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 in 1744, then known as the Gentleman Golfers of Leith, they produced what is recognised as the oldest surviving rules of golf. A total of thirteen rules were agreed upon for the … [Read more...] about World War II – Temporary Golf Rules
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 dealing effectively with pressure, stress, and change. His clientele, past and present, over the past forty years or so include ... Golfers on the PGA Tour. Teams from … [Read more...] about Dr Saul L. Miller – Winning Golf: The Mental Game
Callers of Newcastle – The First Pro Golf Tournament I Attended
Golf Monthly, the world's oldest golf magazine, whose first editor was none other than the peerless Harold Hilton, recently asked the following question on Twitter ... "What was the first pro golf tournament you attended?" For me, the answer was 'Callers of Newcastle', a tournament on the 1977 European Tour, played at Whitley Bay Golf Club, England ... just a few weeks before … [Read more...] about Callers of Newcastle – The First Pro Golf Tournament I Attended
Freddie Lawrence – Caddie, Podcaster, Golfer
Continuing the Golfing Herald series featuring various professions within the golfing industry, I recently met up with Freddie Lawrence who ... trained, qualified and worked as a caddie at the home of golf whilst reading Psychology at the University of St Andrews. today caddies at Scotland's newest links course, namely Dumbarnie Links. hosts the very popular and … [Read more...] about Freddie Lawrence – Caddie, Podcaster, Golfer
Daniel Thompson – The Science Caddie
Towards the end of 2019, I had the pleasure of interviewing Kevin Diss, a professional golf course and events photographer. Since then, I have interviewed several leading practitioners of other professions within the golf industry such as Sam Vickers (performance coach), Michel Whitehead (author) and Ian Waterhouse (broadcaster). Continuing with this themed mini-series, I … [Read more...] about Daniel Thompson – The Science Caddie