Articles by John Pargiter
My golfing weekend
I know there are those on the Rust sport desk who argue the best sport on tv is the Rugby Premiership. So I would state my case that the golf is most enjoyable too. Duggie Heath shouted the odds for Middlesex’s 370 fourth innings to achieve an unlikely victory over Sussex, but can we include [...]
The Masters
Scottie Scheffler was a worthy winner of the Masters. He may not have the length off the tee of Dustin Johnson, nor the iron play of Collin Morikawa, nor the silky putting touch of Cameron Smith but he possesses an all-round game and excellent composure. Whatever your lead, it’s always a [...]
The Masters preview
Nothing quite heralds spring like the Masters as the azaleas get in bloom. Although there are only 90 entrants, some ex-green jackets you can dismiss as contenders (I include Tiger Woods here) as well as the 6 amateurs, it is always a tough one to predict. Jon Rahm is the favourite but not in good [...]
My golfing weekend
After a few frustrating weeks when my pick just finished outside the each way positions I was delighted to record a win on Scottie Scheffler in the Dell Matchplay championship in Austin Texas. I had backed Frenchmen Matthew Pavon and the in-form Romain Langasque for the Qatar Masters but neither [...]
A Day at Plumpton Races
There is one factor that is not taken into account in the Great Rust Debate of TV versus actual watching of an event, namely getting out of your home. This I feel all the more after essentially being locked up for two years and watching sport with no one there, plus those depressing images daily [...]
The Players Championship
The Players Championship at Sawgrass is known as the fifth Major. It has a larger prize money ($20 million) than some of the Majors. The Sawgrass course, designed by Pete Dye, has the signature 17th hole – a par three to an island green. Although Ricky Fowler has never won a Major he has won [...]
My golfing weekend
The Genesis at the Riviera Course Los Angeles was won by the young Chilean Joaquin Niemann by two strokes from Collin Morikawa. Niemann, like the Mexican Abraham Ancer, reflects the youthful upsurge in Central and South American golf. He impressively hung onto his lead for 4 days. I was on Victor [...]
My sporting weekend.
The two hot favourites to win the Farmers at Torrey Pines San Diego and the DP event in Dubai – Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy – were off the pace and Luke List and Victor Novland emerged as winners. Jon Rahm had two poor final rounds. He now has a Major but doubts still remain about his [...]
Golfing weekend.
The DP World Tour – formerly the European Tour – produced two winners: Belgian Tom Pieters and me (!) as I backed the Belgian slugger at 33-1. It was held at Abu Dhabi and the course, particularly the pin placements, played trickily. Scott Jamieson set the early going but fell way. [...]