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?
British Amateur
Freddie Tait – From Majuba Hill to Koodoosberg
Like myself, many of you will have read The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever by Mark Frost. For those of you who have not, and without recourse to a spoiler alert, this book vividly and suspensefully recalls how a bet between two millionaires resulted in an epic fourball better ball match, between the paring of legendary professionals Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson … [Read more...] about Freddie Tait – From Majuba Hill to Koodoosberg
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
Aran Wainwright
Judged by today’s golfing standards, Aran Wainwright was very much a latecomer to golf. At age 14, Aran was first introduced to golf by his brother who was a member of Pontefract Golf Club at the time. Despite this relatively late start, Aran was immediately ‘hooked’ and within about 12 months was playing off a handicap of 3!! Aran won a golf scholarship at the Wallace State … [Read more...] about Aran Wainwright