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 “Standards” at Merion

The first day’s play at the US Open at Merion Golf Club hasn’t even been completed yet, and already Merion’s wicket baskets have moved from quirky to notorious.  In scenes reminiscent of Tiger’s flag stick-to-water episode at The Masters (just without the now infamous incorrect drop), Lee Westwood suffered the misfortune of striking a Merion basket on the 12th hole, cannoning off and enduring a double bogey as a result.  He had been tied for the lead at the time so we can only hope it doesn’t come back to haunt him on…Read more …