HK Golfer’s resident historian Dr. Milton Wayne looks at the tragi-comedic life and times of one of golf ’s greatest characters
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Written by Dr. Milton Wayne
Driving through the gates of Hungjao Golf Club in war-ravaged Shanghai in April 1938, Walter Hagen had a bad feeling.
Months of conflict between the occupying Japanese forces and the Chinese militia...
It’s one of life’s great ironies that we sometimes don’t fully appreciate great moments until they’ve passed us by. We don’t get to enjoy our time over, so the recent...
Was the captaincy of the International Team something that you had sought or hoped would come your way?
I figured my time might come one day after Greg had done his time. I didn’t know if...
Tournament of the Year
The Masters was thrilling, the Open Championship absorbing, but no event in 2012
came close to providing the sheer drama of the Ryder Cup, not even the UBS Hong Kong Open...
At 32, Justin Rose is as well-rounded as they come – an eager young man doing a job he enjoys whilst remembering that there is a world outside.
On the Tuesday of the DP World Tour...
By most accounts, 2011 was a tough year for Louis Oosthuizen, and it was always likely to be testing. Matching his breakthrough 2010, where he won a Major and a further European Tour event, seemed...
There are two new drivers in Titleist’s 913 series, the 460cc D2 and a 445cc D3. Aside from clubhead volume, what’s the difference between the two? The D2 boasts a full pear-shaped head...
A quick browse in Apple's App Store reveals myriad golf applications – from fun, time-wasting putting games to full-blown coaching aids that promise to knock countless strokes off your next...
There was a hero and an anti-hero among the amateurs at last month's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Oscar Pistorius, the "blade runner" who linked the Olympics and the Paralympics was...
James Stewart, who will tee it up at the UBS Hong Kong Open after coming through the rigours of the qualifying tournament, is no stranger to Hong Kong's oldest professional sporting event. He played...