In one of his several quotes on the subject, the world-renowned French philosopher Henri Bergson stated that for Homo sapiens sapiens: 'It is the function of the brain to enable us to not remember but to forget' Set against that philosophical proposition, I believe it is incumbent upon us all, in particular golf historians (or in my case someone who just really enjoys the … [Read more...] about Ada Mackenzie – Part I, Havergal College Alumna
Legends
Ronnie White – One Of The Best Ever?
Whilst researching for this article for our series 'History and Legends of Golf' I uncovered several quotes, extracts and statements including... "The most professional-looking amateur I have ever seen"...an extract from the book 'Peter Alliss' Golf Heroes' The Americans nicknamed him 'One Height' such was the consistency of his ball-striking, resulting in all of his shots … [Read more...] about Ronnie White – One Of The Best Ever?
Cecil Leitch
This article in our series 'History & Legends of Golf' chronicles the life and career of Cecil Leitch who was one of the finest amateur golfers of her generation. If it had not been for her nemesis Joyce Wethered, against whom she had several epic encounters, most of which made the front page of national newspapers all around the world, then the history books would … [Read more...] about Cecil Leitch
Horace Hutchinson
I am not a Golf Historian and quite rightly leave that specialism to experts such as the Society of Golf Historians, Stephen Proctor, Alistair Noakes, Bill Williams and the British Golf Museum. However, from a very young age, I have always been interested in the 'History and Legends of Golf', primarily fuelling this interest by reading umpteen golfing books and magazines. … [Read more...] about Horace Hutchinson
John Ball Jr
Last year I attended the opening round of the Brabazon Trophy (the English Men's Open Amateur Strokeplay Championship) at Alwoodley Golf Club to watch some of the world's best amateur golfers. As the opening round unfolded, I formed the idea for an article, namely who was/is the 'Greatest Amateur Golfer'. Over the next few days, I undertook an incredibly subjective exercise … [Read more...] about John Ball Jr