There can’t be many better stretches of golfing coastline in the world than that of East Lothian and last week found me up in Gullane for the 32nd playing of the Madill Trophy at the home of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers (HCEG). Golfing heaven. The match has been going long enough now that [...]

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It’s glorious sunshine outside here in Lichfield and I’m inside with the telly on, writing the blog (early) and wallowing in the build-up to The Masters.  There really is no hope for us golf tragics.  In truth, it’s too hot for gardening and my back garden is now lacking shade thanks to the ravages wreaked [...]

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I’ve been doing a bit of digging into the history of women’s golf over the past couple of days – for reasons which will become apparent.  I must say it’s very easy to lose yourself in the tales of the wonderful pioneering women who decided they weren’t going to allow men to sideline them from [...]

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Contrary to what some people think – and what it may look like – a certain amount of thought often goes in to this blog.  I have to confess, however, that the only sure thing about this week’s was the featured pic – and since that often depends on everything running smoothly from a technical [...]

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Have you noticed you simply can’t believe a word you hear, see or read nowadays? No, not a single thing.  From fake news to the erratic, varying, misleading and contradictory statements emanating from across the Atlantic to……well, to the Madill golf blog.  Yep.  Mea culpa. Last week I waxed lyrical (well, I hope it was [...]

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