Podcast: Golf wars, rankings, hypocrisy and meritocracy

On this week’s edition of the podcast we dive into the murky waters of golf’s splintered tours as the ongoing hearing between the DP World Tour and LIV Golf spells big changes for the men’s professional game. We also take a look at the official world golf ranking system, highlighting a lopsided distribution of points across the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour and the Asian Tour that simply can’t continue. Thankfully there’s plenty of golf talk too with Justin Rose putting his hand up for Ryder Cup selection in Pebble Beach, a wild finish on the DP World Tour for Dan Gavins and also the end of an era for Shane Lowry and his caddie Brian ‘Bo’ Martin ahead of this week’s $20m WM Phoenix Open. As ever, we hope you enjoy the listen. Don’t forget to subscribe and let us know what you think.