-Jun 9Of Course It’s About The Money!It usually/always is about money when it comes to professional golf. Why can’t many see that in relation to LIV Golf, which kicks off its...
-Mar 21The Lost Art of Match Play Golf?Who’s the best match play golfer that ever lived? The question popped up on Sky Sports Golf last night, as Messrs Rob Lee, Mark Roe and...
-Feb 16Bland Deserves Honourable MentionLet’s be clear, Jon Rahm is a far better golf than Richard Bland. The Spaniard is certainly worthy of the 2021 Seve Ballesteros Award as...
-Jan 26It’s Still Called Golf If There’s A FlagI had to query a couple of youngish golfers last week as I made my way to the first tee on the Duke’s Course at Woburn Golf Club, my home...
-Dec 2, 2021Putting Skill & Artistry Back Into GolfWell done to the R&A and USGA for introducing a new Model Local Rule to ban players at the highest level from making several library...
-Nov 13, 2021Norman The Conqueror?Say what you want about Greg Norman, but he’s certainly done his fair share to shake up the often staid world of professional golf. He’s...
-Nov 8, 2021Does Golf Really Need A Spirit Level?Here’s an interesting thought following the PGA Tour’s decision to ban green reading books as proposed from 1st January next year. How...
-Oct 28, 2021Learn From Langer’s LongevityIf you were going to advise a youngster to model their approach to golf on one player, who would it be? Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Dustin...
-Oct 24, 2021Se Ri Pak’s Enduring Legacy Here’s a question to mull over: Who’s been the most influential golfer ever to wield a mashie niblick? Tiger Woods? Arnold Palmer? Seve...
-Oct 7, 2021The Spanish Open Deserves BetterWell done Jon Rahm for turning up to play in his home open, this week’s Spanish Open, or the Acciona Open de España presented by Madrid...
-Oct 3, 2021Europe’s Ryder Cup ImbalanceMath isn’t my strong point, but I come up with 11–4. That’s soon to reach 13–4 by the 2025 Ryder Cup, and perhaps 14-4 by 2027, if the...
-Oct 1, 2021Living Up To A LegendYou have to feel a wee bit for Javier Ballesteros playing in this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. No doubt the young man is...
-Sep 22, 2021Tony Jacklin’s Ryder Cup LegacyThe spirit of Seve Ballesteros is in evidence in every Ryder Cup Europe now plays. Images of the great man are never far away. Quite...
-Sep 21, 2021Golf’s Greatest Shot?There is no plaque to commemorate probably the best shot ever hit in the Ryder Cup, arguably the greatest shot in golf. No television...
-Sep 12, 2021What The Ryder Cup Means to EuropeHow much does the Ryder Cup mean to European golfers? Shane Lowry’s above tweet upon receiving Padraig Harrington’s one Ryder Cup pick...
-Apr 11, 2021The pride that drives José María OlazábalJosé María Olazábal seemed to stand six inches taller. The look of defiance on his face was the mother of all don’t mess with me stares....
-Mar 21, 2021Rebooting the golfing brainThis blog is being written on a brand-new laptop. After 11 years, my faithful old MacBook Pro has been consigned to that great computer...
-Mar 17, 2021And you think caddying is easy…Imagine losing your dream golf job for the mere slip of a towel. Or your boss makes a colossal cock up and you get the sack. Welcome to...