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Golfing Herald welcomes back guest author Linda Parker, founder of SunriseGolf. Based in San Diego, Linda is a golf writer and instructor, passionate about making golf’s most significant challenges accessible to players of all skill levels. Following on from her previous guest article, A Guide to Golf Swings, this article explores six of the most…
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Miriam Burns Horn – A Golf Champion Remembered
Several academic studies have been conducted to understand why once-famous people, such as sporting champions, are forgotten over time, some quicker than others. Conclusions about the reason for this vary, including … The natural forgetfulness of Homo sapiens. Immediate focus…
James Douglas Edgar – A Bonny Lad, An Unsolved Death
I had the pleasure of playing a round of golf with John Pearson at York Golf Club, a beautiful and challenging heathland course situated 2-3 miles north of the historic city of York, England. John is Secretary (and a Trustee)…
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Ronnie White – One Of The Best Ever?
Whilst researching for this article for our series ‘History and Legends of Golf’ I uncovered several quotes, extracts and statements including… “The most professional-looking amateur I have ever seen”…an extract…
Great Nations Golf Prize – Truths and Myths
During my research for this article, I uncovered a profusion of truths, half-truths, myths, contradictions, red herrings and interpretations…and thus found myself in a state of absolute bewilderment on how…
Roy Edgar Crockett D.F.C. – An Unassuming Hero
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman and philosopher in the first century AD, and much of his work has survived. Of his many famous quotes and sayings, the following…
Joyce Wethered – From Piccadilly to Pebble Beach
Thousands of articles and column inches have been written and continue to be written about Joyce Wethered, almost exclusively concentrating on her championship years (1920-1929). This article, Joyce Wethered -…
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Freddie Lawrence
In June 2022, I had the pleasure of interviewing Freddie Lawrence. Based in St Andrews, Freddie shared a fascinating insight into the steps required to train, qualify, and work as…
Freddie Tait – From Majuba Hill to Koodoosberg
Like myself, many of you will have read The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever by Mark Frost. For those of you who have not, and without…
Where to play golf in the United States in 2024 … and beyond!
Golfing Herald welcomes Nick Liddle, founder of yourgolfcourses.com, a site dedicated to being your one-stop shop to discover all the best public golf courses across cities and states in the…
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Playing Golf Solo
‘Playing Golf Solo’ is a guest article from Pinpoint … a company whose innovative App combines strokes gained analytics with GPS technology, enabling golfers of all abilities to analyse their…
Discover Golf Courses in Nova Scotia
Golfing Herald welcomes Best Golf Trips, a leading Canadian golf trip planning service dedicated to helping avid golfers discover the best destinations and courses around the world. They have a team…
The Anatomy of a Golf Course
‘The Anatomy of a Golf Course: Understanding Course Design and Strategy’ is an article by guest author Best Golf Guy … a guy who puts hundreds of hours into testing…
Who is Jeff Knox?
Golfing Herald welcomes back guest author Graeme Fish. Following on from his previous articles How to play a Par 3 and Kingarrock Hickory Golf, PGA Fellow Professional Graeme poses the rather…
Gary Day Foundation
I recently stumbled across a quote from the inspirational Victoria Arlen on overcoming whatever challenges life presents … “We all have challenges. We have to face them, embrace them, defy them,…
Major Golf Championships – Elliptical Venn Diagram
‘Major Golf Championships – Elliptical Venn Diagram’ is dedicated to Mr Tom Dodd, who was my class teacher in Year 4 at Seaton Burn Primary School, Tyne and Wear, England.…
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World War II – Temporary Golf Rules
Today, the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers is synonymous with Muirfield, one of the golf courses on The Open Championship rota. A lesser-known fact about this honourable company is that…
Dr Saul L. Miller – Winning Golf: The Mental Game
Dr Saul L. Miller is one of the world’s leading sports psychologists whose innovative work in enhancing performance and team building has helped individuals, teams and businesses achieve success whilst…
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