Golf - European Tour Race to Dubai Show

This week Robert Lee is joined by Ross McFarlane and Paul Eales to review a stunning 141st Open Championship in a European Tour Podcast Special. Ernie Els clinched his second Open title after long time leader Adam Scott bogeyed the last four holes at Royal Lytham & St Annes, and we’ll be hearing from both Els and Scott, as well as Tiger Woods, who finished in a tie for third. We’ll also preview this week’s Senior Open at Turnberry as Roger Chapman unbelievably targets a third major in succession.

This week Robert Lee and Richard Boxall look back at Jeev Milkha Singh’s surprise win at the Scottish Open. We’ll hear from the 40 year-old Indian on that superb victory, as well as runner-up Francesco Molinari and home favourite Marc Warren. We then preview the third major of the year, the 141st Open Championship, with Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els both giving us their thoughts as they prepare to take on the course at Royal Lytham & St Anns. Our tip of the week comes from French Open winner Marcel Siem.

Robert Lee and Richard Boxall look back on Marcel Siems 2nd European Tour title at the Alstom Open de France, we hear from the German as well as from runner up Francesco Molinari and home favourite Raphael Jacquelin who finished in 3rd place. Scott Jamieson helps us preview the next event on the Race to Dubai, the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Castle Stuart. And continuing the Scottish theme our Tip of the Week comes from former Open Champion Paul Lawrie.

Robert Lee presents the latest episode of the European Tour Race to Dubai Show as Jamie Donaldson wins The Irish Open at Royal Portrush to record his maiden victory in his 255th European Tour event. We hear from the Welshman, as well as from Anthony Wall who finished in joint second place. Ross McFarlane joins Robert to look ahead to the next event on the Race to Dubai, the French Open and we hear from the defending champion Thomas Levet.

Robert Lee and John Hawksworth look back at the BMW International Open as Danny Willett wins his first European Tour title after beating Marcus Fraser in a four hole play off in Cologne. We hear from the young Englishman and from the Australian runner up. We also look ahead to the next event on the Race to Dubai, the Irish Open and we hear from the defending champion Simon Dyson and from Paul Lawrie.

Dan Roebuck and John Hawksworth reflect on a maiden major triumph for Webb Simpson at the US Open in San Francisco. We hear from the young American, as well as from runner up Graeme McDowell and Padraig Harrington who returned to form to finish tied 4th. We also hear from Tiger Woods who fell away over the weekend after leading at half way. US broadcaster Bob Bubka joins us to look back on how things unfolded at The Olympic Club. Plus we round up the weeks other golf news and look ahead to the next event on the Race to Dubai, the BMW International Open in Cologne.

This week Richard Kaufman is joined by John Hawksworth as they look back at Lee Westwoods emphatic 5 stroke win at the Nordea Masters, we hear from the world number three who feels his game is in perfect shape ahead of the US Open, as well as from Ross Fisher who finished in second place. We are joined on the phone by US broadcaster Bob Bubka to look ahead to the second major of the year, the US Open, which gets underway at The Olympic Club in San Francisco later this week. We hear from the defending Champion Rory McIlroy and excited debutant Lee Slattery.

This week Robert Lee is joined by Richard Boxall as they look back at Thongchai Jaidee’s fifth Tour win and his first on European soil at the Wales Open. We hear from Jaidee and from referee John Paramour after he penalized Ross Fisher one shot for slow play. We also hear from Tiger Woods who is up to fourth in the world rankings after winning the Memorial Tournament in Muirfield Village. Jaco Van Zyl tells us about the course for this week’s event, the Nordea Masters in Sweden and our tip of the week comes from Ireland’s Simon Thornton.

This week Robert Lee is joined by Richard Boxall as they look back at Luke Donalds successful defence at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth which saw him regain his World Number One spot. We hear from Donald, from Justin Rose and from a disappointed Rory McIlroy who missed the cut. The European Ryder Cup Captain Jose Maria Olazabal helps us preview the next event on the Race the Dubai, the Wales Open where he is making his debut and our tip of the week is about playing in the wind and comes from Tommy Fleetwood.

This week Robert Lee and John Hawksworth look back at the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain where Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts beat Graeme McDowell in the final to capture only the second European Tour title of his career, we hear from both finalists as well as from losing semi finalist Paul Lawrie. We hear from Englishman Justin Rose ahead of the next event on the Race the Dubai. the Tours flagship event at Wentworth, the BMW PGA Championship. Plus we look ahead to the US Senior PGA Championship at Benton Harbour in Michigan.

This week Robert Lee and Ross McFarlane look back at a maiden tour victory for Portugals Ricardo Santos following a stunning final round of 63 to win the Madeira Islands Open. Matt Kuchar won The Players Championship in Sawgrass, we hear from him and from Luke Donald who finished in 6th place but it was a missed cut for the World Number One Rory McIlroy. We hear from defending Champion Ian Poulter ahead of the Volvo World Match Play in Spain and our tip of the week comes from Northern Irishman Gareth Maybin.

This week Robert Lee and John Hawksworth look back at a third European Tour win for Francesco Molinari at the Open de Espana. We hear from the new Champion and from two of the players who finished in a tie for second place, Pablo Larrazabal and Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen. Rory McIlroy regained top spot in the world rankings after finishing runner up to first time winner on the PGA Tour - Rickie Fowler. We hear from a former Champion Bradley Dredge ahead of the Madeira Islands Open this week and our tip of the week comes from James Morrison.

This week Robert Lee and Ross McFarlane look back at as Bernd Wiesberger wins The Ballantines Championship In South Korea to record his maiden Tour victory. We hear from the Austrian, from Richie Ramsay who finished in second place after a final round of 65 and from Victor Dubuisson who had another good week. We look ahead to the next event on the Race the Dubai as the players move to mainland Europe for the Open de Espana and we hear from home favourite Rafael Cabrera Bello, while our tip of the week comes from World Number 13 Adam Scott.

This week Robert Lee and John Hawksworth look back at a third win this season for South Africas Brandon Grace at the Volvo China Open. We hear more from Grace, from defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts who finished in second and from Richard Finch in third. Lee Westwood successfully defended his Indonesian Masters title, we'll hear from the World Number Three. Ian Poulter helps the boys preview this weeks event the Ballantine's Championship while our tip of the week comes from Scotlands Richie Ramsay.

This week Robert Lee and John Hawksworth look back at the Maybank Malaysian Open as Louis Oosthuizen puts his Masters disappointment behind him with a three shot victory. We hear from the South African and from Scotlands Stephen Gallacher who finished in second place despite signing for an incorrect score at the end of his third round. We look ahead to the next event on the Race to Dubai the Volvo Open in the company of defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts and our tip of the week comes from our very own John Hawksworth.