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Mixed-sex golf is becoming increasingly common, from club competitions to elite and even professional events. But when men and women are playing from different tees, with different course ratings, handicaps and physical advantages, can we ever create a competition that's genuinely fair to everyone? Or is that the wrong way to look at mixed golf? 00:00 Introduction 02:28 Jen Saxton 03:36 Jen Saxton 03:41 Scott Rose 04:20 Scott Rose 05:10 Jen Saxton 06:55 Stewart Whiteford 08:17 Heather MacRae 08:57 Jen Saxton 09:37 Andrew Watson 10:38 Can mixed golf be fair?: Stewart Whiteford 12:14 Derek Paton 13:58 Jocelyn Mackie 15:18 Fraser Hutchison 18:06 Heather MacRae 18:50 Heather MacRae 21:46 Derek Paton 22:43 Derek Paton 24:23 Scott Spence 27:40 Scott Spence 28:58 Stewart Whiteford 31:26 Jen Saxton 32:56 Jen Saxton 34:07 Derek Paton 35:01 Fraser Hutchison 36:31 Scott Spence 38:26 Stewart Whiteford 40:30 Stewart Whiteford 41:44 Heather MacRae 44:08 Jen Saxton 45:35 Jen Saxton 46:15 Jen Saxton 46:32 Stewart Whiteford 47:15 Closing thoughts: Scott Spence 48:43 Alan Tait 52:08 Heather MacRae 53:32 Jocelyn Mackie 55:54 Charles Dernie 59:34 Stewart Whiteford

General play and WHS have helped reshape how golf is played. But with fewer scores in formal competition and more golf among friends, are we slowly losing the rules, etiquette and standards that have always set the game apart? 00:00 Introduction — Stewart Whiteford 02:16 Ross McGuire 05:02 Peter Whiteford 05:43 Derek Paton 08:43 Fraser Hutchison 11:13 Greg Mackie 14:28 Stewart Whiteford 16:31 Stewart Whiteford 17:17 Andrew Watson 21:34 Calum Lawson 23:55 Jocelyn Mackie 29:14 Charles Dernie 36:01 Derek Paton 37:45 Heather MacRae 39:48 Heather MacRae 41:55 Derek Paton 43:14 Jen Saxton 46:44 Stewart Whiteford

Open My Golf is a new podcast which will ask the big questions surrounding golf in Scotland and beyond. A new format where multiple guests are asked to discuss and leave a comment on a weekly topic.