In the Footsteps of Giants

About In the Footsteps of Giants

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!

Publisher

Martin & Des

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Sept 2020

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

193 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Two men and some interesting Rahmifications

   A busy few weeks have kept us out of the studio but now Martin & Des catch up on what has been happening in the wide world of golf. We start with an apology for an error made, we then look at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and Spanish Open, before turning our attention to the bankruptcy timeline for LIV Golf. Will LIV 2.0 actually get off the ground? With some high profile departures the prospects are not looking that bright but the story has yet to play out. Martin finishes the po...

2. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Two men and a Wentworth heartbreak

   The DPWT European flagship event at Wentworth is in the books and it was a tournament with an outstanding field that generated real excitement, and a little heartbreak. Martin, Des and Chris discuss how events played out at Wentworth. We also turn our thoughts to the Presidents Cup at Medinah and try to predict the outcome, will Team USA dominate or is this the year the International team deliver on their potential? We also discuss LIV 2.0 and it's likelihood of success plus Bryson's new £100...

3. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Two men and another Solheim success

   What a fantastic weekend of golfing drama, with both the Solheim Cup and the Irish Open to enjoy. Kudos to team Europe for winning back the Solheim Cup from team USA and doing it the hard way by winning the singles. Shane Lowry blew away the opposition at Doonbeg to record his second Irish Open Victory and improve an otherwise disappointing season. LIV Golf entered the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process and that enabled some actual insight to the dumpster fire that was their "business model". We l...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

41

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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