In this episode of the NCG Top 100s Podcast, host Tom Irwin is joined by NCG Top 100s Chairman Dan Murphy to tackle a fundamental question facing modern golf clubs: what is the right length of golf course for the club golfer?

The podcast opens with Dan's recent visit to Fulford to see the vast changes at the Yorkshire course and how he expects the changes to make a huge difference. It prompts Tom and Dan to briefly discuss the attitudes towards tree removal as part of course renovations and how golfer's appetites have changed when it comes to golf course rankings.

Tom and Dan then tackle the discussion of golf course length and what is the advisory length for the average golfer to play, whether you get the full experience of a golf course when playing from forward tees, how tees change the feeling of whether a golf course is a good routing or not, and why our egos want us to go back and play a course at its full length.

They explore how playing from appropriate tees can unlock more strategy, and encourage the use of a wider variety of clubs. The episode also addresses how excessive length impacts enjoyment, scoring, and most importantly pace of play, and why a rethink before you tee off could improve the experience for golfers of all standards.

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