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A quick note on my round: my driver doesn’t like stickers
Published on 1 June 2026
by 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
Published on 1 June 2026
by 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
Published on 20 May 2026
by 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
Published on 13 May 2026
by 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
Published on 10 May 2026
by 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’
Published on 4 May 2026
by 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
Published on 22 April 2026
by 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
Published on 10 April 2026
by 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 (…)

Competition tip: My tricks for ruining a scorecard (1)
Published on 1 March 2026
by Pierre

Following on from my previous competition tip, in which I gave a few pointers on how to succeed on the first hole, here are my best tips for (…)

Competition news: Hole number 1
Published on 25 February 2026
by Pierre

Are you familiar with the anxiety of hole number 1, especially in competition?

Hole number 1 is usually a par 4 or par 5, and despite the (…)