Sliced Golf Podcast

Ben and Sam try to make sense of one of the greatest golf tournaments, greatest Sundays, and greatest achievements in the history of the game, as Rory McIlroy completes the career Grand Slam by winning the Masters at Augusta. Oh, and Renato Paratore's win on the HotelPlanner Tour, the world of golf this week, fantasy picks, and Highest Bidder.

Ben and Sam pass another new milestone with their first major championship special, and what a way to begin as they talk all things The Masters (once they've gone through Ben's backdrop and the scandal of the fake lefty). Our duo share their first Masters memories and their favourite renewals of the first major of the men's season, before profiling every player under 100/1. Then, Ben has the simplest of tasks in Highest Bidder, but hopes nobody makes winning a green jacket look that simple come Sunday. Unless it's McIlroy...

Ben and Sam welcome Ryder Cup legend Paul McGinley to Sliced. He talks to us about what that event has meant to his life and career and how much of an influence Sam Torrance was on his successful captaincy in 2024. Then it's onto his role on the DP World Tour board when Saudi Arabia came calling, and what he sees for the future of men's professional golf. We talk Rory and the Masters and then Paul has a crack at Highest Bidder.

Love is in the air as Ben and Sam gush over Viktor Hovland's stunning victory in the Valspar Championship, and Richard Mansell following his mate and winning in Singapore. Then there's Scottie on Rahm and Tiger on social media, before Ben finds another way to almost win but actually lose in Highest Bidder.

Ben and Sam react to Rory McIlroy's PLAYERS win before they wonder whether Phil Mickelson really does believe Joaquin Niemann is the world's number one golfer. There are rueful reflections of a breakout win for Josh Berry in India, a look ahead to a rainy Singapore Classic, details of a ticket giveaway, and a tense Highest Bidder.

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Ben and Sam reflect on narrow wins for Calum Hill and Russell Henley on a dramatic Sunday of golf on both the main men's tours. There's a bit of Ryder Cup chat plus a Presidents Cup tale of when Sam met Fred, before focus turns to one of the biggest events in golf - The PLAYERS Championship. Finally, Ben turns cheerleader as Sam goes high on Highest Bidder.

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Ben and Sam talk rain in Durban and birdies in Florida with wins for Dylan Naidoo and Joe Highsmith. Then it's onto the biggest story in golf last week as Ryan Peake completed his comeback just as fellow felon Angel Cabrera announced his Masters return. Things are a little less serious as we check in on the latest LIV quotes and TGL results, before the toughest Highest Bidder yet.

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Ben and Sam react to the remarkable play-off for the Mexico Open and a somewhat less remarkable Kenya Open. There's talk of DP World Tour status as one European swaps Africa for Argentina, and the latest no-news-is-bad-news update from the PIF-PGA talks. We hear Sam's inside word on this week's SA Open host, Ben's memories of the Cog... Honda Classic, and news of a prize worth winning via the DP World Tour's Fantasy Race to Dubai game.

Ben and Sam reflect on an outrageously simple win for Ludvig Aberg at Torrey Pines, where Tiger Woods answered questions about the future of the PGA Tour and men's professional golf. There's analysis of Rory McIlroy's comments earlier in the week and a potential slow play solution, then it's around the tours including Ben's first-hand account of golf in Kenya. Finally, Highest Bidder returns...

Ben and Sam welcome recent DP World Tour winner Laurie Canter to Sliced. Laurie talks about that win in Bahrain, how much he got from the Team Cup and what changed for him as a player back in 2020. He explains what it was like when LIV Golf came along a couple of years later and offers his take on what the future of golf could and perhaps should look like. Finally, he has a crack at Highest Bidder...