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The Aussies found their collective mojo on the world’s tours this week, so we catch up with the one who took us on a thrill ride on Monday morning. Ryan Ruffels, as always, gives us great insight into this, his narrowest of misses.

We spend some time with Briony Lyle, wife of the late, great Jarrod, as the Challenge charity so dear to their hearts plots #DoingItForJarrod fundraisers around the country.

And as the golf world’s focus falls on San Francisco, hosts Andy Maher and Mark Hayes run the rule over the contenders at the year’s first major, the US PGA Championship.

We might be at the last ITR for 2019, but we’ve hit the tape full of running. We chat with International team vice-captain Geoff Ogilvy about an epic Presidents Cup week and then throw a few ideas past PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan.

Hosts Mark Hayes and Justin Falconer work through all the news of the week, including Hannah Green’s big win at the Greg Norman Medal and Ryan Ruffels’ elevation to the Korn Ferry Tour.

They then have the big rundown of all the great things and people we saw in golf around the world 2019.

Happy festive season to all our listeners; we’ll be back in early 2020 to keep taking you Inside The Ropes!!

On a great week for Aussie young guns, Ryan Ruffels gives a raw and powerful insight into the troubles he’s overcome to bounce back to a second place finish on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica last week. Co-hosts Andy Maher, Mark Hayes and Martin Blake also give their not-so-tactful takes on the match play drama between Sergio Garcia and Matt Kuchar. Stacey Peters joins us from the USA where she’ll see history made at Augusta and then the ANA Inspiration, plus Luke Bates joins us to chat all things about golf’s epic new adventure, the Outback Queensland Masters (see www.OutbackQldMasters.com for details).

Episode 4 is a special U.S. Open preview show with Andy Maher and Mark Hayes being joined by Mike Clayton.

We have an in-depth chat with 2006 U.S. Open Champion Geoff Ogilvy (8:07) as well as catch-up with Marc Leishman (54:55) on the eve of Round 1 at Erin Hills GC.

Ryan Ruffels (1:04:29) also joins the Inside The Ropes team from Jamaica plus we talk all things topical around Australian golf and on the world stage.