Tom Irwin has been signing up for every match play competition his club offers and, this week, he tells co-host Steve Carroll why the format is so special.

But Steve’s not quite so convinced. Is arranging games just too much of a hassle? And what impact does the World Handicap System have on the formats?

Does 100 per cent of Course Handicap in singles competitions give some players too much of an advantage?

The pair also reveal some of your on-course nightmares and Steve’s got a sticky rules situation for Tom to solve.

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These are the rounds we would rather forget – the shots that went wrong, the blow ups on and off the course that left us wondering whether we should ever swing a club ever again.

This week Tom Irwin and Steve Carroll are in the Confessional, recounting the occasions they cringed and collapsed. From an embarrassing error at Open Regional Qualifying to a Captain’s Day disaster, these are the times we just wanted to curl up and die on the golf course.

Enjoy them, commiserate with us, and get in touch and tell us your own tales of woe.

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Podcast host Tom Irwin has been to the Sunningdale Foursomes – a traditional curtain-raiser to the golf season – and he absolutely loved it.

But in club land foursomes can sometimes be a difficult sell, with golfers arguing over the format or reluctant to hit only half the shots in a normal round.

This week, Tom and Steve review foursomes, why it can struggle to gain a fuller foothold in the club game, and why more of us should consider spending more time playing alternate shot.

Is it the purest form of the game? Let us convince you…

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