<description>&lt;div&gt;This week, we’ve flown to Southern Spain and Real Club Valderrama to meet the biggest golf YouTuber on the planet – Rick Shiels!&lt;/div&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;div&gt;He tells guest host Gabbie Partington how he first got into golf in Manchester, before his career trajectory changed dramatically when he set up a YouTube channel – initially to encourage golfers to book lessons with him!&lt;/div&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;div&gt;Rick also gives an honest assessment of his decision to become a LIV ambassador, despite initial reservations about the tour, and shares what it was like having backlash from his followers after the news was announced.&lt;/div&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;div&gt;Then we look ahead to the future – could shorter format competitions of only 12 holes a round become the norm? And what is being done to encourage golfers who have taken up the sport, but not reached an elite level, to continue?&lt;/div&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;div&gt;Rick’s become one of the most influential voices in the modern game – find out how in this episode!&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Find more Why Golf content on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/thisiswhygolf/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, and watch this episode on YouTube &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9DNDWkKDl7BilEfLNxToQ"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; To find out more about everything the Why Golf platform has to offer, head to &lt;a href="https://www.thisiswhygolf.com/"&gt;thisiswhygolf.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Submit your messages to the team &lt;a href="https://forms.gle/HZgypWqVHtrRTC4W7"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; The Why Golf podcast is presented by Skyscanner.&lt;/div&gt; </description>

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Rick Shiels on becoming the world’s biggest golf YouTuber & joining LIV Golf as a global ambassador!

JUL 22, 202562 MIN
Why Golf

Rick Shiels on becoming the world’s biggest golf YouTuber & joining LIV Golf as a global ambassador!

JUL 22, 202562 MIN

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<div>This week, we’ve flown to Southern Spain and Real Club Valderrama to meet the biggest golf YouTuber on the planet – Rick Shiels!</div> <br> <div>He tells guest host Gabbie Partington how he first got into golf in Manchester, before his career trajectory changed dramatically when he set up a YouTube channel – initially to encourage golfers to book lessons with him!</div> <br> <div>Rick also gives an honest assessment of his decision to become a LIV ambassador, despite initial reservations about the tour, and shares what it was like having backlash from his followers after the news was announced.</div> <br> <div>Then we look ahead to the future – could shorter format competitions of only 12 holes a round become the norm? And what is being done to encourage golfers who have taken up the sport, but not reached an elite level, to continue?</div> <br> <div>Rick’s become one of the most influential voices in the modern game – find out how in this episode!<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>