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Inbee Park made a charge on day two of the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open to share the lead with England’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff at 10-under heading into the weekend. American Jillian Hollis shot up the leaderboard into outright third with a 4-under-par 69 with Hannah Green the best performing Aussie at 6-under.

The Aussie summer of golf rolls on to South Australia and the opening round of the 2020 #WomensAusOpen is in the books!First, we're joined by golfer/blogger/podcast extraordinaire Meg MacLaren to dissect a promising start for her at Royal Adelaide and the game at large.Then John Huggan, Mike Clayton and Mark Hayes run the rule down the leaderboard, discussing the Aussies' performances on day one and more.

A day for the ages at 13th Beach.Min Woo Lee comes of age and our new women's champion, Hee Young Park comes back from the brink at the 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open.Let Rod Morri and Mark Hayes guide you through an historic day in Barwon Heads.

On arguably the wildest day in ISPS Handa Vic Open history, Min Woo Lee put in the performance of his young career with a four-under 68 to move three shots clear of the field.It was a similar story on the women's side with Ayean Cho and Madelene Sagstrom set to duke it out in Sunday's final round.Mark Hayes and Rod Morri roll through all the action on an amazing day at 13th Beach!

The halfway cut has been made and there is some serious fat to be chewed through as the 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open heads into Saturday's third round!Mark Hayes and Rod Morri are back straight after the close of play, this time joined by Mike Clayton, who got his man Blake Collyer successfully through to the weekend's action here at 13th Beach.

Day one of the 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open is in the books and we've got a women's wrap, men's wrap and all the action from around the world over the weekend.We've got another tribute to 'Damo' and discuss the latest from the distance debate!Mark Hayes is joined by Rod Morri and John Huggan!

We’ve broken a lot of ground on Inside The Ropes, but never before have we had a dame drop by.The one and only Dame Laura Davies, or “Damo” to her tour mates, tells us why she still loves coming to Australia and reveals a special guest caddie she’ll have on her bag for the next three weeks.Hosts Andy Maher, Mark Hayes and the rarely jetlagged Alison Whitaker pilot a huge show featuring a big ISPS Handa Vic Open preview, the latest on changes to your handicap and the future of the World Golf League – plus Ali provides a special insight into the celebrations after one of Australian golf’s greatest weeks abroad.

We welcome back Inside the Ropes for 2020 and catchup with everything that’s happened around the globe before previewing next month’s ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open!From a course review of the host venue, The Royal Adelaide Golf Club, Adelaide as a tourism destination, and a breakdown of the 15 major champions set to descend upon Adelaide (Karrie Webb, Hannah Green, Inbee Park, and Dame Laura Davies to name a few), South Australia is the place to be next month!Mark Hayes and Andy Maher are back in the host seats with Mike Clayton by their side. Our special guest is LPGA Senior Manager, Tour Media Christina Lance as she prepares to head down under for the summer of golf!

We might be at the last ITR for 2019, but we’ve hit the tape full of running. We chat with International team vice-captain Geoff Ogilvy about an epic Presidents Cup week and then throw a few ideas past PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan. Hosts Mark Hayes and Justin Falconer work through all the news of the week, including Hannah Green’s big win at the Greg Norman Medal and Ryan Ruffels’ elevation to the Korn Ferry Tour. They then have the big rundown of all the great things and people we saw in golf around the world 2019.Happy festive season to all our listeners; we’ll be back in early 2020 to keep taking you Inside The Ropes!!

The cream rose to the top on Sunday at Royal Melbourne. Despite trailing 10-8 heading into final-day singles matches, the US ruthlessly spoiled the International team’s dreams of lifting the Presidents Cup for the first time in more than two decades.It started with Tiger Woods and ended with Matt Kuchar as the US set a single-session record with eight points to notch a 16-14 victory over Ernie Els’ gallant squad.Mark Hayes is joined by Ali Whitaker and Martin ‘The Chief’ Blake onsite at the Presidents Cup.

Day 3 at the Presidents Cup saw some of the most enthralling golf ever seen at Royal Melbourne. With Ernie’s men taking a 9-5 advantage into the afternoon’s foursomes, the Americans took command and were likely to tie the Presidents Cup at 9-9 heading into Sunday but remarkably, the Internationals clawed their way back from the brink in a few matches to secure two half points.It’ll be 10-8 to the International team when the singles matches start Sunday! We break down an incredible Saturday.Mark Hayes is joined by Martin ‘The Chief’ Blake, Mike Clayton and Matt Kamienski onsite at the Presidents Cup.

Day 2 at the Presidents Cup has set the scene for what will be a compelling weekend at Royal Melbourne. With the Internationals taking commanding leads in the majority of the foursomes early on, the US Team battled back to tie the day’s five matches 2.5 each.The Internationals lead for the first time after two sessions since 2005. Ernie’s men will take a 6.5 to 3.5 into Saturday’s double sessions as the anticipation builds for what could be one of the biggest upsets on golf’s world stage.Mark Hayes is joined by Martin ‘The Chief’ Blake and Justin Falconer onsite at the Presidents Cup.

It’s day one from Royal Melbourne and what a day it was for the International team as they take a surprising 4-1 lead in the Presidents Cup. First blood went to US Team with captain Tiger Woods the hot man on course playing alongside Justin Thomas but it was all Ernie’s men from there, securing four straight points and sending the huge crowds into a frenzy.Mark Hayes is joined by Martin Blake and Mike Clayton onsite at the Presidents Cup.

The exhilarating summer of golf rolls on this week as the 2019 Presidents Cup hits town!Recorded ahead of last week's Australian Open, we run our eyes over the battle between the US and the Internationals at Royal Melbourne with the PGA Tour's Matt Kamienski joining us at the desk.Our special guest is Internationals' leader Marc Leishman as he readies himself for a massive week in his home state.Ali Whitaker takes the reins with Mark Hayes and Justin Falconer by her side.

Matt Jones has made history at The Australian GC, winning his second Aussie Open championship in a drama filled Sunday with Louie Oosthuizen making a late challenge.Jones finished at -15 and had to nail a five footer for par to hoist the Stonehaven Cup for the second time.Mark Hayes is joined by Mike Clayton and Ben Everill.

The third round at the 2019 #AusOpenGolf was full of surprises with Matt Jones taking a three-shot lead into the final round.How did it all unfold? Join Andy Maher, Mark Hayes and Mike Clayton to find out.

The cut has been made at the 2019 #AusOpenGolf and we're back to discuss all the big name casualties – and who is in prime position to make a weekend charge at the Stonehaven Cup.Andy Maher is back, joined by Mark Hayes and Martin 'Adonis' Blake.

An amazing day one at the 2019 #AusOpenGolf is in the books and we've got Mark Hayes, Mike Clayton and Inside The Ropes debutant Rod Morri to run you through all the action.We discuss leading amateur duo Takumi Kanaya and Kevin Yu, as well as the fortunes of leading Australians Cam Smith, Marc Leishman and Adam Scott.We also cover the days of Sergio Garcia, Paul Casey, Louis Oosthuizen and a selection of the brilliant amateurs in the field... including Clayts' boss for the week, 17-year-old Elvis Smylie!

We're back for another week but this time we've returned to the studio!It's lights, cameras, action on Inside The Ropes this week with Ali Whitaker steering the ship. Presidents Cup Executive Director joins the show alongside Mark Hayes and Justin Falconer as we wrap a big weekend from around the world of golf.We dive into #AusOpenGolf fever with some predictions (and roughies) that we're sure will come back to haunt us. (16:50)Then, we welcome Aussie legend Marc Leishman before he jets back to Australia for a massive fortnight in Sydney and Melbourne. (32:40)We give the second ever Australian All Abilities Championship presented by ISPS Handa the credit it deserves as some of the world's most inspiring players make their way to Sydney. (46:45) To finish up, we run our eye over the latest news from the game back home.

On a wildly eclectic episode, we chat to Presidents Cup International team vice-captain Geoff Ogilvy (14:05), newly crowned Vic Amateur champion Grace Kim (32:20) and the soon-to-be-shaven Jack Wilson, who’s bravely putting his famous locks on the line for kids with cancer.Co-hosts Mark Hayes, Martin Blake and Stacey Peters chat all things from European Tour Q-school to LPGA Tour Championship, from world amateur rankings to Jason Day’s rapidly expanding collection of caddies and from our global wrap of the Aussies to the loss of the much-loved George Begg, who’ll be sadly missed around golf media centres around the country.