The NCG Golf Podcast

Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll are joined this week by special guest Jim Croxton, chief executive of the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association.

We look at how golf has navigated an ext…

We’re back. After a week to recharge and put our feet up, The NCG Golf Podcast returns for its third season. And what a start we’ve got for you.

The sun is finally shining, we’re thinking about getti…

Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll are joined by special guest Jeremy Tomlinson, England Golf's chief executive. We discuss in detail the governing body’s 'Respect in Golf' campaign – a movement which aims …

A major championship needs a major guest and we’ve got one for you as Ian Woosnam joins The NCG Golf Podcast ahead of The Masters.

Also previewing the Barbados Legends Championship at Apes Hill, whic…

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…

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 – …

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…

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…

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 off…

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 c…

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 o…

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 …

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 actio…

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 le…

“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 a…

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 ‘Halif…

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?

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