Iain Carter is the BBC’s Golf Correspondent, covering the majors, tour events and the biggest stories from the sport. He tackles six questions in Iain Carter: My Life In Golf.

Carter can be heard on the airwaves of BBC Radio Five Live while treading the fairways. We find out how he got the role of Golf Correspondent and discover his own golfing talents.

Iain Carter: My Life In Golf

What is your role in golf?

I am the BBC’s golf correspondent, a role I have held for the past 20 years leading the Radio 5Live commentary teams at all the biggest events including the Open, other majors and Ryder and Solheim Cups.

I also write regularly for the BBC Sport website, appear as a regular guest on the Chipping Forecast podcast and currently I’m finishing writing my fifth book, the Golf Wars which will be published next year.

How did you get into golf and your current role?

I got into golf by playing with my father as a child at our club in Leicestershire. It has always been my favourite sport and it is a lovely coincidence that it has also become the mainstay of my career.

I began working as a news journalist in the mid 1980s before specialising in sport – covering a wide range of events. I was the BBC’s tennis correspondent before switching to golf when my predecessor Tony Adamson retired in 2003.

Do you get time to play golf much and where?

I play as often as I can at the Surrey club where I am a member. Opportunities have been few and far between in the past year. Then golf agenda has never been busier.

What is your current handicap index and how low have you been?

My current index is climbing and is at 8.2. The lowest I have been is 5.5 under the old handicap system.

What is your favourite golfing memory?

Commentating on the Miracle of Medinah was a career highlight, but so too were the most recent Solheim and Ryder Cups. I love the Open more than any other event.

Finally, what is your dream fourball to tee it up with?

Dream fourball would be Hogan for the action, McIlroy for the ball-striking and chat (he always speaks so well) and Peter Alliss in his pomp for the same reasons.

You can follow Iain at Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn, and read his weekly columns on the BBC Golf website.