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Is the 18th at Birkdale the best finishing hole on The Open Rota?
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Jul 17, 202638:40
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NCG Golf Podcast host Steve Carroll is back at Royal Birkdale, and is joined by Matt Chivers in the media centre at The Open, and there has been quite the action in round two. The men's major scoring record has been equalled twice, and there was rangefinder rules confusion amongst all of that.
Steve has also been out on the 18th hole to analyse what makes it so incredible. Bob MacIntyre didn't speak glowingly about it, but Matt Wallace said it's the best finishing hole on The Open Rota. Steve and Matt get into this, plus a whole lot more on day two of The Open.
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"Is the 18th at Birkdale the best finishing hole on The Open Rota?" is an episode of The NCG Golf Podcast. Runtime 38 min. Published July 17, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
