The general manager of the Hong Kong Golf Club talks to Alex Jenkins about who he would have in his dream fourball, his best ever round and his favourite golf courses
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Written by Alex Jenkins
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Every improving golfer goes through phases of stepping up a level, and for me, those have come thick and fast recently, with my move to Europe, my success on the Challenge Tour last year, and now a...
"Frustrating". I have a new definition for the word: being on holiday in Phuket, at a very smart Marriott, where there are 36 television channels to choose from and not one is showing the...
Mercedes-Benz is a select partner at three of golf’s Major championships - the Masters Tournament, The Open and the PGA - and has Adam Scott and Martin Kaymer as golf ambassadors, so the link...
When did you start playing - and where?
I started playing golf at the age of 13 in Canberra, Australia, when I was introduced to the sport by an uncle. I soon joined the Federal Golf Club, an 18-...
By anyone's reckoning, Rick Kroos has led a hugely rewarding life. Originally hailing from the Wisconsin town of Sheboygan, on the western shores of Lake Michigan, Kroos arrived in Hong Kong in...
The first event you played after qualifying for the European Tour in late 2006 was the Hong Kong Open. What do you remember about that event?
Yes, I was standing on the putting green and right...
Please note: this column comes with a health warning.
According to the renowned Mayo Clinic in the United States, between 33-48% of golfers are afflicted by them. Ben Hogan was. So were Sam Snead...
It doesn’t matter if you play once a week, once a month, or just a few times a year, the chances are you would have put a Titleist Pro V1 in play at some point in your golfing career.
The...
Last September, the club voted to end its male-only membership policy after 260 years, with almost 85 per cent of the 2,400 club members who took part in the ballot voting in favour of changing the...
It may irritate the tabloid press from time to time but far and away the most impressive thing about the South African contingent is that they are mostly so darned normal. No less than Louis...