NCG Top 100s: Take a deep dive inside our list of Scotland’s best courses
Don’t we all love a good rankings list? Whether it’s ticking off where we’ve been, where we want to go to, or just getting flustered about where our favourite course might be placed, course rankings start discussion.
NCG Top 100s considers itself the home of golf course rankings and the knowledgeable team of panellists have just completed their work on Scotland’s Top 100.
In a special episode of the NCG Top 100s podcast, Steve Carroll is joined by panel chairman Dan Murphy to chat about the ins and outs of the list, how it was put together, and explain some of the risers and fallers in a ranking that has been five years in the making.
The NCG Top 100s Podcast: A deep dive into our Scotland 2023 ranking
You can listen in the player below, or click the button and it will take you to your preferred podcast player.
Now check our of list of the Top 100 courses in Scotland
The waiting is over. You can browse through the full countdown below. What do you think of it? Where do you agree and disagree? Let us know with a tweet.
If the list and the podcast have piqued your interest, you can go even further down the rabbit hole by reading these features from various contributors and our esteemed panel…
Steve Carroll
A journalist for 25 years, Steve has been immersed in club golf for almost as long. A former club captain, he has passed the Level 3 Rules of Golf exam with distinction having attended the R&A's prestigious Tournament Administrators and Referees Seminar.
Steve has officiated at a host of high-profile tournaments, including Open Regional Qualifying, PGA Fourball Championship, English Men's Senior Amateur, and the North of England Amateur Championship. In 2023, he made his international debut as part of the team that refereed England vs Switzerland U16 girls.
A part of NCG's Top 100s panel, Steve has a particular love of links golf and is frantically trying to restore his single-figure handicap. He currently floats at around 11.
Steve plays at Close House, in Newcastle, and York GC, where he is a member of the club's matches and competitions committee and referees the annual 36-hole scratch York Rose Bowl.
Having studied history at Newcastle University, he became a journalist having passed his NTCJ exams at Darlington College of Technology.
What's in Steve's bag: TaylorMade Stealth 2 driver, 3-wood, and hybrids; Caley 01T irons 4-PW; TaylorMade Hi-Toe wedges, Ping ChipR, Sik Putter.
