April 1991, Masters Tournament, Augusta National Having recently decided to hang up his Masters’ boots for good, it seems only fitting that we revisit Ian Woosnam’s finest hour, which, of course, came with the Welshman’s stunning victory at the 1991 US Masters. Woosie arrived at Augusta that year at the very top of his game, with only defending champion Nick Faldo ahead of him in the world ranking. With five top-10 finishes at the Masters already on his CV, the […]
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John McLaren, the Surrey-based caddie famed for his flamboyant on-course attire, has called time – for now – on his 30-year career on the professional tours in order to spend more time with his young family McLaren, who earned the nickname ‘Long Socks’ on account of his penchant for wearing extended hosiery in order to protect his legs from a childhood burns injury, has hung up his tour bag after a career that saw him work with many of the […]
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London Golf Club is the clear favourite to host the 2031 Ryder Cup after a rival bid from a yet-to-be-built golf resort in Bolton was scuppered when local planners turned down permission to build a course on the proposed site. With The Belfry already having withdrawn from the bidding race, and plans for proposed Bolton site now quashed, it leaves London Golf Club as the last venue standing to become the first club in England to host the biannual competition […]
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Bryson DeChambeau had surgery on his left wrist on Thursday to repair a small fracture that has been bothering him for the last two months and will likely prevent him from playing in next month’s PGA Championship. DeChambeau said on Instagram that the surgery, which took place at The Kettering Medical Center in Ohio, was for the fractured hook of the hamate, a small carpal bone found in the wrist between the little finger and the fourth finger. The 2020 US […]
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The Stage Golfing Society, founded almost 120 years ago, has brought together many of our favourite actors, comedians and stars of film and television in a shared love of the game. April Tod charts the history of one of the UK’s oldest golf societies and finds out about the exploits of its famous players and the stories behind its most coveted trophies While football seems like an appropriate sport for actors to play in their spare time, given the level […]
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