With the 2025 Open due to return to Portrush we thought it was a good time to reprise our episodes on what it takes to put on a major championship. We were fortunate to sit down with John Bamber, Chairman of the Championship Committee for the 2019 Open and hear all about the commitment/effort/determination required to get the Championship back to the north coast of Northern Ireland. 
This remains one of our highest rated episodes of the podcast and hopefully well worth the Foggies time to listen again. New episodes coming from late September. Interact with the podcast via our X portal @ITFOG_podcast or via Instagram @ITFOG. Have a great summer.

Major season is over, the USA has a clean sweep in this years tournaments with Xander Schauffele winning his second major at Royal Troon. Martin, Des and young Mike discuss the action from the 152nd Open Championship and decide on the winners and losers from the Ayrshire coast. We also examine our predictions and discover some stark differences in results, before debating a bold prediction for 2025.
ITFOG now goes on summer holiday for a few weeks but we will post some summer repeats for all our regular Foggies to re-enjoy until we return with Season 5 in September. Our thanks to all our guests who contributed in Season 4 and also to our loyal listeners without whom this would be a pointless endeavour.
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Martin and Des sit down to discuss the Genesis Scottish Open, a great win for home favourite Bob MacIntyre, and preview the 152nd Open from Royal Troon. Young Mike dials in from his isolation ward (actually his home office) as he fights a new bout of Covid but in his own words "the show must go on".
Plenty of talking points from Bob's free drop on 16, Aberg's unexpected slump, Keegan's appointment as USA Ryder Cup Captain, Joost Luiten's continuing battle to make the Olympics, Ayaka Furue's first major, Harry Hall's breakthrough PGA win and a win for Sergio on the exhibition circuit.
Plus our preview of the Open and our choices for who might win, who can deliver a sneaky top 5 and which big name do we see going home early by missing the cut. Agree/disagree via our Twitter/X portal @ITFOG_podcast or via Instagram @ITFOG. Have a great Open week.

A bonus episode for our listeners as Martin catches up with BBC Golf Correspondent and Chipping Forecast regular, Iain Carter, to discuss his recent book "Golf Wars". An opportunity for a golf fan to ask questions directly to someone with an inside track to the billion dollar battle for the soul of professional golf.
Iain also gives his view on the surprise appointment of Keegan Bradley to lead Team USA into the next Ryder Cup to be held at Bethpage in New York. Put on the spot Iain also predicts a winner, a sneaky top 5 and a big name to miss the cut at next week's Open Championship.
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Martin and Des catch up on a couple of dramatic finishes to recent tournaments, not all of which were specifically golf related. Also joining the boys is friend of the show, Sam Harrop, who recently undertook his first golf trip to Northern Ireland and we were keen to get his impressions of his whistlestop tour. Plus our usual round up of news and views from around the mad world of golf.
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After a nailbiting conclusion to the 124th US Open from Pinehurst, Martin and Des sit down to discuss the result and deal with their disappointment and heartache. Bryson won the title but it was Rory's for the taking until a couple of bad decisions derailed his bid to end his major drought. Lots of news, views and stories from one of the best majors in recent years.
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As we head into US Open week Martin, Des and young Mike spend some time analysing the odds and trying to predict who can be successful at Pinehurst. Is the US Open the hardest major to predict? Is it the hardest major to win? Is Pinehurst atypical of US Open courses and will that very fact throw up a huge surprise? Find out who the team at ITFOG fancy for a win, a sneaky top five and which big name players do we predict to miss the cut.
Also a roundup from the Memorial, the Scandanavian Mixed, The LPGA Shoprite and the LIV exhibition circus went to Houston, plus other news and views from around the golfing world.
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Martin and Des celebrate Bobby Mac's big win in Canada, Lauri Cantor's win in Germany and Des's win in County Sligo! We also recap the stories from the Women's US Open from Lancaster Country Club which delivered a second US Open title to Yuka Saso. Plenty of other news, views and chat from around the world of golf.
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The USPGA is in the books and Xander has his first major, Bryson gave it a good try on behalf of LIV albeit coming up just short and Viktor emerged from his slump to show us the player we have all come to love. However, surprisingly these were not the biggest stories from Valhalla, Rory's news of impending divorce kicked off the week, Jimmy Dunne resigned from the PGA Advisory Board citing "lack of progress" with the PGA/PIF deal as his reason and then Scottie Scheffler got arrested and briefly jailed before getting bailed out and heading back to the course. Martin and Des try to make sense of the year's second major. Interact with the podcast via our Twitter/X link @ITFOG_podcast or via Instagram @ITFOG

Martin and Des catch up after a couple of weeks away from the studio. We preview the form of the main contenders for the upcoming USPGA championship from Valhalla. Can Scottie keep winning, can Rory turn back the clock and win again at Valhalla, can Brooks defend his title and can Jon Rahm generate some momentum after his defection to LIV in the autumn? We also discuss other issues including the PGA's invites to LIV players, Greg's newest claims and why Jordan Spieth is obviously set on vetoing any deal with the PIF. 
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