Behind The Boards

Guest contributor, Peter Kemp, offers a scorer's view of The Open Championship. Every year the public scoreboards at The Open are manned by schools from around the country. As former Boarding Master at Cranleigh School, Peter accompanied a group of pupils to perform just this task at The Open on several occasions. Always a particularly memorable week, it provided a unique insight into the ebb and flow of a major tournament as it unfolds... Gary Evans will forever be remembered for a round that remains one of the most memorable and thrilling I…Read more …

The Open Career of Maurice Flitcroft

I can’t help but take an interest in the scores of Regional Open Qualifying at this time of year.  I’d love to tell you it’s because I’m keen to see who’s qualified, who’s played well and who’s a rising star, but in truth it’s in the vain hope of finding a modern day Gene Pacecki, Gerald Hoppy or a James Beau Jolley.  Sadly, it’s always a fruitless search.  Gate crashing The Open clearly isn’t what it used to be. If you’re familiar with these names already, you’ll  know they were all aliases of…Read more …
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