• Episode 9 - Class Special
    Sep 24 2024

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    Welcome back to another exciting episode of A Touch of Class. Tom is at Q School trying to get his tour card so Will and Barry bring in a special guest from Scotland Susie Wood. Susie is a scratch golfer who plays her golf in the home of golf St Andrews and was recently working at the AIG Womens Open so she gives her insights into the event. Barry talks all things mens golf and then back to Susie for her thoughts on the recent Solheim Cup. We announce our winner of last months listener quiz and Barry surprise surprise goes back to old faithful Happy Gilmore for the next quiz question. Will then chats to Dublin GAA legend Jason Sherlock and challenged him to the Celebrity golf trivia quiz. Can anyone beat Geoff Minogue's score of 10... To close Barry and Will chat about operation transformation. Has Will got back to losing weight? Tune in to find out.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Class Chats - Curracloe Golf Course designers Fry Straka
    Sep 6 2024

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    Welcome back to another Class Chat. In this episode Will had the great opportunity to chat with Dana Fry and Jason Straka who are well known golf course designers located in the US. They are also currently designing the new golf links in Curracloe, Co Wexford. This is an interesting listen as the 2 gentlemen talk through their favourite courses that they have designed and not designed. They also give Will an education on Links courses, set up and grasses. Finally they get around to discussing the new course in Curracloe. If you are a golf nerd then this will be right up your alley!!

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Class Chats - Enniscorthy Golf Club 3 Time Barton Cup Winners
    Aug 30 2024

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    Welcome back to another Class Chat. In this episode Will catches up with 3 of his fellow members in Enniscorthy Golf Club. Butch O'Connor, Jim Delaney and Liam Spratt. Not only are Enniscorthy Golf Club the only team in Wexford to have won the Barton Cup they have won it 3 times and the 3 gentlemen have been involved as either managers or players on all 3. Listen in as Will guides them through each victory as the lads get lost in the many memories along the way. A really nice listen.

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Class Chat - Thomas Abom - 2024 Irish Close Champion
    Aug 23 2024

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    In our latest class chat Barry got the chance to catch up with Edmonstown's own Thomas Abom just days after his thrilling victory in the Irish Close in Dun Laoghaire Golf club. Thomas chats about his great victory, growing up in a family with 3 elite golfers, starting in Maynooth College this September and lots more.

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    24 mins
  • Episode 8 - Wills Class Trip
    Aug 16 2024

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    Welcome back to another episode with the 3 lads. In this one Will take center stage and talks all about his recent trip to Scotland where he took in the Open, Senior Open and played some lovely golf courses in the St Andrews and Edinburgh. He also talks about his recent trip to the Irish Challenge in the K Club and the players that he chatted with. Barry gives his usual in depth run down of all the tours with particular focus on the Open and the Olympics. Tom talks about his recent results and also discovered something interesting while on the range with some buddies. Listener competition still going strong and Barry has moved away from Happy Gilmore for the next question which caught us all by surprise. We had a very special Celebrity quiz this month. How will they do against Geoff's score of 10. In the end we catch back up with Will on his operation transformation. How did he do on his holiday? Did he eat lots of cake and put on weight?? Tune in to listen. As always the lads are having a laugh so hopefully you can laugh along with them.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Class Chats - The Irish Challenge 2024 - K Club - Player Interviews
    Aug 3 2024

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    Will made his way to the K Club today to watch the Irish Challenge as part of the Challenge tour. The standard of golf is top class and Will had the chance to catch up with some of the Irish players namely Liam Grehan, Mark Power and John Murphy to discuss how the week has gone so far and what lies ahead tomorrow. Also Will caught up with Chris Wood who gave a very open and honest interview about the struggles that he has been having over the last couple of years. A really good guy trying to get back to the heights that we all remember. Hope you enjoy.

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    29 mins
  • Class Chats - Toni Finch - Tournament Director Scottish Mens Amateur
    Aug 2 2024

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    While on holiday in Scotland Will met up with Toni Finch who works with Golf Scotland and is the tournament director of the Scottish Mens Amateur Championship which is being help in the Castle Golf Club in St Andrews this week with the finals being played on Saturday 3 August. Join in the chat as Will discovers what it takes to arrange an Elite Golfers event while also getting to know Toni and her background as an ex teaching pro.

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    20 mins
  • Class Chat - Jake Whelan - Connacht Strokeplay Champion
    Jul 27 2024

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    In our latest class chat Barry caught up with 2024 Connacht stroke-play champion Jake Whelan, Jake gives a great insight into how an elite golfer gets ready for a big event. He also talks about how his year had gone so far, what he is currently working on and his plans for the rest of the year.

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    29 mins