So much for golf being the honourable game, the royal and ancient pastime, a game for gentlemen and gentlewomen played by gentlemen and...

I had to laugh after reading a recent article asking how/if Phil Mickelson can make a successful return to the game from his latest...

Patrick Cantlay doesn’t look like the sort of person you’d want to sit down and have a blether with over a libation. The six-time PGA...

Tis the season to be making predictions if a trawl through the most popular golf websites is anything to go by. Seems every Thomas,...

Admit it: you have a hard time believing Tiger Woods when he says his return to competitive golf is “a long way off.” Are you feeling a...

Yesterday’s blog on why tennis gets so much coverage as opposed to golf elicited numerous responses, many of them well-thought out....

Should classic golf courses be listed in the way fine old houses are given Grade I, or Grade II listings to ensure they retain the...

The boundless optimism of players going through Open championship Regional and Final Qualifying has always been an equal source of...

Well done Viktor Hovland on becoming the first Norwegian to win on the European Tour. The optimist in me would like to think the BMW...

Moe Norman would have won quite a few tournaments if the Rules of Golf dictated just three clubs never mind 14. Or even 11. All Moe would...

How much does the weight of expectation frustrate players to the point where they can’t perform to the best of their abilities? Where one...

Can you imagine Jim Courier taking on Raphael Nadal in a grand slam tennis final? Courier won four grand slam titles but, at age 50, it’s...

Hard to believe it’s been 30 years since a good old American country boy took the game of golf by the scruff of the neck, shook it to its...

Hands up if you thought we’d reach this day and Rory McIlroy would still be looking for his fifth major championship victory? Thought so....

A wee internet search of the life and times of Saul Bellow doesn’t unearth any predilection for golf. Same goes for John Banville, Terry...

This blog is being written on a brand-new laptop. After 11 years, my faithful old MacBook Pro has been consigned to that great computer...

All golf writers quickly discover that sometimes it’s not the player who’s the more interesting character of any golfer/caddie duo. Often...