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The NCG Golf Podcast

National Club Golfer

The NCG Golf Podcast, by National Club Golfer, brings stories from the world of golf to life. Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll chat about everything from the clubhouse game, to tour, equipment, and courses, and welcome special guests from the world of golf along the way. Available on your preferred podcast platform.

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All Episodes

55:44

What does your golf bag say about you?

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2025/02/20

Trendy canvas bag or huge tour monstrosity? Are you a pencil lumper or someone who couldn’t get round the golf course without a trolley?In this week’s episode Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll delve deep into golf bags and how they can reveal a lot about who we are as golfers. Do you give yourself shoulder injury by bolting on 100 bag tags? Is a valuables pouch a must have accessory? Do you get giddy about dividers? We’ll try not to make this a seedy 60 minutes but if you’ve ever found yourself staring

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01:00:46

Is there a ‘proper’ way to behave at the driving range?

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2025/02/13

Tom Irwin has been spending a lot of time at the range. Co-host Steve Carroll hasn’t hit a practice ball in about six months.In this week’s podcast, though, the two come together to talk about the driving range experience. Is there an etiquette about turning up to improve our games? What should we wear? Should we block out the world with headphones or take in the whole community experience? Tom’s also got some very funny stories about when he worked in a driving range as a younger golfer. The duo

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01:01:44

Is it time to admit you like the World Handicap System?

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2025/02/06

What do you really think of the World Handicap System? Tell the truth, because we now know the answer.We asked the question in our massive NCG Club Golf Survey, filled in my more than 3,000 of you, and what you told us was really surprising. Steve Carroll and Tom Irwin get stuck into the results, and analyse what they mean, and we also discuss dress codes – after you told us emphatically what you thought about those too. While these two topics may have been oft discussed, your insights shed new

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01:20:52

These are the best courses in England!

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2025/01/30

Planning a golf trip in England this year? Want to click off a trophy course, or just fancy a day out? Don’t do anything until you’ve looked through our new list of the Top 100 courses in England.Steve Carroll and Tom Irwin are joined by NCG’s Top 100s chairman Dan Murphy to assess the risers, fallers, and obviously reveal what we think is the best layout in the country. Who makes up our panel? How do we assess how one course is better than another? Dan and Tom also go through the top 10 in detail

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45:43

How many of you will leave your golf club this year?

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2025/01/23

Have you had your emails yet? Membership renewal time is almost here. You’re either already being asked for cash, or your about to get the news ahead of the new season in April.But how many of you are planning to renew? How many of you think you’ll be quitting? Are your annual subscriptions going up? Do you think your golf club membership represents good value? We know the answers. As part of a massive survey of club golfers, filled in by more than 3,000 of you, we asked you all sorts of questions

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52:38

Green fee prices are going up – AGAIN!

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2025/01/16

Have you thought about booking your summer golf trip? Are you keen to tick off a Top 100 course on your travels? Prepare to get your wallet out.Steve Carroll has been looking at the peak summer green fee prices for all the layouts listed in NCG Top 100s Great Britain & Ireland list and it makes for sobering reading if money is an object. So what does it cost? What is the most expensive course on the list? What’s the cheapest? Is the average golfer being priced out of a great experience, or do

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26:18

Tougher than terrorists? SAS: Who Dares Wins’ Jason...

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2025/01/09

Welcome back! For our first episode of 2025, we’re joined by special guest Jason Fox. You’ll know him from the popular TV series SAS: Who Dares Wins.But the former Royal Marines Commando and Special Forces Soldier turned renowned author and media personality is also hugely keen on golf – having got into the sport after the Covid lockdowns. After partnering recently with clothing company Stromberg, he joins our Matt Chivers to chat about the positive effects golf can have on mental health, what the

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58:45

The best holes at The Open: Part 2

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/12/23

We’ve reached the halfway point of our run down of the best golf holes on The Open rota courses. Now, Tom Irwin joins Steve Carroll once more to discuss the back 9 of his favourite holes from the 10 courses that have hosted the Claret Jug. What will he pick? Be warned, there are some pretty famous holes that don’t make the cut. What do you think about his selections, and what would you choose? Get in touch with us on X.

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01:07:04

These are the best holes at The Open: Part 1

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/12/17

Tom Irwin’s been on a journey this year. He’s somehow managed to blag his way round most of the courses on The Open rota. In honour of the journey, he runs down his favourite holes from the 10 courses that have regularly hosted the Claret Jug. It’s an eclectic – so the 1st hole on Tom’s list must also be the 1st hole at one of the venues – and so on. It’s a meaty task so this week, Tom and host Steve Carroll run through his front nine. We’ll tackle the homeward stretch next time. What do you make of

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58:54

These are the best golf books ever written!

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/12/10

We’re not saying we’re in full on Christmas mode, but in this episode of The NCG Golf Podcast Steve Carroll and Tom Irwin reveal their must-read golf books.The pair go through all their favourites – the best fiction, non-fiction, instruction, and travel books. What are their perfect choices? Tom and Steve believe they’ve got something for everyone. So if you’re still looking for a great gift, or you just want to know what golf books need to be on your shelf, listen in and take notes! Read our

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38:01

Should players be paid to play in the Ryder Cup?

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/11/28

Reports the American players will be paid to compete at Bethpage Black next year have caused quite a stir.Is it beyond the pale, or is it a paradox that the people who the galleries flock to see don’t benefit financially from the massive biennial event? Steve Carroll and Tom Irwin get stuck into the debate in this week’s episode and, as you’d expect, they’ve got some firm views on the subject. Does it besmirch the competition, or is it only fair? See if you agree with Tom and Steve!

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46:18

Would you pay more for membership to guarantee a tee...

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/11/21

Dynamic pricing has been in the news. Yes, we did pay over the odds for an Oasis ticket. But could it have its place in golf?We all know the weekend tee times that are the most popular, so what if you could pay more to guarantee a spot? What if 7-day fees altered depending on the specific time you wanted to play? In this week’s episode of The NCG Golf Podcast, Tom Irwin returns to join Steve Carroll and debate this lively issue. We also talk about England Golf Jeremy Tomlinson’s appearance last

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01:05:48

Is there any chance we could return to the old...

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/11/14

We’re joined this week by England Golf chief executive Jeremy Tomlinson.It’s a pretty action-packed episode as we discuss a host of club golf topics with the governing body’s chief executive. He addresses the ongoing criticisms of WHS, considers how golf club membership is looking and whether the post Covid boom is now peaking. We also look at whether traditional clubs are being more open to different formats of play and get into the latest on the Respect in Golf movement.

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44:25

Desperate to get better over the winter? Our...

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/10/25

The weather’s getting colder and the days are getting shorter. But don’t put the clubs away as winter arrives. This is a perfect time to get a grip on our golf game sand make them better. When it comes to using data to do that, we have never had it so good. And on these week’s episode, Steve Carroll is joined by NCG’s equipment expert Hannah Holden to show how you can use numbers to your advantage. We’ve got some fabulous Shot Scope data that can get your golf into shape – without you necessarily

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44:53

What are the best golf courses in GB&I?

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/10/18

Ranking golf courses is risky business. One person’s heaven is another’s hell. Yet we all love a good list, don’t we?We’ve got another one for you at National Club Golfer and this week, Steve Carroll is joined by our Top 100s chairman Dan Murphy to talk about our review of the best courses in Great Britain & Ireland. You will find courses in positions that make you happy and courses in positions that make you cross. But join Steve and Dan as they discuss the countdown, pick out some of their

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48:46

He's played every links course in Great Britain - and...

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/10/11

Steve Carroll is joined by Sam Cooper to talk about his new journal and website project – Links From the Road.Sam went on a road trip we all wish we could take. With a set of clubs, his partner, their dogs, and a van, he toured 225 links courses around England, Scotland and Wales. The journey changed his life. Now a well-known podcaster, and an associate golf course architect with Clayton, Devries and Pont, he has branched out into writing. Talking with Steve about the first of a multi-volume set

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01:00:05

It’s Your Course – so why not learn much more about it?

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/10/04

This week, Steve Carroll is joined by Jim Croxton, chief executive of the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association, to talk about the governing body’s new issue of Your Course magazine.Your Course aims to give golfers a deeper understanding of what preparing and maintaining a golf course really involves and is available right now in your clubhouse. Focusing on how greenkeepers prepare a course for winter, while also looking at the challenges presented by climate change, Jim and Steve

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48:11

You’ll never guess Coach Lockey's handicap!

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/09/13

He has amassed a loyal and passionate band of followers with his focus on coaching, course vlogs, entertainment and fun.In this week’s episode of The NCG Golf Podcast, Steve Carroll caught up with Coach Lockey to find out all about being a content creator – it’s harder than you think! But he has also teamed up with England Golf on their iGolf scheme and has put together a series of videos on his YouTube channel where he gained a handicap. Aside from finding out what it was, Steve also asks whether

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24:38

The remarkable rise of Harry Hall

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/08/06

We’ve got a special guest this week as Matt Chivers sits down with new PGA Tour sensation Harry Hall.Harry won the ISCO Championship in July – just a few days before he became a dad – capping an incredible rise that now sees him ranked around the top 100 in the world. It’s a remarkable story, from his home club West Cornwall changing their membership rules so he could join at just 6 (he was already that good!) to getting coaching from Butch Harmon and living in the bright lights of Las

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19:18

It’s question time! Your queries answered

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/07/29

We asked and you delivered. In a departure from the usual podcast theme this week, Steve Carroll answers your Rules of Golf and World Handicap System queries.Does the clock stop if you have to halt a ball search to let a group through? Can you manufacture a drop so you’re able to place the ball? Will the course and playing handicaps ever be combined? Steve will endeavour to tell you the answers, and a bit more!

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