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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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01:42:17

The World Handicap System changes are here!

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/03/28

Don’t misread the date. It’s not an April Fool. The big World Handicap System changes are here and, from April 1, the way you play your club golf WILL change.If you’ve forgotten what’s coming, never fear. Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll have enlisted the help of David Kernohan, Scottish Golf’s Head of VMS and Handicapping, to go over the major headlines. He’ll help you get to grips with Course Rating minus Par, fourball betterball scores, and all the big alterations. We also discuss where the WHS

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01:36:36

The BBC’s Iain Carter joins us!

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/03/22

If you could pick one person to try and explain the madness of men’s professional golf, surely Iain Carter would be top of the list.The BBC’s golf correspondent has enjoyed an unparalleled career – covering all the major tournaments for radio and online – and is the author of a series of best-selling books. His latest, Golf Wars: LIV and Golf’s Bitter Battle for Power and Identity, bids to make sense of the conflict between the rival tours that has threatened to tear the sport apart. Iain joins

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01:01:18

The price of a pint: Should we get a members’...

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/03/14

Food and beverage (or F&B as we call it in the trade) can be a financial black hole for your golf club.But we all want good food and a well-priced pint when we turn up in the clubhouse after a round. And we want it at a discount. It’s our little perk for paying our subs each year, right? But managing a good offering is a massive challenge for clubs and, this week, Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll focus in on the issue as part of our The Price of Club Golf series with GCMA Insights. What are the

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01:25:58

We preview The Players!

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/03/07

We don’t know about you but, for us, The Players is where the golf season really starts. This one is special.It’s the 50th edition and Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll kick off season two of The NCG Golf Podcast by previewing the ‘fifth major’. The pair, who’ve both taken a spin around Sawgrass, break down the course and discuss their favourite moments. Did they get out of 17 alive? Rory McIlroy and Sepp Straka tell us what the championship means to them and Tom has set Steve a fiendish quiz testing his

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01:01:57

Are jeans really club golf’s biggest enemy?

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/02/16

What is it about a bit of denim that sends so many club golfers round the twist? Author Clive Agran set our social media alight this week when he asked why such an innocuous fabric causes so much offence.Never ones to shy away from a bandwagon, Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll get stuck into some of the old stereotypes. Does what we wear really say something about how we act on the course? Prepare to hear Steve lose his rag. We’ve also got a packed show for you as Season 1 of the podcast reaches its

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01:10:45

Delving into the price of club golf

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/02/09

It’s membership subscriptions time again and maybe some of you are being asked to fork out a little more than last year. Where do those fees go and what part do they play in the running of your golf club? Are joining fees really a tax on membership, an expression of loyalty, or a vital part of a golf club’s armoury? Steve Carroll has started a series of pieces for the Golf Club Managers’ Association, and NCG, and he discusses these two key themes on this week’s podcast with Tom

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01:19:25

We chat with Open champion Paul Lawrie!

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/02/01

He had a legendary career that brought worldwide success and a Claret Jug. But Paul Lawrie is also steeped in club and grassroots golf. The Paul Lawrie Golf Centre, in Aberdeen, has served as the perfect introduction to the game for countless new players. His Tartan Pro Tour also provides vital playing opportunities for professionals who dream of a spot on the Challenge and DP World Tour. He joins us on The NCG Golf Podcast to talk about juniors, dress codes, accessibility to membership, the

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01:01:41

Why is golf equipment so expensive?

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/01/25

New drivers, irons, putters – the big equipment brands are launching their latest products and the prices may not be for the faint-hearted. It doesn’t matter how you dress it up, £500 is a chunk of change for a new driver and a through-the-bag set will run into thousands. What goes into the pricing? Is it about profit or is the technology, research, and effort that goes into making new clubs worthy of our investment? Tom Irwin and NCG equipment editor Hannah Holden have been at The PGA Show, in

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01:35:05

What makes a great golf course?

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/01/18

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder when it comes to golf courses. One player’s links paradise is another’s heathland heaven. But even allowing for the most passionate discussion, there are plenty of layouts out there we all agree are superb. Rankings lists would be sunk without them! So what is it that makes a golf course great? In this week’s The NCG Golf Podcast, Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll go on a deep dive. What courses speak to us? Where are we desperate to go this year, and where are we keen

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01:27:31

Bubba Watson drops some LIV Golf truth bombs!

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2024/01/11

It’s a brave new world for The NCG Golf Podcast. No more From the Clubhouse. We’ve put The Slam to bed, and we’re back with a solitary, singular, golf podcast. But Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll remain your hosts and will continue to debate the things that matter to you. Has it finally stopped raining? The heavens may have paused, but the last three months have been unbelievable for golf courses. We’ve got the numbers. We’re going to serve up a host of special guests and we couldn’t start with a

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01:09:46

Is golf really broken?

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2023/12/13

Has Jon Rahm’s eye-watering move to LIV Golf fissured the sport? Has your love affair with the game been punctured by the bitter row enveloping the professional ranks? Or are you unmoved by the actions of those at the top end of the game? On this week’s episode of The NCG Golf Podcast, Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll debate the ramifications of Rahm’s shift, ask if it makes LIV Golf’s proposition any stronger, and look at whether hi-jinks at the high end has any impact on how we approach golf at our own

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01:40:56

From the Clubhouse: A deep dive into the golf ball...

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2023/12/07

Now we know. A ball roll back is coming for everyone. In this week’s podcast, Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll dig deep into the R&A and USGA’s decision to reduce the distance the ball travels at every level of the game. We’re joined by performance coach and data expert Lou Stagner, and James Day, co-founder of Urban Golf and SounderGolf, to debate what the game's two big governing bodies have unveiled. We wanted to bring you an in-depth discussion and analysis of both sides of the argument. Lou and

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01:08:10

From the Clubhouse: Is the golf ball about to be...

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2023/12/01

“There are only three options: We can bifurcate; you change the whole game; or you do nothing. And doing nothing is not an option.” R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers says a decision on what to do about hitting distances in golf is coming by the end of the year but, after admitting to Golf Digest’s John Huggan there had been lots of opposition to the R&A and USGA’s proposed Model Local Rule, what's going to happen now? If you change the whole game, could that mean a shorter ball for

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01:12:43

From the Clubhouse: What does Billy Foster dread...

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2023/11/24

What is it about Augusta week that Billy Foster can’t wait to be over? What does he think has ruined golf? And why is comparing the camaraderie between the European and US Ryder Cup teams like ‘Halifax Town playing Manchester City?’ Europe’s best-known caddie is our guest on this week’s From the Clubhouse podcast and the proud Yorkshireman has once again delivered a masterclass in straight-talking. We’ll hear stories of Seve and Tiger and he'll put you right into the team room at some of his 15

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01:10:21

From the Clubhouse: So what do we REALLY think about...

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2023/11/15

Those big WHS changes have certainly got your tongues wagging. And while we’ve told you in great detail about what’s coming to Great Britain & Ireland next April, what do we really think about them? In this week’s From the Clubhouse, Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll go through the big changes and speak their minds. Is Course Rating minus Par a good thing? Are the new fourball betterball rules a fudge? What’s Tom’s issue with Par 3 courses being eligible for Course Ratings? The duo also get stuck into

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59:22

From the Clubhouse: We explain the big World Handicap...

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2023/11/09

What a week it has been in the world of club golf! Big changes are coming to the World Handicap System and we’re going to mark your card. In a special edition of the From the Clubhouse podcast, Steve Carroll is joined by England Golf’s head of handicapping, James Luke, to go through all the new WHS stuff coming to GB&I next year. NOW READ: What changes are coming to the World Handicap System? We’ll try to explain Course Rating minus Par and how it will affect your handicaps, we’ll delve

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47:00

Will the PGA Tour-LIV Golf agreement fall apart? |...

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2023/11/06

Oh Erik, what have you done to us?! On the latest episode of The Slam Podcast - in association with Callaway - Matt Coles and Matt Chivers discuss Erik van Rooyen's emotional victory at the World Wide Technology Championship. He pledged his second PGA Tour win to his best friend Jon Trasamar who is suffering from cancer. The team also discusses Adam Long's mind-boggling achievement at El Cardonal, as he hits every single fairway at the event in Mexico. The tour has also announced its members will be

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01:03:59

Which stars (if any) will turn up to LIV Golf...

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2023/10/30

The Slam Podcast - in association with Callaway - is back for another episode! Two of NCG's finest, Matt Coles and Matt Chivers, dive into another busy week of news both on and off the golf course. On the course in Qatar, we saw heartbreak and ecstasy as stars of the DP World Tour battled to keep their playing cards for the next season. On the LPGA Tour, Celine Boutier won AGAIN in Malaysia, but not without going through a nine-hole playoff(!) against Atthaya Thitikul. Meanwhile, Alison Lee

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01:02:08

From the Clubhouse: Is the DP World Tour now the...

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2023/10/24

If the PGA Tour is the Premier League, does that make the DP World Tour the ‘Championship’? Or is it even worse than that? In this episode of the From the Clubhouse podcast, Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll unpick the bones of the DP World Tour’s offer of membership to players who have failed to keep their PGA Tour cards. Is it, as some are claiming, confirmation of the status of European golf as a feeder tour, or can this new element of the strategic alliance work to everyone’s

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49:16

The Slam podcast: Are the world golf rankings now...

The NCG Golf Podcast ·

2023/10/16

Well, that was quite a week. In this episode of The Slam podcast, Steve Carroll and Matt Coles look back on Lexi Thompson’s participation in the Shriners Children’s Open and ask whether more women should tee it up in PGA Tour events. They also consider the Official World Golf Rankings’ decision to reject LIV Golf's application to become an eligible tour. Was it the right thing for the sport? Does not having Bryson DeChambeau and co in the listings make a mockery of the figures – even if you

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