Sliced Golf Podcast

The final men's major of the year is upon us and we manage to carve out a big chunk of the hour talking about the Open: what kind of challenge Birkdale presents, what to expect, which stats to look at, whether the Scottish Open will be as good a guide as usual, whether missing it matters, the history of winners here, scoring, conditions, contenders and more. Of course, there's also time to reflect on Tom Kim's win in Scotland, Lucas Glover's late mistakes in the ISCO where Steven Fisk capitalised, the Evian, and... well, it turns out no time at all for the pretend major on the seniors' circuit. Highest Bidder is Open themed, as is Forgotten Golfer, as we build up to what will be a fantastic week.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: tinyurl.com/sliced-newsletterEnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

We have another bonus episode for subscribers as 2012 US Open champion and Ryder Cup player, Webb Simpson joins the podcast. He tells us where is game is, why he still believes he can compete at the highest level, his dreams of Ryder Cup captaincy and memories from both Bethpage and his appearances as a player including that shot at Gleneagles. We discuss what the proposed changes to the PGA Tour mean, what should happen to players wishing to return to LIV Golf, loaning out his caddie, Open memories, why he intimidated Tiger Woods, and how winning the Players topped the lot. And plenty more too.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: tinyurl.com/sliced-newsletterEnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

Sliced snaps quickly out of World Cup fever to recap the real sport i.e. Michael Hollick winning the BMW International Open and Ben Kohles making a complete hollicks of the closing hole of the John Deere Classic, where Chris Gotterup won yet again. In the news we cover LIV players looking for a home and Zach Johnson's misplaced priorities which will see him skip a major to play in a senior major, which leads us to a radical new policy for the R&A and others to consider. After a nod to Daan Huizing as he takes some time away, and a forgotten golfer from Sam, we spin through this week's events including a high-class Scottish Open and a women's major courtesy of the Evian Championship, before an ENGLAND!-themed Highest Bidder.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/sliced-newsletterEnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

Sliced brings you almost instant reaction to a Monday finish in the Travelers, where Viktor Hovland won for the first time in more than a year, in the process taking Scottie Scheffler past six months without silverware. Before that we dig into a double for PGA Tour and Open-bound Eugenio Chacarra plus there's talk of the Women's PGA, a breakthrough winner on the HotelPlanner Tour, and a lefty on the Korn Ferry. Our news section has the latest on the PGA Tour schedule, some disturbing reports relating to Phil Mickelson, Ryder Cup and caddie changes, before we get stuck into Open qualifying with names to note across all four sites. There's a word on this week's action in Germany and Chicago, another entry into our forgotten golfer series, and plenty more all in under an hour.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/sliced-newsletterEnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

We're back with another bonus top 20 and this time the question is: who are the most surprising major winners this century? It took a little while to refine this list and in the end we eliminated anyone who went on to bag another, plus a certain surprise Masters champion whose subsequent career has been blighted by injury. There's talk of a 750/1 winner in the women's game, some who were playing in their very first major, and the man who tamed the Tiger... and that's before we get to number one.When you've listened, please tell us what top 20 you'd like to be next...Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGREnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

Sliced begins with analysis of the US Open, hitting all the key talking points: two majors for Wyndham Clark, his defiance of some crowd abuse, Sam Burns' putter failing him when he needed it, Scottie Scheffler making some uncharacteristic mistakes, and Joaquin Niemann being named the moral winner after a two-stroke penalty for a code of conduct violation. After that we spin through a tough near-miss for Lottie Woad and a hard-fought win for John Catlin, before talking PGA Tour schedule, Ryder Cup data, a future event in Oslo and a case of mistaken identity in our new feature. This week's Open d'Italia presents a tough decision regarding one of the favourites while we spend precisely as much time on the Travelers as is necessary i.e. very little. Hazeltine and the latest women's major just about rounds off the world of golf this week before a Highest Bidder where, really, there were no winners.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGREnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

It's a massive week in the world of golf and the US Open takes up a good chunk of the podcast, but Sliced is about more than the majors so before we get to Shinnecock, you can expect: Bud Cauley's Canada win and how great it was to see him complete a remarkable journey; Jesper Svensson's improved second try at the PGA Tour; Matt Fitzpatrick's ideal prep; how the big names keep flattering to deceive; golf in Czechia;  Julian Perico; Taichi Kho, Bubba Watson; the Australian Open and the PGA Tour and what that could and should mean; Jackson Koivun and high expectations; LIV Golf, shotgun starts and funding for the rest of the year; the Rocket Classic needs a new sponsor; Phil Mickelson.Then and only then are we ready to discuss the US Open at Shinnecock.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGREnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

We've got another bonus episode for our subscribers and we're officially making it a series now, as we follow last week's top 20 national opens with another. This time we're asking, who are the best active players without a major championship win to their names? Yes, we do somewhat stretch the definition of active to ensure one surly Scot takes his place but where exactly does he fit in? Which current member of the elite charts highest? And which LPGA player does Ben regret not including? As ever, let us know who you think we missed and where we got our rankings wrong. Please also let us know what you'd like us to rank next.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGREnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

We're back to relive some thrilling finishes across the world of professional golf at the weekend, starting with Eugenio Chacarra's one-shot win in the KLM Open where he took a big step towards realising his PGA Tour dream. JT Poston enjoyed a dream handshake with Mr Nicklaus when winning the Memorial after a gutsy recovery, while Nelly Korda denied Charley Hull her dream major breakthrough but only just, after a nervy putt on the 72nd hole at Riviera. New dad Tyrrell Hatton is back to winning ways and also gets a mention along with reports of LIV's 2027 plans including 'team majors', while we reflect on good news for the Australian Open and what that could mean for Jon Rahm. No DP World Tour golf this week means the world of golf is a bit quieter but that gives us time to get into the Canadian Open, before a tough question from a regular contributor in Highest Bidder.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGREnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

We've got another bonus episode for our subscribers and it's the first in a series, if you want it to be a series, as we rank the top 20 national opens. Why does one word in the title see one event punished? How much does the course rotation influence things? What has Flory Van Donck have to do with it all? Should one of them be a major? Should two of them sit back-to-back? And, above all else, which national opens make the illustrious top five in this first ever edition of a thing we just invented? Find out by listening, make it something by sharing, and shape future episodes by commenting. See you on Monday.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGREnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

The jingles are back but we say farewell to the Highest Bidder scoreboard at the end of today's episode of Sliced. Before all that, we start in Austria with a thriller in the mountains, Kota Kaneko's first DP World Tour win, positive words for two youngsters, and a what if for one Portuguese veteran. Then it's over to Colonial and a what if for Eric Cole, who looked set to win before Russell Henley putted like he did at the very start of his career and stole the Charles Schwab title. After reflecting on that we talk the latest on the PGA Tour schedule for 2027 and what it means for some great courses, plus how LIV Golf binned a key broadcast feature in Korea. This week's trip around the world of golf asks what we might expect of the KLM Open and forces us to sort of rank the Signature Events, but the star is the US Women's Open where Riviera should help draw even more viewers in.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGREnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

Sliced sticks to the schedule on a Bank Holiday Monday, but there's a price: this is, we're sorry to say, a jingle-free episode. That and other technical issues aside, we're on hand to reflect on Sam's wonderful weekend away and Richard Sterne's stunning Soudal triumph, and how tough it will have been for his compatriot, Zander Lombard. We talk Wyndham Clark's putting masterclass and discuss where we are with Scottie Scheffler, before we question whether there's more than one person in the world who sees Bryson DeChambeau's PGA Tour vs YouTube dillemma as a dilemma. The proposed PGA Tour model is also covered before the world of golf this week takes us to Austria and a homecoming for Sepp Straka, while Ben notes a fun angle at Colonial where Ludvig Aberg is the star turn.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGREnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

We're back a little later than usual to cover the biggest story in golf... plus Aaron Rai's PGA Championship win. Yes, that's right, Ben is the proud owner of the real Green Jacket but worry not, details of his success are brief before we crack on with congratulating Rai for an all-time great finishing burst to win at Aronimink. Course set-up complaints are considered too before we move through the rest of the world of golf, with time for Lottie Woad, a cheating story, and more. Then it's news with LIV Golf and Jon Rahm in the headlines again, before we preview the Soudal Open and the CJ Cup Byron Nelson Whatever It Is Called PGA Tour Non-Signature Event Thing. Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGREnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

Is it really a major if we don't really talk about it? That's the question fans of the PGA Championship must reckon with as we stick to our formula of covering last week's action and key news lines first, which means that Yurav Premlall, Chris Wood and Brandt Snedeker all earn priority status. Eventually, after analysing Jon Rahm's settlement with the DP World Tour, Bryson DeChambeau's desire to be wanted and Ian Poulter's phoney fears, we do indeed get to the second men's major of 2026 and ask what to expect from Aronimink. There's an update on our fantasy league leaderboard, a shambolic Highest Bidder, and plenty more packed into an hour.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGREnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

In our latest bonus episode, we’re joined by DP World Tour winner and PGA Tour rookie John Parry, who took time out of preparations for the Myrtle Beach Classic to tell us what it’s like being on the PGA Tour and how he saved his career from near-retirement. We hear about the round of his life, how the DP World Tour differs, his plans for the rest of the year, and plenty more.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGREnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

We've a new DP World Tour champion after the Turkish Airlines Open and a future one who impressed on his first go in the mix on Sunday and that's where today's episode begins. Things were more straightforward at Doral where Cameron Young won but we suffered some Signature Event fatigue, Nelly Korda won again to keep up her phenomenal run in Mexico, and there was a major controversy on the Asian Tour. We then get to last week's big news that PIF will withdraw LIV Golf's funding at the end of this season and ask where exactly does this leave the likes of Bryson DeChambeau, before some welcome news about injured Italian golfer, Andrea Pavan. Then it's a trip around the world of golf this week, from Spain to both North and South Carolina, and a good look at the DP World Tour's fantasy game where we've a massive prize on offer. Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGREnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

This week's update on all things professional golf begins with a painful look back at how the China Open flipped in favour of Bernd Wiesberger at the expense of the oh-so-slow Adrian Otaegui, before Sam and Ben discuss yet another win for the Fitzpatrick family and how it all happened in New Orleans. Sam then digs into the USA's decision to give Jim Furyk another crack at Ryder Cup captaincy, Ben digs into a Ryder Cup legend, and there's talk of a massive equipment switch at a peculiar time for Justin Rose. After that and more news it's a look at the world of golf this week, particularly in Turkey and Miami, before a maddening Highest Bidder.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGREnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

Fitz at the double, formidable Green, what next for LIV Golf after funding issues emergeSince last week's episode the world of golf news has been dominated once again by LIV Golf, and we're on hand to provide a timeline, the key facts and speculation, and ask what next as reports suggest PIF will pull the plug. Before that there's ample time to talk about Matt Fitzpatrick's second Harbour Town win in the face of 'USA, USA' chants, play up his major chances, and nod to Hannah Greens stunning run of form. Women's golf is key to this week's action with the first major of 2026 (and a new pond to celebrate), while we also pick out some Zurich Classic teams of note and toast the DP World Tour's return with news of some incredible prizes via our fantasy league.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGREnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

We're on hand to run through all the key talking pointers following another gripping renewal of the Masters, as Rory McIlroy defended his title, Scottie Scheffler finished a staying-on, record-breaking second, and Justin Rose had another chance to win a Green Jacket. We talk all those contenders plus Cam Young and Tyrrell Hatton, what to make of the set-up at Augusta, and where McIlroy now sits among the greatest golfers Europe has produced. There's temper tantrum takeaways after the antics of Robert MacIntyre and Sergio Garcia, the latest on Jon Rahm, and a look ahead to a more serene week in golf with the RBC Heritage headlining.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGR

Masters week is finally upon us and after a brief word about Sam's birthday and JJ Spaun vs Bob MacIntyre II, we focus on the first major of the year, beginning with how on earth do we follow McIlroy's grand slam win? With that dealt with, we talk trends and key stats and ask which of the many different preparations is best, before working our way through all the big names, from Scheffler, Rahm, Bryson and McIlroy to potential new major champions like Fleetwood, MacIntyre and Min Woo Lee. The debutants also get a brief mention before a suitably Masters-themed edition of Highest Bidder, and a word on a fun way to help raise money for charity by putting your knowledge to the test.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGRPlay charity Masters game by emailing: [email protected]

Our second bonus interview in quick succession is a chat with LET star Meghan MacLaren, which covers her career highs, her career lows, and much more. We discover what the financial realities of being even an in-form LET player are, why Meghan believes better access to majors is required, and just what it feels like to be standing on the tee wanting to be anywhere else. We find out how her form has improved, what it was like being in the Solheim Cup conversation, and what she hopes the future holds.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGR

We begin this week's episode of Sliced where we like to, on the DP World Tour, with a recap of Alex Fitzpatrick's breakthrough win in a typically chaotic Indian Open at DLF. But the bigger stories follow, first with Gary Woodland's Houston Open win, a triumph in the face of personal adversity and one all of golf seemingly got behind. Then it's the rather more solemn news of Tiger Woods' car crash and DUI arrest, what it means for his Masters prospects and, more importantly, what it tells us about the person and his support network. Following that we preview the Valero Texas Open and one last chance to book a ticket to Augusta, before Sam goes low on Highest Bidder.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGR

We begin our episode with praise for Jordan Gumberg and his career turnaround before getting stuck into the Valspar Championship, where Matt Fitzpatrick proved the pick of a particularly strong English challenge. We discuss his Augusta prospects and why his game is so well-rounded before taking in LIV's new event and a play-off between two world-class operators. But will both of them be at the next Ryder Cup? Yes, there's more on Jon Rahm's feud with the DP World Tour plus the lighter topic of what's for dinner for Rahm and Rory at Augusta next month, and then it's a spin through this week's events, Highest Bidder, and a quick goodbye.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: t.co/Jh8SujqGR

Ewen Murray, the legendary Sky Sports commentator, joins Sliced for our first bonus interview of 2026. He tells us what happened at the Ryder Cup and why it made him want to walk away, what makes good commentary, and where the PGA Tour's international feed is going wrong. There's insight into life inside the commentary box including when Rory McIlroy made history, where that puts him among the great European golfers, and why he so admires Sir Nick Faldo and Butch Harmon. Ewen also tells us about what he'd do to tackle golf's distance problem and reveals that while retirement was the plan, we'll be hearing more of him soon.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: https://truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGR

The Players Championship delivered a thrilling finish and we spend a good chunk of time analysing Cameron Young's win, where it went wrong for Ludvig Aberg, and the shots Matt Fitzpatrick will regret. There's talk of Robert MacIntyre's improved form with Augusta in mind, likewise Xander Schauffele, and what made it such a great tournament to watch. We then discuss the future of the PGA Tour after last week's hints of changes to come, before a run around the world of golf this week takes in Mission Hills, a Snake Pit, and some online dancing content. Finally, a cracking question for Highest Bidder takes us into the records of US players in the Ryder Cup.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: https://truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGR

Dan Bradbury denied Casey Jarvis a hat-trick in Joburg before Akshay Bhatia denied Daniel Berger in the Arnold Palmer. But are they anchoring the putter and should long putters even be allowed? That's one of the many topics covered along with Rory McIlroy's fitness, Viktor Hovland's quest for something out of reach, and Jon Rahm's comments on extortion. There are some lighter matters too like whether The Players Championship is a major and how that might eventually look, a positive update on Andrea Pavan, confirmation that Luke Donald goes for a hat-trick, and our usual attempt to fit everything else pro golf into just one hour.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: https://truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRg

Casey Jarvis's second win in a row is where we begin this week's run around the world of professional golf, before we discuss what went wrong for Shane Lowry in the Cognizant, and how the pressure there might compare to the Ryder Cup. Once we've covered Chris Wood's domination of the MENA Tour it's time for a little quizzing as Sam showcases impressive knowledge of PGA Tour player profiles, before we cover some horrific news from the DP World Tour concerning Andrea Pavan. This week's golf schedule is a packed one so we whizz through what's changed in the make-up of a Bay Hill winner, what to expect in Joburg, and why Sam loves the sponsor invites list in Puerto Rico, before Ben finds a Jacob cracker in Highest Bidder.Sign up for our April golf day at Frilford Heath: https://tinyurl.com/slicedgolfdayGet 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: https://truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRgEnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: https://fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

Sliced is a little late this week and so was Casey Jarvis in capturing the Kenya Open, where Angel Ayora suffered another difficult Sunday. We discuss those two bright prospects before heading to LA to reflect on Jacob Bridgeman's narrow victory over Rory McIlroy and what his progress says about the current structure of the PGA Tour, which is reflected in the field for the Cognizant Classic. That and the SA Open are discussed in our trip around the world of golf, plus there's talk of Tiger's Masters prospects and Jon Rahm's DP World Tour fines saga and what that means for the Ryder Cup.Sign up for our April golf day at Frilford Heath: https://tinyurl.com/slicedgolfdayGet 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: https://truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRgEnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: https://fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

Anthony Kim's stunning comeback win in Australia features among our review of last week's golf, with Collin Morikawa's victory at Pebble Beach also covered in detail along with the also-rans: Scheffler, Fleetwood, and Mr Layup Sam Burns. There's a word on Charley Hull's mortgage and MJ Daffue's pronunication, before we breeze through news involving Henrik Stenson, Gary Player, Augusta, and Jordan Spieth. There's a preview of the DP World Tour's Kenya Open, a word on how much we both love Riviera and what it will demand, and then Tiger Woods gets a run-out in Highest Bidder.Sign up for our April golf day at Frilford Heath: https://tinyurl.com/slicedgolfdayGet 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: https://truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRgEnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: https://fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

Familiar faces won last week's events as Patrick Reed held firm in Qatar and Chris Gotterup capitalised on Hideki Matsuyama's driving woes to win in Phoenix. We're on hand to pick apart both, with a word too on Scheffler, Thorbjornsen, Hill and other nearly-men, before we get stuck into the big debates of the last few days: is The PLAYERS a major and should LIV have got a better deal from OWGR? There's plenty more to chew on, a bit of a South African theme, a word for our sponsors, and the usual Highest Bidder sign-off.Sign up for our April golf day at Frilford Heath: https://tinyurl.com/slicedgolfdayGet 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: https://truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRgEnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: https://fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

Justin Rose's imperious Torrey Pines performance has us, 40-something podcast hosts, waxing lyrical about a true legend of English and European golf. After that it's more DP World Tour drama as Calum Hill blows a big chance in Bahrain, an LPGA Tour farce, and why not everyone is happy about LIV Golf moving to 72 holes. We talk Patrick Reed's Race to Dubai hopes after his LIV exit and Reed is in action again this week in Doha, a course we both really like. That and more, and a word for our partners TRUE Linkswear, in your latest Monday episode.Sign up for our April golf day at Frilford Heath: https://tinyurl.com/slicedgolfdayGet 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: https://truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRgEnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: https://fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

Patrick Reed's Dubai domination kicks off this week's episode before we marvel at Scottie Scheffler's latest win, which saw him reach $100m in career earnings. LIV's latest signing and the debate that sparked is next along with our assessment of the fact that Reed is yet to re-sign with his high-profile team and what that could yet lead to. After that it's around the world of golf, as both main tours drop in grade for the Bahrain Championship and the Farmers Insurance Open, before a topical Highest Bidder, a few reminders, and a word for our partners TRUE Linkswear.Sign up for our April golf day at Frilford Heath: https://tinyurl.com/slicedgolfdayGet 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: https://truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRgEnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: https://fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

We kick off today's show with a recap of the Dubai Invitational, where Shane Lowry's double-bogey at the 72nd hole paved the way for a career-best win for Nacho Elvira. After discussing Lowry's record in the mix we're off to Hawaii for a Chris Gotterup hat-trick and Bob's broken putter, with our usual run through the other stuff taking in the KFT, TGL, and a big amateur event. Golf news is again LIV-themed with their media day not necessarily going to plan and Patrick Reed since declaring that the PGA Tour remains number one, while Bryson is threatening life as a content creator instead of a proper golfer. We also discuss this week's events in Dubai and California, which feature the two biggest names in the game in Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler.Sign up for our April golf day at Frilford Heath: https://tinyurl.com/slicedgolfdayGet 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: https://truelinkswear.uk/Subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRgEnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: https://fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

We're back less than 24 hours after our first TRUE-sponsored episode with a special bonus edition of Sliced, following Monday's confirmation that Brooks Koepka is back on the PGA Tour and will play the Farmers and Phoenix in the coming weeks. What does it mean for Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau? Will LIV Golf stump up the money the latter seems sure to demand or might they even pivot fully to their supposed global plans and go without him? And how will Koepka be received back on the PGA Tour? That plus Ben An's departure to a new team which has left one 2025 LIV player not too happy to have been cast aside.Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: REGISTER INTEREST FOR SLICED GOLF DAY 2026: https://tinyurl.com/slicedgolfday2026Subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRgEnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: https://fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

Sliced begins with a special guest, Oli Wilson, and a special announcement, as TRUE linkswear become our first ever partners. After that giddy beginning we crack on with the usual spin through the world of golf, including Brooks Koepka's bid for a PGA Tour return, Elvis Smylie and Thomas Detry both joining LIV Golf, but Akshay Bhatia turning them down. There's more on Vijay Singh's 'controversial' use of a thing he earned by being great at golf, a Highest Bidder tour de force (Ben writes these), a warm welcome back to the DP World Tour in Dubai, and to the PGA Tour in Hawaii. But will it be there again next year? That and more, plus...Get 15% off with TRUE by using code SLICED: https://truelinkswear.uk/REGISTER INTEREST FOR SLICED GOLF DAY 2026: https://tinyurl.com/slicedgolfday2026Subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRgEnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: https://fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

Sliced is back and we're sorry there's so much LIV Golf news to see us into 2026, following news of Brooks Koepka's departure (and that of Mito Pereira), and Bryson DeChambeau's demand for improvement from the league. We also talk about Rory McIlroy's appearance on Stick to Football, Luke Donald's interview in The Times, TGL line-up drama and personal injuries, before a good chunk of time is spent drafting our respective teams of 2026 DP World Tour winners. REGISTER INTEREST FOR SLICED GOLF DAY 2026: https://tinyurl.com/slicedgolfday2026Subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRgEnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: https://fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

We end our first year of Sliced with a Christmas (but not Christmas-themed) Q&A, including major predictions, our favourite winners, how we'd revamp the majors, who is going to win them in 2026, strokes-gained explained, and plenty more. It was that or an in-depth preview of the Tata Open, which we felt not even our most hardened of subscribers really needed.Thanks from both of us for listening this year. If we could have one final Christmas gift from you, it would be a star rating (five, please), review, comment, share and/or subscribe. 🎄 Merry Christmas from Sliced 🎄REGISTER INTEREST FOR SLICED GOLF DAY 2026: https://tinyurl.com/slicedgolfday2026Subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRgEnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: https://fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

On this week's Sliced we reflect on a miserable birthday which Sam makes up for with an excellent quiz, and that wasn't the only frustration of the week just gone having been right about Jayden Schaper without benefiting from his brilliant play-off win in Joburg. There's praise for the runner-up, a brief word on the pairs' event in the USA, then it's on to the latest cycle of LIV news, including Si Woo Kim's decision to reject the Ironheads and the implications that may have. We talk Sports Personality of the Year, PGA Tour Q-School, the Mauritius Open and more as the year in professional golf finally draws to a conclusion this week.REGISTER INTEREST FOR SLICED GOLF DAY 2026: https://tinyurl.com/slicedgolfday2026Subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRgEnter our DPWT fantasy league with code 8NYORX5G: https://fantasy.dpworldtour.com/leagues

Royal Melbourne was the star of the show in the Australian Open and we talk about what a great test it provided, for Rory McIlroy and for the winner, Sliced guest Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen. Kristoffer Reitan's all-the-way win at Sun City is also discussed while Ben provides blow-by-blow coverage of the Hero World Challenge play-off, which took place during recording. Once over that drama there's talk of Tiger Woods and retirement (separately, rather than together) and then it's onto this week's not-the-Joburg-Open in Joburg, and the pairs' competition in Florida. There's deja vu in Highest Bidder before a few reminders about our upcoming Q&A and a 2026 golf day (see links below for more).REGISTER INTEREST FOR SLICED GOLF DAY 2026: https://tinyurl.com/slicedgolfday2026Subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRgEnter our DPWT Fantasy Game with code 8NYORX5G

Rory McIlroy at Royal Melbourne is enough to send golf fans bouncing into December and that makes up part of this week's episode, after we've discussed a dominant David Puig win, pigeons, and a lack of sleep. There's more on the state of the PGA Tour after Brian Rolapp's latest comments and then plenty of time to get stuck into why different skills will be needed in Australia than those required in the Nedbank Golf Challenge. There's a brief word on the Hero, too, where world number one Scottie Scheffler is a very short-priced favourite, before we bring listeners EXCITING NEWS (see below).REGISTER INTEREST FOR SLICED GOLF DAY 2026: https://tinyurl.com/slicedgolfday2026Subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRgEnter our DP World Tour fantasy game with code 8NYORX5G

We are delighted to bring you our latest bonus interview as new PGA Tour member Jordan Smith joins the podcast. He chats to us about the state of the DP World Tour, his plans for 2026 on the PGA Tour, and why LIV's latest move might see Dan Brown join him in the US. He tells us what it was like when he missed out on a card under similar circumstances last year and why he feels his putting is better than he's given credit for, plus how he produced the round of his life in Dubai. We ask him whether he feels he should've won more and what he's doing to try to put that right, and there's talk about the state of the game, stars of the future, and what he'll miss about playing mostly in Europe.Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRg

The DP World Tour season is dead! Long live the DP World Tour season! Yes, after 10 days or something, the transition from 2025 to 2026 is complete and we have players to follow for the new campaign. Before that there are reflections on the RSM Classic and a win for Finland's Sami Valimaki, plus the latest analysis of LIV Golf's off-season recruitment with Laurie Canter set to join Victor Perez. We try to make sense of golf's newest cheating scandal and then it's a spin around the world of golf this week, those players to follow, and a rushed Highest Bidder debacle.Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRg

Please note slight audio issue for first 9 minutes - Ben apologisesThis week's podcast is a celebration of all things DP World Tour after a magnificent ending to the season in Dubai, where Matt Fitzpatrick edged out seven-time Race to Dubai champion Rory McIlroy. We also talk two Sliced guests who are now PGA Tour members after a stunning finish for one of them, and how the HotelPlanner Tour class of 2024 proved to be outstanding. The rest of the show includes Adam Schenk winning in the Bermuda winds, a breeze around the world of golf including the RSM Classic, and unfortunate news of surgery for Justin Thomas.Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRg

This week's podcast begins with reflections on Abu Dhabi and Mexico, where Aaron Rai and Ben Griffin were the winners. So was Sami Valimaki but perhaps less so Garrick Higgo after his ruling hijinks in an event which may not live long in the memory. Speaking of LIV, their change from 54 to 72 holes takes up a chunk of our news slot along with some curious potential new team names, before we get onto the DP World Tour Championship and the end of our first season of Sliced. Like all great golf tours, the next one begins as early as Monday. Subscribe, rate, review and comment before joining us then.Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRg

James Morrison's emotional Grand Final win and Tom McKibbin's Hong Kong romp kick off our latest episode, before we get legal with the latest Phil Mickelson news. There's more from LIV Golf via Martin Kaymer's search for a new Cleek, confirmation of the International Series promotion system and Patrick Reed's take on New York crowds, before we get into Final Stage Q-School with some names to look out for. Both main tours are back this week too so we chat Abu Dhabi and Mexico's million-yard fairways, then it's onto Fantasy Picks and Highest Bidder.Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRg

With no DP World Tour or PGA Tour action this week, we take the opportunity to chat with Ryan French, the man behind Monday Q Info. He tells us about his fears over the direction the PGA Tour is heading, why weak fields create strong stories, and how the PGA Tour made him an offer he absolutely could refuse. Ryan also reveals how widespread cheating has become and asks why tours the world over are turning a blind eye, before taking on a particularly tough game of Highest Bidder.Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRg

We kick off the latest episode with reflections on Tommy Fleetwood's win in India where his putter got hot to deny Keita Nakajima, whose consolation prize is moving into the PGA Tour card slots. That's again a big focus of discussions as we enter the final week of the regular season with a big problem: several of those needing points can't even get a game. Before we get that far there are a couple of news items covered, including Sergio Garcia's Ryder Cup future and Gary Player putting the Ryder Cup right up there with the Masters as one of the worst events in golf. Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRg

We Sliced hosts begin by reflecting on very differing weekends and then it's into a Marco Penge hat-trick and why Max Greyserman shouldn't be written off as a serial loser. We discuss an aid worker winning in Australia, where there's another inspiring story among the also-rans, and dig into the Korn Ferry Tour graduates. Our news round-up begins with Tiger Woods' latest surgery and some more LIV Golf rumours, while we wonder whether Jon Rahm might rethink his schedule in 2026. Then it's a spin through this week's events including a warm welcome back to Delhi, fantasy picks, and an unsavoury Highest Bidder.Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRg

We are a tired Sliced duo this Monday but that doesn't stop us getting stuck into some Dunhill Links controversy and an impressive win for Robert MacIntyre, plus Steven Fisk's clutch finish in Jackson. LIV Golf is back in the news with a marquee signing from the world of rugby and claims that the money is secondary, and then it's on to bubble watch as things get tense on the DP World Tour.Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://t.co/Jh8SujqGRg

We reflect on a remarkable Ryder Cup as Europe held on to beat USA 15-13 after a singles charge from the home side at Bethpage. There's plenty of praise for Europe, from Donald through to Aberg, plus a look at what went wrong for the USA, including how crowds stepping over the line hurt rather than helped them.Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://tinyurl.com/slicednewsletter