Vousden’s view on golf, life and ‘apparel’
Feb 25 Posted in Golf News, Martin Vousden by GoKart
Thought for the Day
If you can’t repair your brakes, make your horn louder
Class is permanent…
For us amateur golfers there is really only one hard and fast law in golf – you never have a day when all the elements of your game are firing at the same time. If your driving is long and straight, you can’t hit an iron to save your life; if your approaches to the green are laser-like in their accuracy, you can’t buy a putt; and if you putt like God, your bunker play or chipping is embarrassing. (more…)
Our man in Qatar – Vousden’s verdict
Feb 06 Posted in Golf News, Martin Vousden by GoKartThought for the Day
The colder the X-ray table, the more of your body needs to be on it
Ripening with age
Right now, Robert Karlsson, who has just won in such impressive style in Qatar, is reminiscent of the Vijay Singh we saw in the early part of this century, having come finally into his own after turning 40. The elegant Swede shot an apparently effortless seven-under par 65 and looked as unflappable as all Scandinavian golfers manage to do while applying the coup de grace to their talented opponents. Like ducks, they may be experiencing a flurry of unseen activity and anxiety below the surface but to all outward appearances, when in contention, Robert and his compatriots could be sitting at home with their feet up, opening another beer while channel-hopping the TV. (more…)
NoKart
Feb 01 Posted in Euro, Geoff Waterhouse, Golf News by GoKartDon’t know about your course, but our local, Canterbury, have said no to karts until further notice. Which makes this one from Mr Waterhouse rather topical (as opposed to tropical, which is only in our dreams).
So what’s happening Mr.Vousden? Tell us all…
Jan 23 Posted in Euro, Golf News, Martin Vousden by GoKartThought for the Day
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance
It’s not how, but how many
In those dim and distant, far off days when we used to be able to play golf, my home course was reduced to 12 holes because of the amount of standing water on the fairways – a situation that has now returned, thanks to the big thaw. When I first set out on one of these three-quarter rounds it was with a sense of vague disappointment, a feeling of umbrage that somehow I was being short-changed or cheated. (more…)
The latest pearls of wisdom from Martin Vousden
Jan 10 Posted in Euro, Golf News, Martin Vousden by GoKartThought for the Day
Never slap a man who’s chewing tobacco
A sad case
If you are anything like me – and I hope for your sake that you are not – you will, by now, be developing the twitchy-fingered, restless fidgetiness that is indicative of the golfer who cannot golf. In most of the UK snow has been laying for at least a fortnight, which means that we can’t even hit balls at the range, and in my experience the two to three week mark is when the symptoms of NoGoSy (No Golf Syndrome) Extremis set in. (more…)
About the only way you’ll get any golf action today…
Jan 08 Posted in Euro, Geoff Waterhouse, Golf News by GoKartCourtesy once more of Mr. Waterhouse. Snowed in like the rest of us, introducing the SnoKart…
