Although the ITFOG team signed off for the summer, the world of golf continues to watch LIV Golf's efforts to raise funding to survive past this season. We will be back with a podcast on their progress in the near future but until then we thought that listening to the story of LIV's origins and the reasons behind it's creation would be of interest to our newer listeners. Therefore, we have edited our chat with renowned journalist and NY Times bestselling author, Alan Shipnuck, as a summer filler as we attempt to relax and play some golf.

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The majors are in the bag, the FedEx playoffs are a few weeks away and so the team at ITFOG are signing off until early September to allow for some rest & relaxation. However, before we disappeared we convened at the studio to review the 2026 major season, talk about what we are looking forward to in the months ahead and debate the future of LIV Golf as it appears to be wilting before our eyes. 

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Today's episode makes no excuses for focusing entirely on a pretty eventful week at the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. The event delivered triumphs and heartaches, arguments and controversies, rulings and reliefs plus a host of associated storylines. In the heat of battle one man took it upon himself to go win it while others faded over the closing stretch. Is Ryan Fox the most relatable winner in recent times? Was Bryson unfairly penalised? Did Scottie get one of the "luckiest" rulings of all time? Was this year's open a classic? We debate all of these questions and many more.

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As we head into Open Championship week Martin, Des & Chris sit down in a boiling hot studio to reflect on a great weekend for Korean golf with wins in both the men's and ladies game. Will success at the Genesis Scottish Open propel Tom Kim to feature at Birkdale, will Haeron Ryu top Nelly Korda for player of the year and, most importantly, which ITFOG panellist will win the coveted Predictions Game honours? Find out some interesting facts about the Open's history at Royal Birkdale plus the reasons our panel select their choices for the final major of the 2026 season.

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Plenty to talk about in professional golf as we head towards the last major of the 2026 season. Martin, Des and Ron convene @ ITFOG HQ to discuss Viktor edging out Scottie, Wyndham not being a popular winner at the US Open, the speed of play at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship and the race for places to play in 2027 as LIV Golf looks increasingly vulnerable. Plus we analyse the rsults from our US Open predictions game, maybe that is why our resident PGA Coaching Professional was 'unavailable' for this episode.

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At previous US Opens Shinnecock Hills grabbed the headlines as playing conditions got away from the USGA and the world's finest players were somewhat humbled. Will 2026 be any different or more of the same?

Martin, Des, Ron and Chris debate the course and try to predict outcomes (always a fun pre major pastime, with only occasional success) as well as catching up with other stories from around the wider world of golf.

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After a quiet couple of weeks the team assemble at ITFOG HQ to discuss the Charles Schwab Challenge on the PGA Tour, the Austrian Open on the DPWT and LIV Golf Korea on the Exhibition circuit plus other ramifications surrounding the withdrawal of Saudi funding at the end of this season. We also quiz our resident PGA Coaching Professional, Chris Gallagher, on his time coaching in China and the challenges he faced.

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Aronimink is in the books, a new major champion has been crowned and a few "favourites" have had a reality check. Martin, Ron & Chris review the PGA Championship and the media response to a strange week just outside Philadelphia. Is Aaron Rai a breath of fresh air, is Jon Rahm on his way back to form (and an established tour), is Bryson wasting his best years by pursuing peripheral projects. All this and more in this week's episode.

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The next major of the 2026 season is upon us as we await our heroes teeing off at Aronimink on Thursday. Who will carry their form into the second major of the season? Will Rory go back to back majors? Will Scottie just turn it up a gear and blow the opposition away? Will this be Cam Young's or Ludvig Aberg's breakthrough major? Will Michael Block make the cut to perpetuate the man, the myth, the legend? We discuss possible outcomes and make our picks for a winner, a top 5 placing and a "big name" to miss the cut.

We also catch up on other news stories from around the world of golf. Let us have your thoughts via our social portals on X @ITFOG_podcast, Instagram @ITFOG or BlueSky @ITFOG-podcast

So much is currently happening in the world of professional golf that Martin & Ron hit the studio to discuss Nelly Korda, Cam Young and the ever changing LIV Golf story. Joining them is PGA Coaching Professional, Chris Gallagher, who makes his debut on In The Footsteps Of Giants to help us analyse what makes great players great.

Plenty of golf news and chat without any of those pesky ads you find on other podcasts! Interact with us via our social portals on X @ITFOG_podcast, Instagram @ITFOG and BlueSky @ITFOG-podcast