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Spoiling a good walk

In twenty-five days’ time Bernhard Langer will turn sixty years of age. About a week ago he won a record tenth title on the PGA Tour by annexing the Senior PGA Championship, eclipsing the nine won by Gary Player, who will be 82 in November. It’s all right for some – but this much I know. [...]

August 2, 2017 // 0 Comments

Would you believe it?

My 26-1 shot Alexander Levy had only to sink a three foot tiddler to win the Porsche European Open and missed it. The latest kid on the English block Jordan Smith won his first trophy. It was breathtaking stuff. Levy carded a 69 to Smith’s 71 and it was sufficient to force a play off. On the [...]

July 31, 2017 // 0 Comments

Another Wash Out at Hove

It’s now the fourth rain-affected T20 game endured by Sussex Sharks, meaning that we have only 5 points from them, one being a tie. Clubs invest heavily in that select group of players that tour the World playing T20. Ross Taylor In our case we have the Kiwi Ross Taylor. I was some 20 minutes [...]

July 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

A July sporting round-up

This morning, for the second day running, I awoke and spent the morning going about my usual business whilst feeling rather ‘empty’ and hard done by. Fortunately I didn’t need to be Einstein to work out why. After Wimbledon followed by the sporting extravaganza that was the back end of last [...]

July 26, 2017 // 0 Comments

Do you remember who was the runner up?

Jordan Spieth’s recovery to claim his third Major will stay in the memory for a long time but for how long will we remember who was the runner up? Matt Kuchar is arguably the second most popular golfer in the USPGA after Lefty Michelson so his following will safeguard his legacy. His [...]

July 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

A great sporting weekend

This is one of my favourite sporing weekends showcasing the final 2 days of the Open and the culmination of the Tour. I remember in 1989 staying this weekend with a sporting family in Suffolk. Greg Norman contrived to lose the Open in a play off to Mark Calcavecchia, the Great White Shark was [...]

July 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

Never heard of him – but worth a peak …

Yesterday, confined to quarters miles from anywhere in the countryside, I received a cryptic text from an old school pal: “You must immediately read this article!” it read, followed by (an unusual achievement in his case) a properly-captured and applied ‘link’ to a piece by [...]

July 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

Time to hang up your boots?

Seeing Ernie Els perform so well yesterday in the Open aged 46 having won the Claret Jug in his forties I wondered about getting “over the hill” in different sports. In golf a player never really knows whether he has another major or in the case of Ricky Fowler, Lee Westwood and before [...]

July 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

Open preview

The key stat referred to in every broadcast is that the last 7 majors have been won by virgin winners. So on this basis my two picks are Jon Rahm amd Tommy Fleetwood. Paul Casey looks a reliable e/w bet and I followed the advice of Jeremy Chapman and many analysts with a tickle on Sergio Garcia. [...]

July 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report / Evening Standard Fulham Supplement 1970

In 1970 the Evening Standard produced a soccer supplement on all the London Clubs. It came out on a Saturday round 1 PM and cost one old shilling ( 5p). I recall waiting at the newspaper kiosk expectantly. In them days you had nothing like the saturation coverage of today as there was no Internet. [...]

July 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

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