Not sure if there is a quantifiable list out there — but I believe hands down — the best tournament golf course in the world is Augusta National. I would rank St. Andrews a distant second — but without a doubt, Augusta National is my number one. I promise it’s not just because it hosts […]
It is hard enough winning one tournament on the PGA Tour, let alone two in a row. So, is winning a week before a Major a blessing or a curse?
How many times have we held up a pre-Major winner as one of the favourites only to see him fail to make the cut.
Then again, there […]
Sports and marketing. The curse of the modern era. The English Premiership is the “Greatest Show on Earth!” Lewis Hamilton is the “British Tiger Woods.” So it was inevitable that the last month would be Scotland’s “Summer of Golf!”
No matter that any use of the word “summer” is somewhat ironic with the weather pretty much […]
There is something magical about the circus coming to town!
No I’m not talking about the Big Top and CoCo The Clown, but instead the LPGA, Ladies European Tour and The Ladies Golf Union.
Whilst 27 Open Championships have be held at St Andrews, this will be the very first time a Women’s British Open has been […]
History will be made next week when professional female golfers are allowed into the clubhouse of the Home of Golf, St Andrews, for the first time as competitors.
It has been a long time in coming, but as golf gradually sheds its image as a stuffy pastime for elite gentlemen, yet another male bastion is being […]
This afternoon I shot into St Andrews to shoot a short video of the preparations for the Ricoh Women’s British Open At The Old Course, St Andrews. As you can see, whilst grandstands and the tented village are being erected plays continue as normal in the glorious Scottish sunshine!
The Championship starts on Thursday […]
This week, for the first time since I’ve been watching golf, the British Open teed off without Seve Ballesteros (My all-time favorite player).
By now, most golf fans are aware that earlier this week Seve announced his retirement - an announcement that officially ends one of the most exciting careers in the history of golf. […]
Spencer Robinson is managing editor of Asian Golf Monthly. Every year, the Singapore-based journalist travels to Britain to cover the British Open. Here is a Q&A with Spencer on some of his experiences at past Opens and his hopes for the future. You can read his daily reports from the 2007 Open Championship on the […]
I can’t believe the great golf events that are happening right under my nose during this upcoming summer. There is the Open at Carnoustie, the Seniors at Muirfield and then at the beginning of August there is the Women’s British Open Championship at the Old Course, St Andrews.
I’ve attended the Women’s British Open Championship […]
I’m often asked what are the best places to wine and dine in St Andrews, especially by golfers visiting just for the weekend. Here are a few of my thoughts (prices correct as of April 2007)
The Rusacks Hotel - Their restaurant has fantastic views over the legendary 18th green of the Old Course. They […]
Do greenkeepers dream of anything other than divots and bad weather? If they do then Gordon Mckie is surely living the greenkeeper’s equivalent of winning the Masters and the Open on the same day.
Because Gordon has just been appointed head greenkeeper at the Old Course in St. Andrews – giving him control of the most […]
South African Gary Player makes history in April when he tees up for his 50th US Masters at Augusta, tying the record set by another legend, Arnold Palmer.
The nine-time Major champion, now 71, is one of the most influential golfers in history and, as accomplished Associated Press golf writer Doug Ferguson points out in […]
I can report that the seventh course at the home of golf will be called the Castle Course after careful selection by the Trustees of the St Andrews Links Trust. You may remember I and many others made their suggestions back in November!
In fact The St Andrews Links Course No 7 Working Party received more […]
One of the advantages of moving a few miles north west of St Andrews just over a year ago, was the fact that come July 2007 I will only be a 20 minute drive from Carnoustie for the Open Championship.
The Open Championship has a special place in my heart. The first one I ever […]
Too many of us don’t practice. Well there’s nothing new in that statement. In fact if the truth be known many of us don’t enjoy practicing, don’t know what to practice correctly, can’t find the time to practice or simply would rather do something else. Regardless you will still hear golfers moan about their performance […]