Irish Golfer Podcast

There was a lot to pack in after two weeks which saw Ronan take in his first Masters and deliver an Irish winner in Rory McIlroy. There was no sense of a lull after the first major of the year as the golf news space was rife with rumours of LIV Golf's demise.

Peter and Ronan dive into Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and where LIV Golf goes from here after bizarre reports that PIF was going to pull funding for the Saudi-backed Tour.

Ronan dials in from Augusta National as he and Peter wax lyrical about Rory McIlroy's 36-hole performance which has given him the largest Masters lead at this stage in history. A blistering four closing birdies and six birdies in seven holes on the back nine have Rory six shots clear on twelve-under after a 65.

All the stats point towards it being done. But can a certain Shane Lowry maintain his challenge? Ronan also goes through everything he has seen over the two days, including his favourite pint of choice and tasty treats.

From storm Dave, US Border Control and then a hotel fire, Ronan has had quite the year trying to get to the Masters. He has finally made it and jumps on a call with Pete to go through his experience so far and everything he has seen at Augusta National on Monday and Tuesday.

On this week's edition of the podcast, Peter and Ronan react to the good news and the bad news in America. Gary Woodland produced the comeback story of the season with his sensational and inspirational win at the Texas Children's Houston Open for his first win since 2019 and his first win since coming back to the PGA Tour after brain surgery. Unfortunately, his exploits were overshadowed by the antics of Tiger Woods who is in the limelight for all the wrong reasons after being charged with another DUI offence in Florida.
Meanwhile, the clocks have sprung forward in Ireland meaning it is championship season. First up is the West of Ireland and we have a full preview in the second half of the podcast.

With Charley Hull, the latest star name to be added to the 2026 KPMG Women's Irish Open at The K Club, Peter sat down with Tournament Director Cian Branagan to discuss how the event has grown and its big plans for the future.