Jack Burke Jr Passes Away Aged 100 – Woods shared A Masters Locker With The Texan
Very sad news in learning the passing of double-major winning American John ‘Jack’ Burke Jr at the age of 100, and a person I had the great pleasure of meeting in his Houston office five years ago just ahead of the 2018 Masters.
Burke was the son of a professional golfer, Jack Burke Sr., and capped his career winning two major titles, both in 1956, the Masters and PGA
Burke also won 16 PGA Tour events between 1950 and 1963. He won four times in 1950 and five times in 1952, including ...
Bernie McGuire – Hits First Golf Shot Of 2000 At Midnight On Tonga Golf Club Course.
At the stroke of midnight, Saturday 1st January, 2000 I officially hit the first golf shot on a golf course of the new millennium.
This historic golfing achievement took place on the Tonga Golf Club course in the capital of Nuku‘alofa.
The nine-hole Tonga Golf Club course, and also known as the Manamo’ui Golf Course, is the only golf course on this tiny Pacific Island nation.
Tonga is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising island with a total surface area of about 750 square ...
Monte Carlo – Videos From Golf Course 900 Metres Above To Scenes At Mediterranean Sea Level
Mention Monte Carlo and it brings thoughts of the playground for the rich and famous along with words such as glitz, glamour and luxury of the French Riviera.
Monte Carlo lies not in France but in the principality of Monaco along the shoreline of the Meditterrean between Italy to the North and with France to the south.
It’s one of nine regions within the principality of Monaco, and with Monaco being the second smallest principatlity in the world behind The Vatican.
Monte Carlo also is a city ...
McGuire: Slumbers R & A Departure A Big Loss To Golf & One Of The Game’s Nice Guys
Martin Slumbers departure later this year as CEO of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews (R & A) will be a big loss as one of golf’s top administrators.
Slumbers, 63, indicated in an R & A news release he will oversee the hosting of this July’s 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon, the return of the AIG Women’s Open to St Andrews in August and also the 43rd Curtis Cup match at Sunningdale before relinquishing his role.
He also joins long-time R & A rules ...
Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club – 31 Facts To Celebrate 31st Anniversary.
The up-coming inaugural 2024 DP World Tour’s Dubai Invitational brings back many fond memories in visting the host venue at the famed Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club.
The Tour is no stranger to the 18-hole course laid-out along Dubai Creek, featuring it’s stunning and award-winning ‘sail-like’ clubhouse, as the club hosted the 1999 and 2000 edition of the Dubai Desert Classic.
It’s 31-years ago this month the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club was opened back in 1993.
The ...
Golf De La Bresse – Let The ‘Rooster’ In Your Game Crow.
The quintessential French town Bourg-en-Bresse lies in the eastern region of the country, north-east of Lyon and about a 100 kilometres west of Geneva in neighbouring Switzerland.
The town is known worldwide not for its golf but its poultry – Poulet de Bresse or Chicken of Bresse.
France has long enjoyed a strong association with the rooster. It’s one of the national emblems of France, the Coq Gaulois (the Gallic Rooster) decorated French flags during the Revolution. It is also the ...
Christmas 2023 – Sights & Sounds Of Sainte Maxime, France
Christmas/New Year greetings from Sainte Maxime (pronounced ‘Maksim’), located here on the Mediterranean Sea in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in Southeastern France.
We’re located in the French Riviera (Côte d’Azur), 90 km (56 mi) south-west from Nice and 130 km (81 mi) north-east from Marseille, and about a 20/30 minute drive from Saint Tropez or about 15-minutes in catching the ferry the runs between both towns.
Sainte Maxime boasts a population of ...
