Month: February 2018
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AGW Pays Tribute To Alex Sanderson – Father Of European Tour Scoring.
ALEX SANDERSON (Born June 12, 1932; Died February 19, 2018) – TRIBUTES FROM AGW MEMBERS Alex Sanderson, who has died, aged 85, will be remembered by many AGW members as the man who transformed our work place by modernising the scoring system so that leader-boards in the media centres, and on the courses, changed shot-by-shot,…
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February 2018 – AGW Newsletter
FEBRUARY 2018 – NEWSLETTER AGW GOLF OUTINGS – APRIL 23rd – Important Notice. As advised in January’s newsletter the AGW was set to tee-up at Panmure on Monday April, 23rd to contest the Presidents Putter. Since this arrangement, AGW Golf Captain Peter Dixon and myself learned a Senior Open Championship media day is to be…
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Peter Godsiff Celebrates 80th Birthday … AGW Members Pay Tribute.
Stalwart AGW member Peter Godsiff celebrated his 80th birthday on February 11 with more than 70 family and friends turning out for a lunch at his golf club. The former Bristol Evening Post sports editor who still writes on behalf of the PGA West was thrilled at the turnout – and the messages of support…
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Eamonn Power – AGW Member 2005 – 2018. Member Tributes
Sadly, and so soon after the passing of Mickey Britten, and the AGW lost another of our Spanish-based members in Eamonn Power. Ireland-born Eamonn, who was 77 when he died late last month, became a member of the AGW in 2005 and resided in Malaga. Members will remember Eamonn just as he is dressed in…
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Popular Caddy Malcolm Mason Passes Away.
There will be many AGW members sad to learn of the passing of renowned European Tour caddy, Malcolm Mason. Of course, Malcolm was not a member of the AGW but there will be so many members who, like myself, befriended Malcolm and also benefitted so much from his tournament input. My research reveals Malcolm was…
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Bob Wilkinson Passes Away – Tribute by Mitchell Platts.
Bob Wilkinson (1942-2018) Bob Wilkinson, who has died, aged 75, was a fantastic guy and a fabulous friend of the Association. Standing between George O’Grady and Tony Gray in the All Saints Church, Norton, at his funeral on January 22, brought memories flooding back of the terrific times enjoyed in his company with AGW members…
