Written by Iona Stephen on Wednesday 6 December 2023
When the AIG Women’s Open arrives at St Andrews in 2024, Iona Stephen is hoping to have swapped her microphone for her golf clubs and be teeing it up alongside the world’s best. As the new year hurtles towards us, we’ll all be setting golf goals for 2024. Mine? I want to play in the AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews! I...
Written by Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston on Wednesday 6 December 2023
Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston says the PGA Tour went behind players’ backs, he’s not surprised to see the likes of Jon Rahm ending his loyalty. Jon Rahm has joined LIV Golf after weeks of rumors and social media chat, and it’s be a huge coup for Greg Norman and the Saudis. Jon has previously been vocal in saying that he wouldn’t join LIV,...
Written by Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston on Wednesday 6 December 2023
Returning to competitive action on the DP World Tour, Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston is thankful for another shot on the game’s biggest stage and is determined to do more than ‘make up the numbers’. It was so good to finally tee it up on Tour again. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had a great time doing the podcast and getting my broadcasting...
Written by Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston on Tuesday 14 November 2023
As he prepares to return to DP World Tour action this week in South Africa, Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston explains how he’d take men’s professional golf forwards if he was in charge of the proposed merger. With the merger of the men’s professional game seemingly up in the air, I’m putting myself in charge of the situation because I’ve had the perfect...
Written by Iona Stephen on Tuesday 14 November 2023
Reading LET boss Alexandra Armas’ plans to merge her tour with the LPGA and create a “cohesive, single women’s organization,” is music to my ears. In an exclusive interview with Today’s Golfer, Armas called the move the “best thing for women’s golf,” and said she expects the merger to happen soon. I’m right behind it. It has been discussed in the...
Written by Iona Stephen on Tuesday 17 October 2023
Should players be paid to play in the Ryder Cup? Not if Iona Stephen has her way. In her exclusive Today’s Golfer column, the broadcaster dives into the Patrick Cantlay cap and cash furore, calls for an end to tied matches, backs “two more years” of Luke, suggests a change to the singles that would create more drama, and hopes for...
Written by Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston on Wednesday 11 October 2023
In the first of his guest columns, Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston tells us the impact of his long-term hand injury, how he feared for his career, and how he’ll be changing his approach when he returns to the DP World Tour in November. When John Robins beat me in a match on his YouTube channel last year, he and TG’s digital editor...
Written by Iona Stephen on Monday 25 September 2023
TG columnist and Sky Sports golf broadcaster Iona Stephen shares her view on all the key talking points ahead of the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome. Straight after watching Team Europe retain the Solheim Cup, I’m hot-footing it to the airport in Spain and heading to Italy for my first Ryder Cup. It’s like a fortnight sent from the golfing gods! I’m...
Written by Iona Stephen on Monday 18 September 2023
Before hopping on the plane to the Solheim Cup, TG columnist and Sky Sports golf broadcaster Iona Stephen gives her insight on the biennial match between Europe and the USA and how she sees the 2023 clash going. It’s going to be an epic couple of weeks for golf with the Solheim and Ryder Cups being played just days apart for...
Written by Iona Stephen on Friday 15 September 2023
In her exclusive Today’s Golfer column, broadcaster and professional golfer Iona Stephen questions the social media trolls who criticize the quality of the LET and LPGA. I’d love to watch Charley Hull take apart the man who claimed he’d make every cut and be one of the best players on the LPGA. It would be outstanding entertainment. For those who haven’t seen...
Written by John Robins on Thursday 31 August 2023
Comedian John Robins ditched Fringe Festival beers for links golf and found something very special… This month I’m in Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival. I’ve been coming most years since 2005 and am a marginally better comedian than I am a golfer. Considering I am less than an hour’s drive from Scotland’s Golf Coast, it is nothing short of scandalous that in...
Written by John Robins on Thursday 20 July 2023
Bad Golf star and Beef’s Golf Club co-host John Robins ticks some things off his golfing bucket list… Ticking off items from my golfing bucket list shouldn’t be that difficult when you consider that one of the things on the list is “watch live golf”. But nothing could have prepared me for what would happen over a blissful four days at...
Written by Iona Stephen on Thursday 20 July 2023
In her exclusive monthly column, Iona Stephen examines the pros and cons of a proposed golf ball rollback, and suggests some alternative courses of action. There has been many a hot debate in golf recently, often revolving around the LIV breakaway tour and more recently the merger of the PGA, DPWT and LIV. But let’s park that topic and focus on...
Written by Iona Stephen on Thursday 22 June 2023
In her exclusive monthly column, Iona Stephen expresses her relief that the divide in men’s golf appears to be over with news of the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and the PIF, and questions how it will impact the women’s game. The broadcaster and former pro also reflects on Rory’s US Open disappointment, analyses the value of inexperience after another first-time...
Written by Iona Stephen on Thursday 25 May 2023
Broadcaster Iona Stephen gives her view on Brooks Koepka’s PGA Championship win, what it means for LIV and whether the rebel-tour’s players should appear in the Ryder Cup. I’ll hold my hands up, I didn’t expect to see LIV players performing as well at the Majors as they have. Honestly, did you? Brooks Koepka’s performance at the Masters and win at the...
Written by Iona Stephen on Tuesday 25 April 2023
Tiger Woods faces another spell on the sidelines following ankle surgery, but while some are writing him off, Iona Stephen believes the 15-time Major champion will return and has one more win in him. Seeing Tiger make yet another cut at The Masters was exceptional. What an incredible achievement. When he birdied the 15th in the second round, the noise around...
Written by Iona Stephen on Tuesday 25 April 2023
Does Rory McIlroy need to part ways with caddie Harry Diamond if he is to win more Majors and complete the Career Grand Slam? In Iona Stephen’s latest piece for Today’s Golfer, the former golf pro and expert broadcaster analyses what went wrong for McIlroy at the Masters and what needs to change if Northern Irishman is to end his nine-year...
Written by Iona Stephen on Monday 24 April 2023
Watching Patrick Cantlay play golf, it’s no wonder your weekend competitions are taking longer than ever to complete. If that’s the example we’re letting the pros set without punishment, then how can we expect youngsters and amateurs to adhere to the rules? I don’t buy the argument that every shot could be worth huge sums of money or a big title...
Written by John Robins on Wednesday 12 April 2023
Bad Golf star and Beef’s Golf Club co-host John Robins on the challenges of being a left-handed amateur golfer… Forgive me for indulging in a topic that only affects around five percent of golfers. Is it the stresses and strains of playing off scratch? Nope. Those who carry their driver over 250 yards? Nope, I’d have no insight into that! Strap...
Written by John Robins on Monday 6 March 2023
The annual pleasure of British winter has seen Bad Golf’s John Robin’s swap the golf course for the driving range. But what makes the ultimate practice area? In his exclusive Today’s Golfer column, the award-winning comedian, broadcaster, and Beef’s Golf Club co-host delves into the incidents that have put his efforts to cut his handicap on hold and explains what his...