Archive for October, 2010

Turkey Trot Christmas Fayre

As if a magic wand had been waved over the Fixture lists, this week saw the commencement of the Turkey Trot Christmas Fayre events in almost all the clubs within our immediate catchment area. With preferred lies now in operation, and winter tasks well under way, the return of the turkey events certainly is a [...]

Leaves seem to be the problem

With more and more golf courses undergoing a tree planting regime for copses and fairway delineation, the down side seems to be the amount of leaves that this policy generates. This is the time of year when deciduous trees shed their leaves and golf balls become even harder to find than usual under the scattering [...]

Success at Vale of Llangollen Golf Club

Following the national fervor surrounding the Ryder Cup it is back to reality this week with but a passing nod to the achievements of Martin Kaymer who took the Dunhill Links Championships at St. Andrews last Sunday with a seventeen under par score. Following his successes at Celtic Manor and with three PGA tournament wins [...]

Why do rounds of golf take so long?

The national press has more than adequately covered the excellent Ryder Cup event from Celtic Manor with the papers full of every detail that one could possibly wish to know. The quality of ball striking, especially out of three inch deep wet rough  over distances approaching two hundred yards certainly separates the games of top [...]