The NCG Golf Podcast

From the Clubhouse: Does good golf course etiquette still matter?

On this week’s From the Clubhouse, a podcast from National Club Golfer, Steve Carroll and Tom Irwin take a deep look at golf course etiquette.
What is good etiquette, what is and isn't acceptable on the golf course and should we draw up a list of hard and fast rules that every golfer should abide by - rather than just asking, and hoping, people do the right thing?
Tom and Steve set out their positions on care of the course, causing distractions, pace of play, looking your best, and when you should provide help to your playing partners, as they develop their NCG etiquette Code of Conduct.
How can you not give it a listen?

The Slam: Is this the best Rory McIlroy we’ve ever had? + Clutch Pro Tour founder on why LIV has been good for mini tour pros

In this episode of The Slam, a National Club Golfer podcast, Alex Perry and George Cooper discuss Rory McIlroy's return to World No 1 thanks to his successful title defence at the CJ Cup. Is this the best version of Rory we've ever seen? And what did we make of those comments in reply to Phil Mickelson?
We also have the co-founder of the Clutch Pro Tour, Tom Hayward, on as a guest to talk about his tour's huge plans for 2023, and he explains why LIV Golf has actually been a good thing for mini tour players.
Enjoy.

From the Clubhouse: Is the World Handicap System really working?

On this week’s From the Clubhouse, a podcast from National Club Golfer, Steve Carroll and Tom Irwin tackle the World Handicap System.
Tom joins us from Rome, where he is attending the International Golf Travel Market, and tells us a tall tale from an Italian golf course, before he and Steve dive deep into some of their particular bug bears with the new global order.
They discuss whether it’s really a world system, look at the Playing Conditions Calculation and Course Rating, and consider a missed opportunity for equality in golf before looking ahead to the future. Steve then delves into the Rule Book to answer a reader’s tricky situation with a bush in his weekly Rules of Golf corner.
After all that, how can you not give it a listen?

The Slam: Breaking down another week of LIV Golf-PGA Tour-DP World Tour hysterics

Another fun-filled week on The Slam, a National Club Golfer podcast, where Alex Perry and George Cooper discuss the much-maligned treatment of (former?) LIV golfer and Andalucia Masters champion Adrian Otaegui, Phil Mickelson's bizarre press conference, Ian Poulter's latest Twitter spat, and what Brooks Koepka's emotional victory meant in Jeddah. 
And, more importantly, how early is too early for hanging Halloween decorations?
Don't ever accuse us of not asking the big questions... 

From the Clubhouse: Are there too many Stableford competitions these days?

On our revamped From the Clubhouse podcast, from National Club Golfer, Steve Carroll and Tom Irwin will tackle the issues that are the talk of the clubhouse. This week, they give you the lowdown on JCB Golf and Country Club after they enjoyed an office away day at the Staffordshire tour venue.
They then turn their attentions to the medal vs Stableford golf debate – looking at its evolution at Wallasey Golf Club, why it's proving so popular against medal stroke play, and whether there should be modifications to the Stableford scoring system.
They even come to an unlikely agreement, before Steve takes some golf club committees to task following a reader’s scorecard question in a new weekly Rules of Golf corner.
There's plenty to go at there so let's crack straight on...

The Slam: LIV Golf vs OWGR vs the Ryder Cup – things are about to get heated!

In this week's episode of The Slam, a National Club Golfer Podcast, Alex Perry and George Cooper fall out about the great LIV Golf vs Official World Golf Ranking debate before reuniting in agreement over the breakaway tour's players' potential involvement in the Ryder Cup. 
Elsewhere, another English winner Stateside, and a remarkable story about Thomas Bjorn - the likes of which we've never heard.
It's all incredibly messy, so let's try and unpick it... 

The Slam: The all-important questions about the Dunhill Links + Is Charley Hull Britain’s next big thing? - with special guest Sophie Walker

In this week's episode of The Slam, a National Club Golfer podcast, Alex Perry and George Cooper discuss all the big questions from the week's tournaments, including where we would move the Dunhill, the surprise Ryder Cup outsider, and a pair of winners out for revenge.
Meanwhile, former LET star turned Sky Sports analyst Sophie Walker joins to discuss Charley Hull's fantastic victory on the LPGA Tour over the weekend.

From the Clubhouse: Is this the future of men and women playing together in golf club competitions?

Should you be able to play from whatever tee you wish in a competition? Does it really matter if events aren’t mixed?
What does the future look like for women’s membership? At Woolley Park, the club have an innovative approach to the game in most of their tournaments – play if you like, with whom you like, and from whichever tees you like.
In this week’s From the Clubhouse, a podcast from National Club Golfer, Steve Carroll is joined by NCG’s Hannah Holden and the family-run Yorkshire club’s Emily Rowbottom to discuss their mixed tee policy and the obstacles that still face women in golf.