Author Sam Cooper delves into the life story of George Lowe, and speculates that his first thought when invited to create a course here was probably regarding his new workshop to manufacture clubs in rather than any architectural ambitions for the site. Host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, is struck by the unusual finish, where not one of the last three holes is a par 4. He then makes the mistake of asking Sam if he can think of any other courses that have a similar routing…

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Author Sam Cooper explains why he fervently hopes – if not necessarily believes – that Royal Lytham’s days as an Open host venue are not in the past. Host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, desperately tries to work out what Sam’s Course in a Hole selection will be but there are just too many contenders here for him to be sure – starting with that famous par-3 opening hole, which makes both of them excited and intimidated in equal measure.

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Author Sam Cooper digs deep into the history of Fairhaven to uncover its fascinating past. Along with host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, they explain how this unusual hybrid of a course came to exist in its current form. Includes (another) bonus discussion – or should that be ‘prolonged musings’ – on agreeing what an accurate definition of links golf might be.

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Author Sam Cooper leaves his van behind and catches a short flight from Liverpool to the Isle of Man. It quickly becomes apparent that both he and host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, are incredibly fond of this rugged old links that is pretty much surrounded on all four sides by water. Going here is an adventure – and the course has bags of character, appeal and high drama to reward the intrepid traveling golfer.

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Author Sam Cooper turns his attention to one of the least heralded courses on this famous coastline. As ever, he is joined by host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, as they discuss the cost of playing great courses and the need for more affordable options like this one.

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Author Sam Cooper and host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, marvel at the sheer scale of the coursework undertaken by Birkdale little more than a year ahead of the Open Championship’s return to the Southport links. Very few of the holes have not been significantly worked on since Jordan Spieth lifted the Claret Jug here in 2017.

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Author Sam Cooper explains why Hillside is actually one of the younger courses on the north-west coast despite looking like it has been there for centuries. He is joined by host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, who was most recently at Hillside last spring to take a look at Mackenzie Ebert’s recent work on the front nine.

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Author Sam Cooper turns his forensic attention to Southport & Ainsdale, known better as S&A. A multiple host venue of the Ryder Cup, it lies on linksland adjacent to Hillside and, in turn, Royal Birkdale. Sam is joined by host Dan Murphy, editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings, to celebrate this James Braid masterpiece.

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