The Top 100 in 10 Golf Podcast

Nish, Chris & Jim
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 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 JimWe'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. 

  1. Liphook Golf Club Preview | Why Have We Never Heard Of It?

    2d ago

    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 episode is powered by Fourball Draws - where you can win a fourball on some elite courses for just a fiver - visit fourballs.co.uk and use code TOP100 to buy 2 or more tickets and get one absolutely free! Ranked 75th in the UK & Ireland, Liphook sits in the heart of Hampshire's heathland belt — between Hankley Common and Hindhead, in one of the finest concentrations of golf on the planet. At just 6,200 yards off the yellows, it looks like an easy day. The reviews suggest otherwise. Nish, Chris, and Jim preview what to expect: blind tee shots, lightning-fast greens, a par-three opener, five par threes in total, the famous seventh green straddling two counties, and the fifth hole — Black Fox — which designer Tom Simpson rated one of the finest he ever created (remarkable given Liphook was his only course). They also cover how the whole thing was founded in a pub, why the front and back nine were swapped around to accommodate the clubhouse, the Creator Cup victory that nobody told Jim about, and a very good argument about pace of play, pre-shot routines, and why maybe golf should just be 12 holes. 🏌️ Side bet: fewest shots to hit and stay on the 18th green 🏆 Signature hole: #14 — Simpson's Folly, par four, 434 yards --- Subscribe/follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. YouTube: youtube.com/@Top100In10 Send us a message Support the show Learn more about our journey on our website Top100.in10.co.uk You can even sign up to our podcast mailing list on the website and get a limited edition Top 100 in 10 ball marker when you complete your profile Or follow our live journey on Instagram @top100in10 or Tiktok

    46 min
  2. Castletown Golf Links Preview — Old Tom Morris & a Drive Over a Ravine | Isle of Man

    May 26

    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 episode is powered by Fourball Draws - where you can win a fourball on some elite courses for just a fiver - visit fourballs.co.uk and use code TOP100 to buy 2 or more tickets and get one absolutely free! In this preview, Nish, Chris and Jim unpack what to expect at Castletown Golf Links: the course ranked 96th in the UK and Ireland, eighth most spectacular on the islands, with nowhere to hide from the wind and a 17th hole that asks you to drive over a crashing ravine.  They also get into the 2026 top 100 rankings reshuffle — why it's genuinely strange, why Old Head of Kinsale has dropped out at €450 a round, and what the lads are going to do about two courses they've already played that are no longer on the list.  If you've been listening for a while and haven't followed yet, it takes one tap on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and genuinely helps an independent show stay in that top 20 chart. We'd love you to join us properly. Send us a message Support the show Learn more about our journey on our website Top100.in10.co.uk You can even sign up to our podcast mailing list on the website and get a limited edition Top 100 in 10 ball marker when you complete your profile Or follow our live journey on Instagram @top100in10 or Tiktok

    47 min
  3. Burnham & Berrow Golf Club Review

    May 19

    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 - visit fourballs.co.uk and use code TOP100 to buy 2 or more tickets and get one absolutely free! Ranked #62 alongside Hankley Common and Gullane, this is a proper links test: variable lies, undulating greens that punish any lack of concentration, and a back nine that gets your juices flowing even in horizontal rain. In the mix: 20 golfers, a Ryder Cup weekend, playing against Wales' No. 1 ranked player, a 4-putt that cost Nish everything, and a church on hole 12. Join our Society Send us a message Support the show Learn more about our journey on our website Top100.in10.co.uk You can even sign up to our podcast mailing list on the website and get a limited edition Top 100 in 10 ball marker when you complete your profile Or follow our live journey on Instagram @top100in10 or Tiktok

    48 min
  4. The Rankings Earthquake: What Just Happened to the Top 100?

    May 12

    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 fourballs.co.uk and use code TOP100 to buy 2 or more tickets and get one absolutely free! Nish is joined by James (a returning guest and one of the fastest Top 100 hunters around) to dig into the 2025 rankings update that's set the golf world on fire: a 40-place surge for Brora, a previously unranked Elie leaping to 54th, Old Head of Kinsale vanishing from the rankings entirely, JCB dropping off a cliff, and 8 courses leaving the list Nish and Chris have been playing. They get into what's actually changed (or what hasn't), the apparent parkland bias, the frozen top 30, the real-world cost to golf clubs and Top 100 hunters alike — and why the way the list's managers are responding to criticism online is making it worse. This isn't a rant. It's a conversation two very confused people needed to have. IRELAND TRIP — OCTOBER 2026 Portmarnock, The Island, Royal Dublin, County Louth, and Jameson Links. Listener slots still available. https://top100in10.co.uk/the-top-100-in-10-golf-tour-of-ireland/ FIND US: YouTube: youtube.com/@Top100In10 Instagram: @top100in10 Send us a message Support the show Learn more about our journey on our website Top100.in10.co.uk You can even sign up to our podcast mailing list on the website and get a limited edition Top 100 in 10 ball marker when you complete your profile Or follow our live journey on Instagram @top100in10 or Tiktok

    1h 1m
  5. Wallasey Golf Club - The Sleeping Giant of English Links Golf

    May 5

    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 can win a fourball on some elite courses for just a fiver - visit fourballs.co.uk and use code TOP100 to buy 2 or more tickets and get one absolutely free! In this episode we sit down with course manager John McLoughlin, the man who called Wallasey a "sleeping giant" five years ago and spent the time since proving himself right. We talk about the transformation, the Old Tom Morris greens, the Bobby Jones portrait in the clubhouse, and why this might be the best Irish-style links golf you can play without leaving England. We also cover our top three holes each, a Stableford match play battle (Nish wins 3&2), and the honest question: does Wallasey crack our personal top five from 70 Top 100 courses played? 🇮🇪 Playing in Ireland has never been harder to arrange — which is exactly why we've done it for you. Join us this October for a listener trip covering Portmarnock, The Island, Royal Dublin, County Louth and more. Details and booking below. https://top100in10.co.uk/the-top-100-in-10-golf-tour-of-ireland/ --- In this episode: - John McLoughlin on transforming Wallasey from sleeping giant to Top 100 contender - The Old Tom Morris connection — four original greens, nearly 130 years old - Bobby Jones, signed portraits and why Americans should know about this clubhouse - Our top holes: 3, 4, 10, 12 and 18 - The conditioning obsession — why Wallasey's transitions are becoming famous - Stableford match play result and our signature hole challenge update - Three reasons to visit Wallasey Golf Club --- 📺 Watch the full video episode on YouTube 📸 Find us on Instagram @top100in10 🌐 youtube.com/@Top100In10 Send us a message Support the show Learn more about our journey on our website Top100.in10.co.uk You can even sign up to our podcast mailing list on the website and get a limited edition Top 100 in 10 ball marker when you complete your profile Or follow our live journey on Instagram @top100in10 or Tiktok

    1h 15m
  6. Sophie Walker — Sky Sports Golf Presenter & Former LET Pro | Bonus Episode

    Apr 28

    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 Old Course, St Andrews. She's also ace. And she lives a mile down the road from Nish, which helped. This episode is powered by Fourball Draws - where you can win a fourball on some elite courses for just a fiver - visit fourballs.co.uk and use code TOP100 to buy 2 or more tickets and get one absolutely free! In this bonus episode, Sophie talks honestly about tour life: what it really costs to compete at the top level, what she'd do differently, and her take on where women's golf should be investing its growing revenues. She gives us her one-line verdicts on the great courses — Royal County Down, Turnberry, Kingsbarns, Birkdale, and more. She reveals the caddy signal system that lets broadcasters know exactly what club a player is hitting. And at the very end, she answers the one more round question in a way that'll stay with you. 🏌️ JOIN US IN IRELAND — October 2026 We're heading to the Northeast Coast Links: Portmarnock, The Island, Jameson Links, Royal Dublin & County Louth (Baltray). 14 spots. Accommodation at Portmarnock Resort, farewell dinner at the Guinness Storehouse. 👉 https://top100in10.co.uk/the-top-100-in-10-golf-tour-of-ireland/ Find Sophie: Instagram: @SophWalksGolf X: @sophwalks Send us a message Support the show Learn more about our journey on our website Top100.in10.co.uk You can even sign up to our podcast mailing list on the website and get a limited edition Top 100 in 10 ball marker when you complete your profile Or follow our live journey on Instagram @top100in10 or Tiktok

    1h 17m
  7. Wallasey Golf Club Preview — The Course That Invented Stableford (And Saved Amateur Golf)

    Apr 21

    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 Draws - where you can win a fourball on some elite courses for just a fiver - visit fourballs.co.uk and use code TOP100 to buy 2 or more tickets and get one absolutely free! Get some details about our Irish Trip more details here This week, Nish and Jim preview Wallasey — ranked #99 in the UK & Ireland, designed by Old Tom Morris, tweaked by James Braid, and the qualifying venue where Bobby Jones won his Grand Slam Open spot. Chris is off doing a "breakaway round" at Loch Lomond. We'll get to that. In this preview: • The Eureka moment on the 2nd fairway, 1931 • Why Wallasey re-entered our Top 100 (and how we bent our own rules) • The Bobby Jones portrait that hangs in two clubhouses — Wallasey and Augusta • Plateau greens, four original Old Tom Morris greens, and the holes to watch • Green fees vs. Birkdale, Hillside and S&A — the value question • The side bet that wrote itself Things mentioned in this episode: Wallasey Golf Club — wallaseygolfclub.comDr. Frank Barney Gorton Stableford — Wallasey member, surgeon, golf heroThe 2nd fairway, Wallasey — site of the 1931 Eureka momentOld Tom Morris — original course designer (1891)James Braid — later design contributionsBobby Jones — qualified for the Open at Wallasey in his Grand Slam yearSir Ernest Royden — ex-captain who commissioned the Bobby Jones portraitJohn A.A. Berrie — the artist; painted both the Wallasey original and the Augusta replicaHenry Longhurst quote — "I doubt whether any single man did more to increase the pleasure of the humble club golfer."Send us a message Support the show Learn more about our journey on our website Top100.in10.co.uk You can even sign up to our podcast mailing list on the website and get a limited edition Top 100 in 10 ball marker when you complete your profile Or follow our live journey on Instagram @top100in10 or Tiktok

    46 min
  8. Burnham & Berrow Golf Club Preview — Our 20-Man Ryder Cup Society Weekend

    Apr 14

    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 you can win a fourball on some elite courses for just a fiver - visit fourballs.co.uk and use code TOP100 to buy 2 or more tickets and get one absolutely free! Join our Society for Free Get some details about our Irish Trip more details here Harbs from Harb 7 Golf joins Nish and Chris to break down the competition format, the prizes, the player profiles (which are brutal), and why a weekend like this costs just over £300. Plus: the full Burnham & Berrow preview — J.H. Taylor's incredible origin story, the Herbert Fowler / Harry Colt / Alister MacKenzie design pedigree, par threes people call the best collection in the Top 100, greens that rival anywhere in the country, and a finishing hole with a serious reputation. And if you fancy joining us in Ireland this October — Portmarnock, The Island, Royal Dublin, County Louth & Jameson Links — we've got 14 listener slots still open. Send us a message Support the show Learn more about our journey on our website Top100.in10.co.uk You can even sign up to our podcast mailing list on the website and get a limited edition Top 100 in 10 ball marker when you complete your profile Or follow our live journey on Instagram @top100in10 or Tiktok

    55 min
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 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 JimWe'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. 

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    Nish, Chris & Jim
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    92
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    Explicit
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