'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
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Tournoi Olympique de Golf
'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
1940 U.S. Open – A Golfing Whodunit?
The eagerly anticipated 2020 U.S. Open started yesterday (Thursday 17th September) at the historic West Course at Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, N.Y. As a direct consequence of the global COVID-19 pandemic, this major golf championship will be extraordinary in several aspects, such as being played... in September rather than June after the conclusion of the 2019-20 … [Read more...] about 1940 U.S. Open – A Golfing Whodunit?
Bertha Thompson – A Forgotten Golf Champion
'Bertha Thompson - A Forgotten Golf Champion' chronicles the golfing life and achievements of arguably the best English lady amateur golfer of the Edwardian era (1901-1910). At the pinnacle of her distinguished amateur career, Bertha was arguably the best lady amateur golfer in the world. And yet...if you run a query via the Google Search Engine with the keywords 'Bertha … [Read more...] about Bertha Thompson – A Forgotten Golf Champion
Sunningdale Foursomes
I conducted a poll on Twitter posing the question: "What is your favourite season of the year to play golf?" The poll resulted in Spring beating Summer, with Autumn a distant 3rd and Winter not receiving a single vote...can't think why!! Also, what this poll possibly illustrates, albeit based on a small sample of votes, is that Spring was selected not only for it being a … [Read more...] about Sunningdale Foursomes