Bunkered At Royal Lytham & St. Annes.
When Tiger Woods captured the 2005 Open Championship at St. Andrews he did so remarkably without finding a bunker over the four rounds.
The R & A in association with Royal Lytham and St. Annes again hosted the media to a pre-Open Championship golf outing on this year’s course located on the north-west England coast.
However unlike the Old Course at St. Andrews where Woods found none of the 112 bunkers, Royal Lytham boasts 202 bunkers and as members of the AGW along with a good number ...
New Challenge For Media At St. Annes Old Links.
It was a slightly windy but sunny day when members of European media teed-up this afternoon on the splendid St. Annes Old Links course at St. Annes on the north-west England coast.
St. Annes Old has long been a Local Final Qualifying venue for The Open and again will play host ahead of this year’s Open Championship at nearby Royal Lytham and St. Annes.
Jeremy Champman, representing the Racing Post, headed the day to win by two stableford points from Robin Barwick and www.golfbytourmiss’ ...
Irish Eyes Smiling At Irish Get Together
Once again, Tourism Ireland hosted the media attending this year’s Masters.
It is an occasion to catch up with those Irish Tourism officials working in the States and with the news that Americans travelling to play golf in Ireland is on the increase after years of decline due to the economy.
And helping that is the fact Ireland now boasts four Major champions in Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke.
And the message from Tourism Ireland was: “We don’t ...
Darren Clarke Staring At Possible Hernia Surgery.
Darren Clarke could be facing more than just a groin strain with fears he may be carrying a hernia that would result in surgery.
Clarke admitted he was still in considerable discomfort after carding a respectable one over par 73 on day one of the 2012 Masters.
Clarke earned a five year return to Augusta National in capturing last year’s British Open title but has struggled appreciably to duplicate his Royal St. George’s winning efforts.
Then last week he limped off after two rounds of ...
European Tour Host Media To Dinner At Augusta Country Club.
Once again, the European Tour graciously hosted many of the European media present for the Masters to dinner at the Augusta Country Club.
Tour CEO George O’Grady spoke of the growth of the European Tour and the success it continues to enjoy and also present later in the evening, after attending the ‘Champions Dinner’ was double Augusta winner, Jose Maria Olazabal.
Here is some photographs from a superb evening and many thanks again to George and the European Tour.
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‘The Big Bopper’ Remembered During Texas Visit.
Standing at the gravesite of J.P. ‘Big Bopper’ Richardson one is reminded there is far more important matters in this world than golf.
In venturing south east of Houston last weekend not only was it rewarding to visit the former home of Janis Joplin but it was interesting as well to learn more about ‘The Big Popper’.
‘The Big Bopper’ along with Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and their pilot died instantly early on the morning of February 3rd, 1960 and a day later ...
Janis Joplin – Unique In The History Of Rock & Roll
Due to thunderstorm delays at the Shell Houston Open I asked a number of colleagues where you could spend the day away from the golf course without too much driving
Having previously visited the USS Texas, the NASA Space Centre and last year heading down to Galveston, it was suggested I could pop down to the Port Arthur region.
And while Port Arthur has obviously seen far better days it was the town where Janis Joplin was born and where she went to school before climbing onto the international stage ...
