Ep.29: €50 Golf Course, The East of Ireland, Women's Golf Prize Money

Ep.29: €50 Golf Course, The East of Ireland, Women's Golf Prize Money

Scratch Social Podcast | Episode 29 – Weddings, Heatwaves, Hole-in-Ones & Golf Trivia Gone Wrong After a short break, we're back! In Episode 29, Eimear returns slightly worse for wear after a three-day wedding celebration in Italy, while Paddy joins fresh from Barcelona with a questionable tan and a renewed commitment to fitness, golf, and avoiding Mammy's baking. We catch up on two weeks of golf, travel, and life before diving into a brilliant stretch of golf stories from Ireland and beyond. Lauren Walsh continues to impress on the LPGA Tour with a career-best finish, while rising Irish star Ella Cantwell makes history by winning the inaugural Women's West of Ireland Championship in dominant fashion. We also celebrate an incredible weekend for Stuart Grehan, who followed the announcement that he's expecting twins with a hole-in-one and a record-breaking victory at the East of Ireland Championship. Fairytale stuff. Elsewhere: ⛳ Paddy shares why his golf game is trending in the right direction. ⛳ Eimear finally admits she still hasn't measured her swing speed. ⛳ We discuss the growth of women's golf and whether prize money will ever reach parity. ⛳ A "True or False" golf quiz goes spectacularly off the rails thanks to some last-minute ChatGPT research. ⛳ We bring back our underrated golf course and Golf Course Under €50 features. ⛳ And Paddy delivers a passionate public service announcement about drivers using mobile phones. Plus, we're launching a new listener segment! 🎬 What's your favourite golf movie and why? Whether it's Happy Gilmore, Tin Cup, The Greatest Game Ever Played or something completely unexpected, send us your choice and favourite scene. We'll read out the best responses on next week's show. As always, expect plenty of golf chat, a few laughs, honest opinions, and two golf addicts trying to figure out this ridiculous game one episode at a time. Subscribe, follow, and join the conversation. @scratchsocialhq on all platforms

Ep.28: Aaron Rai, Raw-Dogging Flights & Does Tour Gear Actually Matter?

Eimear opens with a confession, she's been raw-dogging her golf bag onto Aer Lingus flights to London for years. No travel bag, just socks on the heads and blind faith in the Heathrow baggage crew. From there, we break down the PGA Championship at Aronimink. Aaron Rai wins his first major as an unlikely champion, and the conversation goes deep on what's actually in his bag. a 2019 TaylorMade M6 driver, iron head covers and double gloves that each carry a story rooted in where he came from. That leads to the big question: does what tour pros use actually influence what you buy? Emer confesses her TP5X obsession. Paddy questions the science. The Titleist logo gets an origin story nobody saw coming. On the amateur scene, Dylan Keating wins the North of Ireland at Royal Portrush, Patrick Keeling takes the Flogas Irish Men's Amateur at Seapoint, and Louise Landgraf goes back-to-back at the Flogas Irish Women's Amateur at Newlands. Leonie Haram's remarkable story gets the spotlight it deserves. Hit by a drunk driver at 15, given a 4% chance of survival, and winning on the LET on home soil in Germany. Then the duo turn to Lottie Woad, already world number 5 and what her rise means for women's golf in Britain and Ireland. Rounding out the episode with our Up & Downs of the week: Dream amateur championship picks and the Portsalon vlog edit has begun. Thirty minutes in, eleven seconds done. 📩 podcast.scratchsocialgolf.com [http://podcast.scratchsocialgolf.com] | @scratchsocialgolf

Ep.27: Our Portsalon Trip, PGA Championship Picks and Cool Golf Course names

This week on Scratch Social, we’re coming to you straight after our first-ever golf trip together, where expectations were low, vibes were high, and Portsalon completely blew us away. From PGA Championship predictions to accidentally forgetting 80 hand warmers (yes, really), this episode is a mix of golf insight, honest moments, and the kind of stories you only get when you actually go and play. WHAT IS IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE: * Why the PGA Championship feels like the “forgotten major” * The coolest golf course names in the world * A full breakdown of Portsalon Golf Club, course, views, and experience * What happens when you actually play with someone you’ve podcasted with for months * The mindset shift that instantly improved driving consistency * Why short game > everything * A brutally honest recap of playing well… then completely losing it days later * Paddy went to St.Patrick's Links, and shot the best round of his life....with NO-ONE watching If you enjoyed this episode: * Follow the podcast so you don’t miss the next trip * Share it with a golf buddy * And tell us: where should we go next? 📩 Email: podcast@scratchsocialhq.com [podcast@scratchsocialhq.com] 📱 DM: @ScratchSocialHQ

Ep. 26: Our Donegal Trip, Nelly Korda and Paul McGinley on LIV Golf

Episode 26 is live and the big one is coming. Padraig and Eimear are heading to Portsalon, Donegal this weekend for the very first Scratch Social golf trip and this episode is the build up. They cover a busy week on tour, Cam Young's stunning form and whether it can last, Jon Rahm's route back to Ryder Cup eligibility, Justin Rose teeing it up with his new McLaren clubs, and Nelly Korda winning again in Mayacoba. Plus a chat about LIV Golf, where it is all heading, and what Paul McGinley had to say about it in person. Then it is all about Portsalon. What to pack, how many golf balls you actually need on a links course, hand warmers versus the G-Tech, socks, and what will make the trip a success. Send us your suggestions for places to eat, drink and visit in Donegal. And let us know how many golf balls you think each of us will lose. podcast@scratchsocialhq.com [podcast@scratchsocialhq.com] | @ScratchSocialHQ on all socials. #ScratchSocial #IrishGolf #GolfPodcast #PortSalon #DonegalGolf #GolfTrip #CamYoung #JonRahm #NellyKorda #RyderCup2027 #McLarenGolf #LIVGolf #IrishGolfer #GolfTravel #LinksGolf

Ep. 25: The Fitzpatricks, Nelly Korda, Women's South of Ireland

Episode 25 is here and it is a big one. Padraig and Eimear cover a packed week across the tours, the Irish amateur game, gear news and the question everyone in golf is asking right now. This week we get into the Fitzpatrick brothers at the Zurich Classic, Nelly Korda winning another major at the Chevron Championship, and the inaugural Women's South of Ireland Amateur Championship at Lahinch. Padraig was on the ground for that one, camera in hand, and has plenty to say about the standard of golf on show. There is also a round at Portmarnock, two big fashion brands entering the golf market, the ongoing LIV Golf situation, Ryder Cup 2027 captain news, and a golf trip to Portsalon coming very soon. Drop your thoughts in the comments or get in touch at podcast@scratchsocialhq.com [podcast@scratchsocialhq.com]. We would love to hear from you. Find us everywhere at @ScratchSocialHQ.