Sliced Golf Podcast

It was a breathtaking finish to the BMW PGA Championship and that's where we begin our latest episode, dissecting Manuel Elvira's shocking mistake, JJ Spaun's poise under the gun, the putts that separated him from Rory McIlroy, and Aaron Rai's 18th-hole decision. There's a brief word on both the PGA Tour event and a new winner from Denmark, and a bit more on one from Scotland who Sam has been following closely. We cover Tosti's tantrum and get into the details of PGA Tour plans for 2028, and then it's on to a welcome return to Le Golf National, plus our...

For the second time in a month we have a bonus episode following a trip behind the ropes on the DP World Tour, this time at the BMW PGA Championship where Sam caught up with Alex Smalley, Bud Cauley and Laurie Canter - and grabbed another phone number. We also discuss some of the news that has broken this week including the return of the Hong Kong Open and concerns over the upcoming Middle East events after Matt Fitzpatrick and Robert MacIntyre both expressed security concerns. There's a word on Category 12 and ideas for improving it and a few more...

It was another glorious weekend of golf in Europe and two dream results, as Shane Lowry romped to his second Irish Open title and Europe won a thrilling Solheim Cup. We're on hand to pick apart both storylines including Lowry's comments on Saturday and how Europe made the USA pay for early celebrations. After that the news segment includes some fighting which could even have Ryder Cup implications ahead of an upcoming scouting mission, before we get into the LIV bankruptcy filing and some vital details which suggest the future '2.0' version may struggle to make it past mid-October...

We split roles at the weekend with Sam focusing on the European Masters and Ben the Walker Cup, so both are covered in detail to begin today's show. Sam talks about how Thriston Lawrence won his third Crans title in five years after Paul Casey's late mishap, while Ben runs through an all-time GB&I comeback after some premature USA celebrations in the Walker Cup. We then get to the latest news including some interesting LIV 2.0 updates plus an unfortunate injury for a 2026 major contender, and speaking of injury that's again a bit of a theme in Forgotten Golfer. After...

It was another win for the podcast (sort of) as Joe Dean, one of those we spoke to prior to the British Masters, only went and won the thing. We begin with that plus notes on some contenders at the Belfry, before paying tribute to Scottie Scheffler's tour de force at East Lake where Viktor Hovland came up short. In the latest news recap we talk about Good Good's bad bad week, some updates for both the men's and women's TGL, and where we are with LIV Golf after job losses and reports of an imminent bankruptcy fiilng. The new...

For the second year running, we met up at the Belfry during British Masters week to try to bring our listeners behind the ropes on the DP World Tour. In this episode you'll hear us caddie for two European golfers and then find out if we were more wowed by Robert Rock's presence or Angel Ayora's swing. There's insight from Joe Dean on what it's like not knowing if you're going to earn any money, before his compatriot Matthew Jordan explains how his form has turned and what he's looking forward to in the coming months. We spoke to Daniel...

We're back, recording on the day of release, for our first standard episode in a little while as we begin a massive run of DP World Tour golf. First though we reflect on the Nexo Championship and a long overdue, much deserved win for Scott Jamieson, and the latest victory in a career season for Player of the Year candidate, Wyndham Clark. After that there's plenty of LIV-related news to get through including some fun and games from wantaway Tyrrell Hatton and a questionable new tagline, while we also have a positive update from an absent DP World Tour player...

After a couple of bonus-style episode to fill the summer holiday gap, today's Sliced looks a bit more like our normal Monday episodes, but as it was pre-recorded you'll have to do without recaps of the weekend golf in Denmark, Memphis, in the US Amateur, on the LET and LPGA, and elsewhere. Still, there's much to get through as we catch up on a run of potential superstar champions on the PGA Tour and try to work out which if any will make the Presidents Cup, where the US picture is complicated. We talk about a close battle for Solheim...

Today's episode of Sliced gives new listeners a taste of our bonus-style episodes, where we speak to people inside the world of golf. And our guest is a cracker, as high-flying Eugenio Chacarra tells us about his career so far and why the best is still to come. One of the first LIV Golf signings while still at college, Eugenio is perfectly positioned to talk about what it's like being presented with that offer, why he has no regrets, and how he knew it was the right time to go and chase his dreams. Those dreams include majors, the PGA...

We're taking a summer holiday from the regular shows but fear not, there's plenty to fill the void. First up, in a format familiar to our subscribers, we're ranking the top 20 (or is it 21?) courses on the DP World Tour. How high up does Valderrama manage to sneak? Does DLF feature? Which Middle East venue do we consider best? What is it that earned one South African course a high ranking? And which two courses could be in here on backdrop alone? Listen, tell us your favourites, where we went wrong, which we omitted, and feel free to send ideas...

The PGA Tour has a new star and we're on hand to praise Jackson Koivun's dominant breakthrough win, and ask what he has to do now to be on the US Presidents Cup side. We also discuss Scottie Scheffler after yet another runner-up finish, an overdue LPGA Tour winner and more of last week's action, before more Presidents Cup chat with a state-of-play for the International side. After that our news section is dominated by LIV Golf, but for how much longer after another massive blow? Forgotten Golfer sees Ben pick out an Aussie whose career was ruined by injury...

The latest episode of Sliced is largely a recap of an incredible Open Championship won in style by our former guest, Ryan Fox. We pay tribute to his mindset, pace of play and clutch finish, while analysing where it went wrong for Tommy Fleetwood, Sam Burns, and runner-up Scottie Scheffler. We've got the Bryson DeChambeau rules controversy covered too along with Rory McIlroy's remarks, and there's time for a discussion as to how Birkdale played and was set up. After that it's to our regular features: a forgotten golfer from Finland, a spin through this week's events including a 'major...

The final men's major of the year is upon us and we manage to carve out a big chunk of the hour talking about the Open: what kind of challenge Birkdale presents, what to expect, which stats to look at, whether the Scottish Open will be as good a guide as usual, whether missing it matters, the history of winners here, scoring, conditions, contenders and more. Of course, there's also time to reflect on Tom Kim's win in Scotland, Lucas Glover's late mistakes in the ISCO where Steven Fisk capitalised, the Evian, and... well, it turns out no time at...

We have another bonus episode for subscribers as 2012 US Open champion and Ryder Cup player, Webb Simpson joins the podcast. He tells us where is game is, why he still believes he can compete at the highest level, his dreams of Ryder Cup captaincy and memories from both Bethpage and his appearances as a player including that shot at Gleneagles. We discuss what the proposed changes to the PGA Tour mean, what should happen to players wishing to return to LIV Golf, loaning out his caddie, Open memories, why he intimidated Tiger Woods, and how winning the Players topped the...

Sliced snaps quickly out of World Cup fever to recap the real sport i.e. Michael Hollick winning the BMW International Open and Ben Kohles making a complete hollicks of the closing hole of the John Deere Classic, where Chris Gotterup won yet again. In the news we cover LIV players looking for a home and Zach Johnson's misplaced priorities which will see him skip a major to play in a senior major, which leads us to a radical new policy for the R&A and others to consider. After a nod to Daan Huizing as he takes some time...

Sliced brings you almost instant reaction to a Monday finish in the Travelers, where Viktor Hovland won for the first time in more than a year, in the process taking Scottie Scheffler past six months without silverware. Before that we dig into a double for PGA Tour and Open-bound Eugenio Chacarra plus there's talk of the Women's PGA, a breakthrough winner on the HotelPlanner Tour, and a lefty on the Korn Ferry. Our news section has the latest on the PGA Tour schedule, some disturbing reports relating to Phil Mickelson, Ryder Cup and caddie changes, before we get stuck into...

We're back with another bonus top 20 and this time the question is: who are the most surprising major winners this century? It took a little while to refine this list and in the end we eliminated anyone who went on to bag another, plus a certain surprise Masters champion whose subsequent career has been blighted by injury. There's talk of a 750/1 winner in the women's game, some who were playing in their very first major, and the man who tamed the Tiger... and that's before we get to number one.
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Sliced begins with analysis of the US Open, hitting all the key talking points: two majors for Wyndham Clark, his defiance of some crowd abuse, Sam Burns' putter failing him when he needed it, Scottie Scheffler making some uncharacteristic mistakes, and Joaquin Niemann being named the moral winner after a two-stroke penalty for a code of conduct violation. After that we spin through a tough near-miss for Lottie Woad and a hard-fought win for John Catlin, before talking PGA Tour schedule, Ryder Cup data, a future event in Oslo and a case of mistaken identity in our new feature. This...

It's a massive week in the world of golf and the US Open takes up a good chunk of the podcast, but Sliced is about more than the majors so before we get to Shinnecock, you can expect: Bud Cauley's Canada win and how great it was to see him complete a remarkable journey; Jesper Svensson's improved second try at the PGA Tour; Matt Fitzpatrick's ideal prep; how the big names keep flattering to deceive; golf in Czechia;  Julian Perico; Taichi Kho, Bubba Watson; the Australian Open and the PGA Tour and what that could and should mean; Jackson Koivun a...

We've got another bonus episode for our subscribers and we're officially making it a series now, as we follow last week's top 20 national opens with another. This time we're asking, who are the best active players without a major championship win to their names? Yes, we do somewhat stretch the definition of active to ensure one surly Scot takes his place but where exactly does he fit in? Which current member of the elite charts highest? And which LPGA player does Ben regret not including? As ever, let us know who you think we missed and where we got our...

We're back to relive some thrilling finishes across the world of professional golf at the weekend, starting with Eugenio Chacarra's one-shot win in the KLM Open where he took a big step towards realising his PGA Tour dream. JT Poston enjoyed a dream handshake with Mr Nicklaus when winning the Memorial after a gutsy recovery, while Nelly Korda denied Charley Hull her dream major breakthrough but only just, after a nervy putt on the 72nd hole at Riviera. New dad Tyrrell Hatton is back to winning ways and also gets a mention along with reports of LIV's 2027 plans including 'team...

We've got another bonus episode for our subscribers and it's the first in a series, if you want it to be a series, as we rank the top 20 national opens. Why does one word in the title see one event punished? How much does the course rotation influence things? What has Flory Van Donck have to do with it all? Should one of them be a major? Should two of them sit back-to-back? And, above all else, which national opens make the illustrious top five in this first ever edition of a thing we just invented? Find out by listening...

The jingles are back but we say farewell to the Highest Bidder scoreboard at the end of today's episode of Sliced. Before all that, we start in Austria with a thriller in the mountains, Kota Kaneko's first DP World Tour win, positive words for two youngsters, and a what if for one Portuguese veteran. Then it's over to Colonial and a what if for Eric Cole, who looked set to win before Russell Henley putted like he did at the very start of his career and stole the Charles Schwab title. After reflecting on that we talk the latest on...

Sliced sticks to the schedule on a Bank Holiday Monday, but there's a price: this is, we're sorry to say, a jingle-free episode. That and other technical issues aside, we're on hand to reflect on Sam's wonderful weekend away and Richard Sterne's stunning Soudal triumph, and how tough it will have been for his compatriot, Zander Lombard. We talk Wyndham Clark's putting masterclass and discuss where we are with Scottie Scheffler, before we question whether there's more than one person in the world who sees Bryson DeChambeau's PGA Tour vs YouTube dillemma as a dilemma. The proposed PGA Tour model...

We're back a little later than usual to cover the biggest story in golf... plus Aaron Rai's PGA Championship win. Yes, that's right, Ben is the proud owner of the real Green Jacket but worry not, details of his success are brief before we crack on with congratulating Rai for an all-time great finishing burst to win at Aronimink. Course set-up complaints are considered too before we move through the rest of the world of golf, with time for Lottie Woad, a cheating story, and more. Then it's news with LIV Golf and Jon Rahm in the headlines again, before...

Is it really a major if we don't really talk about it? That's the question fans of the PGA Championship must reckon with as we stick to our formula of covering last week's action and key news lines first, which means that Yurav Premlall, Chris Wood and Brandt Snedeker all earn priority status. Eventually, after analysing Jon Rahm's settlement with the DP World Tour, Bryson DeChambeau's desire to be wanted and Ian Poulter's phoney fears, we do indeed get to the second men's major of 2026 and ask what to expect from Aronimink. There's an update on our fantasy league leaderboard...

In our latest bonus episode, we’re joined by DP World Tour winner and PGA Tour rookie John Parry, who took time out of preparations for the Myrtle Beach Classic to tell us what it’s like being on the PGA Tour and how he saved his career from near-retirement. We hear about the round of his life, how the DP World Tour differs, his plans for the rest of the year, and plenty more.

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We've a new DP World Tour champion after the Turkish Airlines Open and a future one who impressed on his first go in the mix on Sunday and that's where today's episode begins. Things were more straightforward at Doral where Cameron Young won but we suffered some Signature Event fatigue, Nelly Korda won again to keep up her phenomenal run in Mexico, and there was a major controversy on the Asian Tour. We then get to last week's big news that PIF will withdraw LIV Golf's funding at the end of this season and ask where exactly does this leave...

This week's update on all things professional golf begins with a painful look back at how the China Open flipped in favour of Bernd Wiesberger at the expense of the oh-so-slow Adrian Otaegui, before Sam and Ben discuss yet another win for the Fitzpatrick family and how it all happened in New Orleans. Sam then digs into the USA's decision to give Jim Furyk another crack at Ryder Cup captaincy, Ben digs into a Ryder Cup legend, and there's talk of a massive equipment switch at a peculiar time for Justin Rose. After that and more news it's a look...

Fitz at the double, formidable Green, what next for LIV Golf after funding issues emerge
Since last week's episode the world of golf news has been dominated once again by LIV Golf, and we're on hand to provide a timeline, the key facts and speculation, and ask what next as reports suggest PIF will pull the plug. Before that there's ample time to talk about Matt Fitzpatrick's second Harbour Town win in the face of 'USA, USA' chants, play up his major chances, and nod to Hannah Greens stunning run of form. Women's golf is key to this week's...

We're on hand to run through all the key talking pointers following another gripping renewal of the Masters, as Rory McIlroy defended his title, Scottie Scheffler finished a staying-on, record-breaking second, and Justin Rose had another chance to win a Green Jacket. We talk all those contenders plus Cam Young and Tyrrell Hatton, what to make of the set-up at Augusta, and where McIlroy now sits among the greatest golfers Europe has produced. There's temper tantrum takeaways after the antics of Robert MacIntyre and Sergio Garcia, the latest on Jon Rahm, and a look ahead to a more serene week...

Masters week is finally upon us and after a brief word about Sam's birthday and JJ Spaun vs Bob MacIntyre II, we focus on the first major of the year, beginning with how on earth do we follow McIlroy's grand slam win? With that dealt with, we talk trends and key stats and ask which of the many different preparations is best, before working our way through all the big names, from Scheffler, Rahm, Bryson and McIlroy to potential new major champions like Fleetwood, MacIntyre and Min Woo Lee. The debutants also get a brief mention before a suitably Masters-themed...

Our second bonus interview in quick succession is a chat with LET star Meghan MacLaren, which covers her career highs, her career lows, and much more. We discover what the financial realities of being even an in-form LET player are, why Meghan believes better access to majors is required, and just what it feels like to be standing on the tee wanting to be anywhere else. We find out how her form has improved, what it was like being in the Solheim Cup conversation, and what she hopes the future holds.

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We begin this week's episode of Sliced where we like to, on the DP World Tour, with a recap of Alex Fitzpatrick's breakthrough win in a typically chaotic Indian Open at DLF. But the bigger stories follow, first with Gary Woodland's Houston Open win, a triumph in the face of personal adversity and one all of golf seemingly got behind. Then it's the rather more solemn news of Tiger Woods' car crash and DUI arrest, what it means for his Masters prospects and, more importantly, what it tells us about the person and his support network. Following that we preview...

We begin our episode with praise for Jordan Gumberg and his career turnaround before getting stuck into the Valspar Championship, where Matt Fitzpatrick proved the pick of a particularly strong English challenge. We discuss his Augusta prospects and why his game is so well-rounded before taking in LIV's new event and a play-off between two world-class operators. But will both of them be at the next Ryder Cup? Yes, there's more on Jon Rahm's feud with the DP World Tour plus the lighter topic of what's for dinner for Rahm and Rory at Augusta next month, and then it's a...

Ewen Murray, the legendary Sky Sports commentator, joins Sliced for our first bonus interview of 2026. He tells us what happened at the Ryder Cup and why it made him want to walk away, what makes good commentary, and where the PGA Tour's international feed is going wrong. There's insight into life inside the commentary box including when Rory McIlroy made history, where that puts him among the great European golfers, and why he so admires Sir Nick Faldo and Butch Harmon. Ewen also tells us about what he'd do to tackle golf's distance problem and reveals that while retirement was...

The Players Championship delivered a thrilling finish and we spend a good chunk of time analysing Cameron Young's win, where it went wrong for Ludvig Aberg, and the shots Matt Fitzpatrick will regret. There's talk of Robert MacIntyre's improved form with Augusta in mind, likewise Xander Schauffele, and what made it such a great tournament to watch. We then discuss the future of the PGA Tour after last week's hints of changes to come, before a run around the world of golf this week takes in Mission Hills, a Snake Pit, and some online dancing content. Finally, a cracking question...

Dan Bradbury denied Casey Jarvis a hat-trick in Joburg before Akshay Bhatia denied Daniel Berger in the Arnold Palmer. But are they anchoring the putter and should long putters even be allowed? That's one of the many topics covered along with Rory McIlroy's fitness, Viktor Hovland's quest for something out of reach, and Jon Rahm's comments on extortion. There are some lighter matters too like whether The Players Championship is a major and how that might eventually look, a positive update on Andrea Pavan, confirmation that Luke Donald goes for a hat-trick, and our usual attempt to fit everything else...

Casey Jarvis's second win in a row is where we begin this week's run around the world of professional golf, before we discuss what went wrong for Shane Lowry in the Cognizant, and how the pressure there might compare to the Ryder Cup. Once we've covered Chris Wood's domination of the MENA Tour it's time for a little quizzing as Sam showcases impressive knowledge of PGA Tour player profiles, before we cover some horrific news from the DP World Tour concerning Andrea Pavan. This week's golf schedule is a packed one so we whizz through what's changed in the make-up...

Sliced is a little late this week and so was Casey Jarvis in capturing the Kenya Open, where Angel Ayora suffered another difficult Sunday. We discuss those two bright prospects before heading to LA to reflect on Jacob Bridgeman's narrow victory over Rory McIlroy and what his progress says about the current structure of the PGA Tour, which is reflected in the field for the Cognizant Classic. That and the SA Open are discussed in our trip around the world of golf, plus there's talk of Tiger's Masters prospects and Jon Rahm's DP World Tour fines saga and what that...