Kingsbarns Remains Unchallenged As The King Of Courses.
Kingsbarns Golf Course to the east of St. Andrews continues to be one of those golfing gems I never grow tied of playing.
I had the occasion to again tackle the course on Thursday, and thanks so much to Alan Hogg, Director of Golf at Kingsbarns.
There was a few drops of rain hanging about when leading European Tour photographer, Stuart Adams plus very good Crail-based friends Rob Redpath and ‘Georgous’ George Morris (related to Old Tom Morris) and myself teed-off just after 3pm.
We walked ...
Bernie’s Monthly Medal – April’s Winners & Losers
April turned into an historic month with Adam Scott becoming the first Australian to win the most sought after item of clothing in all of golf – an Augusta National green jacket.
The early part of the month was still spent in the States and reporting on the Valero Texas Open and then the Masters.
Hereunder is my selection of April winners and losers.
PLAYER OF THE MONTH – Adam Scott
Adam Scott brought the Australian nation making its way to work to a halt on Monday morning April 15th.
It ...
Ricoh Women’s British Open Media Outing – Old Course, St. Andrews
In August, the Ricoh Women’s British Open will return for a second occasion in six years to the famed Old Course at St. Andrews.
However the media, and all thanks to Ricoh, IMG and the Links Trust at St. Andrews, had the privledge of playing the course earlier this week.
The wind was strong enough to blow a dog off a chain but it didn’t diminish the pleasure of playing this golfing gem.
I had the enormous delight of playing alongside Alan Hogg, the CEO at nearby Kingsbarns, and Tim Taylor, ...
The Alamo -Hallowed Texas Ground & Shrine of Lone State Liberty.
Originally named Misión San Antonio de Valero was built in 1724 and the Alamo served as home to missionaries and their Indian converts for nearly seventy years.
In the early 1800s, the Spanish military stationed a cavalry unit at the former mission. The soldiers referred to the old mission as the Alamo (the Spanish word for “cottonwood”) in honor of their hometown Alamo de Parras, Coahuila.
San Antonio and the Alamo played a critical role in the Texas Revolution.
In December 1835, Ben ...
USS Lexington Visit – Corpus Christi, Texas.
In between coverage of the Shell Houston Open and the Valero Texas Open we made a visit to Corpus Christi located on the Gulf of Mexico shoreline.
And upon arriving into Corpus Christi it was difficult not to miss the sight of the USS Lexington anchored near the entrance to the port area of this Texas city.
USS Lexington (CV 16), nicknamed “The Blue Ghost”, was built during World World 11 and was originally intended to be named Cabot. But when word arrived during construction that the ...
Memphis – Unplanned Stopover In The Land Of The Delta Blues
I’m a little late in posting this story of our unplanned stopover in Memphis on route to last week’s Shell Houston Open.
I knew when our flight was late leaving Orlando and the Arnold Palmer Invitational that we would be lucky to make the connection in Memphis onto Houston.
As it turned out, the flight had closed and it meant staying the night in Memphis.
However it wasn’t all that bad with Delta Airways graciously looking after us with a room in the Hilton Hotel along with vouchers ...
Culinary Delights In San Antonio – Valero Texas Open/Visit San Antonio Media Dinner.
On Wednesday night we were guests of ‘Visit San Antonio’ at a wonderful dinner at the Culinary Insitute of America San Antonio.
The Culinary Institute is located within the wonderfully restored Pearl Brewery and is an educational training facility for future chefs.
There is a number of restaurants within the Insitute that act as part of their training program and on the occasion of the dinner we enjoyed the modern setting and superb food at the NAO Restaurant.
The inclement weather ...
