Let the Tour Pros have their place in History

There’s something about end of season money events that leaves an unsatisfactory feeling with the fans. Once the Fed-Ex Cup or Race to Dubai has finished, the quality and originality of events in the post-season seems way below par, and consequently our interest wanes. You can’t blame the player but it’s all too apparent that they’re only participating in order to fulfil a sponsor’s obligation, take the family on holiday or bank a few more dollars. I couldn’t care less who wins the most ‘skins’, and sadly you can’t help but get the…Read more …

Foursomes

The Ryder Cup always serves as a reminder of how great the foursomes format is and how, for the large part, it has become something of a lost art in club golf.  Before you email me with detail of your frequent foursomes matches, let me start by saying that I’m not here to lament the loss of this form of the game – I’m aware a large number of clubs hold regular foursomes competitions and some more traditional clubs even make it mandatory for groups of four. What I’m thinking about is regular,…Read more …