{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6908b0d291c887999680ca87/69945e04b1ca974bbc1574eb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is It Easier To Be A Scratch Golfer Under WHS?","description":"<p>Becoming a scratch golfer has always been the ultimate milestone for many club players - but has the World Handicap System made it easier to get there?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Your Golf Podcast by NCG, Tom Irwin is joined by PGA Pro Jack Backhouse to unpack one of the most debated questions in amateur golf: is reaching scratch under WHS actually more achievable than it used to be under the CONGU system?</p><p><br></p><p>They also explore the practical side of the journey - what it genuinely takes to get to scratch, the habits and skills that matter most, and whether reaching a handicap of zero is realistically possible for every golfer.</p>","author_name":"National Club Golfer"}