# Royal Birkdale Reinvented: What to Expect at The Open Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ncg-top-100s-podcast-7415173/royal-birkdale-reinvented-what-to-expect-at-the-open Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ncg-top-100s-podcast-7415173/royal-birkdale-reinvented-what-to-expect-at-the-open.md Podcast: [NCG Top 100s Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ncg-top-100s-podcast-7415173) Published: 2026-07-07T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/ncg-top-100s-podcast/episodes/6a4c42c363f5ae9478296c38 Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6852cc42cf39b4f29afae20d/e/6a4c42c363f5ae9478296c38/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ncg-top-100s-podcast-7415173/episodes/royal-birkdale-reinvented-what-to-expect-at-the-open Duration seconds: 3025 ## Resource With The Open returning to Royal Birkdale, Tom Irwin and Dan Murphy take an in-depth look at one of golf's most iconic championship venues ahead of the year's final men's major. The pair break down the dramatic changes made to the course since Jordan Spieth's memorable victory in 2017, discussing the brand-new holes, redesigned layouts, and whether the updates will make Birkdale a better test for today's longest hitters. They also explore how The Open is evolving, why The R&A is asking more from its venues than ever before, and what fans can expect from a record-breaking championship on England's Golf Coast. Plus, plenty of chat about links golf, favourite Open memories, and why Royal Birkdale remains one of the game's greatest stages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ncg-top-100s-podcast-7415173/episodes/royal-birkdale-reinvented-what-to-expect-at-the-open/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/ncg-top-100s-podcast-7415173/royal-birkdale-reinvented-what-to-expect-at-the-open.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.