Inside The Ropes

Episode 227 has dropped.Champions tour gun Rod Pampling talks about his doubts over a return of Tiger Woods, plus coaching his golf-crazy son. And Gavin Kirkman from the Australian Golf Industry Council drops in to talk hosts Martin Blake and Tony Webeck through the newly-published Nature Report on the state of golf. Plus plenty more news and views…

This week:The hugely popular Players Series adds a Hunter Valley event, Peter O’Malley and Nick Dastey jump in to talk us through what that looks like.We discuss Bryson DeChambeau and the long drive, and talk to Susan Mahler from Riversdale Golf Club - the latest Visionary of the Year award winner. Plus all the golfing news with hosts Martin Blake and Matt Cutler.

This week:The Americans dominated the Ryder Cup but can they be challenged at the Presidents Cup next year? Mike Clayton joins hosts Martin Blake and Stacey Peters to discuss. Plus we talk to brilliant WA amateur Kirsten Rudgeley about her success in Europe.

This week on Inside The Ropes:A round-table with Royal Melbourne Andrew Kirby and Golf NSW’s Stuart Fraser about golf in a pandemic, and the notion of no jab-no play.Plus the legend of Concord, 100-year-old Anne Burton.Hosts Martin Blake and Tony Webeck talk us through the week in golf.

This week on Inside The Ropes, hosts Martin Blake and Tony Webeck take a look at Lucas Herbert’s prospects for the PGA Tour along with his longtime coach, Dom Azzopardi.Plus some exciting girls’ golf scholarships through the Australian Golf Foundation, a quick look at the Ryder Cup team announcements, and plenty more.

This week on Inside The Ropes, we drill into the postponements of the Australian Open and the PGA Championship with Nick Dastey from the PGA and Therese Magdulski from Golf Australia.We chat to Stella Cugley, the latest Visionary of the Year winner, about her work championing gender equality at Peninsula-Kingswood Country Golf Club.Hosts Martin Blake and Stacey Peters also wrap the FedEx Cup.

Episode 222 has dropped, and it’s a round-table discussion on the new Australian golf strategy that’s in train. Hosts Martin Blake and Matt Cutler talk to Karen Lunn from the WPGA Tour of Australasia, Gavin Kirkman from the PGA of Australia, and James Sutherland from Golf Australia.We chat Get Into Golf Seniors with APIA ambassador Andrew Daddo.Plus Cam Smith’s pitch at a $US15 million prize, and golf from all around the world.

This week on Inside The Ropes, Lucas Hebert joins us from Columbus, Georgia (not Columbus, Ohio where he was meant to be) after securing his PGA Tour card for next season at the Korn Ferry Tour. Golf Australia's Christian Hamilton also joins us to discuss golf's desire to be included in the Paralympics in the future. Hosts Martin Blake and Tony Webeck also discuss Minjee Lee and Steph Kyriacou's thrilling performances at the AIG Women's Open, Cam Smith's runner-up finish at the Northern Trust, Rod Pampling's drought-breaking Champions Tour victory and much more!

Episode 220 has dropped and we focus on the feel-good story of Brett Drewitt, the New South Welshman who has qualified for the PGA Tour after four years of trying. Brett drops in to talk from Idaho in the US and the WPGA's Karen Lunn previews the AIG Women's Open at Carnoustie this week. Plus Adam Scott's putting, and more...

Episode 219 is in the can. Hosts Martin Blake and Matt Cutler take us inside the team room at the Olympic Games as part of their wrap of Tokyo, we hear from Hannah Green and Marc Leishman and tackle the Olympic format. Plus news and views from all over the world of golf…

This week on Inside The Ropes, Martin Blake chats with Minjee Lee in Tokyo about the Olympics and her major win at the Evian Championships.Hosts Rod Morri and Mike Clayton talk to Grace Kim who is an amateur in name only and is playing incredible golf in the US.They also give a shoutout to Kirsten Rudgeley for her win at the English amateur, discuss the men's Olympic golf and everything else happening in Australian golf.

Another massive week in Australian golf means there is plenty to cover this week on Inside The Ropes.Hosts Rod Morri and Mike Clayton chat to CEO of the WPGA Tour of Australasia Karen Lunn about Minjee Lee's major triumph and what it means for golf.They also drop in on Golf Australia high performance manager Brad James in Tokyo as the men prepare for Olympic competition.Plus they discuss Europe versus America for up and coming golfers, and much more!

Scottish journalist John Huggan has just covered the Open Championship at Royal St George’s and he’s our guest on Inside The Ropes this week with his usual straight-shooting style.Hosts Martin Blake and Mike Clayton discuss the potential greatness of Collin Morikawa and analyse the near-miss habit of Louis Oosthuizen.They also drop in on the Outback Queensland Masters which reaches its climax in Longreach this Sunday.

Episode 215: An Open Championship special reflect with Ian Baker-Finch on his win at Royal Birkdale 30 years ago, the greatest moment of his career.Hosts Martin Blake and Matt Cutler run the line through another Aussie victory overseas … this time for Min Woo Lee at the Scottish Open, and we learn about the growing women’s numbers at Shepparton Golf Club in our Visionaries of the Year segment.

Episode 214: Hosts Martin Blake and Michael Clayton dissect the stunning string of victories by Australians on foreign tours over the weekend, Hannah Green speaks to us about her Olympic selection live and direct from hotel quarantine, and we take a quick glance at next week’s Open Championship at Royal St George’s.

Episode 213: Only months after suffering severe burns in an explosion that doctors feared might be his demise, champion Tasmanian golfer Greg Longmore is back on course and defying all the odds. Playing in a full body protective suit, Longmore shot a 66 at the weekend to highlight the importance golf in his remarkable rehab. He joins us today for one of the year’s most remarkable stories.Hosts Andy Maher and Mark Hayes are joined by fan favourite Matt Cutler for this and all the Aussie news from around the world.

Episode #212: We look back at an epic US Open and the stunning finish of Jon Rahm before turning an eye to this week's Women's PGA Championship with Karen Lunn.Hosts Mark Hayes and Martin Blake are joined by the immutable Mike Clayton who shares his uncommon wisdom, plus we chat about all the Aussies.

Episode #211: On the eve of the US Open, we chat with the super-chilled Matt Jones about his prospects and then catch up with another Sydneysider, Grace Kim, as she continues her dream tour of the USA.And in the interim, we catch up with Visionary of the Year award winners and burgeoning media stars Pam and Marg Kim at the ground-breaking Hamilton Golf Club.All this and a whole lot more from hosts Alison Whitaker and Mark Hayes.

Episode 210 is in the can with Alison Whitaker and Martin Blake on deck. We chat with Stephen Allan about qualifying for next week’s US Open 11 years after his first. Kim Felton from the PGA and Brad James from Golf Australia talk us through a new initiative around elite amateurs. Some Jon Rahm Covid drama in Ohio and Ali takes us through some horror stories at tournaments in the wake of Scott Hend’s wardrobe problems in Germany.

Episode 209: As the golfing world comes to terms with Phil Mickelson’s ground-breaking achievement, hosts Mark Hayes and Alison Whitaker marvel at golf’s oldest major champion.We share a few laughs with the ever-engaging Sarah Kemp after her best LPGA Tour result on American soil, then check in with X-Golf manager and former touring professional Peter Nolan about the rise and rise of simulator golf around Australia.Plus we walk through all the news from around the world and a whole lot more loose behaviour.