Recent content by Ulsterman1930

Since 1948, Ireland has provided more players to respective Ryder Cup teams than any other country, with the exception of England. Strange as it may seem, an Irish professional has yet to be granted the honour of being captain ! WHY ? :D

When it comes to coverage of golf the BBC leads by a mile. Peter Alliss is not everyone's cup of tea, however he is hard to better when it comes down to the game itself, how it should be played and administered. Mind you he served a good apprenticeship under Henry Longhurst. Ken Brown would...

How many viewers were dreading a repeat of Friday, when some gent invited Bruce Forsythe into the lounge and we were subjected of his contribution to the Al Fayed :mad: "BONANZA" and the amount of money he obtained for his efforts. Forsythe is well over the hill and all he seeks is to keep his...

No, not at all. My old friend the late Fred Daly had one on his winning The OPEN. Over the years Frank Stranaghan's second shot to tie with Fred got closer and closer to the pin. At a function, just before he died he said: "One of these days it will drop in and I will have to out for a 36 hole...

Fuzzy Zoeller always provides a few that are really worth listening to. His latest when asked to define the status of Tiger Woods in the world of golf responded : "HE IS IN A CLASS OF HIS OWN AND THE REST OF US ARE PLAYING HOOKEY" Has anyone got contributions to add to my collection ?

Watching The Masters on TV has always been a highlight for me personally, however, the BBC for reasons best known to themselves are using "personalities" instead of former professional golfers to comment on the tournament. I am absolutely certain the vast majority of real golfing viewers would...

Way back in the early 90's I watched as Montgomerie verbally lambasted a young mother because her child happened to cry as he prepared to putt in a very minor event at Royal Mid Surrey, she left the course in a flood of tears. :D I tackled him some holes later and he told me to "f*** off". Since...

Why do competion secretaries insist on marker boxes being located at the extreme back of tees during Monthly Medals ? :D

Try without using the link

To those who live in the East Midlands, may I recommend a visit to the most friendly club in that part of the world. It is featured on www.charnwoodforestgolfclub.com. where not only it's history is available accompanied with a picture tour of the course, with each of the 9 holes played from...

I am thrilled to note clubs bearing the names of Fred Daly and Norman Drew have recently appeared on the market. The first named was the person who introduced me to golf way back in 1947 and I have known Norman Drew since he won The Ulster Boys Championship. It is Fred's son, Robin, who is...

For what it's worth, some years ago I purchased a driver from Donnay and although not in "The Ping " class, it certainly was not among my worst investments at £10.

It is most likely at least five, maybe more, of Europe's last winning team will not make it into the automatic selection for this year's contest. Nick Faldo therefore is faced with a big problem. Who should he select ?

In my humble opinion there is nothing to surpass "Little Red Book" & "The Game for a Lifetime" by the late Harvey Penick, published by Simon & Schuster

In former years, members of HM Armed Forces, Clergymen and those serving as Police Officers, were granted concessions on annual membership and daily green fees. Should they be reinstated in private clubs throughout the UK ?