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Turnberry Open holds special memories for Craig Ronald
on January 14, 2021 at 5:00 am
YOU can keep The Open away from Turnberry but you can’t take the memories away. […]
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Turnberry: R&A snub of Donald Trump's course is a PR masterclass
on January 12, 2021 at 5:00 am
GOLF has always had a bit of a habit of shooting itself in the foot. In fact, the stick and ba’ game has suffered so many self-inflicted wounds down the years, I’m convinced the Royal & Ancient clubhouse itself has developed a limp in its foundations. […]
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Turnberry: 'No plans' to stage championship at Trump-owned golf course
on January 11, 2021 at 2:42 pm
The R&A has said they have had "no plans" to stage any championship at Turnberry. […]
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‘It’s inexcusable’ – Justin Thomas apologises for homophobic slur in Hawaii
on January 10, 2021 at 11:42 am
The world number three was heard using the derogatory word towards himself after missing a par putt. […]
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Renton Laidlaw reflects on a sparkling career and golf's golden age
on January 9, 2021 at 5:00 am
AS Dickens didn’t quite say, ‘it was the best of times, it was, well, the best of times’. […]
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David Longmuir on how golf coped with coronavirus lockdown
on January 7, 2021 at 5:00 am
TALK about a Great Triumvirate. And, no, that’s not Vardon, Taylor and Braid. […]
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Nick Rodger: Jam-packed year hopefully has plenty in store for golf
on January 5, 2021 at 5:00 am
THINGS can only get better. Then again? With the kind of natural pessimism that would make Private Frazer from Dad’s Army look like a glowing beacon of positive thinking, I still have my reservations about the year ahead. […]
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Nick Rodger: Golfing pioneer Karyn Dallas on progress in women's game despite bumps in the road
on January 1, 2021 at 11:00 pm
Back in ye olde days, before colour or smiling was invented and men spent a lot of time leaning on a mantelpiece while smoking a pipe and twirling their moustache, haughty opinions were everywhere. […]
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Paul Lawrie targets St Andrews as he sits out next year’s Open at St George’s
on December 31, 2020 at 5:00 am
The Swilcan Bridge on the Old Course has been the site of so many misty-eyed, cap-waving, Open Championship farewells down the years, the sheer volume of schmaltzy, nostalgic tears that have dribbled down on said brig’ has just about caused damp in the brickwork. […]
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Nick Rodger takes a look back at the quirkier side of golf in 2020 ahead of the new year
on December 29, 2020 at 5:00 am
You may have noticed that poor old Greg Norman has been having a tough time of it with Covid-19. The Great White Shark, who still boasts the kind of shimmering teeth, tan and tone that would make Adonis look like Les Dawson after an all-inclusive cruise, is battling the virus with typical, jaw-jutting defiance. “Get this s*** behind us, never to experience it again,” he wrote on social media with a rallying cry that was eerily similar to the words the sports editor mutters when confronted with the Tuesday column. […]
