'Beware the Quicksands' is a short true story by guest author Peter Shaerf... 1925 was the last Open championship played at Prestwick and was perhaps more famous for the horrific collapse of native son Macdonald Smith than the victory of Jim Barnes, who with his win claimed his fourth of the modern majors. Born into a famous Scottish golfing family in 1890 (his two … [Read more...] about Beware the Quicksands
The Open Championship
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
Gary Day
Golfing Herald met up with Gary Day for our Meet the Professional series. Throughout our chat I was reminded of quotations attributed to Periander, one of the seven sages of Ancient Greece, namely: “Practice is everything” "Learn to bear bravely the changes of fortune” I really hope you enjoy this article that at times took Gary and myself to places, thoughts and emotions … [Read more...] about Gary Day
David Strath
Thursday 18th July 2019 and the 148th Open Championship is underway at Royal Portrush. By mid-morning several players were jointly leading at 2 under par which got me musing "What are the chances of a playoff come Sunday evening?". Further to that fleeting thought, I went searching the records to find out when was the first occasion the Open Championship required a … [Read more...] about David Strath