Episodes

  • Olympic silver medallist and Ryder Cup winner Tommy Fleetwood

    Olympic silver medallist and Ryder Cup winner Tommy Fleetwood
    Oct 28 2024
    For the final episode of the series, we’re chatting to Olympic silver medallist and Ryder Cup winner Tommy Fleetwood!

    He tells Di about his experience in Paris on his way to making the Olympic podium and what it was like securing the Ryder Cup for Europe in Rome in 2023.

    Tommy also describes how special it was meeting his golfing idol Ernie Els when he was just eight, the path he took to becoming a professional golfer and the pride he has in his golf academies in both the UK and Dubai.

    Plus what does he make of Michael McIntyre’s accusation that Tommy is to blame for the comedian’s glute injury?!

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    48 mins
  • Alfred Dunhill Links Championship – Part 2 with Brooks Koepka, Louis Oosthuizen and Peter Jones

    Alfred Dunhill Links Championship – Part 2 with Brooks Koepka, Louis Oosthuizen and Peter Jones
    Oct 17 2024
    In the second of a special 2-part episode from the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, we visit two of the most iconic golf courses in the UK - St Andrews and Kingsbarns!
    There Di speaks to 5-time major winner Brooks Koepka about the friendly rivalry with his brother and also 2010 Open winner Louis Oosthuizen about what drew him to playing on the LIV tour.
    Fellow South African Branden Grace also shares his thoughts about the future of golf and star of Dragons’ Den and Shark Tank Peter Jones hears our pitch for a new golf invention. Will he agree to invest?!

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    29 mins
  • Alfred Dunhill Links Championship – Part 1 with Jamie Redknapp, Ruud Gullit and Pablo Larrazabal

    Alfred Dunhill Links Championship – Part 1 with Jamie Redknapp, Ruud Gullit and Pablo Larrazabal
    Oct 14 2024
    Come and walk the iconic Old Course at St Andrews as we return to the home of golf for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship!
    Di catches up with former footballers Jamie Redknapp and Ruud Gullit on how important golf is to their lives and just how exciting it is to take part in the tournament as amateurs.
    She also speaks to 2013 winner David Howell and Dan Brown, who reflects on his remarkable T10 finish at this year’s Open Championship. Pablo Larrazabal also reveals which lucky charm he always carries in his golf bag.

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    38 mins
  • BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am with Michael McIntyre, Dougray Scott, Matt Wallace and Ollie Pope

    BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am with Michael McIntyre, Dougray Scott, Matt Wallace and Ollie Pope
    Sep 30 2024
    Want to know why comedian Michael McIntyre sometimes thinks he can win the Masters? Or who would be in England cricketer Ollie Pope’s dream fourball? Or why actor Dougray Scott had to turn down a round of golf with Bill Clinton?
    We’ve got all the answers and more in this week’s episode of Why Golf!
    We’ve travelled to Wentworth for the BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am where Di also caught up with former footballer Ben Foster, TV presenter Dan Walker, pro golfer Matt Wallace, Augusta University student Jess Pilgrim, Seve Ballesteros’ former caddie Billy Foster and co-founder of Sport Parkinson’s Charlie Appleyard.

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    45 mins
  • The Solheim Cup – Part 2 with Leona Maguire, Stacy Lewis and Tisha Alyn

    The Solheim Cup – Part 2 with Leona Maguire, Stacy Lewis and Tisha Alyn
    Sep 19 2024
    Why Golf is back in Virginia for a second episode from the 2024 Solheim Cup.
    Di catches up with both the European and American camps, including USA captain Stacy Lewis and Irish star Leona Maguire, to reflect on what the competition means to them. She also travels to Stonewall Golf Club where she speaks to golf influencers Georgia Ball, Carolina Romero, Brady Nuss, Tisha Alyn and Kat Shee to find out their Why Golf.
    Di also looks to the future, finding out how preparations for the 2026 Solheim Cup are going with Sabine Riezebos, General Manager of Bernardus Golf Club where the next edition will be held.
    Plus hear from America’s victorious Junior Solheim Cup team including captain Beth Daniel!

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    44 mins
  • The Solheim Cup – Part 1 with Nelly Korda, Esther Henseleit and Mel Reid

    The Solheim Cup – Part 1 with Nelly Korda, Esther Henseleit and Mel Reid
    Sep 16 2024
    Why Golf comes to you this week from the Solheim Cup in Virginia, USA!
    In this first part of a special two-episode edition recorded at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Di speaks to key members from both the European and American teams, including vice-captain Mel Reid, world number one Nelly Korda and Olympic silver medallist Esther Henseleit during the build-up to the 2024 competition.
    She also catches up with racing driver Chloe Chong, former European captain Pia Nilsson and Skyscanner’s Sonja Balcer to discuss the significance of partnering with the Solheim Cup.

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    35 mins
  • Live from the AIG Women’s Open with Big Randy from No Laying Up

    Live from the AIG Women’s Open with Big Randy from No Laying Up
    Sep 2 2024
    We’ve travelled to the home of golf, St Andrews, for this episode of Why Golf!
    Recorded during the AIG Women’s Open, Di catches up with Big Randy from No Laying Up, one of the world’s biggest golf podcasts. Randy speaks about the differences he finds in covering women’s vs men’s golf events, how No Laying Up grew from humble origins into the world-dominating force it is today and shares his thoughts ahead of this month’s Solheim Cup.
    We also hear from TV presenter Dan Walker, professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova, golf coach Kate Davey and YouTuber Rick Shiels about their golfing journeys.
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    31 mins
  • New Why Golf on the way soon!

    New Why Golf on the way soon!
    Aug 25 2024
    We're taking a mid-season break on Why Golf during a massively busy summer of sport, but we've got exciting plans for the second half of the year!

    Di Stewart has this update!

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    1 min