During a speech in 1961, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, said ... "We must use time as a tool, not as a couch." PGA Professional Aaron Cox maximises his time to make things happen rather than sitting around waiting for things to unfold. I first interviewed Aaron when the United Kingdom was about to enter another (COVID-19) lockdown, and Aaron had … [Read more...] about ACED Junior Tour
From the Nineteenth
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 resonates as powerfully today as it did during the halcyon days of the Roman Empire ... "To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life … [Read more...] about Roy Edgar Crockett D.F.C. – An Unassuming Hero
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. He was a wonderful teacher, who could literally turn his hand to anything ... in fact, I should say hands, as he was ambidextrous! A few days ago, I was attempting to clear out some old folders when I … [Read more...] about Major Golf Championships – Elliptical Venn Diagram
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