Blog 46 – Mindfulness – Part 2

Photo by Ryan Snaadt on Unsplash Introduction How we talk to ourselves on the golf course is far more important than perhaps we realise. Imagine this we’ve just hit two wonderful shots to the heart of a long and tough par 4 only to 3 putt from 20 feet....

Blog 45 – Mindfulness – Part 1

Photo by Simon Migaj on Unsplash Introduction Average driving distances on the PGA tour of over 300 yds are becoming commonplace. Many of our oldest and cherished golf courses are being reduced to becoming pitch and putt. The governing bodies are...

Blog 44 – Tales from the Caddy Shed – Part 4

Image courtesy of Clipart.com Introduction Headley Muscroft photo courtesy of Famousfix.com The Sunningdale Foursomes is one of the UK’s prestigious golfing events allowing top amateurs (male and female) to take on the pros in this alternating format. Chose your...

Blog 43 – Tales from the Boys tour – Part 3

Nb. “Dog” is not actually in this photo but his sponsor is! Introduction Many thanks for all the feedback on my last Boy’s Tour Blog, so here’s another tale. It’s the year 2000. We’ve played South West Ireland in 1998 and been literally blown away by St Andrews and...

Blog 42 – Match Play and How to Play It

Surrey 7’s winners, 2000 Introduction I love match play and learnt my craft at Sunningdale playing for the Surrey 7’s team. It was the golfing equivalent to the Champions League in football, playing the best teams in the county. Teams were made up of; yes you guessed...