About this episode

The episode discusses Patrick Reed's redemption at the Dubai Desert Classic and the current state of world golf.

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 weekend? What do his press conference comments signal, a future at LIV or a plea to allow him a way back to the PGA Tour via the DPWT? Plenty of chat about the current state of world golf and whether Jon Rahm remains an elite player or a very rich and disillusioned malcontent.&n...

People in this episode

Hosts: Martin, Des

Guests: Mike, Ron

Topics covered

• golf
• Patrick Reed
• Jon Rahm
• Dubai Desert Classic
• LIV
• PGA Tour
• world golf

Keywords

• Patrick Reed
• Dubai Desert Classic
• Jon Rahm
• LIV
• PGA Tour
• golf
• redemption

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LIV, PGA Tour, DPWT

Places: Dubai

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