Great shame. Despite his ramblings I enjoyed listening to the old boy. Always reminded me of the old member you'd see with a glass of port in the clubhouse. RIP old lad
Yes will be sadly missed, I loved his commentaries. Very down to earth and gave the golf what it needed with respect to perspective. To much nowadays we over elaborate or make something more important than it actually is .. enjoy the game, enjoy the day and enjoy your surroundings
I know that in recent times his presentation had become somewhat dated but to many of my generation he and Henry Longhurst were our introduction to golf.
Even in the days before golf achieved more popularity, you didn't win 20 professional tournaments and play on 8 Ryder Cup teams without being half decent.
And then he spent half a century enlightening people about the game he loved. Not just the technical bits, but the sheer joy and fun of it.
Used to love his commentaries and how he wasn't afraid to say it how he saw it. His series "A round with Allis" was always a good watch with some interesting guests and chats.