Wallasey, 1932: the format your club plays every Saturday, and the doctor behind it
Count the Stablefords on your club's fixture list and they outnumber everything else combined. The format has an address and a date: Wallasey Golf…
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Tournaments
The tournaments worth following and the ones worth attending: The Open and the rest, schedules, tickets, and what a spectator day actually involves.
Learning from The Open on television: what to watch on a links, and what to ignore
Broadcast golf is edited for drama, so most viewers learn nothing from it. Watch the decisions instead, especially the ground game and the wind…
Your name on the honours board: entering the club championship at a British club
The club championship is the most revealing golf most members never play. Check the divisions, prepare your tee clubs and problem holes in advance,…
Playing for a side: foursomes, four-ball and county matches at a British club
A half-point riding on your six-footer changes how you play the whole hole. Club leagues, county fixtures and a round of foursomes with a…
Volunteering at a British championship: The Open, county events and the rules route
Volunteering puts you inside the ropes for a week and teaches more about course management than any ticket. Apply early for The Open, pack…
Watching a championship on a British links: seats, weather and what to look for
A practice day at a seaside championship teaches more about scoring than a season of television. Sit in one spot, let the field come…
Entering your first medal or Stableford: Handicap Index, start times and the scorecard
First competitions go wrong in the paperwork, not the swing: a tee time missed by six minutes, a local rule nobody read, a card…
Medal, Stableford, foursomes or Texas scramble: matching the format to the day
The format on the fixture card decides how hard a bad hole bites, how long the afternoon lasts and whether the round reaches your…