Tales of the Unexpected

One of the things I love about golf is its unpredictability.  That’s why we play it, I guess.  Luck can play a pretty big part, too, of course.  And for those who say “you make your own” or who dismiss the idea of luck as a force entirely, I’ll tell you briefly about one day on the links at Royal Cinque Ports in Kent where I witnessed two pretty astonishing feats on the same day, by the same player. I’ll leave you to guess who he was playing against. Dashing to make his…Read more …

Myths & Merits of Golf Club Membership

It’s pretty common knowledge today that dwindling, or at least aging, memberships are a real and genuine concern for a large number of golf clubs in the UK & Ireland. The challenge facing many is to promote junior members into full members, convert nomadic golfers into club members, and satisfy the existing membership while attracting enough visitors and societies to balance the books. It’s a permanent fixture on the agenda of golf club committee meetings up and down the country. Twenty years ago or so, demand so outstripped supply that just about every…Read more …