Eimear opens with a confession, she's been raw-dogging her golf bag onto Aer Lingus flights to London for years. No travel bag, just socks on the heads and blind faith in the Heathrow baggage crew.

From there, we break down the PGA Championship at Aronimink. Aaron Rai wins his first major as an unlikely champion, and the conversation goes deep on what's actually in his bag. a 2019 TaylorMade M6 driver, iron head covers and double gloves that each carry a story rooted in where he came from.

That leads to the big question: does what tour pros use actually influence what you buy? Emer confesses her TP5X obsession. Paddy questions the science. The Titleist logo gets an origin story nobody saw coming.

On the amateur scene, Dylan Keating wins the North of Ireland at Royal Portrush, Patrick Keeling takes the Flogas Irish Men's Amateur at Seapoint, and Louise Landgraf goes back-to-back at the Flogas Irish Women's Amateur at Newlands.

Leonie Haram's remarkable story gets the spotlight it deserves. Hit by a drunk driver at 15, given a 4% chance of survival, and winning on the LET on home soil in Germany. Then the duo turn to Lottie Woad, already world number 5 and what her rise means for women's golf in Britain and Ireland.

Rounding out the episode with our Up & Downs of the week:
Dream amateur championship picks and the Portsalon vlog edit has begun.

Thirty minutes in, eleven seconds done.

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This week on Scratch Social, we’re coming to you straight after our first-ever golf trip together, where expectations were low, vibes were high, and Portsalon completely blew us away.

From PGA Championship predictions to accidentally forgetting 80 hand warmers (yes, really), this episode is a mix of golf insight, honest moments, and the kind of stories you only get when you actually go and play.

• Why the PGA Championship feels like the “forgotten major”
• The coolest golf course names in the world
• A full breakdown of Portsalon Golf Club, course, views, and experience
• What happens when you actually play with someone you’ve podcasted with for months
• The mindset shift that instantly improved driving consistency
• Why short game > everything
• A brutally honest recap of playing well… then completely losing it days later
• Paddy went to St.Patrick's Links, and shot the best round of his life....with NO-ONE watching

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Episode 26 is live and the big one is coming. Padraig and Eimear are heading to Portsalon, Donegal this weekend for the very first Scratch Social golf trip and this episode is the build up.

They cover a busy week on tour, Cam Young's stunning form and whether it can last, Jon Rahm's route back to Ryder Cup eligibility, Justin Rose teeing it up with his new McLaren clubs, and Nelly Korda winning again in Mayacoba. Plus a chat about LIV Golf, where it is all heading, and what Paul McGinley had to say about it in person.

Then it is all about Portsalon. What to pack, how many golf balls you actually need on a links course, hand warmers versus the G-Tech, socks, and what will make the trip a success.

Send us your suggestions for places to eat, drink and visit in Donegal. And let us know how many golf balls you think each of us will lose.

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