The Open Championship on Sunday is always one of the great days of the year. The only game that I play and the sport that I love; the hardest game of all and why I admire it’s protagonists so much. Their skill and guile but also the mental toughness and fortitude that is required with […]
Let’s save a strangers life…
Some people are better than others at pushing themselves and their wares on-line. It seems that the more brazen the person is, the better the results – and so perhaps I should be pleased with my meagre success in this arena. Certainly my pushing is always gentle – a ‘funny’ blog with a covert suggestion […]
Tiger in a garden shed…
We can argue whether America is the leader of the free world or nor but it is indisputable that America is the world’s cultural superpower with its influence far, wide and complete. By this I mean, it’s influence on other cultures. Our rock stars sing in American accents. The street language and modern culture of […]
Golf progress?
Golf is a sport that has faces much opposition… It is an old man’s sport. It is posh. Expensive. Exclusive. It is slow and takes too long. It takes up too much land and too much water. It is bloody difficult. It is too traditional, requiring a jacket and tie. Who wears a tie these […]
The Open Links
I’ve always loved the Open Championship – one of the oldest and most coveted competitions in sport. Everything about it is romantic. The fact that the winner is called The Champion Golfer of the Year – which seems so arrogant but there we are. That the trophy is called The Claret Jug. The silver […]
I missed the Open Championship…
Today is the start of the Open Championship and since September last year I have been writing feverishly my latest novel – OPEN LINKS. And my plan was to publish this week but never quite made. The book is finished but has yet to be edited by someone with a complete command of English – […]