Leading Snapper Gets A Warning, Police Officer Gets A Sleeve Of Golf Balls.
Leading golf snapper Eoin Clarke was so careful in driving Tuesday from Philidelphia to Akron, Ohio and venue for this week’s WGC – Bridgestone Invitational and not wishing to be stopped for speeding.
We had negotiated some half-a-dozen radar traps on the Pennsylvania Turnpike when we drove past two police cars stopped just outside of Somerset and the town where United Airline Flight 93 crashed in the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001.
No sooner had we passed the two police cars ...
PYR Hotel, Puerto Banus, Spain – Golf Central For Golf On The Costa Del Sol
Spain’s sun-splashed Costa del Sol is also labelled as the Costa del Golf given there is so many golf courses to choose from.
And if you’re looking for a central hotel where to base yourself while playing golf on the Costa del Sol then there’s no better location than the PYR Hotel right in the heart of the bustling Puerto Banus.
From the hotel it is just a short drive to many dozens of golf courses that have long made the Costa del Sol a golfing mecca.
North Berwick In Bloom – Golf Shoes With Flowers.
We’ve been staying in nearby North Berwick for this week’s Open Championship.
It’s been great to see all the local businesses get behind golf’s oldest major by decorating their shop fronts in a golfing theme.
However there has also been flower competitions run during Open Championship week and we spotted this arrangement.
Not sure what Footjoy would say!
Two Close Encounters With Scotland First Minister, Alex Salmond.
For the second time this week we’ve had the pleasure of playing a round of golf at Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club.
The club is this celebrating its 125th anniversary as part of those celebrations a dozen members of the club played against a dozen members of the media covering this week’s Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.
However this morning club secretary, Mike MacDonald kindly arranged for Steve Douglas, golf writer for Associated Press, and myself to again play the course.
We ...
Isle of Skye Golf Club – The Challenge Not Being Distracted By The Setting.
While the world’s best golfers will be fighting fiercely to manoeuvre themselves into position to capture the Open Championship, a championship of different sorts will take place on Saturday, July 20th, 2013.
Those golfers not at Muirfield will be making their way to the picture postcard island of Skye for the annual – Isle of Skye Open.
The Isle of Skyle Golf Club is one of just two golf courses on Skye and what wonderful nine-hole experience.
The club with next year celebrate its 50-year anniversary ...
Bernie’s Monthly Medal – May 2013
Apologies for the lateness in getting my Monthly Awards for the month of May up on site but I have a good excuse.
For a second year running, I’ve taken the opportunity to visit the Outer Hebridies and on this occasion – Lewis and Harris.
However here is my winners and losers from the month of April, 2013.
BEST GOLF COURSE PLAYED – Thracian Cliffs, Kavarna, Bulgaria
I am still dining out on the experience of travelling to Bulgaria for the Volvo World Match-Play Championship and ...
Champions League Final Fever At BMW PGA Championship
It was Champions League Final fever on the third day of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
BMW’s very popular, Marco Kaulser and very respected Nicole Stempinsky, who is Head of BMW Sports Communications headed the team of passionate Bayern Munich supporters heading off the Wembley and hoping for victory in the all-German final against rivals Borussia Dortmund.
And there will five happy Bayern Munich supporters when they return tomorrow to Wentworth.
Fortunately, Nicole didn’t have ...
