The NCG Golf Podcast

Dialled In at the Players Championship: Who will win at TPC Sawgrass?

NCG’s Steve Carroll and golf form expert Barry Plummer are joined by tipster @sundogmonkey, Martin Mathews, to discuss the much vaunted ‘fifth major’ – the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
 
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From the Clubhouse: How a 300-yard stretch of road sparked a civil war in St Andrews

It’s one of the best-known streets in golf – a thoroughfare thronged with spectators at the climax to an Open Championship at St Andrews. It hosts Tom Morris’ shop and the famous golf clubs that wind their way down the side of the Old Course’s 18th hole.
Walking down The Links is a pilgrimage for millions of golfers. But its construction caused a late 19th century storm that went all the way to the House of Lords.
It's the subject of a fascinating - and now award-winning - book by golf historian Roger McStravick.
He takes readers back to 1879 in St Andrews: The Road War Papers, where they can learn how a simple road from Golf Place to Grannie Clark’s Wynd and beyond caused so much strife.
The book has been honoured by the USGA as the recipient of the prestigious Herbert Warren Wind Award – presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to golf literature.
On its release, McStravick joined Steve Carroll on the From the Clubhouse podcast to discuss his work and hark bark to a fascinating period in the game’s history.

Dialled In: Arnold Palmer Invitational preview

NCG's Steve Carroll and golf form expert Barry Plummer discuss their betting tips for one of the more popular PGA Tour stops - the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.
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From the Clubhouse: The rise and fall of the small town that once ruled the golf world

The Park family of Musselburgh will be forever etched in golf history. Willie Park Sr was a four-time Open champion, including the very first in 1860, while his brother, Mungo Park, and son, Willie Park Jr, won three Opens between them.
Willie Park's great grandson - also called Mungo - joins Steve Carroll on the NCG Golf Podcast to consider the legacy of Musselburgh and look back at a time when this small town on the outskirts of Edinburgh once ruled the golf world, how it became a victim of its own success, and why even its decline was hugely important in establishing golf as a global game.

Dialled In: WGC-Workday Championship preview

Our latest PGA Tour and European Tour golf betting tips podcast focuses on the WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession in Florida.
NCG's Steve Carroll and golf form expert Barry Plummer run the rule over the field and in particular there is one Englishman they fancy to finally get it done on US soil.
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The Slam: European Tour caddie Steve Brotherhood on his career in golf

Steve Brotherhood has seen it all in 17 years as a European Tour caddie. He joins the NCG Podcast to discuss why rangefinders in professional golf are a "waste of time", gives a fascinating insight why Rory McIlroy chose a friend over a seasoned bagman, and his thoughts on that Matt Kuchar incident in Mexico.
And that's before we get to tales of eating curries with Hugh Grant...

Dialled In: Genesis Invitational preview

The PGA Tour stars move down the California coast for this week's Genesis Invitational. Tiger Woods will be there to host - though he won't be playing - and there is a cracking field in place at Riviera, including World No 1 Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka.
NCG's Steve Carroll and golf form expert Barry Plummer discuss run the rule over the field and this week they have some in-form stars coming in at nice prices, as well as a much-fancied outsider.
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All the Gear: Here's what you're doing wrong when it comes to choosing the right golf ball

How many times have you been in a club fitting and you're not quite getting the performance out of the golf ball that you'd like? Well, it's a very simple fix.So for this episode of the All the Gear podcast, Hannah Holden spoke to Mike Fox, director of golf ball and accessories at TaylorMade, to learn about everything we're getting right - and wrong - when it comes to choosing which balls we use.In the wide-ranging interview, Hannah and Mike also cover the new line-up, including Tommy Fleetwood's move to TaylorMade, why the change of Masters date was "really scary" for manufacturers, and how Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy proved to be a huge influence on which gear their fellow pros were using.There's also an incredible story about the man who spends 10 grand a year on golf balls which needs to be heard to be believed.