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Host Tom Irwin and special guests Dan Murphy and Matt Chivers preview the 154th Open Championship in the media centre at Royal Birkdale. The trio dive into which type of golfer will thrive on the baked Southport links - will it be a bomber or a plodder?
The team also talk about R&A CEO Mark Darbon's press conference, and the discussion around Open venues that might either be returning to the Rota (Muirfield), or joining for the first time (Portmarnock). Tom also goes into the questions he asked the R&A chief regarding the intricacies of the World Handicap System and General Play scorecards
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"Patience is a virtue at the biggest Open ever" is an episode of The NCG Golf Podcast. Runtime 49 min. Published July 15, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
