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Ep.203: €499 to get in the Gate! Ryder Cup Tickets, Fair or Farcical?

24 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The countdown to the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor is well underway, but the biggest talking point isn’t the golf… it’s the price.With match day...

Ep.202: The Coaching Truth Most Golfers Ignore (And Why It Matters) | Mary Doyle

20 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on PaddyTalks Golf, powered by ForeGolf Custom, I sit down with Mary Doyle, one of Ireland’s leading PGA professionals, to catch up on her...

Ep.201: Gareth Raflewski

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on PaddyTalks Golf, powered by ForeGolf Custom, I sit down with Gareth Raflewski, PGA professional, elite short game coach, and one of the s...

Ep.200: The Reset. We’re Just Getting Started.

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Two hundred episodes.Six years of conversations.Hundreds of hours recorded.Countless guests.Countless stories.Episode 200 is more than a milestone. It...

Ep.199: GrowSport with Mark Ruddy

16 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on PaddyTalks Golf, powered by ForeGolf Custom, I sit down again with Mark Ruddy, a leading voice in golf club management and participation,...

Ep 198: Ryan Gribben

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on PaddyTalks Golf, powered by ForeGolf Custom, I sit down with Ryan Gribben, one of Ireland’s most exciting young PGA professionals and c...

Ep 197: Timmy Jordan

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on PaddyTalks Golf, powered by ForeGolf Custom, I sit down with Timmy Jordan, one of Ireland’s most exciting emerging golf creators whose ...

Ep 196: Matt Fryer Golf

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on PaddyTalks Golf, powered by ForeGolf Custom, I sit down with Matt Fryer — PGA Professional, Youtuber, content creator, coach, and host ...

Ep 195: Derek Murray on the Future of Club Fitting and Golf Tech

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does the future of custom fitting look like? In this episode of PaddyTalks Golf I sit down with Derek Murray, founder of ForeGolf Custom, to expl...

Ep 194: Donal Scott

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on PaddyTalks Golf, proudly powered by ForeGolf Custom, I’m joined by performance coach Donal Scott for something I’ve ne...

Ep 193: Amgen Irish Open Preview

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Amgen Irish Open 2025 is back at The K Club, September 3rd–7th, and this year it’s more than just golf it’s a full festival of sport, music,...

Ep 192: Patrick Koenig

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick Koenig has built a life around golf, photography, and adventure. From discovering the game as a kid, to creating the legendary RGV Tour (yes, ...

Ep 191: Liam Power

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Liam Power has been making waves in Irish golf, and in this episode he shares the journey that has brought him to this point, from his early beginning...

Ep 190: Jonathan Keane - Home Glory at the South of Ireland Championship

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

57 years. That’s how long Lahinch Golf Club waited for one of their own to lift the South of Ireland Championship trophy, until Jonathan Keane chang...

Ep 189: 2025 KPMG Women's Irish Open Preview

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Get ready for an unmissable week at the KPMG Women's Irish Open! On the PaddyTalks Golf Podcast, powered by ForeGolf Custom, I'm bringing you the...

Ep 188: Gavin Tiernan

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week's episode of the PaddyTalks Golf Podcast powered by ForeGolf Custom, for an exclusive interview with one of golf's most exci...

Ep 187: Eimear McManus

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast, Powered by ForeGolf Custom, we’re joined Eimear McManus - the dynamic Managing Director of ForeFront Com...

Ep 186: Shane Jenkinson PGA Professional

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week's episode of PaddyTalks Golf Powered By ForeGolf Custom. We’re teeing it up with Shane Jenkinson this week, a familiar face in ...

Ep 185: ChatGPT picks the Masters winner

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast powered by ForeGolf Custom!This week it's Masters Week! We are all very busy. Very, very, ...

Ep 184: Kelan McDonagh - Life in the USA

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast powered by ForeGolf Custom!This week I sat down with an old friend and all around legend, ...

Ep 183: Niall Kearney

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast powered by ForeGolf Custom!This week I sat down with Niall Kearney, touring professional a...

Ep 182: Amy O'Donnell - SENr Sports Nutrionist

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast powered by ForeGolf Custom!This week I sat down with Amy O'Donnell, SENr Sport Nutritionis...

Ep 181: Clutch Pro Tour - Europe's Largest Development Golf Tour

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast powered by ForeGolf Custom.This week I sat down with Tom Hayward, founder & CEO of the...

Ep 180: Conor Purcell DP World Tour Professional

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast powered by ForeGolf Custom.This week I sat down with Conor Purcell who after 4+ years on t...

Ep 179: The impact of iGolf | Beyond Scratch

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast powered by ForeGolf Custom. This week we unravel iGolf with Golf Ireland annual report sta...

Ep 178: Lauren Walsh | Irish Professional Golfer

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast and official podcast partner of the KPMG Women’s Irish Open.I took some time with rising...

Ep 177: KPMG Womens Irish Open Overview

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast and I'm proud to announce that PaddyTalks Golf is the official podcast partner for the eve...

Ep 176: Eamonn O'Donnell

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast and a chat with Eamonn O'Donnell, Director of Golf at Dromoland Castle and Golf Resort in ...

Ep 175: Aideen Walsh | International Golfer & School Teacher

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast and a chat with Aideen Walsh, school teacher and elite amateur golfer in Ireland, Interpro...

Ep 174: Gavin Lunny | PGA Professional

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast and a chat with Gavin Lunny, PGA Professional at Dun Laoghaire Pro Shop and Golf Academy. ...

Ep 173: Patrick Adler - South of Ireland Champion 2024

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast and a chat with Patrick Adler, 2024 South of Ireland Champion. Connections to Ireland, to ...

Ep 172: The Open 2024 Preview

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It is Open Championship week at Royal Troon! The 152nd edition of this major championship will set many a record. Longest hole, shortest hole, most at...

Ep 171: Keith Egan

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast and a chat with Keith Egan, 2024 West of Ireland Champion. From soccer trials at Sunderlan...

Ep 170: Beyond Scratch

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The beyond scratch project is in full flow at this stage of the year. In this episode I talk about what the Beyond Scratch project is, the areas of th...

Ep 169: Brian McCormack

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast and a chat with Brian McCormack, recent PGA Championship leading qualifier and also announ...

Ep 168: Rosapenna Golf Links

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast and a chat with Frank and John Casey who own and run Rosapenna Golf Links in Co. Donegal. ...

Ep 167 - Growing the Game | Zoe Allen

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast and a chat with one of the top coaches in the country, a woman who has grown a highly succ...

Ep 166: Ronan Mullarney

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast and a chat with one of my favourite G-G-G-Galway people, Ronan Mullarney. Having won the o...

Ep 165: Matt Ginella

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast and a super sit down with one of my all-time favourite people in golf, Matt Ginella. Over ...

Ep 164: Part 2 - Carne Golf Links Special | Gerry Maguire

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this week’s episode of PaddyTalks Golf Podcast and part 2 of the 2-part special showcasing Carne Golf Links, with Chairman Gerry Maguire ...

Ep 163: Part 1 - Carne Golf Links Special | Fiona Meehan Togher

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Carne is a special place. Biblical. Spiritual. Golf on the edge of the world. It has become a place of pilgrimage for not only golfers from all parish...

Ep 162: Time to Go Pro | Alex Maguire

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week's guest on the PaddyTalks Golf Podcast is Alex Maguire who has pretty much done it all in amateur golf winning multiple national championshi...

Ep 161: Tour Caddy Chris Selfridge

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another episode of PaddyTalks Golf, your Golf podcast covering all things and people across golf and the golf industry.This week’s guest ...

Ep 160: On Tour with John Murphy

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another episode of PaddyTalks Golf, your Irish Golf podcast covering all things and people across golf and the golf industry.This week’s ...

Ep 159: Quentin Carew

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another episode of PaddyTalks Golf, your Irish Golf podcast covering all things and people across golf and the golf industry.This week’s ...

Ep 158: Student Series Champ Ryan Griffin

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another episode of PaddyTalks Golf, your Irish Golf podcast covering all things and people across golf and the golf industry. This week’s...

Ep 157: Colm Campbell’s South of Ireland Championship Champion 2023

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Your top ranking Golf Podcast is now officially on video! It's been a long time coming and promising folks that the PaddyTalks Golf podcast is also on...

Ep 156: Big Break Champion and Waterville’s Mark Murphy

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Your top ranking Golf Podcast is now officially on video! It's been a long time coming and promising folks that the PaddyTalks Golf podcast is coming ...

Ep 155: Barry Fennelly and the Paddy Harrington Golf Scholarship

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Your top ranking Irish Golf Podcast is back this week with a super conversation with the Director of the Paddy Harrington Golf Scholarship at Maynooth...

Ep 154: Cian McNamara and 10 Years at Monkstown

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Your top ranking Irish Golf podcast is back with another episode this week with PGA Professional Cian McNamara who is celebrating 10 years at Monkstow...

Ep 153: Reincarnating the Womens Irish Open with Cian Branagan of Forefront Sports

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Your top ranking Irish Golf podcast is back with another episode this week with Cian Branagan of ForeFront Sports back on the show to tell us all abou...

Ep 152: The 121st South of Ireland Championship with Irish Amateur Info

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Your top ranked Irish Golf Podcast is showcasing the who's who of Irish Golf both past and present given it's South of Ireland Championship week at La...

Quick Nine #2 | GameOn Autism Golf - Edel Randles

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Quick 9 Series episode, we’re returning to episode 22 with Edel Randles, launched the #LetsInclusivizeGolf project and the “Ernie...

Ep 151: Sam Murphy for the South?

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Ireland’s top ranking golf podcast! PaddyTalks Golf episode 151 is here and it’s a superb chat with Sam Murphy who narrowly missed out ...

Ep 150: Royal Portrush’s Charlene Reid

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Charlene Reid filled in at the pro shop of Gary McNeill (Head PGA Professional at Royal Portush) for two weeks. That was 10 years ago! It’s easy to ...

Ep 149: Michelin Star Golfer Mark Moriarty

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Moriarty needs no introduction. TV Chef, was on Forbes 30 under 30, part of Michelin Star restaurant teams and an absolute golf nut. As many line...

Ep 148: The Stack System co-founder Sasho MacKenzie

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Irelands top Golf Podcast is back for another episode! Clubhead speed is the single best predictor of a Golfers’ score. The Stack System is a swing-...

Ep 147: Carol Brill Championing Disability Golf

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This one was fun. Great craic actually. I got to spend time with Carol Brill, blind and disability golf champion and founder of Usher Syndrome Ireland...

Ep 146: Royal Cardinal Max Kennedy

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland’s top Golf Podcast is back with another episode. We sat down with Max Kennedy a couple weeks ago after he recorded 4 straight top 10’s for...

Beyond Scratch & Rosapenna Update

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s podcast is an update of my #BeyondScratch endeavour, a walk through What’s in my Bag and why I’m in Rosapenna recording this podcast...

Ep 145: Mark Ruddy - Behind the Scenes with the General Manager

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Ruddy name is synonymous with golf in Ireland. One Ruddy family denotes the epitome of golf course design, whilst another is best in class coachin...

Ep 144: Sara Byrne the Miami Hurricane

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sara Byrne is like a cougar in the high grass. Fully prepared, stealthily going about her business and this year is the year I believe she will rip th...

Ep 143: Performance Practice with Donal Scott

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are all looking forward to a bumper year of golf, of practicing hard, of taking all the statistics known to man and really “driving” our game f...

Ep 142: Coach Mastery with Hugh Marr

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hugh Marr demands high standards. High standards of the coaching community. More knowledge sharing and contributing better client experience and growi...

Ep 141: The GolfStrong App | Peter O’Keeffe

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Always a good time to chat golf, progress, mobility, Lahinch, stats, apps and more with Peter O’Keeffe. Enjoy it! If you do, please share it with a ...

Ep 140: Liam Nolan

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Liam Nolan is a gent. Incredible modest, humble and down right intelligent. Focusing on Academics rather than take up a golf scholarship tells a lot a...

Ep 139: Liam Grehan | Mullingar’s finest export since Joe Dolan

02 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Liam Grehan is unassuming, modest, humble and definitely flies under the radar. An incredibly high work rate matches with his passion for golf and mus...

Ep 138: Amy Condon | Wrapped 2022

31 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of my favourite people in golf is on today’s and this year’s final episode of Wrapped 2022. Amy Condon, PGA Instructor at Abu Dhabi Golf Club ...

Ep 137: David Carey | Wrapped 2022

30 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David Carey is if anything, his own man. His own approach, swing, game plan, two drivers, speed chaser and now gym goer! A super chat as ever with Mr....

Ep 136: Sun Devil Beth Coulter | Wrapped 2022

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In what has been a roller coaster year, Beth Coulter literally pulled over whilst en route Christmas shopping for this catch up! Whilst we got the ful...

Ep 135: Wake Forest’s Lauren Walsh | Wrapped 2022

28 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lauren Walsh is busier than your average college going woman. Elite collegiate golfer at Wake Forest, sophomore college student, travel statewide play...

Ep 134: Brendan Lawlor | Wrapped 2022

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brendan Lawlor entered 2022 as the World #1 EDGA Golfer in the World. The ultra-talented has been the talisman for the tour and now has an axe to grin...

Quick Nine #2 | Ken Kearney on Golf Course Architecture

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This Quick 9 episode into the back catalogue is a revisit to our conversation with Ireland’s own Ken Kearney in episode 64 and his approach to golf ...

Ep 133: Padraig McGrath’s Golf SuperStore

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After a golfing holiday to Myrtle Beach, Padraig McGrath visited a number of golf superstores and thought he’d love to open one of his own back home...

Ep 132: A New Vision at Portmarnock Hotel & Links | Paul McCanny - Director of Golf

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Irelands top golf podcast is back in your eardrums with a fantastic conversation with Paul McCanny, Director of Golf at Portmarnock Links & Hotel....

Ep 131: Gareth McNeilly | The lucky guy who lost a leg

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A motorcycle accident took his leg, but Gareth McNeilly professes “I was lucky” given his on-bike decision to “Abandon Ship” and his friends q...

Ep 130: Hugh Foley 2.0

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

North of Ireland Champion 2022. South of Ireland Champion 2022. Runner-Up in the Irish Close and the 2022 US Mid Am. Bridgestone Order of Merit winner...

Quick Nine #1 | Matt Adam’s: Not asking Permission, Interviewing Arnold Palmer and a Charlie Sifford Story

08 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s inaugural Quick 9 Series episode, we’re returning to episode 3 with Matt Adam’s. A golf industry veteran of more than 25 years, h...

Ep 129: Matthew McClean US Mid-Am Amateur Champion 2022

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew McClean is if anything, a chilled out individual. A chilled out individual playing amateur golf at an incredibly elite level. Having been pipp...

Ep 128: Leaving the Pro Shop behind | Enda McLoughlin

17 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After nearly 20 years in the golf industry Enda McLoughlin combined both his experience as a competitive golfer and as a PGA coach working with hundre...

Ep 127: Marty Carr CEO of Carr Golf Travel

10 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland’s top ranking Golf Podcast is back for another week! This week we have CEO of Carr Golf Travel on the show, Marty Carr himself. With some gr...

Ep 126: Swifts Forge Handmade Putters

03 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are back! After a little hiatus, holidays, we are back with a bang, literally! Swifts Forge is a small family run business based in Northern Irelan...

Ep 125: Stories from The Open

16 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Stories from The Open. Your Stories. Thanks to Andy Gray, Paul O’Neill and Andy Smyth for coming on the show this week, it literally couldn’t have...

Ep 124: JP McManus Pro Am | The Greatest Show in Golf

10 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Possibly the greatest show in Golf. Period. 10 of the World’s Top 12 Golfers. Tiger Woods. Over €140 million raised for charities in the mid West ...

Ep 123: Women’s Get into Golf Special

25 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve been meaning to cover Women’s Golf as a whole since I started the podcast. Not women golfers, I try and do that as best I can (Hazel Kavangh,...

Ep 122: Beth Coulter on Sun Devils, Camogie and being Irish Close Champion

18 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A few days after winning the Irish Women’s Close at Grange Golf Club and fresh off the camogie field, Beth Coulter joined me for a great, insightful...

Ep 121: The Major Championships of Amateur Golf in Ireland (Womens + Mens)

11 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

LIV Golf is not about growing the game. It is not about those golfers doing best for their families. It is not about golf at all. It’s a PR crusade ...

Ep 120: The Sleeping Giant Ceann Sibeal | Cormac Flannery

04 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“We don’t do stuffy” is proclaimed in the About Us section of the Dingle Golf Club website. What they are as a community is incredibly proud, wh...

Ep 119: Unlocking Adam Toth | Golf Course Photography

28 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Adam chases his passion. It transpired in this episode the day job is just as much a passion as his phenomenal Golf Course Photography. We get stuck i...

Ep 118: Priorities, Game Improvement, Focus Areas, Future Series Topics & More | Road the South Series

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s here! The first, second episode of the week! The Road to the South series will focus in on my own game improvement, areas of development, what ...

Ep 117: Colm Campbell | Flogas Irish Amateur Champion 2022

21 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A full time job. A married man. A father, yet still an elite golfer on this island of Ireland. Colm Campbell rolled back time and captured his second ...

Ep 116: The Fliers Club | Eric Stepanian

14 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Stepanian loves golf and loves Irish Golf amongst others. He and his friends created The Fliers Club a number of years ago designing experiences ...

Ep 115: Tom Coyne

30 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Multiple New York Times best seller, senior editor and podcast host at The Golfers Journal and has written for multiple other sports publications incl...

Ep 114: What can you wear playing Golf?

23 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Over drinks, some friends and I had a good debate over what is acceptable to wear when golfing. With Tyrell Hatton winning in a hoodie, Justin Thomas ...

Ep 113: Harry Colt’s Castlerock

16 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we speak with Bert McKay, General Manger at Castlerock. It’s been one hundred and twenty one years since the formal inauguration of Castle...

Ep 112: A Secret Golf Links in South East Ireland | Rosslare Golf Links

09 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shame on me for not knowing about Rosslare Golf Links sooner. Soon, everyone will know about it! Over 115 years of history, designed by one of the bes...

Ep 111: World #1 Brendan Lawlor

02 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“You can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed”, Napoleon Hill Brendan Lawlor has not only been copiously successful in his rise ...

Ep 110: Ireland’s Finest Links at Ballyliffin | Gareth McCausland

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gareth McCausland grew up in the midst of “The Troubles” on Shankill Road, didn’t pick up a golf club until he was 15 and now finds himself in q...

Ep 109: Awesome Ardglass | Paul Vaughan Director of Golf

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you have not been lucky enough to have played Ardglass then you don’t know what your missing! In a land made for golf a spirit awaits at Ardglass...

Ep 108: The Golfing Buddha 2.0 | David Kearney

16 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"That’s the thing about books, they let you travel without moving your feet", Jhumpa Lahiri  David Kearney has done over 20 years of travelling, ha...