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The Thing About Golf: #124 Ryan French
Our special guest this week discusses the new media landscape, building a media business when you had no intention of ever doing so and the challenges of monetising what started out as a hobby.
14 Aug 2024
Morri: Social media done right
For all its faults (and there are many, as we know) social media does at least one thing better than ‘traditional’ media ever has and that is offer direct access to the thoughts of some of the game’s best proponents.
29 Jan 2024
Morri: Does driver hold the key?
It was a throwaway line from DP World Tour player Andy Sullivan in Dubai, but it was telling about the distance debate on many levels.
22 Jan 2024
Morri: Proving perceptions wrong for the sake of public golf
‘Golf courses are a tribute to white privilege. Turn it into something the whole community can use.’
2 Oct 2023
The Thing About Golf Podcast #98 – Brendan Lawlor
One of golf’s greatest assets, especially when compared to other sports, is the range of people who can enjoy it.
2 Aug 2023
Min woos the crowds at Hoylake
Min Woo Lee has captured the imagination of youthful golf followers with his high-profile social media presence, but now he's out to capture the trophy that will identify why he's truly out of the ordinary.
22 Jul 2023
Koepka questions teammate Wolff’s commitment
Brooks Koepka has accused his LIV Golf teammate Matthew Wolff of quitting on the course, telling Sports Illustrated he has "basically given up on him."
7 Jul 2023
McDowell hurt by personal attacks
Graeme McDowell has expressed shock at the level of vitriol generated by his move to the LIV Golf Tour as he revealed he now receives regular social media messages wishing him dead.
5 Jul 2022
Ogilvy: The mental health challenges of pro golf
The relationship between sport and mental health has been in the news a lot lately, which is not too surprising when you think about it.
25 Oct 2021
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