Vousden on the USO

Thought for the Day: Remember that if you can’t be a good example then you’ll just have to be a horrible warning Like no other You will hear much talk over the next few days about how short the Merion golf course, venue for this week’s US Open, is but don’t be fooled. At just… read more →

Why are Pirates called Pirates?

They just Aarrrrrrrrrrr. Sorry. We’re in eye patch and cutlass mode having visited the rather wonderful Hoebridge Golf Centre in Woking, Surrey. As well as three golf courses it also has ‘Pirate Island’ an adventure golf area for kids (and slightly older kids, ahem) WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. Just try getting round in level twos… read more →

Sergiooooooops! Martin Vousden on the TPC.

Thought for the Day Life is simpler when you plow around the stump Crash and burn We amateurs are well acquainted with the abject feeling of despair that comes from playing the last two holes in six over par – well, I certainly am. In fact, for many handicap golfers, finding increasingly imaginative ways of… read more →

Martin Vousden on the dramas at Augusta

Thought for the Day: Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and when he grows up, he’ll never be able to merge his car onto a motorway G’Day Mate There is nothing more pleasing in sport, or life, as a tale of redemption – the hero who trampolines back from desperate… read more →

Tom on Tour 2013

We’ve been following Tom Sherreard, from Chart Hills, on his pro quest since 2012. This year the the season has already taken him to Egypt and Spain on the Alps tour (are there Alps in Egypt? We’re confused…) “A new golfing year has started and with this in mind I am writing my first blog… read more →

Fish eat your balls…

Eco friendliness gone mad. You can now buy fish food golf balls. And whack them into the sea and feel good about it. Don’t forget, it’s still stroke and distance though – www.albusgolf.com