No Gimmies Golf Podcast

An inspiring story of resiliance, belief and never giving up on your dreams.
Mikey opens up about the challenges, setbacks and the determination required to keep going. This is an insightful converstaion about his journey from the incredible amateur career, Scottish Amateur Champion, Walker Cup player to the harsh reality of playing on the 3rd tier of Professional golf for over a decade.
We relive the remarkable performance at the Dunhill Links Championship and how this can propel him to the DP World Tour at the young age of 36!

7 Months into my podcast journey, i have a slightly different perspective on the outlook of our game.

This week's episode I look at Scottish Golf - Are we doing enough to grow the game?

Lessons from Denmark...

The cost of Golf in Scotland...

Our Golfing Future...

I'm not here to critise for the sake of it, ask questions, get answers and improve the situation.

What does it take to produce a world class golfer and is Scottish golf still doing enough to develop it's next generation. This week i was joined by legendary Scottish Golf Coach, Ian Rae. With almost 50 years in the game, Ian takes us on a journey from his home town in Huntly to winning the world Amateur championship with Scotland. A brilliant conversation with one of Scottish golf's most influential coaching figures.

The mastermind behind Danish Golf, we take a deep dive into the rise of Danish golf with the incredible Andreas Kali. He has taken 13 year old juniors to the DP World Tour and PGA Tour and WOW... what we can learn as a nation of similar climate and population and it's not funding or facilities....

Part 2 of my interview with Barry Hume, we dive into his career as a Professional and everything that went with that roller-coaster ride. The talent and ability was never in doubt, but why did he not emulate his startling amateur career and continue this into the Pro ranks...

Wow, what a career, a very thoughtful gentleman and a golfing genius!