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22-04-2013 17:04:49 in General by Andrew
TODAY'S GOLFER COLUMN - MARCH 2013
I'm writing this column towards the end of March, a time when the sun starts to warm us all, we traipse through a host of golden daffodils, clubs are dusted down and a young golfer’s fancy turns to the fairways.
This March, though, seems to be still in the grip of something approaching ...
19-03-2013 10:51:07 in General by Andrew
In my position as a member of the golfing media, there’s one question I find myself being asked more than any other. More often even than “How did you get this number?” And “Why are you going through my bins?”
The question is “Who do you think will win this week?”
I find this unsettling first of all because it is asked in ...
19-02-2013 13:46:06 in General by Andrew
It is quite possible that you are currently flicking through a rather dog-eared version of this magazine in mid-July, while sitting in a dentist’s waiting room, in a futile attempt to ward off the fear of impending root canal surgery - regretting those lost years spent existing almost solely on a diet of Crunchies and Vimto.
If, however, you are reading this magazine fresh o...
19-02-2013 13:36:10 in General by Andrew
Season’s Greetings .
It is at this time of year that our thoughts turn to the needy, the less fortunate, the lost and hopeless souls.
I speak of course, of professional golfers.
Before you cry ‘This is an outrage sir.....’ and reach for some more egg-nog, I should make it clear that I do not, of course, mean those at the very top of the game. Th...
19-02-2013 13:32:11 in General by Andrew
I wasn’t going to write a column this month. I had decided instead to give it a miss and do a one-off appearance in GQ magazine. A soul-searching interview, accompanied by arty, expensively-clad photos for which I would be paid one million dollars.
But then I realised I had responsibilities. And also the GQ thing was only in my head.
For some golfers, thou...
19-02-2013 12:24:47 in General by Admin
In recent years I find myself agreeing more and more with Samuel Johnson.
Dr Johnson, as I’m sure you know, is most famous as the author of the first English dictionary, but he was also fond of a wise utterance or two. I like to imagine that these were made in the dark moments as he grappled with writer’s block on the definition of ‘a’, then contemplated ‘aardvark&rs...