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Will Griffith is an Irish Golf Podcaster who talks about all things golf especially the Irish Amatuer golf including interviewing successful all ireland winning teams in competitions like Senior Cups, Junior Cups to name a couple.
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Send a text Welcome back to another Class Chat. In this episode Will catches up with Roscommon native Olivia Costello. At 17 years of age Olivia has already had a very successful golfing career and she is only getting started. From playing her first Senior Cup match at the age of 10 to getting to the semi final of the Irish Women's Close at 12 she is a tremendous talent. She also won the Irish Girls Open and Scottish Girls open in the same year and last year she won the Woodbrook Scratch Cup....
Send a text Welcome back to another Class Chat. In this episode Will catches up with Claremorris Golf Club from Mayo who were victorious in the 2025 Pierce Purcell competition. On the call are Derek Reilly, Captain and 3 of the players, Tom Fanning Jnr, Rossa Higgins and Martin Murphy. Listen in as the lads bring us along their journey starting off with a tough opening match against long time rivals Castlebar and 4 other tough matches before winning the Connacht pennant in Athlone. Having pla...
Send a text Welcome back to another Class Chat. In this episode Will does something new. On the call he has PGA Professional Gavin Young and Elite Amateur Niall Fitzgerald. What is interesting about this is that they are teacher and student. Gavin is one of the teaching pros out of Ballyneety in Limerick which will host the Junior Ryder Cup in 2027. Before turning pro Gavin was a plus handicap golfer and started his trade in Adare Manor and had the pleasure of sharing a range session with Ror...
Send a text Welcome back to another Class Chat. In this episode Will catches up with Monkstown Golf Club from Cork who are 2025 Men's Junior Cup Champions. On the call are Manager Anthony O'Sullivan and players Philip Dorney, Jake Morrisson and Robbie Kennedy. These guys have experienced heartbreak at the All Ireland stages having lost at the quarter final stage in 2023 and then in the semi final in 2024 so to finally get it across the line in 2025 gives them great satisfaction. The lads talk...
Send a text Welcome back to another Class Chat. In this episode Will catches up with Roscommon man Thomas Higgins who is currently in Clemson University over in South Carolina. The lads chat about Thomas's love of the game and his success as a junior in winning the All Ireland Fred Daly with Roscommon with his great childhood friends who he also has shared success at Senior Cup and Barton Shield having won the Connaught Pennants in 2025. The lads then chat through college life, culture and ho...
Send a text Welcome back to anther Class Chat. In this episode Will catches up with Shannon Burke who hails from Ballinrobe in County Mayo. Shannon is an elite Irish Amateur and in 2025 alone won 4 times including Leinster, Munster and Connacht championships and completed her season by winning the Leinster Mid Am in Rosslare. To note that the Connacht championship alluded her for a number of years so that was one that gave her a lot of satisfaction. Sticking with 2025 Shannon also won a Senio...
Send a text Welcome back to another Class Chat. In this episode Will catches up with Jonathan Keane from Lahinch golf Club who fulfilled his childhood dream and won the South of Ireland Championship in 2025. The lads talk through early days for Jonathan and then chat about a terrible injury that made Jonathan question if he would ever play golf again!! Thankfully he recovered and has not only won the South but also got the chance to represent Ireland at the 2025 Home Internationals. Thi...
Send a text Hello and welcome to 2026. I start my journey this year by chatting with Shannon Golf Club who are Jimmy Bruen All Ireland Champions 2025. With me on the chat are Manager Colm Hanley and players Derek Sweeney, David Jones and Keith Buckley. This was so enjoyable with 4 sound gentlemen. From getting to know each one of them to hearing about how the management prepare for the season. Onward to Munster West and the 5 matches that got them their Blue Pennant. They then talk through th...
Send a text Welcome back to part 2 of Will's chat with 2025 Bridgestone order of merit champion Stuart Grehan, the lads cover an amazing 2025 for Stuart that included 3 wins and culminated with an amazing experience playing in the Walker Cup in the amazing Cypress Point Golf Club. This is a great chat with one of Ireland's greatest amateur players and a true gent who drops lots of priceless nuggets for aspiring golfers. Follow us on Instagram @atocpod and follow our YouTube channel @PARfectly...
Send a text Welcome back to another Class Chat. In this episode Will catches up with Stuart Grehan who won the Bridgestone Order of Merit in 2025. Hailing from Tullamore originally, Stuart won the East of Ireland and South of Ireland in 2015 and won the Mullingar Scratch Cup in 2017 before turning pro and playing on the EuroPro, Clutch and Challenge tour where he won a couple of times. In Part 1 the lads chat through early golf life, family, senior cup, missing out on Walker Cup in 2017 and t...
Send a text In this end of year review, Tom and Barry wrap up a massive finish to the season across every level of the game. Tom breaks down his run at DP World Tour Q-School, the highs, the takeaways and what the experience means heading into next year. They discuss Barry's strong showing at the European Club and how it sets the tone for his off-season and year ahead. The lads revisit their favourite interviews of the year before diving into the end of season results on both the PGA an...
Send a text Welcome back to another Class Chat. In this episode Will is joined by Warrenpoint Barton Shield team who won the All Ireland this year in Douglas Golf Club. On the chat are Colm Campbell, Rian Carvill, Stephen Coulter, Vincent Toner and the team Captain Peter Kenny. The guys chat through their season giving a flavour of the prep involved and then the journey through Ulster South culminating in a tasty final with long time rivals Tandragee Golf Club. Onward to Douglas and we hear a...
Send a text Welcome back to another Class Chat. In this episode Will catches up with Aine Donegan who recently turned pro. Hailing from Co Clare, Aine is a true Irish Amateur great with victories in the Curtis Cup in 2024, Vagliano Trophy in 2025 and has won senior cup with Lahinch in 2019. She also has a decorated career in both the Irish Amateur scene and the US College Circuit where she represented LSU. She would be well known for making waves in the US Open in 2023 in Pebble beach where s...
Send a text Welcome back to another Class Chat. In this episode Will welcomes back Clodagh Coughlan, Aoife NiThuama and Karen O'Neill from Douglas Golf Club. They recently retained the Ladies Senior Cup All Ireland Title in 2025. This is an amazing thing to do as we all know that winning is so hard. They came through very difficult weather conditions along the way having to win in the rain in Macroom to retain Munster South and then onward to Douglas Golf Club where they beat some strong oppo...
Send a text In our latest episode, Barry and Will are joined by Irish elite amateur Jordan Boles while Tom is in Spain playing the 2nd stage of DP World Tour qualifying. Will talks about visiting stunning Portmarnock Golf Club for the Carey Cup, Barry gives a brief re-cap of the PGA and DP World tours and then the main event. Will has put together a quiz that Mastermind would be proud of for Jordan from all 11 Irish events he has played this year while Jordan gives us some insight into how hi...
Send a text Welcome back to another Class Chat. In this episode Will catches up with John Doyle from Mitchelstown in Cork. A member in Fota Island, John grew up playing for Mitchelstown and then Fota Island. Having won the Irish Boys in 2023 and 2025, John has already at the young age of 18 won the Boys Home Internationals with Ireland and also represented Ireland in the European Championships in Killarney this year as well as representing Ireland in the World Amateur Teams in Singapore. When...
Send a text Welcome back to another Class Chat. In this episode Will catches up with Aideen Walsh who has finally been crowned Bridgestone Order of Merit for 2025 after coming so close in 2023 and 2024. Before jumping into the current season the guys chat about a couple of highlights for Aideen including her first win in Royal County Down, her first time representing Ireland in the Carey Cup in Carton House before chatting about her Ireland caps and which home international win means the most...
Send a text Welcome back to another Class Chat. In this episode Will catches up with 4 gents from Douglas Golf Club who are 2025 All Ireland Men's Senior Cup Champions. This is a historic moment for the club as this is the first time that they have won the men's title. It was made all the more special on the day as the Women's Senior Cup team completed an amazing double by retaining the Senior Cup crown. On the chat are Peter O'Keeffe, Justin Dennehy, Kyle McCarron and Barry O'Connell. Sit ba...
Send a text In this episode, we break down the positives and negatives of this year's Ryder Cup, Tom's qualification into Stage 2 of DP World Tour Q-School, and chat with special guest Nick O'Loughlin about his time on the hit TV show 'The Traitors' as well as his growing influence in the golf content world. Expect insight, stories, and plenty of opinions along the way! Be sure to check out Nick's socials: @loughlane_ and @_nickoloughlin. Follow us on Instagram @atocpod and follow our Y...
Send a text In our latest episode, Barry catches up with one of Ireland's elite amateur golfers, Colm Campbell. Starting his career in Warrenpoint Golf Club, his amazing career has included 2 Irish Amateur victories, east of Ireland victory, south of Ireland victory and multiple time Home internationals winner with Ireland. Collie also talks about the freak hand injury that nearly ended his career early and the perspective he now has in his life with the Lovely Ciara and his 2 daughters at ho...
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