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The return of the Players

The return of the Players

Golf’s ‘fifth major’ begins today at TPC Sawgrass

Nearly driven to disaster - Tiger Woods & Ben Hogan

Nearly driven to disaster

Crash inevitably brings to mind Ben Hogan’s in 1949

A tighter rein - Distance insight report

A tighter rein

It seems reasonable to surmise that amended regulations could be in effect at elite level

Comparing greatness - Golf vs. Tennis

Comparing greatness

Is it harder to win golf’s majors than tennis’s Grand Slams?

The zest to be best

The zest to be best

Apparently Byson DeChambeau is now getting to 210mph on the range

2021 wake up call for Woods

2021 wake up call for Woods

How much Tiger left in the tank?

What golf will look like in 2021

What golf will look like in 2021

There is light at the end of the tunnel

The peerless Peter Alliss

The peerless Peter Alliss

“The man who lost the Ryder Cup”

A third title for Westwood fits nicely

A third title for Westwood fits nicely

Leading money-winner on the European Tour for the third time

Covid-19: its role in the growth of an 18-hole game

Covid-19: its role in the growth of an 18-hole game

Covid-19 saw 20,000 new members join golf clubs after the original lockdown restrictions were lifted in May.

Happy homecoming for Hatton & Spanish footnotes

Happy homecoming for Hatton & Spanish footnotes

It’s been a dream of mine since I was a kid to play the tournament and hopefully win it one day

Beefing up Bryson: Preparing to devour Augusta National

Beefing up Bryson: Preparing to devour Augusta National

Ordinarily the first major championship of the season concludes on the second Sunday in April

Hungry like the Wolff… but six shots better

Hungry like the Wolff… but six shots better

Most ‘experts’ were suggesting the winning score was bound to be over par

Last week. last century and the future

Last week, last century and the future

I enjoyed watching the AIG Women’s Open from Royal Troon last week

Morikawa makes the most of major resumption

Morikawa makes the most of major resumption

Until this past week, we had gone over 12 months without a major

USPGA Championship’s dark non-black past

The USPGA Championship’s dark non-black past

The Championship will get underway on Thursday, just the third time it has been held in California since 1962

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