Author: Dan Murphy
Dan Murphy
Dan loves links golf, which doesn't mean he is very good at it. He is a four-handicapper at Alwoodley. A qualified journalist and senior editor with 25 years’ experience, he was the long-time editor of NCG. His passion is golf courses and he is the founding editor of NCG Top 100s course rankings. He loves nothing more than discovering and highlighting courses that are worthy of greater recognition.
World Handicap System
Why do women and men need separate handicapping systems? Answer: They don’t
By Dan Murphy
Courses and Travel
Classic course: St Patrick’s Links, Rosapenna
By Dan Murphy
Courses and Travel
Britain’s top 100 nine-hole courses: The NCG guide
By Dan Murphy
News
Walker Cup stars who made the big time
By Dan Murphy
Courses and Travel
Top 100 Golf Resorts in Great Britain and Ireland 2023
Thanks for the memories, if not your putting, George
By Dan Murphy
Courses and Travel
‘What I believe in golf architecture is first and foremost that courses were found instead of created’
By Dan Murphy
Courses and Travel
NCG Top 100s England: Everything you need to know about how our list was put together
By Dan Murphy
Ryder Cup
As one era ends, another begins: How USA’s historic victory could change the Ryder Cup for a generation
By Dan Murphy
‘I’ve worn Ecco Biom Hybrids for 36 holes – and still not wanted to take them off’
By Dan Murphy
The Masters
The making of a Masters champion: The introvert who carries the hopes of a nation
By Dan Murphy
Ecco S-Three review: The shoe choice of a major champion
By Dan Murphy
The Masters
Rory’s Masters struggles are all too familiar – just expressed in a new way
By Dan Murphy
The Masters
The making of a Masters champion: How DJ rose from golf’s nearly-man to multiple major winner
By Dan Murphy
Played by NCG
The vintage Suffolk heathland that will make you want to come back for more
By Dan Murphy
Show your true colours with Golf Pride MCC Teams grips
By Dan Murphy
19th hole
I’ve played cricket at Lord’s and golf at the Old Course – which is better?
Fielding for England in the Ashes vs the 1st tee at St Andrews
Why we professional sports people just can’t get enough of golf
Editor’s Picks: My hardest golfers
By Dan Murphy
The new season rituals that prove you’re a golf obsessive
By Dan Murphy
Will the R&A’s distance survey change golf as we know it?
By Dan Murphy
Quiz: Can you name these famous Walker Cup players?
By Dan Murphy