Paddy went to The Open at Birkdale and Eimear is off to Scotland for the Women's Scottish Open!

Welcome to Episode 35 of Scratch Social...we took a week off and we missed you all!

Chapters

• 00:00 Golf Tournament Experiences
• 02:58 Observations of Professional Golfers
• 07:57 Golf Course Challenges
• 22:53 Predicting Golf Tournament Outcomes
• 29:55 Learning from Ryan Fox's Quick Play
• 31:45 The Bryson Drama
• 36:27 Upcoming Golf Events and Tournaments
• 52:39 Paddy's Time Off and Golf Plans
• 58:29 Eimear's Excitement for Women's Golf Tournaments

Paddy and Eimear are back and it's one of the best weeks in the golf calendar, Genesis Scottish Open and Amundi Evian Championship, back to back, with The Open Championship looming.

This week:

Max Homa's mad late route into The Open Championship

Brad Dalke's top-10 finish at the BMW International Open
A Genesis Scottish Open sponsor invite debate

Sergio Garcia's rumoured DP World Tour return

Then it's into full preview mode, the Renaissance Club's new routing for Genesis Scottish Open week, favourites and sleeper picks, before switching to the women's game for the Evian Championship and why this course rewards precision over power.

Plus:
The great 3-to-5-foot putt debate, the biggest lie golfers tell themselves, listener responses to Paddy's "5 rounds, no helicopter" , and a first look at a new segment, the €500 four/five-course Irish golf trip challenge.

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Welcome to Episode 33 of Scratch Social. Eimear is flying solo today without Paddy and there's a lot to cover in the world of golf.

• Scottie and Viktor go to a playoff
• The mental side golf
• Eimear learned some hard lessons over the weekend
• Rosapenna Summer Solstice
• The Open at Royal Birkdale
• Listener questions

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