Can a course like Prince’s really host an Open? Is Kingsbarns still the benchmark for modern links? And do new courses arrive on ranking lists a little too high before time has done its work?

On the latest NCG Top 100s Podcast, host Tom Irwin sits down with NCG Top 100s Chairman Dan Murphy to go inside the thinking behind the new Top 100s Scotland list. They talk Dornoch’s latest changes, the impact of new course design, and why great golf courses, like fine wine, only get better with age.

Most importantly, Dan explains how the rankings are actually decided: the methodology, the criteria, and why the list is judged purely on the quality of the golf course itself, not valet parking, customer service, or clubhouse luxuries.

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