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The NCG Golf Podcast
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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Episodes
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The Slam: Will Rory McIlroy FINALLY end his major drought at Hoylake? + An honest assessment of LA Country Club!
In the latest episode of The Slam Podcast, Matt Chivers is joined by Tom Irwin to discuss the US Open and Wyndham Clark's fantastic display which earned him a…
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From the Clubhouse: What would you still fix about the World Handicap System?
It's been a big week for the World Handicap System. The ability to use your phones to submit digital scores across borders in Great Britain & Ireland has gone…
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The Slam: Will Jay Monahan resign as PGA Tour boss? + Our US Open betting preview with an expert tipster!
The PGA Tour has announced a groundbreaking merger with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia in what is one of the biggest stories in professional golf…
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The Slam: DP World Tour a feeder to the PGA Tour? Ryder Cup hopeful Jordan Smith joins the pod!
Double DP World Tour winner Jordan Smith joins the latest episode of The Slam to chat about the exciting steps he's made in his career so far! From shooting…
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From the Clubhouse: Inside Royal Liverpool with Links Manager James Bledge
We're counting down the weeks to the 151st Open at Royal Liverpool and as the excitement builds for the From the Clubhouse team of Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll…
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The Slam: DP World Tour star Dan Bradbury joins the pod!
DP World Tour winner and Yorkshireman Dan Bradbury chats to NCG about his stellar career so far on the latest episode of The Slam podcast! Bradbury broke…
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From the Clubhouse: Pros reveal the stupid things golfers ask
What's the weather forecast? The course is closed, any idea when it will be open? Can I return these year-old shoes? We're all guilty of bombarding our…
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The Slam: PGA Championship Review - Brooks is back and Block was brilliant!
Brooks Koepka returned to his brilliant best at the PGA Championship, overcoming Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler to win his fifth major title at Oak Hill!…
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From the Clubhouse: What would you put into club golf’s Room 101?
White belts? Iron headcovers? These things are a given. But what else do you really fear and despise on the golf course and what would you want to banish from…
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All the Gear: How often should you hit the green?
Golfers always have high expectations from their game, but is this holding you back from performing your best? We've teamed up with Shot Scope to take a deep…
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The Slam: Who will win the PGA Championship?
It's major week and in this episode of The Slam, a National Club Golfer podcast in association with Callaway, with discussing who we think will lift that…
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From the Clubhouse: The match play clash that ended in tears + How many disqualifications?
We just love nattering about competitions! On this week's From the Clubhouse podcast, in association with TaylorMade, Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll meander once…
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The Slam: The cold hard truth about the LIV Golf-Ryder Cup fallout
It's been a dramatic week on tour, with several European legends resigning from the DP World Tour and effectively ending their Ryder Cup careers, so there's…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom the Clubhouse: The rules all golfers break + Tom takes a trip to Torrey Pines
We all do our utmost to uphold the laws of the game but there are some rules we just can't seem to get our heads around. On this week's From the Clubhouse…
The NCG Golf PodcastThe Slam: Phil Mickelson reignites the LIV vs OWGR war - but are his intentions genuine?
In this week's episode of The Slam, a National Club Golfer podcast, Alex Perry tells co-host Matt Chivers that questionable scheduling has seen the core of…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom the Clubhouse: Should traditional golf clubs be consigned to history? + The rules on playing through!
Should golf be all about fun and frolics or is there still a part to play for the traditional golf club with its historic values? On this week's From the…
The NCG Golf PodcastThe Slam: Take note, PGA Tour - LIV Golf have finally got it right!
In this week's episode of The Slam, a National Club Golfer podcast in association with Callaway, Alex Perry and Matt Chivers discuss the raucous LIV Golf event…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom the Clubhouse: The good, the bad, and how we’d improve golf club catering
Is a bacon roll a crucial part of your golfing day? Do you still enjoy getting together for a post-round feast? And is the key to a player's heart really…
The NCG Golf PodcastThe Slam: Good and (mostly) bad ideas to fix the PGA Tour’s biggest issues - slow play and playoffs
Playoffs are an annoying way to end a golf tournament, aren't they? After 72 holes of stroke play, the stars don't want to go out there and play more. So in…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom the Clubhouse: Inside the weird and wonderful world of club match play golf
Do you put on a Seve-style game face when you tee it up in the knockout or do you find match play such a fuss you don't even bother to enter? In this week's…
The NCG Golf PodcastThe Slam: What’s it like to go to the Masters? We went to Augusta to find out!
In the latest episode of The Slam - a National Club Golfer podcast in association with Callaway - Alex Perry joins Matt Chivers from Georgia as he discusses…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom the Clubhouse: Augusta Syndrome is real! How does your club get through it?
What a time to be alive! The Masters is on TV, Augusta National is looking as superb as ever, and by Monday morning we'll be itching to get the clubs out of…
The NCG Golf PodcastThe Slam: Who will win the Masters? (And will LIV spoil the party?)
On this episode of The Slam - a National Club Golfer podcast in association with Callaway - Alex Perry and Matt Chivers are joined by NCG's resident tipster…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom the Clubhouse: Is golf club membership worth the money?
Have you paid your golf club membership subscription yet? For lots of us, deadline day is approaching very fast and it might be a last gasp decision whether to…
The NCG Golf PodcastThe 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastThe 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 NCG Golf PodcastFrom 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastAll 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastThe 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastThe 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastAll 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastThe 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastThe 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 NCG Golf PodcastFrom 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastAll 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastNCG 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom 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…
The NCG Golf PodcastAll The Gear: TaylorMade Stealth 2 is here! So what do you need to know?
On this episode of All the Gear, a National Club Golfer podcast, Hannah Holden, Jack Backhouse and Tom Irwin discuss everything from the new technology in the…
The NCG Golf PodcastAll The Gear: How do Callaway design new golf clubs? Let’s go behind the scenes
We all love getting our hands on new golf clubs but what goes on behind the scenes to bring them to market? Tom Irwin, Jack Backhouse and Hannah Holden…
The NCG Golf PodcastAll The Gear: The Callaway Paradym range is here – what do you need to know?
It’s January, which in our world means one thing and one thing only: new golf equipment. This year it is Callaway making the plunge first, unveiling an…
The NCG Golf PodcastAll The Gear: Can golf drivers actually keep getting better?
It’s that time of year again when new product releases are coming left, right, and centre. While lots of golfers are excited about the possibility of new golf…
The NCG Golf PodcastAll The Gear: How do we test golf equipment? Taking you behind the scenes
The NCG review team discuss the upcoming equipment launch season, their colossal attempt to test 80 new clubs in time for January and if brands should bring…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom the Clubhouse: What do you value about being a golf club member?
What is it about a golf club that draws us in? Is it the easy access to tee times, the shared sense of community, or the opportunity to get into competitive…
The NCG Golf PodcastThe Slam: Tiger and Rory on the warpath! + Forget the World Cup - we’ve got Ryder Cup fever!
Put a microphone in front of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy and they are happy to talk. Both have conducted explosive interviews in the past few days and that's…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom the Clubhouse: The good, the bad, and the ugly of golf club committees
How many of our clubs would survive without them? The committee, board, and the various gatherings beneath them are the hubs of our clubs - largely staffed by…
The NCG Golf PodcastThe Slam: Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, and the Great Open Covid Scare
Yes, we know we said we were going on hiatus for a few weeks but there's just so much to talk about. So in this week's episode of The Slam, a National Club…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom the Clubhouse: Does the driving range experience stack up?
What does a good driving range experience look like? Do we need fancy technology and an on-demand bar, or will a quiet corner, a bucket of balls, and a nice…
The NCG Golf PodcastThe Slam: How to fix the controversial Race to Dubai standings + Why the OWGR debate is nonsense
In this week’s episode of The Slam, a National Club Golfer podcast, there is plenty to discuss from an incredibly busy week that saw the end of the 2022…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom the Clubhouse: Drilling into the best winter formats – why trees are bad – and Tom takes a rules test!
What makes a good winter format? What will get you out of the warm confines of your house and onto the course? On this week’s From the Clubhouse, a podcast…
The NCG Golf PodcastThe Slam: Tour star Ryan Fox joins the pod! + The Great Ryder Cup debate
In this week's episode of The Slam, a National Club Golfer podcast, Alex Perry and George Cooper discuss how LIV Golf will affect the next few years of the…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom the Clubhouse: Taking you inside the new 2023 Rules of Golf
It has been a big week for club golf with the R&A and USGA announcing new revisions to the Rules of Golf, and which come into force on New Year’s Day. So in…
The NCG Golf PodcastThe Slam: Do British golf fans deserve better from the DP World Tour? + Who’s next to make the LIV move?
This week on The Slam, a National Club Golfer podcast, Alex Perry and George Cooper discuss the new DP World Tour schedule which has upset many British golf…
The NCG Golf PodcastFrom the Clubhouse: Do we actually enjoy playing winter golf?
On this week’s From the Clubhouse, a podcast from National Club Golfer, Steve Carroll and Tom Irwin get stuck into winter golf. Do we really enjoy it, what are…