Hosted by Martin & Des · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 184 episodes
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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!
Martin & Des hosts In the Footsteps of Giants, a sports show with 184 episodes published.
At previous US Opens Shinnecock Hills grabbed the headlines as playing conditions got away from the USGA and the world's finest players were somewhat humbled. Will 2026 be any different or more of the same? Martin, Des,
After a quiet couple of weeks the team assemble at ITFOG HQ to discuss the Charles Schwab Challenge on the PGA Tour, the Austrian Open on the DPWT and LIV Golf Korea on the Exhibition circuit plus other ramifications sur
Aronimink is in the books, a new major champion has been crowned and a few "favourites" have had a reality check. Martin, Ron & Chris review the PGA Championship and the media response to a strange week just outside Phil
The next major of the 2026 season is upon us as we await our heroes teeing off at Aronimink on Thursday. Who will carry their form into the second major of the season? Will Rory go back to back majors? Will Scottie just
So much is currently happening in the world of professional golf that Martin & Ron hit the studio to discuss Nelly Korda, Cam Young and the ever changing LIV Golf story. Joining them is PGA Coaching Professional, Chris G
After a couple of eventful weeks in the world of professional golf, Martin and Des meet @ITFOG HQ to discuss the Fitzpatricks hot streak, Nelly Korda's wire to wire victory at the Chevron, LIV Golf's financial woes, seas
The first major of the 2026 season is in the bag and it's another win for the lad from Holywood, Co Down. However, the Masters conjured up it's usual drama and storylines. The ITFOG team discuss triumphs and disasters, s
How do you follow ITFOG's most successful episode of all time? Fortunately it is Masters week, one of the best weeks of the golfing year. Martin, Des and Ron discuss some of the golf stories making the news over the last
An episode that the team @ITFOG_podcast have been really looking forward to recording. We are delighted that friend of the show, Alan Shipnuck, joins us to discuss his new biography of Northern Ireland's most successful
The team catch up on events from Florida, South Africa & Hong Kong especially the huge differential in prize money for certain tournaments. Martin, Des and Ron discuss the ever worsening situation developing between Jon
As Scottie's insane run of consecutive top 10 finishes comes to an end, what does the future hold for the world's best player? Martin, Des and Ron briefly discuss this before diving into the Genesis Invitational results,
New contributor, Ron, has to deal with Martin on a full scale rant about a behaviour incident at the WM Phoenix Open, albeit at the end of the day Ron's viewpoint is not dissimilar. Plenty of chat about Patrick Reed's su
Full house at ITFOG HQ as Martin & Des are joined in the studio by "young Mike" and over the worldwide web by Ron. Has Patrick Reed achieved some respect and redemption by winning the Dubai Desert Classic over the weeken
The team at ITFOG are called in for an "emergency pod" as we analyse the big news coming out of Ponte Vedra. Brooks Koepka is coming back to the PGA Tour, the deal is done, the reparations decided but the effect on the w
As we enter 2026 what does the world of golf have in store for us all? Although we don't actually know what will happen, we never shy away from giving our predictions. With Des and young Mike unavailable it falls to Mart
As we round out 2025 it's time for our annual 'naughty or nice' list from the world of golf. Martin and Des have done this before, but it was a first run out for newest team member Ron. Always one of our favourite shows
Plenty to talk about this week as Martin, Des & Ron debate events at the Australian Open, the Nedbank Golf Challenge and the Hero world Challenge all played over the last few days. The boys then turn their attention to t
After missing ITFOG's normal 14 day recording schedule Martin & Des are back in the studio to catch up on all the major golf stories of the last few weeks. Joining them for the first time is Ron Greer, known to many on T
After our recent outing on the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush, it's time for Martin and Des to own up to the reality that Championship golf courses are hard. Despite great company and favourable weather both of the seas
Tommy Fleetwood is the biggest star of the autumn with two wins and a stellar Ryder Cup performance. Martin and Des meet to discuss his recent win in Delhi and what this might mean for his future major prospects. Plenty
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