'Tournoi Olympique de Golf' is the first article in our 'Golf at the Olympiad' trilogy and chronicles the golf events contested at the Summer Olympics of 1900 in Paris, France when golf made its Olympic debut. In an attempt to succinctly set the scene and introduce the main golfing protagonists for the narrative which follows I have extracted and adapted a passage from the … [Read more...] about Tournoi Olympique de Golf
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 best to chronicle the events leading up to, during and after the Great Nations Golf Prize, one of the most documented and unbelievable golf tournaments and first prizes of … [Read more...] about Great Nations Golf Prize – Truths and Myths
Ada Mackenzie – Part IV, First Lady of Golf
The fourth and final part of our series showcasing the remarkable life and golfing career of Ada Mackenzie features the concluding chapters of Ada's life from 1936 to 1973 when her astonishing achievements continued to be recognised whilst some of her golf was truly phenomenal. If you have not read some or all of the previous parts in this series and you wish to do so, … [Read more...] about Ada Mackenzie – Part IV, First Lady of Golf
ContentLIVE Golf
Continuing our mini-series shining the spotlight on various professions within the golfing industry, I had the pleasure of recently meeting up (albeit via Microsoft Teams due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions), with Ian Waterhouse, founder of ContentLIVE, a company comprising of ContentLIVE Golf, MySuperCar and The Social Media Property Show. ContentLIVE Golf attracted … [Read more...] about ContentLIVE Golf
Ada Mackenzie – Part III, Trailblazing Champion
Part III of our series showcasing the remarkable life and golfing career of Ada Mackenzie covers the period 1925 to 1935 when unquestionably she cemented her place in the elite constellation of champion women golfers and was a trailblazer on and off the Links. If you have not read Part I, which narrated Ada's time growing up as a student and outstanding sportswoman at … [Read more...] about Ada Mackenzie – Part III, Trailblazing Champion