In the Footsteps of Giants
After thirty years of touring the golfing world two pals discuss how to encourage others to follow in the footsteps of their golfing heroes and play the best courses just like the pros. The golf may not emulate our heroes but we have a lot of fun and laughs along the way. A podcast full of stories and suggestions about how to run your own golf tour, plus everything we find interesting on the professional golf tours. Perfect for your average golf nut!
Episodes
138 episodes
Two men and a very sweaty correspondent.
Martin, Des and young Mike finally catch up about many of the current issues in golf. Plenty of chat about the HSBC Championship from Yas Links in Abu Dhabi, where our on course correspondent somewhat melted! Why are LIV players playing in the ...
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1:16:33
Two men and a runaway winner
The Renegade Players Tour head to Portugal for our 35th anniversary tour and a couple of new courses to our resume. A short tour but still packed with many laughs and a couple of good stories. Were we impressed with the courses at Val do Lobo o...
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Two men and the road to Vilamoura
We're back after a slight delay in scheduling.Martin and Des catch up on events from around the golfing world including the most pointless tournament on the DPWT calendar. Another great week of action at the Andalucia Masters which tied a p...
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1:06:42
Two men and a new Spanish bullfighter
A busy couple of weeks on the DP World Tour and some great golf to talk about. Martin and Des catch up on the action from Wentworth, revel in the heroics of a new Spanish hero, discuss the limited appeal of the President's Cup in it's current f...
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1:02:39
Two men and an anguished Roar
Plenty to talk about after the Amgen Irish Open concluded at Royal County Down, the Solheim Cup played out in the States and LIV Golf finished up their 2024 exhibition series in Chicago. Listen as Martin & Des discuss Rory's failure to clos...
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58:04
Two men and a summer roundup
Martin and Des arrive back in the studio after ITFOG's summer break to launch Season 5 of "In The Footsteps Of Giants". Plenty to catch up on including the Olympics, the AIG Women's Open, the PGA Tour playoffs, Bryson's Presidential ambitions, ...
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Two men and a dream overseas nine (Summer repeat)
Final summer repeat for 2024 as we will return with new episodes from next week. A fun episode from season 1 where Martin and Des select their overseas "dream nine" from courses we have played. Many of our listeners will have their own lists an...
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Two men and the 2019 Open at Portrush (part 2) (Summer repeat)
We are keeping an eye on golfing news/events during our summer break but while we are away from the ITFOG complex we thought that reposting part 2 of our chat with John Bamber, Chairman of the Championship Committee for the 2019 Open at Portrus...
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1:11:16
Two men and the 2019 Open at Royal Portrush (summer repeat)
With the 2025 Open due to return to Portrush we thought it was a good time to reprise our episodes on what it takes to put on a major championship. We were fortunate to sit down with John Bamber, Chairman of the Championship Committee for the 2...
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1:03:15
Two men and an American clean sweep
Major season is over, the USA has a clean sweep in this years tournaments with Xander Schauffele winning his second major at Royal Troon. Martin, Des and young Mike discuss the action from the 152nd Open Championship and decide on the winners a...
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1:09:46
Two men and an Open conversation
Martin and Des sit down to discuss the Genesis Scottish Open, a great win for home favourite Bob MacIntyre, and preview the 152nd Open from Royal Troon. Young Mike dials in from his isolation ward (actually his home office) as he fights a new b...
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1:17:21
Two men and a chat about "Golf Wars" with Iain Carter
A bonus episode for our listeners as Martin catches up with BBC Golf Correspondent and Chipping Forecast regular, Iain Carter, to discuss his recent book "Golf Wars". An opportunity for a golf fan to ask questions directly to someone with an in...
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57:44
Two men and a dramatic finish
Martin and Des catch up on a couple of dramatic finishes to recent tournaments, not all of which were specifically golf related. Also joining the boys is friend of the show, Sam Harrop, who recently undertook his first golf trip to Northern Ire...
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1:25:38
Two men and a pair of putts at Pinehurst
After a nailbiting conclusion to the 124th US Open from Pinehurst, Martin and Des sit down to discuss the result and deal with their disappointment and heartache. Bryson won the title but it was Rory's for the taking until a couple of bad decis...
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1:01:22
Two men and a Pinehurst preview
As we head into US Open week Martin, Des and young Mike spend some time analysing the odds and trying to predict who can be successful at Pinehurst. Is the US Open the hardest major to predict? Is it the hardest major to win? Is Pinehurst atypi...
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1:16:03
Two men and a Bobby dazzler
Martin and Des celebrate Bobby Mac's big win in Canada, Lauri Cantor's win in Germany and Des's win in County Sligo! We also recap the stories from the Women's US Open from Lancaster Country Club which delivered a second US Open title to Yuka S...
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56:55
Two men and a most surprising arrest.
The USPGA is in the books and Xander has his first major, Bryson gave it a good try on behalf of LIV albeit coming up just short and Viktor emerged from his slump to show us the player we have all come to love. However, surprisingly these were ...
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1:08:12
Two men and a host of mid season opinions
Martin and Des catch up after a couple of weeks away from the studio. We preview the form of the main contenders for the upcoming USPGA championship from Valhalla. Can Scottie keep winning, can Rory turn back the clock and win again at Valhalla...
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1:13:54
Two men and a Scheffler Masters Class
The first major of the 2024 season is in the books and Scottie Scheffler has comprehensively proved why he is the best player in the world right now. However, Ludvig Aberg is the real deal, Max Homa and Tommy Fleetwood are contenders for majors...
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1:10:30
Two men and an annual tradition like no other
Martin and Des hit the studio on a wet Monday evening to preview the 2024 Masters, the likely winners/losers and uncover some fun facts about Augusta National. Joining them is 'friend of the show', Steven G, who spent this week last year in a w...
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1:25:43
Two men and the 2020 Masters preview (Repeat)
To cover the ITFOG team's absence over the Easter period and bridge the gap until our 2024 Masters preview, we are posting our first ever attempt at an event preview from November 2020. At that time the podcast was only 2 months old, Covid was ...
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49:42
Two men and a repeat at sawgrass
A great weekend following the action at the Players Championship from one of our all time favourite courses, the legendary TPC Sawgrass. Martin and Des convene in the studio to recap the results and storylines from one of the best tournaments o...
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1:08:09
Two men and a second Full Swing
We spend a little time this week on a tournament roundup but a much larger section of the show is dedicated to our review of Full Swing, Season 2. Does it improve on Season 1? Who comes out of it well and who doesn't? How much do we really lear...
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