Thought for the Day Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes The One Certainty of Pro Golf I was going to write about the AIG Women’s Open, and how impressive the golfers were. Fifteen or twenty years ago I argued that if you wanted to improve your own game by watching the… read more →
Thought for the Day You are absolutely unique – just like everyone else Thoughts on The Open Well, it wasn’t a classic Open by any means but then, processions rarely are and once Brian Harman established control he never looked like faltering. The most disappointing element of the final round is that no-one seemed able,… read more →
Thought for the Day Funny things that happen to other people can be tragedies when they happen to you Saudi Rules Ever since the shock announcement a few weeks ago that LIV Golf had negotiated a truce with the PGA and DP World Tours, things have gone ominously quiet. Virtually no details of this new… read more →
Thought for the Day One camel does not make fun of another camel’s hump Ghanaian Proverb They said what? For decades there has been concern about the distances the golf ball can travel and finally the R&A and USGA have proposed that, from no earlier than 2026, the very best in the world would play… read more →
Thought for the Day Life is like an onion; you peel off one layer at a time and sometimes you weep Was Phil Mickelson right all along? Leftie has been rightly criticised for the way he left the PGA Tour but when he said that LIV Golf might be good for his alma mater (or… read more →
Thought for the Day Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable Goodbye and Thank You Since Christmas Eve we have lost two golfers of wildly contrasting careers but who nevertheless shared one outstanding characteristic – they were both remarkable people. In a game where, thankfully, decency and good… read more →