Former East of Ireland and North of Ireland Champion, Alex Maguire joined the podcast to reflect on his first season as a professional golfer and he reflects on his superb amateur career. From competing at a Boys level, fate finding him and providing an opportunity to study and play golf in America to winning the East of Ireland Amateur Championship twice, playing the Walker Cup and The Open Championship after winning the St. Andrew's Links Trophy. Alex also discussed the difference between competing at an Amateur level and in the professional circuit, and why winning the East of Ireland is still his greatest amateur achievment, The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of the incredible Amateur golf across Ireland this year. Go visit AIG.ie for a range of golf exclusive discounts and benefits on their products. Golf Ireland members can save an additional 10% on their car insurance, and you can enjoy some exclusive benefits when you choose AIG Insurance. Check out other episodes and more on our youtube channel & podcast platforms. If you liked this episode, please leave a review and share the show with your friends.
The 2024 KPMG Women's Irish Open Champion Annabel Dimmock joins us on the podcast to reflect on her 2nd Ladies European Tour title after winning a playoff at the KPMG Women's Irish Open in Carton House last weekend. It has been 5 years since Annabel's maiden win on the LET and her journey to her second title has been far from straight forward. Annabel shares with us her injury journey as well as struggling with mental health over the past couple of years, but she has come out the other side of this adversity event stronger. It was fantastic to have Annabel on the podcast and to celebrate her victory. Coverage of the KPMG Women's Irish Open on The Bogey Men is brought to you in partnership with Sports Direct, proud premium partner of the KPMG Women's Irish Open. Listen to our Podcast!Apple Pods - https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-bogey-men/id1510331480 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7vKtYZke5QsfXghpKpTd0I?si=fGy4ozVUSC6WHPy4crqyfQ If you have any thoughts or comments let us know and leave a review. Get in touch with us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bogeymenpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BogeyPod
The Bogey Men is coming to you LIVE, in partnership with Sports Direct, from the driving range of the KPMG Women's Irish Open at Carton House on the O'Meara Course. Jonny will be joined by PGA Professional Amy Condon as co-host for the two streams. On the show we'll have: Live player interviews Fun challenge videos with Tour Players A breakdown of some of the key/signature holes in the tournament AND prizes to give away to you watching at home
The 2024 KPMG Women's Irish Open at Carton House is just one week away and the top Ladies European Tour golfers will descend on Irish shores for what is sure to be an enthralling week!Jonny sat down with Jenny Hennessy from Chicks With Sticks, Kim O'Neill golf influencer and Valeria Clancy, elite Irish amateur golfer who works for Forefront Sports the staging partner for the KPMG Women's Irish Open.We discuss the growth of women's golf in Ireland, seeing more women at driving ranges around the country and what it means for the sport as well as having Major winners in the field for the tournament as well as what increased sponsorship means for the KPMG Women's Irish Open but also for golf as a whole.Coverage of the KPMG Women's Irish Open on The Bogey Men is brought to you in partnership with Sports Direct, proud premium partner of the KPMG Women's Irish Open.On Tuesday & Wednesday of the KPMG Women's Irish Open, The Bogey Men will be streaming Live From The Range from 11am-2pm with exclusive interviews with LET Winners, celebrities and Irish professional & amateur golfers. We'll also have fun challenge games that our guests will be playing so make sure to tune in and you'll even have a chance to win some prizes!Listen to our Podcast!Apple Pods - https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-bogey-men/id1510331480Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7vKtYZke5QsfXghpKpTd0I?si=fGy4ozVUSC6WHPy4crqyfQIf you have any thoughts or comments let us know and leave a review.Get in touch with us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bogeymenpod/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BogeyPod
Professional Golfer Amy Taylor joins the podcast to talk about her maiden win at the Italian Open on the Ladies European Tour. Amy spoke about her journey to winning for the first time on tour, overcoming injury and how fine the margins are between losing your tour card and winning a tour event. Amy opened up about how tough tour life can be, but how great the rewards are, she also told us how she is so excited to return to Ireland for the KPMG Women's Irish Open, which was one of her favourite events of the season last year. The Bogey Men's coverage of the KPMG Women's Irish Open is brought to you in partnership with Sports Direct. Proud Premium partner at this year's KPMG Women's Irish Open at Carton House. We'll have more content ahead of the KPMG Women's Irish Open and like last year, we'll be broadcasting Live From The Range on Tuesday and Wednesday of the tournament, so if you're around come and say hi!
Kate Lanigan has had an incredibly successful season so far, a win on the R&A Student Series in Italy and winning the series overall alongside her countryman Ryan Griffin meant Kate earned a spot on the Arnold Palmer Cup team in Lahinch, the week after making it into the last 64 in the Women's Amatuer Championship in Portmarnock. Kate's summer of golf isn't over however as the KPMG Women's Irish Open is taking place in Carton House, where Kate holds membership, after being hosted in Dromoland Castle for the last 2 years. Kate played in the event in both 2022 & 2023, making the cut last year. She has ambitions on retaining her amateur status but we can be confident that we'll see Kate teeing it up inside the ropes again at the LET tournament this August. The Bogey Men's coverage of the KPMG Women's Irish Open is brought to you in partnership with Sports Direct. Proud Premium partner at this year's KPMG Women's Irish Open at Carton House. We'll have more content ahead of the KPMG Women's Irish Open and like last year, we'll be broadcasting Live From The Range on Tuesday and Wednesday of the tournament, so if you're around come and say hi!
Stuart Grehan has regained his amateur status after 6 years as a professional and he has started the 2025 season with a bang, winning the Flogas Irish Men's Amateur Open Championship.Jonny sat down with Stuart to discuss his time as a professional, the decision to turn back amateur and his ambitions now he is no longer playing golf for a living.Stuart specifically mentions that he has hopes to qualify for a Walker Cup team in the next two years, especially ahead of Lahinch's hosting of the competition in 2026.The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of the incredible Amateur golf across Ireland this year. Go visit AIG.ie for a range of golf exclusive discounts and benefits on their products. Golf Ireland members can save an additional 10% on their car insurance, and you can enjoy some exclusive benefits when you choose AIG Insurance.Check out other episodes and more on our youtube channel & podcast platforms.If you liked this episode, please leave a review and share the show with your friends.
In 2024, AIG launched a new initiative, the ‘Inner City Golfer’ in an effort to break down barriers in the traditionally exclusive world of golf. This initiative focused on providing kids from Dublin’s inner-city with access to the sport, reshaping golf’s perception as a posh or wealthy sport and opening doors to potentially life-changing opportunities. This is the first year of the initiative and over the course of 16 weeks, AIG along with some partners including Golf Ireland, Carr golf and McGuirks have created a new pathway to learn and excel in a sport typically out of their reach. Adam Duffy and Daniel Mullen took up golf just 16 weeks ago and are now hooked! I sat down with Adam and Daniel as well as their teachers at Clontarf Golf Club, where Adam and Daniel will now be taking up membership through this initiative, to explore why they wanted to take up golf, what they thought golf was like before then began and whether they now think golf is more approachable now they've started. The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of the incredible Amateur golf across Ireland this year. Go visit AIG.ie for a range of golf exclusive discounts and benefits on their products. Golf Ireland members can save an additional 10% on their car insurance, and you can enjoy some exclusive benefits when you choose AIG Insurance. Check out other episodes and more on our youtube channel & podcast platforms. If you liked this episode, please leave a review and share the show with your friends.
Barry Fennelly is the Manager of the Paddy Harrington Scholarship in Maynooth University. He sat down with Jonny for a discussion around the growth of the Scholarship, it's mandate to produce Tour Professional golfers and Co-Captaining the International Side for the Arnold Palmer Cup in Lahinch this year. Barry and I went into great detail on the R&A Student Series and how important that pathway is for his own player, but European amateur golf as a whole and why he only sees it growing and improving and becoming a legitimately viable alternative to golf in America for athletes looking to pursue a career as professional golfers. The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of the incredible Amateur golf across Ireland this year. Go visit AIG.ie for a range of golf exclusive discounts and benefits on their products. Golf Ireland members can save an additional 10% on their car insurance, and you can enjoy some exclusive benefits when you choose AIG Insurance. Check out other episodes and more on our youtube channel & podcast platforms. If you liked this episode, please leave a review and share the show with your friends.
David Kearney is a co-founder of Sigmoid Sports, an athlete management company, High Performance Centre and Sports Apparel company all built around performance. David joined us on the podcast this week to discuss his journey from player, to teaching pro, to Performance Director for the ILGU before taking the leap to join Rob Browne and create Sigmoid Sports. David has a really interesting perspective on what success looks like and what he believes should drive an athlete. The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of the incredible Amateur golf across Ireland this year. Go visit AIG.ie for a range of golf exclusive discounts and benefits on their products. Golf Ireland members can save an additional 10% on their car insurance, and you can enjoy some exclusive benefits when you choose AIG Insurance. Check out other episodes and more on our youtube channel & podcast platforms. If you liked this episode, please leave a review and share the show with your friends.
The 2024 Irish Amateur golf season has come to an end and Ronan MacNamara from Irish Golfer joins us in studio to recap the season. From the impressive performances in Ireland and abroad, to international events coming to Irish shores including the Men's and Women's Amateur Championships as well as the Arnold Palmer Cup at Lahinch it has been a busy year for golf on the island of Ireland. Ronan also makes a prediction for who will capture their first Major Amateur Championship title in 2025. The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of the incredible Amateur golf across Ireland this year. Go visit AIG.ie for a range of golf exclusive discounts and benefits on their products. Golf Ireland members can save an additional 10% on their car insurance, and you can enjoy some exclusive benefits when you choose AIG Insurance. Check out other episodes and more on our youtube channel & podcast platforms. If you liked this episode, please leave a review and share the show with your friends.
2024 Men's Irish Amateur Champion Matt McClean joins the podcast this week to reflect on his 2024 season, capturing his maiden Irish Championship victory, playing The Masters and how he finds balance between work at an Optometrist and competing at an elite level around the World. Matt is one of Ireland's top amateur talents and as always it was a pleasure to catch up with him. The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of the incredible Amateur golf across Ireland this year. Go visit AIG.ie for a range of golf exclusive discounts and benefits on their products. Golf Ireland members can save an additional 10% on their car insurance, and you can enjoy some exclusive benefits when you choose AIG Insurance. Check out other episodes and more on our youtube channel & podcast platforms. If you liked this episode, please leave a review and share the show with your friends. #MattMcClean #TheBogeyMen #irishgolf
Mullingar Scratch Trophy winner Brian Doran came into studio to reflect on an incrtedible 2024 season for the Millicent golfer. At the start of this season, Brian made the decision to dedicate himself more to competing in Ireland's Irish Amateur golf circuit and making sure he chased this dream without any regrets. From narrowly losing out on the South of Ireland title, to winning his maiden Major tournament in Mullingar and representing Ireland in the European Mid-Am Championships and winning bronze whilst making friends for life. The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of the incredible Amateur golf across Ireland this year. Go visit AIG.ie for a range of golf exclusive discounts and benefits on their products. Golf Ireland members can save an additional 10% on their car insurance, and you can enjoy some exclusive benefits when you choose AIG Insurance. Check out other episodes and more on our youtube channel & podcast platforms. If you liked this episode, please leave a review and share the show with your friends. #BrianDoran #TheBogeyMen #irishgolf
Ryan Griffin had a fantastic 2024 season on the golf course, winning the R&A Student Series and becoming one of the International Teams' superstars in the Arnold Palmer Cup in Lahinch, before finishing the season off with a win at the Home Internationals and representing Ireland for the first time.Ryan shared how he is enjoying himself on and off the golf course, as we now embarks on a Masters Degree in Maynooth University with the potential of professional golf on the horizon with the LIV Golf qualifiers quickly approaching.Ryan has not shared whether he has ambitions to turn professional yet, but all avenues are open to him, so who knows what awaits.The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of the incredible Amateur golf across Ireland this year. Go visit AIG.ie for a range of golf exclusive discounts and benefits on their products. Golf Ireland members can save an additional 10% on their car insurance, and you can enjoy some exclusive benefits when you choose AIG Insurance.Check out other episodes and more on our youtube channel & podcast platforms.If you liked this episode, please leave a review and share the show with your friends.
Donal Scott is a High Performance coach for Golf Ireland and the Irish Women's Team Coach. I had a brief conversation with Donal after he returned to Ireland following a victorious Home Internationals competition. Donal shared stories of his own career journey, what makes him unique as a coach and what he looks for in potential players. The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of the incredible Amateur golf across Ireland this year. Go visit AIG.ie for a range of golf exclusive discounts and benefits on their products. Golf Ireland members can save an additional 10% on their car insurance, and you can enjoy some exclusive benefits when you choose AIG Insurance. Check out other episodes and more on our youtube channel & podcast platforms. If you liked this episode, please leave a review and share the show with your friends.
Head PGA Professional at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club, Gavin Lunny, joins the podcast to look ahead to this weekend's AIG Men's Irish Amateur Close Championship and outlines what he thinks the recipe to success in this Championship will be. Justin Lowry, the General Manager for Dun Laoghaire Golf Club also sat down to talk through the club's pride in hosting tournaments like these and their support for the seven members in the field for the Close. You can watch the final round of the AIG Men's Irish Amateur Close Championship live on our youtube channel on Sunday from 12:45am as we will have full coverage of the leaders for their final 18 holes. The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of the incredible Amateur golf across Ireland this year. Go visit AIG.ie for a range of golf exclusive discounts and benefits on their products. Golf Ireland members can save an additional 10% on their car insurance, and you can enjoy some exclusive benefits when you choose AIG Insurance. Check out other episodes and more on our youtube channel & podcast platforms. If you liked this episode, please leave a review and share the show with your friends.
In this episode David Shiel joins me on the podcast, David won the 2023 Bridgestone Order of Merit after a really consistent year of golf. This was a really honest and detailed conversation with David all about his resilience and his drive to push himself and compete at the highest level possible. There are some fascinating nuggets in here so please enjoy! The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of the incredible Amateur golf across Ireland this year. Go visit AIG.ie for a range of golf exclusive discounts and benefits on their products. Golf Ireland members can save an additional 10% on their car insurance, and you can enjoy some exclusive benefits when you choose AIG Insurance. Check out other episodes and more on our youtube channel & podcast platforms. If you liked this episode, please leave a review and share the show with your friends.
AIG Irish Women's Close Champion 2023, Sara Byrne reflects on an incredible final season in College in the University of Miami, winning twice in America and how she and her coaches pushed her beyond her limits so that she can chase her dream of turning professional, competing on the LPGA Tour and eventually the Solheim Cup. It was great to catch up with Sara to chat about how h life has changed over the past two years, what winning means to her and what the future holds. The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of the incredible Amateur golf across Ireland this year. Go visit AIG.ie for a range of golf exclusive discounts and benefits on their products. Golf Ireland members can save an additional 10% on their car insurance, and you can enjoy some exclusive benefits when you choose AIG Insurance. Check out other episodes and more on our youtube channel & podcast platforms. If you liked this episode, please leave a review and share the show with your friends.
Aine Donegan who has returned to Ireland for a busy summer of amateur golf, after playing in the Women’s US Open for the 2nd year in a row.Aine shared what she does to make sure she enjoys golf, and how preparation is going ahead of the Women's Amateur in Portmarnock. Aine spoke to us about how golf has been treating her over the past 12 months, playing with Lexi Thompson in the Women's US Open, missing out on the Palmer Cup team and how she manages expectations. The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of the incredible Amateur golf across Ireland this year. Go visit AIG.ie for a range of golf exclusive discounts and benefits on their products. Golf Ireland members can save an additional 10% on their car insurance, and you can enjoy some exclusive benefits when you choose AIG Insurance. Check out other episodes and more on our youtube channel & podcast platforms. If you liked this episode, please leave a review and share the show with your friends.
In this episode, the reigning South of Ireland Champion, Colm Campbell joins the podcast. Colm has been a stalwart of Irish amateur golf for over a decade, with a number of championships to his name, he shared with me how he keeps the hunger alive to keep competing and representing Ireland. The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of the incredible Amateur golf across Ireland this year. Go visit AIG.ie for a range of golf exclusive discounts and benefits on their products. Golf Ireland members can save an additional 10% on their car insurance, and you can enjoy some exclusive benefits when you choose AIG Insurance. Check out other episodes and more on our youtube channel & podcast platforms. If you liked this episode, please leave a review and share the show with your friends.