Podcast: Should More Big Names Be Playing The European Tour Finals?
Tyrrell Hatton's Turkey win, Nedbank preview, Fitzpatrick's tips and more
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Tyrrell Hatton's Turkey win, Nedbank preview, Fitzpatrick's tips and more
Podcast: Should More Big Names Be Playing The European Tour Finals?
This week Tom and Elliott look back on Tyrrell Hatton's brilliant win in Turkey and ahead to the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
We ask why more big names aren't playing the European Tour Finals and also hear from five-time European Tour winner Matt Fitzpatrick.
As well as that, we discuss the Presidents Cup captain's picks, golf on free-to-view TV, Hosung Choi and answer your questions.
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Elliott Heath is our Senior Staff Writer and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news, features, courses and travel sections as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. Elliott has interviewed some huge names in the golf world including Sergio Garcia, Thomas Bjorn, Bernd Wiesberger and Scotty Cameron as well as a number of professionals on the DP World and PGA Tours. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as four Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays at West Byfleet Golf Club in Surrey, where his handicap index floats anywhere between 2-6. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!
Elliott is currently playing:
Driver: Titleist TSR4
3 wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Max
Hybrid: TaylorMade SIM Max
Irons: Mizuno MP5 4-PW
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
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