The NCG Golf Podcast
The NCG Golf Podcast, by National Club Golfer, brings stories from the world of golf to life. Whether you’re interested in the grassroots game, golf courses, equipment, or tour players, we have something for everyone.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 273
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The Slam: Should Team Europe be worried about another Ryder Cup thrashing?
On this episode of The Slam, a National Club Golfer podcasts in association with Callaway, Alex Perry and Matt Chivers discuss the WGC-Match Play and, in particular, its absence from next season's sc…
From the Clubhouse: We talk WHS with England Golf’s Head of Handicapping James Luke
We don't want you to think of us as one-trick-ponies but it's another podcast and another week talking about the World Handicap System.
That's because Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll took the From the Cl…
The Slam: Are divisions starting to form between LIV Golf players?
In this week's episode of The Slam, a National Club Golfer podcast in association with Callaway, Alex Perry and Matt Chivers discuss the ridiculous finish at the Valspar Championship, where Jordan Sp…
From the Clubhouse: Will the golf ball roll back be an issue for club golfers?
'Golf is doing well and we don't want to undermine this'. So said the R&A and USGA as they unveiled a proposal to unleash a new competition golf ball on elite events - but steered well clear of anyth…
All the Gear: Golf ball roll back – what does it all mean?
The USGA and R&A are proposing a significant roll back in golf ball distance for elite competition.
This change would mean bifurcation in golf, with different rules for professionals compared to club…
The Slam: How does The Players compare to The Open?
In a special Players Championship edition of The Slam - a National Club Golfer podcast in association with Callaway - Alex Perry and Hannah Holden sit by the 17th green at TPC Sawgrass watching playe…
From the Clubhouse: Are we too stuck in our ways to embrace different formats?
Medal, Stableford, fourball. It's a holy trinity for golfers and makes up the vast majority of what we play at our clubs.
But Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll like to spread their wings a bit wider and, i…
The Slam: We’re at The Players Championship! (And there’s plenty of controversy...)
It's Players week and the NCG team are in place at TPC Sawgrass. But the biggest talking point ahead of the PGA Tour's flagship event? LIV Golf, of course.
In this episode of The Slam, a National Cl…
From the Clubhouse: Are we seeing the death of roll ups?
Does club golf for you revolve around turning up and chucking balls in the air, or are we now hooked on the concept of booked tee times?
Covid considerably changed the landscape of how some of us pl…
All the Gear: Are white golf balls a thing of the past?
50% of TaylorMade golf balls sold are no longer plain white, so is visual technology the biggest change in golf ball design in recent years?
NCG's Hannah Holden, Tom Irwin and Jack Backhouse discuss…
The Slam: Breaking down LIV Golf’s embarrassing week that proved it will never get the better of the PGA Tour
If you blinked, you missed it, but it's one down, 14 to go as LIV Golf's season opener in Mayakoba flashed by without incident.
In this episode of The Slam, a National Club Golfer podcast in associat…
From the Clubhouse: Have clubs got to grips with golf’s controversial handicap scheme?
Just mentioning the words "independent golfer" is enough to send some of your clubs into a sweat.
But England Golf's iGolf scheme now boasts some 30,000 subscribers and the initial fury that greeted…
The Slam: Which player will be the first to quit LIV Golf? + The new ’Next Tiger Woods’
The Slam - a National Club Golfer podcast in association with Callaway Golf - is back for 2023!
Alex Perry is joined by a brand new co-host, Matt Chivers, and the pair discuss Jon Rahm's remarkable …
From the Clubhouse: Does golf really take too long?
We're obsessed with pace of play. Find a corner of the clubhouse and someone will probably be unhappy about how long today's round has taken. Yes, the time it takes to play the game is often a fracti…
All the Gear: Inside the PGA show (and playing TPC Sawgrass)
On this week’s All the Gear, a podcast from National Club Golfer, Tom Irwin, Jack Backhouse and Hannah Holden, delve into what it was like to visit and play TPC Sawgrass, how the course has changed a…
From the Clubhouse: Could five foot gimmes become a part of handicapping in the UK?
Did you know if your ball lies on the green, and is no more than five feet from the hole, there is a Rule of Handicapping that allows you to pick it up and add a stroke to your score?
In this week…
From the Clubhouse: World Handicap System problems will take decades to fix - so get used to them!
What is it about golf rules that get us so hot under the collar? Tree-gate, as it’s now being called, divided opinion among commentators and spectators as Patrick Reed’s every movement was analysed a…
NCG Top 100s: Take a deep dive inside our list of Scotland’s best courses
Don't we all love a good rankings list? Whether it's ticking off where we've been, where we want to go to, or just getting flustered about where our favourite course might be placed, course rankings …
From the Clubhouse: Has a big flaw in the World Handicap System been exposed?
England Golf's new pilot Championship Entry policy, which could potentially deny access into some competitions for players with too many general play scores in their handicap records, has catapulted …
From the Clubhouse: Are we being priced out of playing the UK’s top golf courses?
What is happening with pricing at our best golf courses? Is a true bucket list experience increasingly becoming out of reach for the average club golfer?
As we peer ahead into 2023 and start looking …