A further note on footprints in bunkers: I donโt mind if the sand is inconsistent โ too much, hardly any. They're hazards after all, but I canโt accept playing out of size 11 footprints because someone was too bloody lazy to pick up a rake! Itโs just poor
#golf
etiquette
I remember covering a guy called Freddie Couples who used to turn up on the
@DPWorldTour
for large appearance fees. It wouldnโt be the same guy, would it?
Another great read from
@mikeclaytongolf
Reminds me of when I joined
@WoburnGC
The late Alex Hay said โWe donโt have a greens committee because we donโt want amateurs telling professionals how to do their job.โ If only more
#golf
clubs had that attitude.
Sadly, ๐ we donโt always know the depths of someoneโs depression until it is too late. ๐ข May I please have even 1 follower copy and re-post? I am trying to demonstrate that someone is listening.
There are times when life isnโt fair! This is one of those times. R.I.P. Kate Wright of the
@EuropeanTour
Was hoping for more good times together, more of you taking the P out of me, and beating me 5&4 while knocking it 20 yards past me. Gone too young but NEVER forgotten.....
Bet you fellow
@WoburnGC
lover Alex Hay will be waiting at the gates of heaven when Peter Alliss walks through them. Two great TV commentators reunited in that great
#golf
clubhouse in the sky.
Re: Dogs on
#Golf
courses, I once asked a past president of The Berkshire Golf Club how the members would react if dogs were banned from the 2 courses. He replied: โWhy on earth would we ban dogs?"
Iโm confused by
@McIlroyRory
He said players signing up to the proposed Premier Golf League would be โmoney grabbing,โ but defended the
@PGATour
โs Player Impact Program as a โgreat initiative.โ What? Can someone smarter than me please explain?
#Golf
Gutted to hear the news Barry Lane has passed away. So sad. One of the good guys of the European Tour. Privileged to have known him and spent time in his company.
#RIP
Baz
@TEnglishSport
And youโre surprised becauseโฆโฆ. That sectarian filth is why I stopped being a supporter. I reached my teenage years and suddenly realised what all the songs were really about and thought, no way!
Just been asked if Iโd like to apply for media credentials to cover
#TigerWoods
vs
#PhilMickelson
match. Afraid Iโm watching a more exciting match that day between grass growing & paint dryingโฆ.
#Golf
Iโll probably never get my head around the new World Handicapping System. Returned a score of 37 pts yesterday, a higher score dropped off my dashboard but my handicap went up .1. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
2006 Open Championship. He wasnโt going to play but I asked him to do it so I could caddie for him. Best week of my life. It was so special to caddie for my dad and to feel the love of the British people inside the ropes.
@SeveBallesteros
โค๏ธ
Aviemore Coylumbridge Hotel sent this letter to staff today. Not just fired but chucked out of their accommodation with no notice and no redundancy pay!
@BritanniaLtd
Britannia Hotels should be ashamed of themselves. Certainly no "room at the inn" here, disgusting.
Very sad today at hearing of the death of long time
#golf
writer and friend Dale Concannon due to a brain tumour. He was just 59 years old. R.I.P. Daleโฆ...
I despair there are still some on here, thankfully a minority, who think itโs okay to play
#Golf
right now. Unbelievable, selfish and arrogant! Why donโt they understand the governmentโs msg about "essentialโ travel. Golf is NOT essential right now!
#StayHomeSaveLives
Just woke up to the news that Renton Laidlaw has passed away. Another great
#golf
writer, and true gentleman, goes to that great press tent in the sky. Renton was very good to me when I began my career. Like many other golf writers, I shall miss him dearly. RIP Renton
Took delivery of this beautiful portrait of my dear departed Izzy today as painted by fellow โฆ
@WoburnGC
โฉ member Russell Heap. Thanks Russ. Already hanging proudly in Tait Towers. Oh Izzyโฆ
Rummaged through my files and came across this photo of Barry Lane and me. I mustโve hit a straight one cause Baz isnโt taking the you know what out of me. Altho he mightโve had something to say about that, er, follow through. So glad I have this memoryโฆ
Theyโre will be no strategic alliance joy for 68 former
@EuropeanTour
employees, despite the tour being in โrobust financial health.โ My (belated) tribute to good
#golf
peopleโ via
I know Iโm supposed to be neutral, but to hell with that. Iโm rooting for
@Oliver_Wilson
to win the
#QatarMasters
tomorrow. One of the really good guys in European
#golf
Food for thought from the
#golf
world the last few days. Why can Bio Kim get a 3-year ban for giving a fan the finger, yet rules officials can't slap a one-shot penalty on golfers impersonating snails?
Final day of
#AIGWBO
As a
@WoburnGC
member Iโm proud of effort so many fellow members are putting in to make this event a success. Many are working 12 hour days. Itโs a side of
#golf
that often goes unrecognised, but tournaments couldnโt function with such great volunteers.
I think if I was John Catlinโs lawyer, Iโd be timing some pretty big names today and making a case for rescinding that 1-shot penalty. Pretty sure quite a few are taking more than 40 seconds. But what do I know?
#PGAChampionship
Whoโs the best golfer in the world right now, hard to argue against Koreaโs Jin Young Ko. Another impressive performance to win the
#HWWCGolf
on the
@LPGA
Just a wee note to friends on here to keep you guard up re:
#COVID19
I tested positive yesterday, despite being very cautious during this pandemic. Feeling okay, but itโs a reminder that we canโt be complacent. Itโs still out there.
#StaySafe
Iโm reminded today of the
#golf
club secretary who once found a couple cavorting in the dunes. He tapped the man on the shoulder and said. โYou canโt do that here.โ
The man asked: โWhy not?โ
Secretary responded: โWell, for one thing, youโre not a member.โ
#ValentinesDay
Matteo Manassero sits at the bottom of the
@EuropeanTour
Qualifying School leaderboard. He shot 78 and is second last. Shame. The 4-time winner is such a nice guy.
#Golf
is cruel.
Hereโs a novel idea for
#golf
clubs to help advance R&Aโs Womenโs Charter: Donโt have female & male captains. Pick best person for job and have 1 captain. 1 committee too made up 50-50 female/male. I can hear loud mutters of disapproval as I typeโฆ.
Izzy had a serious chat with me yesterday at wonderful โฆ
@WoburnGC
โฉ She didnโt like my attitude, or my score. Thankfully she didnโt sack me ....this time.
#golf
34 years ago today I made the best decision of my life: I married this beautiful woman. Sheโs the best thing that ever happened to me. L.I.L.Y.
#happyanniversary
So sad to hear about John Paramorโs death. A great man and good friend to myself and many
#golf
journalists. My knowledge of the rules was much improved because of him. He always answered my questions with patience and understanding. RIP JP
Sad day today with the passing of Bill Robertson. Without him I wouldnโt be where I am today. He gave me my start in golf and Iโll forever be in his debt. Great guy whose love for the game never diminished. R.I.P. Bill
Home working advice from 20 years experience:
1. You had a cup of tea/coffee 20 mins ago.
2. Fridge contents haven't changed in 25 mins.
3. That sudoko/crossword puzzle takes longer than 15 mins.
4. Always tell your other 1/2 youโve got a busy day or theyโll give you a job to do!
Last round of
#golf
today for a wee while. Afraid the game is doing my head in. Need a rest. Think I'll follow the age old advice: take six months off and then quit for good! Bloody game....
The gameโs fifth major takes place this week. Yes, folks, itโs Sunningdale Foursomes week. A unique tournament thatโs been in existence since 1934, the same year the
#Masters
started.
#Golf
Would the rules that prevent
@SophiaCPopov
from playing in the CME be applied so rigorously if, say, a Lexi Thompson or a Michelle Wie was in a similar situation? Just a wee Wednesday wonderingโฆ
#Golf
I hope
@Beany25
and the
@LETgolf
#SolheimCup
team are waking up with massive hangovers this morning. Theyโve deserved it. Brilliant result, brilliant
#golf
from both teams, brilliant 3 days. Roll on 2023โฆ..
Thanking of my dad William Tait today. It's his birthday. Heโd have been 84. Passed away 20 years ago, much too young. Gone, but never forgotten. Happy birthday dad. Hope youโre having a large glass of something right now to celebrateโฆ.
My office for the next few days for the โฆ
@RandA
โฉ Student Tour Series Grand Final. Any time you get to spend in the auld grey toon is time weโll spentโฆ.
#homeofgolf
So sad to hear about the passing of legendary caddie Edinburgh Jimmy Rae. He caddied for Mark Roe,
@mcginleygolf
@IanJamesPoulter
and many others. He was old school, and he didnโt suffer fools gladly.
Anyone else noticed that this week's event on the
@KornFerryTour
is worth more world ranking points than both tournaments on the
@DPWorldTour
& European Challenge Tour put together?
#JustSaying