As Scottie's insane run of consecutive top 10 finishes comes to an end, what does the future hold for the world's best player? Martin, Des and Ron briefly discuss this before diving into the Genesis Invitational results, the Magical Kenyan Open on the DPWT, the implications of Anthony Kim beating Jon Rahm & Bryson De Chambeau in Adelaide and the breaking news regarding the DPWT granting releases to 8 LIV players. However, the biggest storyline is who is refusing the DPWT olive branch. We also break big news about an upcoming episode with an old friend of the show.

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New contributor, Ron, has to deal with Martin on a full scale rant about a behaviour incident at the WM Phoenix Open, albeit at the end of the day Ron's viewpoint is not dissimilar. Plenty of chat about Patrick Reed's surge in form and profile, Chris Gotterup's surge up the OWGR rankings following another win, and LIV's surge of complaints that they are still not being treated fairly by the OWGR! Despite the absence of Des and young Mike there is no shortage of debate and opinion about the golfing stories that interest us.

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Full house at ITFOG HQ as Martin & Des are joined in the studio by "young Mike" and over the worldwide web by Ron. Has Patrick Reed achieved some respect and redemption by winning the Dubai Desert Classic over the weekend? What do his press conference comments signal, a future at LIV or a plea to allow him a way back to the PGA Tour via the DPWT? Plenty of chat about the current state of world golf and whether Jon Rahm remains an elite player or a very rich and disillusioned malcontent. 

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The team at ITFOG are called in for an "emergency pod" as we analyse the big news coming out of Ponte Vedra. Brooks Koepka is coming back to the PGA Tour, the deal is done, the reparations decided but the effect on the wider world of golf is not yet known. Will other big names reconsider their positions now that Brooks has shown them the path, how will Mr PIF react to this obvious setback to his passion project (LIV Golf) and will this galvanise the DPWT to expedite the arbitration/fines pending for Jon Rahm/Tyrell Hatton/Tom McKibbin?

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As we enter 2026 what does the world of golf have in store for us all? Although we don't actually know what will happen, we never shy away from giving our predictions. With Des and young Mike unavailable it falls to Martin and 'new boy' Ron to tackle the task of predicting the future. Who will win the majors, who will step forward in a new season and who will fall back, will LIV Golf survive as some of it's star names choose to exit the league rather than renew their contracts? Plenty to chat about as we start the new golf season.

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As we round out 2025 it's time for our annual 'naughty or nice' list from the world of golf. Martin and Des have done this before, but it was a first run out for newest team member Ron. Always one of our favourite shows of the year as we debate who should make it onto each side of the list. Plenty of discussions around players, administrators, courses and tournaments with some consensus from the panel and then also some lively debate.

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We wish all our listeners, from wherever you listen, a very happy Christmas and a peaceful new year.

Plenty to talk about this week as Martin, Des & Ron debate events at the Australian Open, the Nedbank Golf Challenge and the Hero world Challenge all played over the last few days. The boys then turn their attention to the current OWGR rankings and some winners and losers in 2025. Ron then tables a debate about YouTube golfers and is intrigued to see what way the 'old traditionalists" view this new crop of golfing content creators. 

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After missing ITFOG's normal 14 day recording schedule Martin & Des are back in the studio to catch up on all the major golf stories of the last few weeks. Joining them for the first time is Ron Greer, known to many on Tik Tok as "the winter golfer" who brings a new set of opinions to the discussion, plus we quiz him on his top 5 golf courses that he has played. 

We debate whether Rory or Scottie is the golfer of the year, which DPWT player has shunned a PGA Tour card to sign with LIV Golf and whether LIV's move to a 72 hole format will help them achieve OWGR points.

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After our recent outing on the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush, it's time for Martin and Des to own up to the reality that Championship golf courses are hard. Despite great company and favourable weather both of the seasoned old campaigners struggled to deliver any consistency over this north Antrim masterpiece.

Plenty of general discussion about the DPWT and solving their LIV problem plus a roundup of everything that interests us from around the world of professional golf.

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Tommy Fleetwood is the biggest star of the autumn with two wins and a stellar Ryder Cup performance. Martin and Des meet to discuss his recent win in Delhi and what this might mean for his future major prospects. 

Plenty of other news from around the world of golf, particularly the ongoing fallout of fans behaviour at Bethpage, LIV Golf's laughable financial results and their assertion that the league is gaining sponsorship deals which boost franchise values, Richard Bland's win in Scotland and both his and other LIV players future relationship with the DPWT. Plus, Martin & Des discuss their prospects as they head to Royal Portrush to tackle the 2025 Open Championship course in the next couple of days.

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