Bernie Meets Up In Naples, Florida With Leading Scottish Caddy Davy Sharp.

It was a pleasant surprise that while present in Naples, Florida to report on the Franklin Templeton Shootout we should catch up with good friend, Davy Sharp. Davy is one of Scotland’s leading club caddies and it was as a fellow member of the Crail Golfing Society I came to get to know Davy very well. He has based himself for some six years now during the winter months in Naples, Florida where he works as a caddy at the exclusive Old Collier course, and 18-hole championship course designed ...

Top Indian Golf Journalist ‘Swamy’ Meets Golfing Legend At Bay Hill.

While covering this week’s Hero World Challenge we took the opportunity to visit the nearby Bay Hill Country Club course and venue each year for the Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Invitational. Joining us was renowned Indian-born golf correspondent Vishwanathan Krishnaswamy or ‘Swamy’ as he is more affectionately known. ‘Swamy’ is one of the most respected journalists in India having been among a select few to be present in February this year when Tiger Woods made his first ...

An Eye On Tiger, A Lot Of Bull & A Red Mustang Convertible.

It was yet another tough day in the office for this golf writer. Wednesday was spent walking the Isleworth Estate course with 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods. I joined a number of the US leading golf journalists in following Woods around the course as he competed in the Hero World Challenge Pro Am. And it was not just the golf journalists out on fairways of this exclusive Orlando course as also keeping an eye on Woods was new coach, Chris Como along with Media Manager, Glen Greenspan, a fellow ...

Up Before Sunrise Tackling Faldo Course, Emirates Club, Dubai.

Ireland’s leading sports radio reporter Denis Kirwan and myself were up before sunrise last Saturday morning. Thanks to Viren Varma, the Press Officer for Golf in Dubai, we had the pleasure of playing the Faldo Course at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai. We were due to tee off at 8.20am but given we both were working at the DP World Tour Championship, Denis and I were concerned of not being delayed on the golf course what with the pressure of covering the third round of the final European Tour ...

Top Scotland Golf Scribes ‘Hands Up’ To Turkish Airlines Open Delight.

Top Scotland golfing scribes Jock MacVicar and Martin Dempster raised their hands skyward without the slightest hint of a scuffle and openly confessing their delight in attending the 2014 Turkish Airlines Open. The tartan pair were spotted late in the evening this week exiting a nightclub within the stunning Maxx Royal Hotel. Also Jock was snapped in the Media Center boldly reaching out for a second helping of Turkish delight while later last evening he was also seen chatting with one the superb ...

Video … Turkish Group ‘Dolapdere Big Gang’ Band Rock Maxx Royal Hotel.

An Istanbul-based r0ck band, with a distinct taste of Turkish sounds but singing ‘western’ rock-and-roll hits, delighted guests late into the evening at a gala ceremony on the eve of the 2014 Turkish Airlines Open. Turkish Airlines and the stunning Maxx Royal Hotel seem to spare no expense in spoiling guests with a fantastic arrangement of local and international cuisine. The entertainment got off to a blast with a spectacular fireworks display over the Maxx Royal pool before Victor Dubuisson ...

Stunning Sunset Over Maxx Royal Hotel, Belek, Turkey.

There was the sight of a stunning Mediterranean sunset over the Maxx Royal Hotel here in Belek, Turkey.