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This week Steve and Andy open the show with an overdue discussion about State of Origin before eventually remembering it's a golf podcast.

After wrapping up another month of the Missing Links Golf Show Championship — including another dramatic dice-of-truth playoff — the conversation turns to something far more important than scorecards.

Andy shares a significant shift in his approach to golf improvement. After months of chasing technical swing changes, he's questioning whether feel, intuition and better decision-making might be the smarter path forward for a busy golfer trying to balance work, family and competition.

The discussion dives into:

• Why practice rounds may be more valuable than technical work
• The difference between process-focused and outcome-focused putting
• Building a reliable wedge game without becoming a human launch monitor
• Why good tempo can hide a lot of technical imperfections

Steve then opens up about the challenges his family has faced following his son's Type 1 diabetes diagnosis and how it has reshaped his priorities, expectations and relationship with golf.

It's an honest conversation about balancing ambition with reality, understanding what matters most, and recognising that every season of life requires a different approach.

Plus, stay tuned to the end for another addition to the growing world of Missing Links Golf Rock: "The Missing Links Blues."

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After a month away from competition golf, Andy finally returns to the fairways at Kooinda—and the round gets off to anything but a smooth start.

A delayed tee time, a stiff back, a snap hook, a spectacular 42-metre shank and even an accidental pirouette threaten to derail the day before it really begins. But instead of ejecting out of the pilot's seat, Andy does what every golfer eventually has to learn: stay in the fight.

As the round unfolds, the swing begins to return, birdie chances appear, and a scrappy start turns into a decent round. Along the way, Steve and Andy unpack the value of persistence, the importance of preparation, why stretching might be the most underrated part of golf, and whether a new putter fitting could finally be on the horizon.

Plus, another original Golf Rock anthem makes its debut as the pilgrims continue their quest for middle-aged sporting glory.

In this episode:

• The danger of an unexpected pre-round delay
• A short-game breakthrough discovered on the practice green
• The 42-metre shank that somehow worked out perfectly
• Why grinding beats giving up when your swing isn't there
• Lessons from a round that could have gone sideways
• Lab putters, fittings and the search for putting answers
• Another Golf Rock world premiere

Sometimes the best rounds aren't the ones where everything clicks—they're the ones where you refuse to quit when it doesn't.

Rock out, Pilgrims. ⛳🎸

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This week on The Missing Links Golf Show, Steve and Andy are joined in person by fellow pilgrim and yearly championship leader Matt Woodbridge for one of the most honest and fascinating golf conversations the boys have had yet.

Matt shares his journey through junior golf in Dubbo, growing up alongside a crop of elite young players, learning the game through creativity rather than coaching, and battling through multiple life-threatening accidents that repeatedly dragged him away from sport — only for golf to pull him back in again.

The boys unpack:

• Why comparing yourself to other golfers can destroy confidence
• How elite junior golf can both motivate and intimidate
• The hidden value of mentors, mates and golf club culture
• Why the best golf often happens when you stop overthinking
• The mental crash that can happen during a championship round
• What middle-aged golfers can realistically do to stay competitive
• Why family support matters more than any swing tip

There’s also:

• April Yearly Championship results
• A controversial return of the Dice of Truth
• A ridiculous run of red-hot scores from the pilgrims
• The continued debate over Tiger vs Jack
• Stories of club championships, pressure golf and missed opportunities
• And a reminder that golf might be the cruelest — and most rewarding — game ever invented.

A thoughtful, funny and surprisingly deep episode about golf, resilience, identity and why we keep chasing the game long after common sense says we should stop.

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