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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

Rikard Karlberg won the Italian Open in a play off with Martin Kaymer who threw away a 3 shot lead in the back nine with three bogeys. The German has not won since he coasted the US Open in 2014 which is rather odd. Sweden really only has one household name Henrik Stensen but a clutch of lesser [...]

September 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

The long golfing weekend

Both the European and USPGA are drawing to an end though the latter is enlivened by the $10m Fedex Cup. The feature of the PGA this past few months is the elevation of the form of Jason Day who has won one major and one other event, the Barclays. The only one of that group of 25/26 year olds of [...]

September 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

THE PGA

Of the four Majors the least covetable, the PGA, often produces an excellent tourney. There is something over familiar about the Masters. You know the week before the same old articles will be dredged off the computer of us golf writers on the azaleas and dogwoods, the course designed by Bobby [...]

August 17, 2015 // 0 Comments

Shane Lowry wins Bridgestone

Shane Lowry became the  first non PGA player to win one of their events since Martin Kaymer in 2010. The Irishman won the Irish Open as amateur and is living proof that being overweight is no bar to winning tourneys. You would expect him to be a big hitter but he is a elegant and accurate chipper. [...]

August 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

Day and Willett triumph

After missing a crucial putt to make the play offs at the Open and collapsing with vertigo at the U.S. Open, Jason triumphed at the Canadian Open. He is the same age as Ricky Fowler and Rory Mcilroy and has a beautiful, lofted swing but is still to win a major. I am sure that day is not a long way [...]

July 28, 2015 // 0 Comments

Two countries divided by the same language

I rather thought that my post today would extol the Open winner as well as boasting about a few betting results. The Open, it is claimed, is the toughest of the four majors to win as you have to combat your peers, the course and the elements. However when the elenemts dominate and the tourney has [...]

July 20, 2015 // 0 Comments

Who will win the Open?

Every major has it’s own personality. The Masters always played at the same course is the most traditional. Given that America is only 350 years old they tend to be big on tradition. The Masters with its azaleas and dogwood, Butler’s Cabin, green jacket and Gene Sarazen’s [...]

July 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

The U.S Open

Cricket has got so much coverage in the pages off the Rust this  past week that I am grateful that the U.S. Open gets a mention. There was much controversy in the build up about the  quality of the course at Chambers Bay, Washington, Seattle. Mike Davies, the PGA chief executive, locked horns [...]

June 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

Swedes triumphant

Both the Nordea Masters and  the Memorial were won by Swedes, Alex Noren by 4 shots and David Lingmerth after a 3 hole play off with Justin Rose. Aside from Henrik Stensen, Sweden does not have too many household names in golf but  have a whole raft of players like Farrh, Blixt and Magnus [...]

June 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

Quad hike

It’s not often you see one of the best golfers in the world card a 8 (known as a quad) let alone 2 but Ricky Fowler and Dustin Johnson managed this over the weekend. Fowler was playing in the Irish Open where one of its sponsors  Rory Mcilroy bagged a 80.  Dane Soren Kjeldsen came out on [...]

June 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

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