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 →
If you already have a Mk1 GoKart, and like the look of the new model, we’ll give you a free gift to help temp you over. All existing owners buying a new GoKart can choose an accessory up to the value of £25 free of charge (or get £25 off something more expensive). If there’s… 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 But it could be made easier if a few outdated or unworkable notions were consigned to the rubbish bin of… read more →
Thought of the Day If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough The Solheim Cup comes of age Be honest, right up to the moment that Suzann Pettersen holed the winning putt, in the last match still to be decided, on the 18th green at Gleneagles, you didn’t think Europe were… read more →