Hooked on Sport

Hooky gives his uneducated thoughts on Willunga Golf Course, home of the Players Series in South Australia.

Acclaimed golf course architect Ryan van der Veen joins us to discuss a range of upgrades to course around Adelaide, including Glenelg, West Lakes and his historic work on Grange East.

this week Sophie and Hooky get into gear with a review of both the Royal Adelaide and West Lakes club championships and two regional course opens.

Sophie discusses another annoying course vandalism story and Hooky shares his disappointment about Australian team selections at the Asia Pacific Amateur.

Soph and Hooky pick their favourite 17th holes around the state in Mt Rushmore and Hooky handles a gentle Who Am I from Soph with ease.

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Our guest Adam Bland joins us following his thrilling victory in the Players Series at Willunga.

And we discuss the latest in LIV golf as players leave en masse, BC Partners continue their quest to leverage past losses; and LIV executives seem to have shamelessly helped themselves to large advances while vendors go unpaid .

Hooky and Soph begin this episode with some personal news: they're now officially a media company, and they're in the finals of SA Press Club Awards for Best Podcast.

After that brief self-indulgence, the chat turns to the feature local golf results around the state, before they break down the Players Series at Willunga, won by SA local Adam Bland.

The pair go around the globe assessing the results on all the major professional tours, before returning home for regular segments Mt Rushmore and Who Am I.

Sophie and Hooky recap tje weekend in international golf, and chase the latest on the LIV Golf League as it battles to re-emerge from bankruptcy.

The co-hosts discuss the minimum number of A Grade drawcard players the Adelaide public could stomach if LIV made its way to Kooyonga in 2027.

Also on the agenda: India Championship, Macao Open and slow play solutions on the LPGA.

Leading SA professional Lachy Barker joins us for this episode which focusses in on the Players Series tournament played at Willunga from Thursday.

Barker describes the small advantages of playing a pro event on a course he grew up on, how he feels his game is tracking in the lead up to his home event, and his popularity amongst the field looking for cheap accommodation at is family home just minutes from the venue.

Lachy sticks around for Mount Rushmore and Who Am I?

As always thanks to RSAYS and Mistral

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This episode features all the latest insight into LIV Golf and the likelihood it returns to Adelaide in 2027. Sophie and Hooky discuss the player exodus, BC Partners' curious history with bankrupt businesses, and the growing sense the SA government has lost all faith in the LIV 2.0 model.

The pair also discuss the uncomfortable news on Keegan Bradley and his poor temper, and cover off the winners and losers in a massive weekend of pro golf.

Sophie and Hooky cover the diverse range of stories in SA golf this week, beginning with a partial amputation to the left ring finger of leading SA pro Wade Ormsby. He revealed the injury on social media after getting it caught while hitching a trailer.

The show also covers the SA country championships, the top performers at the Tasmanian Amateur and the Jack Newton Junior Invitational, before covering off on a few regional course upgrades and finishing with Mount Rushmore and Who Am I.

As usual a big thanks to our partners RSAYS and Mistral.

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Hooky chats with Raf Jose of Future Golf