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Getting on the Old Lady
Working in my job as concierge at the Fairmont I have been asked numerous times over the past few weeks, especially by keen-eyed Americans, about nabbing a tee-time on the…
Read MoreFor the love of money and the 5th Amendment
That’s about the long and the short of it I suppose. This LIV nonsense. Not for the good of the game as some of the LIV numpties are glibly declaring….
Read MoreA golfer and a gentleman
This week at The Fairmont I had my faith restored in professional golfers as I had the great fortune to caddy in a group that included the South African pro…
Read MoreWow! What an Open
It’s really quite incredible what Cameron Smith did on the last ten holes at St Andrews to clinch the Open from a fired up Rory. With Hovland not getting into…
Read MoreStop Press
I now know who the mystery celebrity was in my last post! Bruce came up to me last night in the foyer of The Fairmont with a big grin and…
Read MoreOn having a bit of a one- way dialogue with Sir Nick Faldo
I’d kind of idolised Nick Faldo from a very young age. At a time when all I really thought and cared about was golf. It was Nick Faldo who stood…
Read MoreOpen Tickets for 12th July
Hi guys. Hope everyone is getting excited about The Open next week. I have four tickets available at £45 each for Tuesday’s practice day which promises to be a hot…
Read MoreOh dear Mr Poulter
I was a bit taken aback by Ian Poulter’s lack of backbone when recently interviewed about the LIV Tour by a panel of journalists. But it was one journalist in…
Read MoreLIV Tour and other stuff
This new mega-money LIV Tour is causing a bit of a stir in the world of golf. Dustin Johnson reputedly has been paid a $26 million fee to play it….
Read MoreWhat a day at Mortonhall
The sun shone, the course was immaculate, the birds were singing, old friends appeared, we chatted and laughed and made merry. It was altogether a very happy day. Don’t mention…
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