Ed’s View

Deer Oh Deer!

I have a confession. It’s been niggling my mind for a couple of years. I wish I could say we’ve all done it, but I doubt it very much.   This all relates to an incident involving me, a wedge, and one of the Queen’s animals.  You can see where this is going.  Well, it’s not a moment I’m particularly proud of, but it’s time I got it off my chest. When I lived in Twickenham, I was a member of Hampton Court Palace Golf Club, which is set within beautiful Bushy Park in…Read more …

In Search of the Portuguese Star

Germany had its Bernhard Langer, and more recently, Martin Kaymer.  Spain had, of course, the inimitable Seve, then Jose Maria Olazabal and Sergio Garcia.  Sweden has been a conveyor-belt of Ryder Cup players, Denmark has Thomas Bjorn and even Italy, with its comparatively modest golfing pedigree, has had Costantino Rocca, and now the Molinari brothers and Matteo Mannassero.  France has perhaps underachieved, but has still delivered a list of established European Tour Pros and names that we all know, like Jean Van de Veld.  Northern Ireland punches well above its weight, boasting three…Read more …
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