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
Olympic Golf Chaos
'Olympic Golf Chaos' is the third and final article in our 'Golf at the Olympiad' trilogy. If you have not read one or both of the first two articles of this trilogy and you wish to do so, please click on ... Tournoi Olympique de Golf, which chronicles the golf events contested at the Summer Olympics of 1900 in Paris, France when golf made its Olympic debut. Olympic … [Read more...] about Olympic Golf Chaos
Olympic Golf Marathon
'Olympic Golf Marathon' is the second article in our 'Golf at the Olympiad' trilogy ... if you have not read the opening article of this trilogy and you wish to do so, please click on Tournoi Olympique de Golf, which chronicles the golf events contested at the Summer Olympics of 1900 in Paris, France when golf made its Olympic debut. Prologue Englishman Robert Browning was a … [Read more...] about Olympic Golf Marathon