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From an early age I’ve had the fortune (or perhaps misfortune) of coming in close contact with a variety of different arachnids and creatures of the reptilian sort. In particular I have...
The bumpy fairways and patchy putting surfaces - more burnt-out browns than grassy greens - are not much to look at. In Iran however, this is golf at its finest.
In the same way that the streets...
"I have been reduced to playing golf with four clubs," Alister MacKenzie wrote in a letter to Augusta National. "I am at the end of my tether, no-one has paid me a cent since last June, we have...
Mention South Africa to an avid golfer and they’ll likely conjure up thoughts of the legendary greats of the game - men such as Gary Player, Ernie Els and Bobby Locke - and also some of...
Journey to Tiger Beach
During the heady days of China’s golf course construction boom in the early 2000s numerous clubs, presumably in their eagerness to drum up publicity and therefore...
Twenty years ago it seemed like I had all the time in the world to go play a round of golf and get in some practice on the same day. Fast forward to the present and finding the time to do this is a...
Not a whole lot has happened golf wise in Phuket in recent years. Save for the opening of Phunaka, a nine-hole, floodlit track located between Phuket Town, the island's historic capital, and Patong...
I happened to watch the movie Game Change for the first time recently which covers the events that led to the selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s Republican running mate back in the...
The possession of a good nickname may not be prerequisite for golfing immortality, but it certainly helps to build up an aura. Jack Nicklaus, of course, was known as “The Golden Bear”...
Bunkers are an essential part of the game of golf. They give the architect an opportunity to create strategic and visual interest - at the same time. Many of our modern golf courses - and some of...