Last month at the Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong-based golf photographer Richard Castka exhibited a selection of images from his 20-plus years of covering the major tours and capturing world-class courses. Alex Jenkins spoke with the well-travelled lensman, owner of the largest independent golf archive in Asia.
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Written by Alex Jenkins
Photography by Richard Castka
The undisputed star of what has become known as the "Miracle at Medinah", Ian Poulter was at the centre of everything the Europeans achieved, enthusing and inspiring the crowd and his...
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