Morikawa.

The Bogey Men will be live broadcasting the Final Round of the South of Ireland Amateur Championship at Lahinch in July, make sure to tune in via our youtube channel or thebogeymen.ie

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Michael and Jonny react to JJ Spaun winning the US Open, whether Oakmont is a good or interesting Major Championship venue, Jonny opens up about some off course stresses and how it's impacting his golf and we discuss what kind of cheating is not really cheating on the golf course.

The Bogey Men will be live broadcasting the Final Round of the Flogas Irish Women's Amateur Open Championship at Headfort on the 23rd June, make sure to tune in via our youtube channel or thebogeymen.ie

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Michael and Jonny look back on their trip up to Donegal and filming of their latest travel series 'Tee Time' which will be broadcast on TG4 later this summer.

We talk through the courses we played as well as some of our favourite holes from the trip.

We also look at the US Open at Oakmont and what we do & don't like about this tournament setup.

The Bogey Men will be live broadcasting the Final Round of the Flogas Irish Women's Amateur Open Championship at Headfort on the 23rd June, make sure to...

Stuart Grehan has regained his amateur status after 6 years as a professional and he has started the 2025 season with a bang, winning the Flogas Irish Men's Amateur Open Championship.

Jonny sat down with Stuart to discuss his time as a professional, the decision to turn back amateur and his ambitions now he is no longer playing golf for a living.

Stuart specifically mentions that he has hopes to qualify for a Walker Cup team in the next two years, especially ahead of Lahinch's hosting of the competition in 2026.

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A good friend of the podcast joins Jonny this week. Kit Alexander is a familiar voice to golf fans, he presents a lot of golf coverage including the OFX Irish Legends Tour Highlights package and does on course coverage for the R&A, Sky Sports and others.

Kit was one of the first people to get in touch with Jonny when The Bogey Men was set up and has always offered advice and help throughout the years.

Kit shares stories of his own professional journey, who some of his mentors have been along the way...

Scottie Scheffler wins his 3rd Major at Quail Hollow, firmly asserting himself as the best player in the world, without any doubt.

Rory like so many others fell off the pace and just didn't perform.

Jonny and Michael both won Long Drive at their respective golf events, and Jonny recaps his experience playing in the OFX Irish Legends Tour Celebrity Pro-Am alongside Jim Gavin and Andrew Marshall.

The Bogey Men will be live broadcasting the Final Round of the East of Ireland Amateur Championship at Baltray on the 1st June, make sure to...

The European dominance on the PGA Tour continues as Sepp Straka wins the Truist Championship, friend of the pod Ryan Fox won for the first time on the PGA Tour at Myrtle Beach and Stuart Grehan wins the Flogas Irish Amateur Open at Seapoint Golf Links.

Jonny & Michael make their picks for the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow this week.

The Bogey Men podcast is brought to you by Newlands Golf Club, a great place for a quick game in the afternoon, why not finish work early and hit the fairways of this lovely parkland cou...

Scottie Scheffler wins the CJ Cup by 8 shots, Erik Van Rooyen shares why he doesn't like the current PGA Tour make up, Bryson wins on LIV but we don't know if that really means anything.

The Bogey Men podcast is brought to you by Newlands Golf Club, a great place for a quick game in the afternoon, why not finish work early and hit the fairways of this lovely parkland course. It's easy to get to from the M50 and M7 so on your way home from work, get a game in and hang around for a bite...

Jonny sits down with Michael to recount every moment of his day at The 2025 Masters.

From waking up at 4am and arriving to the course before dawn, to visiting the merchandise tent, sitting behind 15 green and next to 16 tee box and watching players hit into 6 green for a couple of hours and of course trying out every piece of food available on site.

There's something special about attending The Masters and if you ever have the opportunity to go, grab it with both hands. It is a memory you'll cherish for life.

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Rory Mcilroy has joined the annals of history after winning the 2025 Masters and became just the 6th person to complete golf's career grand slam!

It was a rollercoaster of a tournament and final round in particular but Rory got it done.

Michael and Jonny catch up to react to this historic moment, what it means to Rory, to Ireland and to golf in general. We also debate how many more Majors Rory will win now he has this monkey off his back.

Congratulations to Ronan Gannon who won our Fantasy DP World Tour...

Neil Manchip, Director of High Performance at Golf Ireland, sat down with Jonny to reflect on the 2024 amateur golf season in Ireland and to look ahead to the 2025 season as well as discuss the launch of the professional players pathway, the recent success from Ireland's top amateurs and recent professional golfers including Liam Nolan and Beth Coulter.

We also attended the Golf Ireland Launch of the 2025 Season and spoke to some of the members on the Golf Ireland High Performance programme including Liam Nolan, Conor Purcell, Anna Foster and Alex Maguire.

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Min Woo Lee got his maiden win on the PGA Tour, and the guys discuss the Houston Open and Hero Indian Open on the DP World Tour.

Michael thinks we're only just starting to see Min Woo Lee's Full potential, particularly with Bo on the bag as his caddy.

Jonny is excited as he heads to Augusta for the first time this weekend for The Masters.

You can still join our Fantasy DP World Tour League below, Jonny is in 13th position and Michael is 17th but both have high hopes to climb...

The lads react to Viktor Hovland winning on the PGA Tour for the first time since 2023 and discuss what it means for Viktor going forward and for the European Ryder Cup Team.

We also look back at Rory winning The Players and if he'll finally get it done in Augusta this year.

Jonny attended the OFX Irish Legends Tour Event media day and spoke to Matt Sandercock from Mount Juliet Estate, the host venue for the tour event.

You can still join our Fantasy DP World Tour League below, Jonny is in 13th...

Isaiah Salinda might just be the coolest PGA Tour rookie at the moment, he's definitely the most chill guy we've had on the podcast.

Isaiah spoke to us during his week off after making his debut at The Players last week. He's had a solid start to his PGA Tour career with his best finish being a 3rd place in Mexico just a few weeks ago.

Isaiah spoke about making golf cool, what he likes to do away from the golf course as well as where the best and worst tour stops are for food.<...

It's Players week on the PGA Tour and golf season has arrived, the weather has improved and we're excited to get back on the tee.

We look at how Shane & Rory got on at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the stories that both of them were testing out a lot of equipment this week and we asked the question should Rory go free agent and leave Taylormade? Would working with all manufacturers to get the best gear possible to win Majors be the right move for Rory or does having a dedicated team at Taylormade make life...

Ireland Needs a Pro Tour for our young and aspiring professionals to get some competitive reps under their belts and see how they stack up against other & older pros. We've seen the growth of the Rose Ladies Series in the UK, so why haven't the likes of Rory, Shane, Padraig, Paul, Gmac or Darren put their name to something similar in Ireland?

We outline how simple we think this could be and how it could benefit the future of Irish pro golf.

We also catch up to talk Jake Knapp, the Cognizant Classic, Ryan Peake...

Michael & Jonny got advance viewing of 'Full Swing Season 3' from Netflix and we talk through some of our favourite moments from this series.

Jonny also talks to Chad Mumm, the Executive Producer of 'Full Swing' about making the series and some of the key storylines.

Jonny had a hectic weekend with emergency surgery on Saturday removing his appendix so he has begun a 4 week road to recovery to play golf again.

You can still join our Fantasy DP World Tour League below, Jonny is in 18th position and Michael is 14th but...

On the podcast today I was joined by Head Product Fitter & Trainer Chris Courtneidge to talk through the entire range of 2025 products from Callaway. For you gear heads, this is the podcast for you!

The 2025 range of Callaway Golf products have launched and the tagline is that "THE FUTURE OF PERFORMANCE IS ELYTE" a nice nod to Callaway founder Ely, this year Callaway claims their drivers are up to 8 yards longer, fairway woods promote 57% less turf interaction, their most adjustable hybrids ever, and irons with exceptional ball speeds for every type of player.

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Thomas Detry won his 1st PGA Tour title at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Like us Detry is supported by G/Fore Shoes, so it's nice to see a teammate get a win!

LIV was a little disappointing to be honest, playing under the lights was cool but overall it lacked a little excitement.

The Ladies European Tour kicked off last week with 5 Irish in action in Morocco, Lauren Walsh finished T4 as Sara Byrne fell back to T15 on the final day.

You can still join our Fantasy DP World Tour League...

Rory wins the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am so the buys discuss whether this means Rory is ready to win at Augusta,

DP World Tour delivered more drama with a playoff victory for Laurie Canter.

The Ladies European Tour kicks off this week with 5 Irish in action in Morocco.

You can still join our Fantasy DP World Tour League below, Jonny is in 18th position and Michael is 14th but both have high hopes to climb the league table quickly.

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Jonny & Michael catch up after a quieter week on the DP World Tour and PGA Tour and we discuss golf's image problem off the back of Justin Thomas' letter to fellow tour pros about being entertaining.

TGL Week 4 saw Rory and Tiger lock horns and the GOAT came out on top, this was by far the best week of TGL so far.

Rick Shiels has joined LIV as an ambassador and content creator, we look into the fallout from that and there's lots more!

You can still join our Fantasy DP World Tour...

In 2024, AIG launched a new initiative, the ‘Inner City Golfer’ in an effort to break down barriers in the traditionally exclusive world of golf. This initiative focused on providing kids from Dublin’s inner-city with access to the sport, reshaping golf’s perception as a posh or wealthy sport and opening doors to potentially life-changing opportunities.

This is the first year of the initiative and over the course of 16 weeks, AIG along with some partners including Golf Ireland, Carr golf and McGuirks have created a new pathway to learn and excel in a sport typicall...

Tyrrell Hatton wins the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, Michael still doesn't like Tyrrell and thinks his antics are stopping Hatton from winning a Major.

Sepp Straka claims his 3rd PGA Tour win at the AMEX and has thrown his hat into the Ryder Cup conversation once again.

You can still join our Fantasy DP World Tour League below, Jonny is in 18th position and Michael is 14th but both have high hopes to climb the league table quickly.

Join us - https://fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues/15507/table

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Sean Keeling is one of Ireland's brightest young golfing prospects, he's had a stellar amateur boys career claiming basically every title on offer as well as competing in the Junior Ryder Cup in 2023.

Sean spoke about his first full year on the Men's amateur circuit, he had a number of close calls, some team wins and after earning a spot in the Amgen Irish Open in RCD, Sean became the youngest amateur since Ronan Rafferty to make the cut at the Irish Open. The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf...

Michael and Jonny catch up after round 1 of TGL and the Team Cup have wrapped. Overall our thoughts on TGL are very positive, we liked the banter between golfers, the tech is impressive, but it's all very personality dependant and that'll be worrying when some golfers like Cantlay tee it up.

Team GB&I won the Team Cup in Abu Dhabi, but Tom McKibbin took over the headlines with rumours that he's signed for LIV and will join Jon Rahm's Legion XIII team.

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The boys catch up after the Christmas and New Year break to talk about Michael's trip to Abu Dhabi, our personal golf goals for 2025 as well as our predictions for what will & won't happen in 2025 and who we think will win this year's Majors and the Ryder Cup.

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Barry Fennelly is the Manager of the Paddy Harrington Scholarship in Maynooth University. He sat down with Jonny for a discussion around the growth of the Scholarship, it's mandate to produce Tour Professional golfers and Co-Captaining the International Side for the Arnold Palmer Cup in Lahinch this year.

Barry and I went into great detail on the R&A Student Series and how important that pathway is for his own player, but European amateur golf as a whole and why he only sees it growing and improving and becoming a legitimately viable alternative to...

David Kearney is a co-founder of Sigmoid Sports, an athlete management company, High Performance Centre and Sports Apparel company all built around performance. David joined us on the podcast this week to discuss his journey from player, to teaching pro, to Performance Director for the ILGU before taking the leap to join Rob Browne and create Sigmoid Sports. David has a really interesting perspective on what success looks like and what he believes should drive an athlete. The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of...

The ISPS HANDA Australian Open was a bit disappointing, the lads discuss Jay Monahan's salary, Tiger's event on the PGA Tour and our own 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways.

Episode 1 of Tee Time Season 4, Belfast is live now on our youtube channel. We played Malone Golf Club to start a great golf trip!

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The 2024 Irish Amateur golf season has come to an end and Ronan MacNamara from Irish Golfer joins us in studio to recap the season. From the impressive performances in Ireland and abroad, to international events coming to Irish shores including the Men's and Women's Amateur Championships as well as the Arnold Palmer Cup at Lahinch it has been a busy year for golf on the island of Ireland. Ronan also makes a prediction for who will capture their first Major Amateur Championship title in 2025. The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in...

The lads catch up after an entertaining week on the DP World Tour in Australia saw Elvis Smylie fight off Cam Smith and Marc Leishman to win for the first time on the DP World Tour.

Michael Thinks white pants look great on the pros, Jonny thinks they look awful what do you think?

The Team Cup is returning and we look at the GB&I Team and the Continental Europe Team and predict who will win and whether certain players should be teeing it up in this at all.

We published our...

Former East of Ireland and North of Ireland Champion, Alex Maguire joined the podcast to reflect on his first season as a professional golfer and he reflects on his superb amateur career. From competing at a Boys level, fate finding him and providing an opportunity to study and play golf in America to winning the East of Ireland Amateur Championship twice, playing the Walker Cup and The Open Championship after winning the St. Andrew's Links Trophy. Alex also discussed the difference between competing at an Amateur level and in the professional circuit, and why winning the East of Ireland...

Rory won the Race To Dubai for a 6th time, tying with Seve. We discuss whether this means anything for Rory's Major hopes in 2025.

Tom McKibbin has earned his PGA Tour card with a thrilling finish, making a clutch putt on the final hole to get the job done.

We published our video from Royal Portrush and announce that we're running a 12 Days of Christmas giveaway across our social channels.

Jonny's audio this week isn't great, sorry about that. It'll be fixed again for next week's episode!

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2024 Men's Irish Amateur Champion Matt McClean joins the podcast this week to reflect on his 2024 season, capturing his maiden Irish Championship victory, playing The Masters and how he finds balance between work at an Optometrist and competing at an elite level around the World. Matt is one of Ireland's top amateur talents and as always it was a pleasure to catch up with him. The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of the incredible Amateur golf across Ireland this year. Go visit AIG.ie for...

Jonny & Michael catch up after playing Powerscourt together and look ahead to the DP World Tour heading to Abu Dhabi for the penultimate event of the season.

Rory looks set to win another Race To Dubai title, Tom McKibbin is on the verge of earning a PGA Tour card and so far it looks like just Conor Purcell will be the only Irishman playing on the DP World Tour in 2025.

Jonny had an incredible experience playing Royal Portrush and outlines briefly why it is one of his favourite courses, with a video coming to our...

Mullingar Scratch Trophy winner Brian Doran came into studio to reflect on an incrtedible 2024 season for the Millicent golfer. At the start of this season, Brian made the decision to dedicate himself more to competing in Ireland's Irish Amateur golf circuit and making sure he chased this dream without any regrets. From narrowly losing out on the South of Ireland title, to winning his maiden Major tournament in Mullingar and representing Ireland in the European Mid-Am Championships and winning bronze whilst making friends for life. The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf...