Robert Green

Written by Robert Green

Robert Green is a former editor of Golf World and Golf International magazines and the author of four books on golf, including Seve: Golf’s Flawed Genius. He has played golf on more than 450 courses around the world, occasionally acceptably.
Robert Green
Three feet from glory half a century ago

Three feet from glory half a century ago

Sanders finished second three times in a major championship

Relishing the words of P.G. Wodehouse

Relishing the words of Wodehouse

“It is never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance and a ray of sunshine.”

Golf in the age of coronavirus

Golf in the age of coronavirus

‘Round of golf once a month can reduce the risk of early death’

Farewell to golf – for now, in the wake of the coronavirus

Farewell to golf – for now

As of now, it would be sheer guesswork to figure out when this year’s competition might resume

A Spanish one-two in Qatar Masters at Education City GC

A Spanish one-two in Qatar

The new venue was designed by José Maria Olazábal

Trump and Turnberry continue to wait their turn

Trump and Turnberry continue to wait their turn

Trump acquired the property and pretty much everybody agrees the golf course is now superior

There will still be stars for European Ryder Cup team

There will still be stars for European Ryder Cup team

There will be golfers from non-EU countries on the European Ryder Cup team in September

This has gone too far… Distance Insights Project

This has gone too far…

The R&A, USGA and ever-increasing hitting distances

Image-polishing role for golf in the Gulf

Image-polishing role for golf in the Gulf

“Yes, 100% there’s a morality to it.”

From Wodehouse to Westwood, 25 time winner on Tour

Golf & numbers: from Wodehouse’s day to Westwood’s era

“Sport is all about setting targets for everybody else to follow”

Hong Kong Phooey - Rescheduled Hong Kon Open

Hong Kong Phooey

Did you see that Wade Ormsby won the Hong Kong Open yesterday?

Bernhars Langer - long putter helped him linger longer

The long putter has helped Langer linger longer

Went to the broomhandle putter in the 90s and hasn’t looked back

Portrush Revisited - the good, the bad and the multi-ugly

Portrush Revisited: the good, the bad and the multi-ugly

For Lowry the Open brought memories that will never be forgotten

Banning plastic tees, harmful to the environment

Plastic tees a bad tease for the birds

Royal North Devon Golf Club prohibits plastic tees

Rahming home the message - Golf history

Rahming home the message

Rahm is only the second Spaniard to have won the Race to Dubai

Getting politics into sport seems inevitable

Getting the politics into sport

‘Death to Golf… Save the Spearmint Rhino’?

Augusta - The course matters, as well as the competition

Of course the course matters

Good-looking courses make for better TV

The I of the Tiger - Woods set to write memoir

The I of the Tiger

Woods is going to write a book about himself. Wow! Or not?

Deep England - Middling through - Golf's image

Middling through

To many people, this is what golf represents. Ageing and stuffiness. Middle class and white…

TV times - broadcasting rights and viewership

TV times

Free-to-view television can benefit everyone