Talking Point: Carts vs Calves
Global Golfer’s Australia Editor, Danny Bowerin argues that we should all abandon the golf cart in favor of a good long walk… American writer Mark Twain famously said golf was a “good walk spoiled.” Too many golfers seem to have taken him literally because wherever I play these days more people are riding golf carts [...]
Happy Birthday Bobby Jones – Greatest of them All
In any sport the debate of who was the greatest of all time is always a point of fascination and controversy. In golf, my mind is made up. The Golden Bear (Jack Nicklaus) is worth consideration, the Hawk (Ben Hogan) may have been the greatest striker and shot maker, Slammin Sammy (Snead) the greatest athlete [...]
Curious case of the missing Caddies
Ever since I first watched Caddyshack, a seminal 1980’s golf movie about the caddies and members of Bushwood Country Club – a typical American Private golf club – I’ve loved the idea of having my bag carried by a wily local who knows the humps, hollows, nooks and crannies of the courses I’m playing. Sadly [...]
Temples and Traffic – Delhi Golf Club
Global Golfer’s Scotland Correspondent Thomas Marr took a work trip to Delhi, India and discovered an unusual golf course amid the buzz of traffic and the majesty of temples… When my work took me to Delhi, India, in 2011 I left my clubs at home and didn’t give a second thought to playing golf. Curiosity [...]
What on earth made you book that golf holiday?
A number of news releases dropped into the Global Golfer inbox in the past two weeks and switched on the lightbulb for this blog post. We all love to play golf. You wouldn’t be reading this if you didn’t love golf and travelling to play it. But how do you decide where you are going [...]
Pebble Beach – why it’s #1 on my Bucket List
Tuning into Thursday’s coverage of the AT&T Pro-am at Pebble Beach Golf Links – with views of waves crashing in from the Pacific Ocean into Carmel Bay – reminded me of my golfing bucket list. There are lots of courses I’d like to play before I die and Pebble Beach is my #1. Having played [...]
“You always come back to what you love”
Welcome, I’m bursting with excitement writing my first blog as the Editor of Global Golfer, a brand new internet golf travel magazine I had an idea seven years ago. I would publish a golf magazine on the internet for people who shared a passion for travelling the world and playing golf. Writing prose that captures [...]
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