Former AGW President Goran Zachrisson was born on 14th May, 1938. From 1964 to 1967, Goran was Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Svensk Golf. From 1966, he was a commentator for Swedish TV at the Open Championships and many other golf tournaments. In the...
Bill Robertson (1943 – 2020) The AGW was very saddened to learn of the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Bill Robertson on Friday, 6th March, 2020. Bill had been a member of the AGW since 1978 and his life clearly touched many, many members of the AGW as...
Tributes to Colm Smith (Born 13th July, 1940 – Passed Away 30th November, 2018; Member of the Association of Golf Writers 1971 to 2018). Colm’s funeral was significantly at ‘half-past’ 10 last Monday (December 3rd) at the Church of the Holy...
Christopher Blake Smart – born 1950 and passed away 12th October, 2018. He had been a member of the AGW since 1987. Chris was passionate about everything Wales sport and particularly Welsh golf and it led to him establishing the Mid-Glamorgan Sports...
The golf world is mourning the passing of five-time Open Champion, Peter Thomson. Peter had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for more than four years and lost his brave battle at home in Melbourne surrounded by family at 9.00 a.m. Born on 23...
Renton Laidlaw delivered a marvellous, heart-felt, humorous eulogy at the funeral of our colleague and former Chairman Mark Wilson which was held at Woking Crematorium and afterwards at Sunningdale Golf Club. Renton, Secretary of the AGW 1978-1995, Chairman...
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