Author Archives: queenieqantas

I walked the practice ground of the Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews this week and my eyes were drawn downwards. Perhaps in homage to the sponsor hundreds and hundreds of cigarette butts littered the ground. Mostly fagash from caddies, … Continue reading →

I haven’t tried it yet , but in theory the Never Lost Golf ball sounds like a good thing. Play faster, score better and save balls says the advertising spiel. An electronic transmitter is placed inside the ball and by … Continue reading →

  It was disappointing to hear the news yesterday that BBC Sport have pulled out of live transmission of The Open at Royal Troon next year. At this year’s Open at St Andrews the BBC Golf Team were bravely cheerful, … Continue reading →

He’d missed the cut two weeks in a row, lost his World No 1 ranking and watched as Jason Day dominated for the past eight weeks. Jordan Spieth was frustrated, so he got back to work. Holding off challenges from … Continue reading →

“I still think it’s him” admitted Jason Day a week ago about Jordan Speith winning Player of the Year. Interesting that Jason would think so negatively. As of last week I would have had the two players neck and neck … Continue reading →

She called it “the most terrifying thing she’s ever done”. Sky Sports golf presenter Kirsty Gallacher got her Strictly season off, but to a shaky start. Although the pre-show tabloid hype was all about her “sexing the show up” BBC … Continue reading →

This is an entertaining film put together by Lady Golfer magazine and supported by the national unions and the PGA. Although there is a #thisgirlgolfs campaign which is gathering momentum on twitter and it has been widely written about in the … Continue reading →

While the US women were claiming a remarkable comeback in the Solheim Cup in Germany, in California 12 club professionals aside from GB and I and the United States were competing for the PGA Cup. In 27 matches GB and … Continue reading →

Karma, Justice, Retribution. Dramatic words which were bandied around after the US team snatched a victory which was looking very unlikely after being 10-6 down going into the singles. All week the Europeans had played better golf with outstanding performances … Continue reading →

  Congratulations to the gentlemen – and lady – of the British BattleBack team who retained the Capt Pietsch Trophy v the Wounded Warriors of America at TPC Sawgrass, Florida on Sunday. See the video further down this month’s posts.