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Those of us who were there at St Andrews on Sunday 17 July 2022 witnessed probably the best back nine in championship history. Cameron Smith’s five consecutive birdies from holes 10 to 14 dealt a devastating blow which leader Rory … Continue reading →

What a day. This is The Open that keeps on giving. There’s something in the air here, and now Rory McIlroy, who has been the defender of traditional golf, is tied for the lead going in to the final day. … Continue reading →

I mentioned to the man from the Hindustani Times yesterday that I find Sahith Theegala one of the most interesting players I’ve ever seen. And one of the fastest i proving golfers on the planet too. “I love it here … Continue reading →

On Wednesday this week Greg Norman, twice Open Champion and CEO of LIV Golf, gave an interview to his local newspaper, the Palm Beach Post. Interview by Tom D’Angelo Q When did you first think about starting a new league? … Continue reading →

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 →