Credit: Reuters The word ‘great’ gets thrown around a lot these days – but it arguably doesn’t do justice to Peter Thomson. Five-time Open winner Thomson, who sadly passed away on June 20th aged 88 following a long-term battle with Parkinson’s disease, was more than just a truly great golfing champion. He was a president…
The Open Championship was last won by an amateur golfer in 1930 – but the tournament always features a selection of top amateur players. Here, we look at some of the most famous golfers who have competed in the grand old championship as amateurs. Bobby Jones Best Open Finish as an amateur…
When you play golf, countless things can go wrong from a technical perspective through each swing or stroke. It takes practice and dedication to improve from a playing perspective and it won’t happen overnight. Something, however, that most amateurs could improve on (without spending hours on the range) is their strategic approach. Almost every amateur…
INTERVIEWER A lot has been made of the course at Shinnecock Hills after the disastrous 2004 US Open. With the well-publicised restoration of the course, are you confident there won’t be a repeat this year? BERNARD GALLACHER It’s safe to say that the organisers lost the plot back in 2004. The seventh green was…
Credit: Getty Images Golf is a game that demands many and varied skills. The necessity for power and precision makes it one of the most challenging sports to master. Here, we look at five players who can be considered golf’s greatest drivers and putters of all time. Five players who have excelled from the tee…
To someone who’s never seen the sport played before, golf would seem a strange activity. An article from Punch magazine in the late 19th century described the object of the game thus: “To put a very small ball into a very tiny and remotely distant hole, with engines singularly ill adapted for the purpose.”…
