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#198: International Women's Week special
Mar 11, 2021
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As we celebrate the impact of women in our great game, the long absent Alison Whitaker makes a return to the co-hosting chair as we chat with WPGA boss Karen Lunn, Victoria Golf Club devotee Jan Jelleff and our Visionary of the Year February award winners. Co-hosts Mark Hayes and Martin Blake also run through the news of the week including Bryson DeChambeau’s musclebound heroics and Andrew Martin’s hour of power at TPS Bonnie Doon. All this and a whole lot more.
#197: Braith Anasta & #QldOpen
Mar 04, 2021
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It’s episode #197 for Inside the Ropes and it’s an eclectic mix. NRL legend and budding golf player manager Braith Anasta tells us why he’s excited to host The Players Series in Sydney, talks about his (very tidy) golf, and a little rugby league anecdote. Luke Bates runs us through a preview of the Isuzu Queensland Open next week at Pelican Waters. And we look at the implications of the Tiger Woods car accident for golf.
#196: Langers, Kristalle Blum & another 59!
Feb 23, 2021
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If you’ve ever wanted the inside scoop on what goes on in the back rooms of world golf, Andrew Langford-Jones is your man. Today, “Langers” shares a couple of cracking stories, including spilling the beans on how he kept Tiger’s secret a secret during the 2009 Australian Masters! Kristalle Blum, winner of the WPGA’s inaugural Athena competition, drops by to tell hosts Andy Maher and Mark Hayes how it has changed her life. Plus we talk to Grahame Stinson, the newest member of “Club 59” and flash around the world for the latest news and views.
#195: Bryden, Grace and Louis
Feb 18, 2021
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It’s Aussie winners all round this week with Moonah Links PGA Classic winner Bryden MacPherson dropping in as a scarily knowledgable co-host for the first time. He joins regulars Andy Maher and Mark Hayes in chatting with newly crowned Australian Amateur champions Grace Kim and Louis Dobbelaar.All that and all the news and views from around the golfing world.
#194: Clayts, Chris Wood & #AusAm
Feb 09, 2021
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The great ball rollback debate goes on, and Mike Clayton is at the forefront again. Architect, commentator and strident critic ‘Clayts’ joins us for this week’s edition. As does Chris Wood, winner of last weekend’s Victorian PGA Championship. We cross to Adelaide for Mark Hayes’ take on the Australian Amateur at Kooyonga. Hosts Andy Maher, Martin Blake and Mike Clayton also work through the domination of Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka’s big comeback victory in Phoenix.
#193: Brad Kennedy, Molly McLean and a visionary
Feb 02, 2021
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There were two types of golf drama that dominated this week … the bad kind with Patrick Reed’s rules drama and the very best kind with Brad Kennedy saluting amid a host of great challengers at the fabulous debut of The Players Series at Rosebud.We chat with Kennedy and youngster Molly McLean who played a fascinating part of her own at Rosebud.Hosts Andy Maher, Mark Hayes and Stacey Peters also chat with our first Visionary of the Year recipient and walk though all the other news in golf, both home and abroad.
#192: Hannah Green and Todd Harper
Jan 28, 2021
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As we return to a studio (hurrah!), we turn to one of Australian golf’s favourites to tee off our 2021 campaign. Hannah Green drops in from Perth to tell us how her world has changed. Hosts Andy Maher and Mark Hayes also talk to Cancer Council boss Todd Harper about the enormous success of the Longest Day in Golf around the country and catch up on all the news from around the golfing globe this summer.
#191: Steph Kyriacou and Travis Smyth
Nov 25, 2020
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The show that breaks down all borders did it again today, going inside the quarantine hotel to speak with the rising star of Australian golf, Steph Kyriacou, after her amazing rookie year on the Ladies European Tour. We then cross to Florida to catch up with her St Michael’s clubmate Travis Smyth, who tells all about his new base and how he’s dealing with the pandemic’s challenges. Regular visitors Karen Lunn and Nick Dastey drop by to share some exciting news about not only the Australian professional calendar this summer, but also the ground-breaking name change for the women’s domestic tour. All this and a whole lot more with hosts Mark Hayes and Martin Blake in our final show for 2020.
#190: Cam Smith, Hannah Green, Su Oh & Allan Clarke
Nov 18, 2020
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As hosts Andy Maher and Mark Hayes dissect a memorable Masters, we’re joined by one of its record-setting protagonists, Cam Smith. From the agony of his near miss to the battle to thicken his moustache, the young Queenslander gives us a great insight into all that made his week so entertaining. We get special “couchside” access to great mates Hannah Green and Su Oh courtesy of Luke Mackey in Florida. Then we cross to northern NSW to catch up with Allan Clarke, he of the astounding 34 club championships, to learn of the esky-toting buggy that has helped him to golfing immortality at his beloved Macksville. All that and a heap more, including Steph Kyriacou’s sensational rise through the world rankings.
#189: Greg Chalmers and Ben Everill
Nov 11, 2020
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Masters week is in full swing and we return to Ben Everill this week - who will provide the best Aussie-focussed coverage there is via AAP - to find out how different the November Masters has looked to this point. Then, we skip west to Texas to catch up with two-time Australian Open champ Greg Chalmers. We touch on the distance debate, get the latest on Greg's back, hear how some coaching could be in his near future... and hear one of the all-time great Masters stories from Greg's first hole in 2001! Plus, Mark Hayes and Justin Falconer wrap Minjee Lee's incredible performance under the bright lights in Dubai, plus the efforts of future stars Steph Kyriacou and Gabi Ruffels. And for more info on how you can score one of 29 awesome prizes just by watching The Masters this week, head to masterslivingroom.golf!
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