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On Tuesday Jack icklaus was awarded the honorary citizenship of St Andrews. He is only the third American, after Benjamin Franklin and Bobby Jones to be awarded this honour. I was in the town heading to pay my respects to … Continue reading →

During one of the practice rounds I heard a player saying that he had “done a Nakajima” on the road hole. In case you don’t know of Japanese tour pro Tommy Nakajima and his antics on the 17th hole at … Continue reading →

This beautifully restored and colourised picture by Mancave Originals showing Bob Jones practising for the 1927 Open Championship at St Andrews

We must doff our caps to the Sky Sports Golf team who, with the 6 hour rounds at this Open Championship have been on air from 6.30am to nearly 9pm. This Radio Times excerpt for this day in 1988 shows … Continue reading →

It’s been an emotional week for so many of us here at St Andrews, there’s something in the air. But nothing like seeing Tiger Woods pull his cap over his face because he had tears streaming down as he heard … Continue reading →

I got up to St Andrews on Tuesday and arrived from the airport about 10.30, to catch the end of Tiger’s practice round. The atmosphere around the two practice days was electric, it was very special and different from any … Continue reading →

Great article from Golf Journal about the Els Centre for Autism

I’ve just spent $39.99 and had eight hours on and off listening to the audio version of Alan Shipnuck’s biography Phil The Rip Roaring (and Unauthorised) Biography of Golf’s Most Colourful Superstar and I’ve come away feeling exhausted and grubby. As … Continue reading →

So, everyone’s heard a lot, but what is it actually like to watch a LIV event? I went to the first day of the first LIV event at Centurion Club in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Truly, it was like entering a … Continue reading →