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Tony Finau is final wild card pick

American Ryder Cup Captain Jim Furyk said “he checked a lot of boxes and made it impossible not to pick him”. So unlike European Captain Thomas Bjorn who went for experience, Furyk has picked a player on blistering current form. … Continue reading

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Justin Rose becomes World No 1

Rudyard Kipling wrote “If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters just the same”. Justin Rose had reason to contemplate this yesterday at the BMW Championship when an outrageous lip out meant he missed winning … Continue reading

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Drama at the BMW Championship

Jordan Spieth currently lies T39 in the FedEx Cup standings on Sunday and needs an exceptional final round to avert an embarassing situation. Only the top 30 players will progress to the Tour Championship at East Lake in two weeks … Continue reading

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Footgolf English Open

The part of my family who live in Sussex near Tilgate Forest GC will be trying to get down there this Friday for the Footgolf English Open, part of the UK tour. Spectators welcome.

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British Minigolf Open

Wishing all the competitors in the British Minigolf Open September 14-16 a successful event. To be played at Strokes Adventure acourse, Westbrook Bay, Margate, Kent. Spectators welcome.

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The high cost of changing Wentworth Club

Since buying Wentworth Club in 2014 Dr Chanchai Ruayrungruang has not only brought about changes to the membership he has invested hugely in upgrading the West Course to a really superior level of Championship golf. The putting surfaces look to … Continue reading

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Golf obsessed in Iceland

Last October I was in Iceland which might be the most golf obsessed country on earth. There are more courses per people 65 to just over 300,000 inhabitants with 60,000 occasional golfers. This is because the season is so short … Continue reading

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In three weeks time

Pass came today, very excited!

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Bjorn chooses experience

European Ryder Cup captain chose experience over, in some cases, form when he announced the remaining players in his team for Le Golf National. He chose Paul Casey, Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson over more in form players … Continue reading

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Tiger returns to play in the Ryder Cup

An hour ago I was watching Sky Sports News and seeing American Captain Jim Furyk announce Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Bryson De Chambeau as three of his four Ryder Cup picks. As Tiger is now playing, he was stepped … Continue reading

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