And will those feet in future times, walk upon England’s fairways green?

Last week, Luke Donald was quoted as saying he’d like to see more European Tour events played in England.  Asked a leading question, it was a natural and predictable response from the Englishman. In the past, Paul Casey, Ian Poulter, and probably several others have answered the same way. As an Englishman myself, it’s easy to lament the gradual (or not so gradual) decline in the number of Tour events played in England over recent years.  Yes, I know the Ryder Cup successes and standard of our golfers wouldn’t be the same if…Read more …

Golf on TV: Snitching & Spitting

Watching golf last weekend, two incidents left a rather unsavoury taste in my mouth. As you may have seen or read, the first taste of bile came courtesy of the disqualification of Scotland’s Peter Whiteford from the Avantha Masters.  Just one stroke off the lead, Whiteford had to endure being told on the 4th tee of the final round that he was being disqualified for an incident that happened on the final hole the day before, and in so being, he became the latest victim of TV viewers contacting the Tour to indicate…Read more …