Thought for the Day If you do what you always did, you will get what you always got By and large we are blessed with the quality of pro golfers we have – both in their manner and intelligence. But every now and then, possibly in an unguarded moment, they say or do something so… read more →
Thought for the Day No one can make you feel inferior without your consent Good advice that Patrick Reed chooses to ignore, is that when you’re in a hole, stop digging. The latest chapter in what is becoming the unsavoury soap opera of Reed’s life is that his lawyer has written to TV analyst Brandel… read more →
The course is waterlogged, the greens are a mess or else the wind is fierce enough to blow the freckles from Tom Watson’s face. At this time of year there aren’t too many incentives to play the game, even if you did get a new driver from Santa so we golf fanatics have to take… read more →
Hero of the Year: Alvaro Ortiz The man from Mexico was playing in the Latin American Amateur Championship in January, in the final group on the last day. Unfortunately, his playing partners were slowcoaches and his group was put on the clock. So Alvaro speeded up – by the time he teed off the 13th… read more →
Thought for the Day If you have a choice between two evils, go for the one you haven’t tried before Over the course of a golf season a lot of ‘Really?’ moments happen that don’t justify a whole column being written about them, but do, perhaps, warrant a mention. Here’s a few. You cannot be… read more →
Thought of the Day Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm Let’s get rid of them We all know, from repeated and bitter experience, that golf is impossible to master. But it could be made easier if a few outdated or unworkable notions were consigned to the rubbish bin of… read more →