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Think of Shandong golf and those in the know will instinctively conjure up images of Tiger Beach Golf Links, arguably China’s most unique course and the only true links course in Asia. But the...
“It’s unique and slightly quirky – modern course architects wouldn’t consider such a design,” Iain Roberts, the club’s head professional, tells me as we watch one...
To say that Claude “Butch” Harmon has something of an outgoing personality is an understatement of epic proportions. I’ve just walked into the interview room at Caesars Golf...
Background
Fenguangshan, also known as Phoenix Hill, opened its full 18 holes in January 2008. Developed in harness with the local government by a mainland owner, the club is not really a ‘...
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He sits across from me in the lounge of The Hong Kong Golf Club and there’s a reassuring familiarity about the man who’s been described as Europe’s best ever player. For someone who...
I have to confess that before the UBS Hong Kong Open I didn’t know a great deal about Lin Wen-tang. That’s all changed of course, and it came about by him hitting two of the finest...
Get over the bunker, get over the bunker, get over the…Doh! Shoot! Straight in and – wouldn’t you believe it? – plugged again. Strolling towards my buried ball, the trap...
Byron Nelson has a strong claim to being the greatest golfer who ever lived. Even in this Tiger-dominated era, his record from 1945 looks unbeatable. In what was a curtailed season, “Lord...
OK, by now readers of this column will have figured out that I am not a fan of the practice of hoarding wine ad infinitum in order to earn a profit. Wine is meant to be consumed and enjoyed with good...