Sliced Golf Podcast

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.

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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...

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...

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.

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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.

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Sam and Ben preview their first Ryder Cup since the launch of Sliced and, in the interests of balance, they've invited along an American to chat captains, players, course, pairings and more. That American is No Laying Up's Tron Carter, who might be even more pro-Europe than the presenters. Find out why he thinks they'll win, and how he gets on in Highest Bidder...

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Sam and Ben are joined by Sir Nick Faldo, who offers his view on the Ryder Cup, Europe's experienced side and the depth they now have, and what it'll be like in front of big crowds at Bethpage. Sir Nick also talks the British Masters, an event he hosts, and reveals that a new sponsor is lined up for 2026, plus there's time to wonder 'what if?' Rory McIlroy hadn't won the Masters on that famous Sunday in April. We hear about some of his Masters and major memories, how fixing a weakness is key to achieving your potential, and...

It's a geek week as Sam and Ben get into the weeds of the DP World Tour membership criteria and schedule changes for 2026. Before that, Alex Noren's Wentworth win and a rinse and repeat from Scottie Scheffler are discussed along with Charley Hull's win on the LPGA Tour. Finally, it's off to France this week, there's news of an upcoming bonus, and Highest Bidder kicks off our Ryder Cup countdown.

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Sam and Ben reflect on another moment of brilliance in a remarkable year for Rory McIlroy, following Sunday's Irish Open showstopper. Then the DP World Tour hogs the limelight again with the BMW PGA Championship, which we preview along with a word on the battle for 2026 status, but Alex Bjork doesn't want any of that as he calls it a day. Sergio Garcia's Ryder Cup 'snub' chat has our duo puzzled, and that's very much the word to describe Highest Bidder, while there's time too for Walker Cup, Charley Hull, and the return of the PGA Tour.

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Sam is back from Greece and ready to get stuck into Europe's predictable Ryder Cup picks, plus Keegan Bradley's decision not to pick himself. That comes after a look back on a painful finish to the European Masters for Ben, while Sam has a positive word for a Danish veteran who has worked his way back to form as the season nears its end with limited chances left. Category 12 comes up again before we move on to the Irish Open and a suitably-themed Highest Bidder.

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Sliced goes on (DP World) Tour for the very first time as Ben and Sam plug the final summer holiday gap with their day at the Belfry. Hear from Martin Couvra on a fine rookie campaign, Ross Fisher on what it's like battling for your card, and Matt Wallace on why he heads to Crans still believing in his Ryder Cup dream. Nathan Kimsey talks Bryson plus our duo get a taste of the caddie life by hauling the bags of Callum Tarren and Laurie Canter down the first hole of the Brabazon Course.

Ben is back from Paris where he (sort of) crossed paths with a Sky Sports golf presenter, and Sam is ready to challenge his Ryder Cup wild card views. That comes after praise for Penge following another fine win, likewise for Scottie Scheffler as the pair ask whether he's intimidating to play against. LIV Golf's finale gets a mention along with the latest golf news, before it's on to this week's British Masters and the FedExCup finale. Finally, Highest Bidder: Revamped hits the airwaves.

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It's the week of the Danish Golf Championship so who better to join the list of Sliced guests than Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, the rising star of Danish golf. He tells us why he might just know a thing or two about the new course being used for the event, but before that we cover the Ryder Cup, Team Cup, Danish golf, his experienced caddie, his friends on Tour, and what he learned at college where he overlapped with Viktor Hovland. 

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Ben and Sam are back to update you all on the important stuff: how Sam's game is suited to links golf, how Ben's was somewhat ruined by bad behaviour. Then it's onto the Wyndham and an emphatic breakthrough for Cam Young, a look at some FedExCup failures, and a disappointing effort from the DP World Tour graduates. Charley Hull's runner-up finish in the Women's Open is followed by her dream four-ball, before that theme spills over into the Nexo Championship. We also cover the FedEx St Jude Championship, news of Jordan Spieth's resurrection, and more.

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Ben is on hand to offer apologies and thanks on behalf of him and Sam, who are taking their first week off since Sliced was launched seven months ago. They'll be back to preview the Nexo Championship on the DP World Tour, the beginning of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs, and reflect on the Women's Open, at the usual time next week.

Ben and Sam begin this week's Open Championship recap by heaping praise on Scottie Scheffler, set to go down as one of the greatest to play the game after cruising to his fourth major championship. There are more reflections on Portrush including praise for the course, before the pair ponder the impact it had on the Ryder Cup picture. With no DP World Tour action there's time to look at the Race to Dubai, before a revamped Highest Bidder.

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Ben and Sam defy family commitments, technical issues and fatigue to convene ahead of the final round of the Open. Hear what they have to say about Scottie Scheffler, how impressed Sam is by Haotong Li, how many subplots have piqued Ben's interest, and much more packed into a half-an-hour bonus for subscribers.

Ben and Sam try their best to spin through Sam's trip to France, the Scottish Open, the Evian and a few other notes before getting stuck into the Open Championship. Ben reflects on his experience at Portrush in 2019 before they look at some key contenders, including Rory McIlroy and Robert MacIntyre.

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Ben and Sam reflect on Dan Brown's impressive, emotional win in Munich, plus a second play-off success for short-hitting Brian Campbell. Should he be in the Ryder Cup reckoning? Should Sky Sports viewers expect better? Will Billy Foster match up well with Collin Morikawa? Those and more big questions plus Highest Bidder and Scottish Open picks.

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Ben and Sam chat to Ryan Fox just before the two-time PGA Tour winner heads out to Portrush to prepare ahead of the Open Championship, which he reveals is the major he's most suited to. Ryan also discusses the fine line between winning and not winning, how the shot of his life set up victory in Canada, and why Robert MacIntyre helped inspire him. There's talk of his big Presidents Cup goal along with a determination to contend for a major, why he loves the idea of national opens taking on greater significance, and the pros and cons of Signature...

Ben and Sam toast a significant day in both their lives before their usual look at all things tour golf. That begins in Italy with Adrien Saddier's long-awaited first win plus a look at the controversial category 12 membership category, then moves over to the US where Aldrich Potgieter won a play-off for the Rocket Classic. There's a word on Padraig Harrington's senior major win, some latest news, and then previews of a busy week including Open Championship qualifying.

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Ben and Sam try to overcome their sadness to reflect properly on Tommy Fleetwood's runner-up finish at the Travelers, where a final-hole bogey cost him the title. After that there's bonus quiz content, a spin around last week's other events including Minjee Lee's latest major win, news of a new man at the helm on the PGA Tour, and Wyndham Clark's attempt to apologise and what it means for Ben's TGL allegiances. Finally there's a look at the world of golf this week, followed by Highest Bidder.

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Ben and Sam reflect on a dramatic US Open where JJ Spaun finished birdie-birdie to beat Robert MacIntyre by two. They go through all of the contenders and wonder whether Adam Scott's chance to double his tally has been and gone, while there's also discussion of Oakmont and the challenge it presented throughout the week. Among the non-contenders the pair chat Rory McIlroy and Wyndham Clark, Ben presents a Signature Event solution, and Sam reveals a Novak nugget plus what his favourite Danish lefty was up to last week.

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Ben and Sam are on hand to preview the US Open from Oakmont Country Club, considered by many to be the toughest golf course in America. The trouble is, this is Sliced, and that means more than just the highest level of men's professional golf, so it does take our duo a good half an hour to get onto all the important business of winning a major championship. Before then it's Ryan Fox, TV coverage, Connor Syme, LIV merch out in the wild, and sleep deprivation.

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Ben and Sam are back to heap praise on Scottie Scheffler after yet another imperious display at the Memorial. There's also Austria and US Women's Open talk before they cover the latest news including a key change to the TOUR Championship plus Sergio Garcia's DP World Tour return. This week's events come under the microscope and there's a big Canada clue for listeners, before a tough Highest Bidder where Ben doubles his tally after the buzzer.

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Ben and Sam are joined by two-time major champion and now on-course broadcaster Dottie Pepper to hear about her up-close view of Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, and more. Dottie explains her problem with slow play, how she sees her role and why Keegan Bradley would make her Ryder Cup side. There's a word on the Women's US Open, Highest Bidder and her encounter with a bear.

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Ben and Sam lavish praise on Scottie Scheffler after his five-shot victory in a PGA Championship made more interesting by Jon Rahm's Sunday surge. There's talk of driver-gate and Bryson DeChambeau's quest to become a better iron player, before a look at what's changed as far as the European Ryder Cup side goes. The pair then preview this week's events including the Soudal Open and then it's a classic Highest Bidder which goes right down to the wire.

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Ben and Sam are joined by former PGA Tour player Roberto Castro to hear about his experience of Quail Hollow, which hosts this week's PGA Championship, and some of the biggest issues in golf including the rollback debate. Roberto also offers his take on the key storylines for the second major of the year and explains why the course so heavily favours bigger hitters, while before that there's time to find out about his work for CapTech Consulting including on the TGL.

Ben and Sam are back to their regularly scheduled broadcasting to reflect on a dominant win for Scottie Scheffler, and some impressive perspective from Erik van Rooyen. They ponder what popularity means and whether Bryson DeChambeau is golf's most popular player following his LIV Korea win, before it's onto the return of the DP World Tour in Turkey. Highest Bidder is a nail-biter, too...

Ben and Sam are joined by professional golf's newest retiree, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, to hear what brought him to the decision to walk away from life on tour. Mike tells us why, why now, and what makes Crans the right place to bow out later this year. We hear his thoughts on the state of golf, including in France, Europe's Ryder Cup prospects, and what makes players like Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose 'aliens'.

Ben and Sam begin episode 17 of Sliced with a recap of Marco Penge's breakthrough win, although with no TV pictures it's difficult to know exactly how it happened. There's also a look back on the first women's major of the year and a dramatic if manufactured ending, followed by the latest golf news including a new app from a two-time major champion. After that there's time for your questions and Highest Bidder, but between those two segments Sam also reveals who won our first ever competition.

Ben and Sam are up early on Easter Monday to reflect on an overdue win for Justin Thomas and a home one for Ashun Wu, plus the arrival of a new European star on the LPGA Tour. There’s talk of Wes Bryan’s suspension days after Rory McIlroy’s Grand Slam, before we look ahead to Hainan and the Zurich Classic. Finally, Highest Bidder hits a new low – can you do better?

Ben and Sam try to make sense of one of the greatest golf tournaments, greatest Sundays, and greatest achievements in the history of the game, as Rory McIlroy completes the career Grand Slam by winning the Masters at Augusta. Oh, and Renato Paratore's win on the HotelPlanner Tour, the world of golf this week, fantasy picks, and Highest Bidder.

Ben and Sam pass another new milestone with their first major championship special, and what a way to begin as they talk all things The Masters (once they've gone through Ben's backdrop and the scandal of the fake lefty). Our duo share their first Masters memories and their favourite renewals of the first major of the men's season, before profiling every player under 100/1. Then, Ben has the simplest of tasks in Highest Bidder, but hopes nobody makes winning a green jacket look that simple come Sunday. Unless it's McIlroy...

Ben and Sam welcome Ryder Cup legend Paul McGinley to Sliced. He talks to us about what that event has meant to his life and career and how much of an influence Sam Torrance was on his successful captaincy in 2024. Then it's onto his role on the DP World Tour board when Saudi Arabia came calling, and what he sees for the future of men's professional golf. We talk Rory and the Masters and then Paul has a crack at Highest Bidder.

Love is in the air as Ben and Sam gush over Viktor Hovland's stunning victory in the Valspar Championship, and Richard Mansell following his mate and winning in Singapore. Then there's Scottie on Rahm and Tiger on social media, before Ben finds another way to almost win but actually lose in Highest Bidder.

Ben and Sam react to Rory McIlroy's PLAYERS win before they wonder whether Phil Mickelson really does believe Joaquin Niemann is the world's number one golfer. There are rueful reflections of a breakout win for Josh Berry in India, a look ahead to a rainy Singapore Classic, details of a ticket giveaway, and a tense Highest Bidder.

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Ben and Sam reflect on narrow wins for Calum Hill and Russell Henley on a dramatic Sunday of golf on both the main men's tours. There's a bit of Ryder Cup chat plus a Presidents Cup tale of when Sam met Fred, before focus turns to one of the biggest events in golf - The PLAYERS Championship. Finally, Ben turns cheerleader as Sam goes high on Highest Bidder.

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Ben and Sam talk rain in Durban and birdies in Florida with wins for Dylan Naidoo and Joe Highsmith. Then it's onto the biggest story in golf last week as Ryan Peake completed his comeback just as fellow felon Angel Cabrera announced his Masters return. Things are a little less serious as we check in on the latest LIV quotes and TGL results, before the toughest Highest Bidder yet.

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Ben and Sam react to the remarkable play-off for the Mexico Open and a somewhat less remarkable Kenya Open. There's talk of DP World Tour status as one European swaps Africa for Argentina, and the latest no-news-is-bad-news update from the PIF-PGA talks. We hear Sam's inside word on this week's SA Open host, Ben's memories of the Cog... Honda Classic, and news of a prize worth winning via the DP World Tour's Fantasy Race to Dubai game.

Ben and Sam reflect on an outrageously simple win for Ludvig Aberg at Torrey Pines, where Tiger Woods answered questions about the future of the PGA Tour and men's professional golf. There's analysis of Rory McIlroy's comments earlier in the week and a potential slow play solution, then it's around the tours including Ben's first-hand account of golf in Kenya. Finally, Highest Bidder returns...

Ben and Sam welcome recent DP World Tour winner Laurie Canter to Sliced. Laurie talks about that win in Bahrain, how much he got from the Team Cup and what changed for him as a player back in 2020. He explains what it was like when LIV Golf came along a couple of years later and offers his take on what the future of golf could and perhaps should look like. Finally, he has a crack at Highest Bidder...

Ben and Sam talk Rory McIlroy's win at Pebble Beach and ask how likely it is that he completes his three remaining career goals. Laurie Canter's goals might have changed now as he's a two-time winner who gets plenty of praise before the discussion moves onto Phoenix, Qatar, and then a major play-offs version of Highest Bidder. Plus, listeners are invited to send questions for the first Sliced guest.

Ben and Sam recap wins for Alejandro del Rey and Harris English before looking ahead to a busy week in professional golf which, yes, includes Tiger vs Rory in the TGL. More seriously, Scheffler is back at Pebble Beach where Jordan Spieth also makes his return from surgery. There's a message from the great Gary Player, stories from the playground and the piano, and the latest DP World Tour Fantasy picks.

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Ben and Sam talk about Tyrrell and a fabulous Dubai Desert Classic, plus another win for Sepp Straka after a very, very long final round on the PGA Tour. There's more on slow play, another Austrian winner and the return of the Challenge Tour, before fantasy picks and then the big one: Highest Bidder, Medinah Edition. 

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Ben and Sam return to reflect on a dramatic Sony Open and a less-than-dramatic Team Cup. Then it's news including Tom McKibbin's expected LIV departure and TGL night one reflections. Sam shuns the Hojgaard twins for his 2025 Ryder Cup side, Ben gives his number one priority for Dubai Desert Classic tips, and then it's a nail-biting second edition of Highest Bidder. 

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Ben and Sam kick off their new Monday golf podcast with a review of The Sentry, where Hideki Matsuyama reminded everyone how good his best is. Then it's news including a brief look at the TGL, before a look ahead to the Sony Open. Ben talks Team Cup format, Sam nominates a fellow left-hander to follow in 2025, and we end with some fun and games - plus an invitation to join us.

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