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
82 episodes
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...
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Episode 65
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47:01
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
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Episode 64
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22:24
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 ...
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Episode 63
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40:25
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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Episode 62
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35:27
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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 ...
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Episode 61
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1:14:39
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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39:58
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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...
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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...
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Episode 60
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1:00:12
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...
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1:09:58
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...
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Episode 59
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1:21:24
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...
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Episode 58
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33:50
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...
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Episode 57
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38:45
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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Episode 56
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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...
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1:09:21
Nish's Top 5 Holes of 2025
Nish picks five holes that stayed with him long after the cards were binned, and explore why memory, setting, and small rituals beat raw score. From Trump’s commanding 14th to Queens’ phone box charm, we trace the moments that defined a year of...
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Episode 55
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23:17
Chris's Top 5 Holes of 2025
We choose five golf holes from 2025 that still live rent‑free in our heads, from a gutsy short par four at Aberdovey to the imposing 14th at Trump and the smile-inducing sixth at Gleneagles Queen’s. We talk risk and reward, great reveals, subtl...
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Episode 54
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Nish's Top 3 Golf Courses in 2025
We rank our top three UK courses after a year of bucket‑list golf, weighing playability, beauty, and pure golfing soul. Along the way we revisit Queens, Cruden Bay, Gullane, Hindhead, Hollinwell, and why thoughtful details can make or break a d...
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Episode 53
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27:50
Chris's Top 3 Golf Courses of 2025
What separates a beautiful round from a great test? We spent a year chasing the UK’s finest tracks and came home with a top three that put strategy, nerve, and attention at the centre of the story. Fifteen courses later, the shortlist surprised...
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Episode 52
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33:26
Golf's Greatest Test - Carnoustie Review
The wind wouldn’t let up, the bunkers wouldn’t blink, and we loved every second of it. Our Carnoustie round became a masterclass in patience, club selection, and keeping your head when a pot bunker is daring you to lose it. We came for the hist...
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Episode 51
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1:21:37
Is This The Best Golf In Scotland? Dumbarnie Links Review
A wee dram on the first tee, sea air in your lungs, and a fairway that seems to help your ball find grass instead of trouble—some days hint they’ll be special before you’ve swung a club. Our 50th milestone took us to Dumbarnie Golf Links, where...
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Episode 50
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48:27
Surviving Golf's Toughest Test - Carnoustie Preview
Carnoustie doesn’t host championships so much as it interrogates you. We tee up our most anticipated round yet with a blend of lore, strategy, and honesty about what it takes to survive the toughest mile in golf. From Hogan’s Alley to the Barry...
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Episode 49
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42:23
New Kid On The Block - Dumbarnie Golf Links Preview
A new Scottish links with rookie swagger takes on a legend as we set up an epic doubleheader: Dumbarnie’s modern hospitality and risk‑reward design against the stern test of Carnoustie. We explore the welcome rituals, drivable par fours, sea vi...
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Episode 48
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34:31
A Real Gem - The Hollinwell Golf Club Review
We take our first Top 100 in 10 Society Day to Hollinwell and find a quiet, welcoming club with a routing that builds to a breathtaking 13–18 stretch. Despite drought-marked fairways, the design, the setting, and the finish make a powerful case...
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Episode 47
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47:24
Make Golf Great Again! Trump International Golf Links Review
We set out to play Trump International Links Aberdeen ready to be critical and left stunned by the course’s strategy, conditioning, and theatre. The dunes, the angles, and the par-5 finish combined to move it to our top spot, even with a polari...
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Episode 46
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