The Top 100 in 10 Golf Podcast
Join Nish & Chris on our journey to play the Top 100 golf courses in the UK & Ireland in just 10 years! 1 rank amateur duffer and 1 used-to-be-good-when-he-was-16 golfer, along with our co-host Jim
We'll tell you how we manage to get on these golf courses, and give you an alternative guide to the most celebrated golf clubs, probably in the world, so you can see them from the perspective of a visitor playing a once-in-a-lifetime round there, as we head through this quest.
We love golf, and are doing this for the pure joy of experiencing the best golf has to offer on our fair isles. We're sure to meet some kind, fun and interesting people on our travels, and we want to share that journey with you.
Every story has an end, tune in to find out if ours has a good ending. New Episodes every Tuesday.
Episodes
92 episodes
Liphook Golf Club Preview | Why Have We Never Heard Of It?
A course designed by a man who'd never designed one before, where your tee time might be decided by a ball dropping down a chute, and where one approach shot lands in a completely different county. Welcome to Liphook Golf Club.This ep...
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Castletown Golf Links Preview — Old Tom Morris & a Drive Over a Ravine | Isle of Man
Old Tom Morris got on a boat at 70, arrived on a windswept rock in the Irish Sea, and built a golf course. 130 years later, we're following him over to the Isle of Man — and it's our first trip off the British mainland. This epis...
Burnham & Berrow Golf Club Review
We played Burnham & Berrow Golf Club in the worst conditions of our Top 100 journey — and both of us want to go back.This episode is powered by Fourball Draws - where you can win a fourball on some elite courses for just a fiver -...
The Rankings Earthquake: What Just Happened to the Top 100?
Something seismic just happened in Top 100 world — and we couldn't let it slide without an emergency session.This episode is powered by Fourball Draws - where you can win a fourball on some elite courses for just a fiver - visit <...
Wallasey Golf Club - The Sleeping Giant of English Links Golf
Wallasey Golf Club was out of the Top 100. Now it's ranked 99th and accelerating — and after playing it on a stunning April Tuesday, we think it's heading a lot higher than that.This episode is powered by Fourball Draws - where you ca...
Sophie Walker — Sky Sports Golf Presenter & Former LET Pro | Bonus Episode
Sophie Walker is one of the best guests we've ever had on this show. She's the head analyst for Sky Sports Golf, a former LET tour pro with over 150 events and five Open Championships to her name — including the first women's ever played at the...
Wallasey Golf Club Preview — The Course That Invented Stableford (And Saved Amateur Golf)
Every golfer has played Stableford. Almost none of us know it was invented on the 2nd fairway at Wallasey Golf Club — by a man who got so fed up tearing up his scorecard, he changed golf forever.This episode is powered by Fourball Dra...
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Burnham & Berrow Golf Club Preview — Our 20-Man Ryder Cup Society Weekend
We're taking 20 golfers to one of the most historic links courses in England for a full Ryder Cup-style weekend — 10v10 match play, two-man scramble, joker pairings, and a pub takeover.This episode is powered by Fourball Draws - where...
Delamere Forest Golf Club Review | Why Is This Course Only Ranked 95th?
In this episode of the Top 100 in 10 Golf Podcast, we review Delamere Forest Golf Club — the nearest Top 100 golf course to us, and one of the most fascinating golf courses we’ve played on our journey through the Top 100 courses in the UK and I...
Hillside Golf Club Review: Is This England’s Most Welcoming Top 100 Links?
We review our round at Hillside Golf Club, one of the Top 100 golf courses in the UK and Ireland, and one of the standout links courses on England’s Golf Coast. In this episode, we break down the full Hillside experience — the welcome, the club...
How We Accidentally Ended Up Organising an Irish Golf Trip
We've been banging our heads against a wall trying to get onto Irish golf courses for six months. Tee times selling out in minutes. Green fees north of €500. Chris assuring me his Irish roots would open doors. They did not.This episode i...
Delamere Forest Golf Club Preview — Plus We've Entered The Creator Cup
Delamere Forest Golf Club preview. And yes, we've also entered Rick Shiels and Peter Finch's Creator Cup. This episode is powered by Fourball Draws - where you can win a fourball on some elite courses for just a fiver - visit
The Back 9 Greg Norman Raves About - Hillside Golf Club Preview
Our 2026 season kicks off at Hillside Golf Club — the links course sandwiched between Royal Birkdale and Southport & Ainsdale that somehow never gets the credit it deserves.Greg Norman called its back nine the best in Britain. Jack ...
We Played Conwy Golf Club in 40mph Winds… and Loved It (Beyond the Top 100 #1)
We kicked off a brand-new series — Beyond the Top 100 — with a course that proves why lists don’t tell the full story. In brutal Welsh links weather (driving rain, sleet and 40+ mph winds), we played Conwy Golf Club, perche...
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Inside Irish Golf: Power, Prestige & The Tee-Time Crisis
Ireland is seen by many to be the spiritual home of bucket-list golf.So why is it becoming almost impossible to actually play?In this episode, we sit down with Sharon Smurfit — former Director of Golf at The K Club and one of the ...
The “Straight Putt” Trick: Read Break Like a Pro (Zen Golf Putting Masterclass)
In Part 2 of my Zen Golf visit in Sheffield, Will (Head of Education at Zen Golf) gives me a putting lesson that completely changes how you read greens, control pace, and stop guessing the break.Instead of obsessing over me...
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The Simulator That Moves Under Your Feet (ZenGolf x TrackMan) - Royal County Down Indoors
What if your golf simulator didn’t just show the shot — but made you feel it under your feet?In this episode of the Top 100 Golf Podcast, we get exclusive first access to the ZenGolf Swing Stage, a groundbreak...
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Walter Hagen: The Man Who Made Golf’s Professionals Matter
There are only two golfers in history who have won more major championships than Walter Hagen — Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.And yet, Hagen’s name is often missing from modern golf conversations.In this feature episode, we...
Top 100 Tales - Scams, Singles Lines & Secret Tee Times
Playing the top 100 golf courses in the UK and Ireland sounds simple on paper — and impossibly complex in practice.In this episode, we unpack a father-and-son journey that began after COVID and quickly became a masterclass in access, eti...
The Cog Coach’s Mental Tools That Actually Lower Scores
If you’ve ever stood over a putt thinking “don’t miss”… or watched one bad shot turn into three bad holes, this episode is for you.In this bonus episode of The Top 100 in 10 Golf Podcast, we’re joined by Andrew “The Co...
Inside the Grind of Pro Golf With Welsh No 1 Toby Hunt
What is professional golf really like when the cameras aren’t rolling?In this episode of The Top 100 in 10 Golf Podcast, we sit down with Welsh No. 1 Toby Hunt for a brutally honest conversation about the reality o...
The Year Ahead
We map the next year of our Top 100 quest, from booked tee times and member‑led matches to new features that spotlight overlooked courses and real golf life. Access wins, closed gates, and community help shape the plan as we chase St Andrews an...
The Best Of The Signature Hole Challenge
One hole can change everything. We set our sights on the top 100 and discovered a ritual that made each round sharper: the signature hole challenge. One tee shot, one approach, one putt that tells the truth about our swing, our nerve, and the c...
Christmas Special & Awards
The Christmas special lands with a mix of chaos, candour, and a year’s worth of golf memories. We kick off with a confession—yes, we forgot to hit record—but the stories more than survived: first links experiences, 15 top-tier rounds across Gre...
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Inside Europe's Ryder Cup Win With Tom Young
The roar was hostile, the air was thick with dust and beer, and five hours of focus hung on every swing. We sit down with performance psychologist Tom Young to go inside Europe’s away Ryder Cup triumph and pull out the real engines of clutch: c...
