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About John Pargiter

John Pargiter’s biggest claim to fame is his first-ever work experience job, as ‘legs’ (or runner) for Henry Longhurst. For many years he worked in insurance at Lloyds. After retiring he has returned to his favourite sport of golf and is a keen recreational sailor and grandparent. More Posts

The Golfing weekend

When I was a kid my hero was Al Geiberger. Don’t ask me why. Perhaps it was his name. Then in 1967 in the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic he did an incredible thing: he shot a 59. He became forever known as Mr 59. Jim Furyk also shot a 59 and yesterday in the Travelers he bettered  this with a [...]

August 8, 2016 // 0 Comments

USPGA & RYDER CUP SELECTION

When it comes to the sporting calendar I’m a bit of a traditionalist and do not appreciate any mucking about with it. Thus the decision to bring forward the USPGA to accommodate the Olympics did not sit well with me. It produced an unlikely winner in Jimmy Walker who tends to start the season [...]

August 2, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Open

This will  be remembered as one of the the best Opens of all time certainly since the Duel of the Sun in 1977 at Turnberry between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus. By Saturday it was a two horse race between the Swede who had yet to win a major – Henrik Stensen – and Phil Mickelson who [...]

July 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

Who will win the Open?

My guru Jeremy Chapman fancied Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Branden Grace, Chris Wood and Kyung Tae. Provided the weather stays clement DJ has the game most suited on a course where Americans have traditionally done well. Mickelson won two years ago and Lefty can never be written off. Branden [...]

July 13, 2016 // 0 Comments

A delightful day of tv sport

I took my missus to IKEA early doors to clear the day for The  Murray /Raonic final, The Scottish  Open at Castle Stuart and the Euro final. I don’t follow tennis. For me there  is not enough variety.   In golf every shot is different , every course has its own challenges whereas in [...]

July 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

The golfing weekend

One of the interesting aspects of the post-Tiger Woods golfing world is who – if any- will succeed him. One might have thought that one of the Day/Fowler and McIlroy group might push through. Dustin Johnson had the best natural game but had to confront his demons. After Day bogeyed and double [...]

July 4, 2016 // 0 Comments

Not all is lost

With the markets and main political parties in turmoil, I am nonetheless pleased to report that for the second successive weekend Pargie was on the up. Indeed my missus was even prepared to release more funds from the household budget to my burgeoning betting  war chest. In golf once again Jeremy [...]

June 27, 2016 // 0 Comments

Golfing weekend

The US Open may not be remembered for Dustin Johnson’s first major but for some officiously unhelpful refereeing by the US PGA. The incident in question arose over a putt. Johnson took two practice strokes and as he shaped to take the actual stroke the ball moved. He summoned the referee who [...]

June 21, 2016 // 0 Comments

Spieth, Wood and Chapman triumph

Its been a most satisfactory betting bank holiday with the accent on bank to date. A good pal of mine accompanied Ivan to the Brighton  races . He is big on analysing data to extract the formula to win on PGA courses. I did ask him how that caters for the ball flying into a woody copse which then [...]

May 30, 2016 // 0 Comments

Clear Day Light

Jason Day’s victory at Sawgrass, his 7th in 17th starts elevates him not just above his peers in age Rory McIlroy and Ricky Fowler but the rest of the world. Before Jordan Spieth messed up at Amen Corner one might have had him as a rival. As Sir Nick Faldo noted he is reminiscent of Ben Hogan [...]

May 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

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