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The putter who wanted to be better considered.
Publicado el 18 de julio de 2026
por Pierre

Anyone who has had children knows that frustrations inevitably creep into family life. Sometimes children can be more or less jealous of their (…)

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly … and the Hard-Working One.
Publicado el 15 de junio de 2026
por Pierre

Ah! « The Good, the Bad and the Ugly » What an extraordinary Western! You’ve all seen it, of course.

I’ve watched it countless times and could (…)

A quick note on my round: my driver doesn’t like stickers
Publicado el 1ro de junio de 2026
por Pierre

My driver isn’t keen on stickers, but I am! I’m a huge fan of stickers. I have to say that after 35 years of teaching, including quite a few years (…)

Competition news: the 4-person scramble
Publicado el 1ro de junio de 2026
por Pierre

In one of my recent posts, I talked about umpiring and the unique aspect of golf being a self-refereed sport.

In a Stableford or two-ball (…)

Competition news in brief: the overachiever
Publicado el 20 de mayo de 2026
por Pierre

Today I’m going to give you another great way to ruin your scorecard. It’s very simple: all you need to do is be a model student.

Does that (…)

Competition news : haro on the referee
Publicado el 13 de mayo de 2026
por Pierre

I really like this expression, which literally means ‘to rise up in indignation against someone or something, holding them up to public censure’. (…)

Brief overview: Kindness Day
Publicado el 10 de mayo de 2026
por Pierre

Hello to all my golfing friends. I’ve given you enough tips to ruin your scorecard.

Today is Kindness Day, so I’m going to give you a proper tip (…)

Short summary: staff are ‘having fun’
Publicado el 4 de mayo de 2026
por Pierre

When I was still living in France, I was a member from 2015 to 2022 at a fairly well-known golf club in the far south of France. I’d rather not (…)

A brief history: the occasional miracle
Publicado el 22 de abril de 2026
por Pierre

One of the quotes that strikes me as most apt regarding our sport appears to be by an unknown author. Although it features in numerous (…)

Course overview: the hole-in-one
Publicado el 10 de abril de 2026
por Pierre

The story

Twenty-two years ago, I picked up a golf club for the first time, under rather unusual circumstances that will be the subject of (…)