The article below was written by Steve Carroll of National Club Golfer. I was thinking about opening my wallet – the moths needed releasing – while perusing the ‘visitor’ rules at a prospective golf club. I’ve got a weird fascination with some of these pages. They simultaneously manage to make me chuckle and choke at… Read more »

The article below was written by Steve Carroll of National Club Golfer. It might still be hitting a ball around a course but match play and stroke play can feel like completely different games. This was brought home when I made my international refereeing debut in August, as part of the team that officiated a… Read more »

The article below was written by Steve Carroll of National Club Golfer. It’ll be in everyone’s top five moans at their golf club – and it’s probably number one for many. Players and critics got excited about the bunkers at Royal Liverpool during The Open in July, and the R&A then changed the way they… Read more »

The article below was written by Steve Carroll of National Club Golfer. Picture some of our most venerable clubs and you’ll conjure up images of a golfing church. The only hymns you’d normally hear come from birds chirping. It’s not the place you’d expect to be subjected to an impromptu rock concert. Yet the peace… Read more »

The article below was written by Steve Carroll of National Club Golfer. I’ve seen the social media pictures of greenkeepers with huge welts on their head. I’ve admonished a playing partner who sent a shot skyward while staff were working in a greenside bunker. I’ve seen the appeals from BIGGA chiefs urging golfers to show… Read more »

The article below was written by Steve Carroll of National Club Golfer. You all know you’ve got a World Handicap System index, but do you really know what that number represents? We’ve had more than 30 months to get used to our decimal points and the figure we see when we open our digital apps… Read more »