Steve and Tom have been playing golf. A lot of golf. Yes, we get a rundown of Captain’s Days and Team Championships but there is a deeper message too.

Steve reveals the curious WHS situation he encountered where he could play a competition round under his Course Handicap and see his Index still rise.

Is it just a quirk or averaging or – for those of us used to being cut for a good score – is it part of the reason WHS has been getting such a hard time?

That leaves the duo to delve into general play vs competition scores, whether scores should be time limited, and whether education really is the answer to preventing manipulation of the system.

Check out these pieces referred to in the podcast:

https://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/whs/whs-increase-after-good-round/

https://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/rules/stroke-and-distance-rule-change/

https://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/whs/could-weighting-general-play-scores-solve-manipulation/

Record rounds, record scores submitted – the picture for golf looks rosy. The post Covid boom seems alive and well.

So why are some in the golf industry gloomy? Why are clubs closing and why, in particular, does it seem like there is a sustained assault on municipal golf?

In this week’s pod, Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll look behind the numbers to see what’s going on in our golf clubs.

Elsewhere, Tom explains why he found the US Open at Oakmont a turn-off, and not just metaphorically, the pair try to work out what’s up with Rory McIlroy, and Steve explains why he has been bitten with the golf bug once more.

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Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll are back in the saddle and they’re zoning in this week on tee times. Should it be a free-for-all when you want to play golf? Is it better for all tee times to be booked? Or is a mix of the two the best way?

We’ve got some strong views on this tricky clubhouse debate.

Elsewhere, Tom’s got a course you must visit if you’re ever in Fife – we can guarantee it won’t be the first that springs to mind, while Steve’s got a rules poser on halfway house etiquette and how to avoid an unnecessary penalty.

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