For The Love Of Golf
Iona Stephen and Dan Walker love golf. Iona travels the world watching the best players on the most incredible courses, while Dan sits at home texting her, asking what it’s like. Together they’re building a place where golf fans can hang out with them every week. Just bring your best stories from your weekend round, and we’ll read them out after we’ve reviewed the biggest stories in golf.
Dan Walker's Golfing Disaster! + A New Era for Women's Golf?
Dan Walker has a confession to make… and it involves a rather unfortunate incident on the golf course! ⛳️
This week on For the Love of Golf, Dan tells Iona Stephen about the moment he accidentally hit another golfer with a golf ball.
What happened? How did everyone react? And what should you do when things go wrong on the course?
It's certainly one way to start the show!
With Iona joining from Dubai ahead of the DP World Tour Championship, there's also plenty of professional golf to discuss.
Jon Rahm h...
Are You Playing Par 5s All Wrong? + Winter Golf Goals | Iona Stephen & Dan Walker
Are you making life harder for yourself on Par 5s? ⛳️
Dan Walker and Iona Stephen are back from their holidays and normal For the Love of Golf service has resumed!
After a proper catch-up on their travels and golfing adventures, it’s time to get into the big stories from the world of golf – and tackle a question from one of our listeners that might just help you save a few shots.
First up, the Race to Dubai is entering the home straight. With the DP W...
How Would You Change Golf? Ryder Cup, Mixed Golf & Room 101 | Listener Q&A with Iona Stephen & Dan Walker
Should the Ryder Cup become a THREE-team competition? And what would Iona Stephen and Dan Walker happily banish from golf forever?
Dan and Iona are currently enjoying a well-earned break, so this week we’re bringing you the second of our pre-recorded Listener Q&A specials. They’ll both be back from their holidays next week when normal For the Love of Golf service resumes!
In Part 2, your questions get Dan and Iona debating some of the bigger – and slightly more dangerous – ideas in golf.
First up: could a thr...
How Do I Get Better at Golf? | Listener Q&A with Iona Stephen & Dan Walker
How do you actually get better at golf? In Part 1 of our Listener Q&A special, you asked the questions and Iona Stephen and Dan Walker are here to answer them.
From cutting your handicap and curing the dreaded chipping yips to 411-yard drives and interviewing the biggest names in golf, this episode is all about YOUR questions.
Iona breaks down where a 15-handicap golfer can realistically find the shots to get down to 10, what a 6-handicapper should focus on to reach the low single figures.
Dan and...
Ryan Fox: How I Won The Open | For the Love of Golf Special
Champion Golfer of the Year Ryan Fox joins Iona Stephen and Dan Walker for a very special episode of For the Love of Golf – and he’s brought the Claret Jug with him.
Recorded last week, Ryan sat down with Dan and Iona for a wide-ranging conversation about life as The Open champion.
Ryan takes us inside his unforgettable victory at Royal Birkdale, where he claimed his first Major Championship and lifted one of the most famous trophies in sport.
He breaks down how he attacked the golf co...
The Mindset of a Winner: How Meronk Delivered Under Pressure at the Dunhill Links | For the Love of Golf
Why do some sportspeople produce their very best when the pressure is at its highest?
Adrian Meronk arrived at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship needing a big result – and left St Andrews as the champion.
In this episode of For the Love of Golf, Iona Stephen and Dan Walker look at the mindset behind performing when the stakes are enormous. Did Meronk have to overcome the pressure at St Andrews – or did knowing just how much was riding on the week actually help him find another level?
For Mer...
Just How Good is Matt Fitzpatrick? And USA’s Presidents Cup Comeback
After winning the Open de France for his fourth victory of 2026, the World No.4 gets the For the Love of Golf treatment. Iona Stephen breaks down what makes Fitzpatrick’s game so good – from his brilliant short game and meticulous use of stats to his preparation and course management – while fellow Sheffield man Dan Walker shares his own stories of Matt and the Fitzpatrick family.
Then it’s time to dissect a dramatic Presidents Cup. The International Team took a 10.5–7.5 lead into Sunday before the USA turned the contest around in the singles to win 17–13...
Inside the Ropes at the BMW PGA: Spaun, Rory, Molinari & More | Iona Stephen & Dan Walker
Wentworth for the BMW PGA Championship – and this week they’re taking us behind the scenes.Iona spent the week out on the course as an on-course commentator, getting a front-row view of the world’s best players and following Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott during the final round. She shares the moments, conversations and little details you don’t necessarily see or hear watching from home.Dan, meanwhile, also got a taste of life inside the ropes when he played in the BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am alongside major champion Francesco Molinari. He reveals the nerves, his best and worst mo...
Picking Our 2027 Ryder Cup Teams 12 Months Early
One year to go until the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor – so who would make the teams if it started tomorrow?
In this special bonus episode of For the Love of Golf, Iona Stephen and Dan Walker become rival Ryder Cup captains and pick the 12 players they would take to Ireland based on everything they’ve seen in 2026.
Iona takes charge of Team USA, while Dan picks Team Europe. They debate the locks, the players who have forced their way into contention, the new faces they’d back in match play, and the...
Solheim Cup Drama, Shane Lowry’s 11-Shot Win & Walker Cup Heroes | For the Love of Golf
In this episode, Iona is fresh from the Solheim Cup at Bernardus and takes us inside Europe’s dramatic victory. Iona and Dan discuss the redemption of Charley Hull and Lottie Woad in the Sunday singles, the rookies who rose to the occasion and why some players seem to come alive when it comes to match play. They also celebrate an incredible week for Shane Lowry, who returned to the winner’s circle with a dominant 11-shot victory at the Irish Open, 17 years after famously winning his home Open as an amateur. Then, Walker Cup-winning captain Dean Robertson and Josh...
Solheim Cup 2026 Preview: Europe vs USA | Iona Stephen & Dan Walker
The Solheim Cup is here, and Iona Stephen and Dan Walker are breaking down Team Europe and Team USA ahead of the action at Bernardus in the Netherlands. In this special bonus episode of For the Love of Golf, Iona and Dan take a closer look at both teams, the key players who could make the difference and where the Solheim Cup could be won and lost. They discuss two of the biggest stars in the women’s game - Europe’s Charley Hull and USA’s Nelly Korda - and what they could bring to their respective teams. There’...
Why We Love Golf and 2026 Major Highlights | Iona Stephen & Dan Walker
Welcome to For the Love of Golf, the brand new podcast with Iona Stephen and Dan Walker.
In Episode 1, Iona and Dan share their own love stories with golf – from how they first fell for the game to the special day at Royal Portrush in 2019 that helped turn them into golfing buddies.
They also look back on the 2026 season so far, reviewing all of the men’s and women’s majors, sharing their standout moments and discussing the stories that have got the golf world talking.
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Introducing: For The Love Of Golf
Iona Stephen and Dan Walker love golf. Iona travels the world watching the best players on the most incredible courses, while Dan sits at home texting her asking what it’s like.
Together they’re building a place where golf fans can hang out with them every week. Just bring your best stories from your weekend round, and we’ll read them out after we’ve reviewed the biggest stories.
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