Why Golf
Why Golf

Why Golf

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Why Golf brings you the latest thought-provoking perspectives and discussion, from influential and experienced characters,  within and around the golf industry. Fuelled by insights from the brand new http://thisiswhygolf.com platform, we explore and challenge opinions on the hot topics within the sport. Why Golf is presented by Skyscanner.

Recent Episodes

Olympic silver medallist and Ryder Cup winner Tommy Fleetwood
OCT 28, 2024
Olympic silver medallist and Ryder Cup winner Tommy Fleetwood
<div>For the final episode of the series, we’re chatting to Olympic silver medallist and Ryder Cup winner Tommy Fleetwood!<br> <br> He tells Di about his experience in Paris on his way to making the Olympic podium and what it was like securing the Ryder Cup for Europe in Rome in 2023.<br> <br> Tommy also describes how special it was meeting his golfing idol Ernie Els when he was just eight, the path he took to becoming a professional golfer and the pride he has in his golf academies in both the UK and Dubai.<br> <br> Plus what does he make of Michael McIntyre’s accusation that Tommy is to blame for the comedian’s glute injury?!<br> <br> Find more Why Golf content on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thisiswhygolf/">Instagram</a>, and watch this episode on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9DNDWkKDl7BilEfLNxToQ">here</a>.<br> <br> To find out more about everything the Why Golf platform has to offer, head to <a href="https://www.thisiswhygolf.com/">thisiswhygolf.com</a>.<br> <br> Submit your messages to the team <a href="https://forms.gle/HZgypWqVHtrRTC4W7">here</a>!<br> <br> The Why Golf podcast is presented by Skyscanner.</div>
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48 MIN
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship – Part 2 with Brooks Koepka, Louis Oosthuizen and Peter Jones
OCT 17, 2024
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship – Part 2 with Brooks Koepka, Louis Oosthuizen and Peter Jones
<div>In the second of a special 2-part episode from the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, we visit two of the most iconic golf courses in the UK - St Andrews and Kingsbarns!</div> <br> <div>There Di speaks to 5-time major winner Brooks Koepka about the friendly rivalry with his brother and also 2010 Open winner Louis Oosthuizen about what drew him to playing on the LIV tour.</div> <br> <div>Fellow South African Branden Grace also shares his thoughts about the future of golf and star of Dragons’ Den and Shark Tank Peter Jones hears our pitch for a new golf invention. Will he agree to invest?!<br> <br> Find more Why Golf content on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thisiswhygolf/">Instagram</a>, and watch this episode on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9DNDWkKDl7BilEfLNxToQ">here</a>.<br> <br> To find out more about everything the Why Golf platform has to offer, head to <a href="https://www.thisiswhygolf.com/">thisiswhygolf.com</a>.<br> <br> Submit your messages to the team <a href="https://forms.gle/HZgypWqVHtrRTC4W7">here</a>!<br> <br> The Why Golf podcast is presented by Skyscanner.</div>
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29 MIN
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship – Part 1 with Jamie Redknapp, Ruud Gullit and Pablo Larrazabal
OCT 14, 2024
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship – Part 1 with Jamie Redknapp, Ruud Gullit and Pablo Larrazabal
<div>Come and walk the iconic Old Course at St Andrews as we return to the home of golf for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship!</div> <br> <div>Di catches up with former footballers Jamie Redknapp and Ruud Gullit on how important golf is to their lives and just how exciting it is to take part in the tournament as amateurs.</div> <br> <div>She also speaks to 2013 winner David Howell and Dan Brown, who reflects on his remarkable T10 finish at this year’s Open Championship. Pablo Larrazabal also reveals which lucky charm he always carries in his golf bag.<br> <br> Find more Why Golf content on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thisiswhygolf/">Instagram</a>, and watch this episode on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9DNDWkKDl7BilEfLNxToQ">here</a>.<br> <br> To find out more about everything the Why Golf platform has to offer, head to <a href="https://www.thisiswhygolf.com/">thisiswhygolf.com</a>.<br> <br> Submit your messages to the team <a href="https://forms.gle/HZgypWqVHtrRTC4W7">here</a>!<br> <br> The Why Golf podcast is presented by Skyscanner.</div>
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38 MIN
BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am with Michael McIntyre, Dougray Scott, Matt Wallace and Ollie Pope
SEP 30, 2024
BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am with Michael McIntyre, Dougray Scott, Matt Wallace and Ollie Pope
<div>Want to know why comedian Michael McIntyre sometimes thinks he can win the Masters? Or who would be in England cricketer Ollie Pope’s dream fourball? Or why actor Dougray Scott had to turn down a round of golf with Bill Clinton?</div> <br> <div>We’ve got all the answers and more in this week’s episode of Why Golf!</div> <br> <div>We’ve travelled to Wentworth for the BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am where Di also caught up with former footballer Ben Foster, TV presenter Dan Walker, pro golfer Matt Wallace, Augusta University student Jess Pilgrim, Seve Ballesteros’ former caddie Billy Foster and co-founder of Sport Parkinson’s Charlie Appleyard.<br> <br> Find more Why Golf content on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thisiswhygolf/">Instagram</a>, and watch this episode on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9DNDWkKDl7BilEfLNxToQ">here</a>.<br> <br> To find out more about everything the Why Golf platform has to offer, head to <a href="https://www.thisiswhygolf.com/">thisiswhygolf.com</a>.<br> <br> Submit your messages to the team <a href="https://forms.gle/HZgypWqVHtrRTC4W7">here</a>!<br> <br> The Why Golf podcast is presented by Skyscanner.</div>
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45 MIN
The Solheim Cup – Part 2 with Leona Maguire, Stacy Lewis and Tisha Alyn
SEP 19, 2024
The Solheim Cup – Part 2 with Leona Maguire, Stacy Lewis and Tisha Alyn
<div>Why Golf is back in Virginia for a second episode from the 2024 Solheim Cup.</div> <br> <div>Di catches up with both the European and American camps, including USA captain Stacy Lewis and Irish star Leona Maguire, to reflect on what the competition means to them. She also travels to Stonewall Golf Club where she speaks to golf influencers Georgia Ball, Carolina Romero, Brady Nuss, Tisha Alyn and Kat Shee to find out their Why Golf.</div> <br> <div>Di also looks to the future, finding out how preparations for the 2026 Solheim Cup are going with Sabine Riezebos, General Manager of Bernardus Golf Club where the next edition will be held.</div> <br> <div>Plus hear from America’s victorious Junior Solheim Cup team including captain Beth Daniel!<br> <br> Find more Why Golf content on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thisiswhygolf/">Instagram</a>, and watch this episode on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9DNDWkKDl7BilEfLNxToQ">here</a>.<br> <br> To find out more about everything the Why Golf platform has to offer, head to <a href="https://www.thisiswhygolf.com/">thisiswhygolf.com</a>.<br> <br> Submit your messages to the team <a href="https://forms.gle/HZgypWqVHtrRTC4W7">here</a>!<br> <br> The Why Golf podcast is presented by Skyscanner.</div>
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43 MIN