Month: July 2018

The 2018 Annual General Meeting of the Association of Golf Writers (AGW) was conducted at 10am on Wednesday July 18th in the interview area of the media centre at Carnoustie. AGW Chairman Iain Carter welcomed members to the meeting. The meeting commenced with a minute’s silience following the passing of three of our members over…

Colin Farquharson has been honoured with life membership of the AGW. Colin joined the Association in 1974 and was honoured at the AGWs annual general meeting during 147th Open Championship week at Carnoustie. Fellow Scot Martin Dempster spoke of Colin’s strong career in journalism that began in 1953 when he was employed as a copy boy…

Apologies as the AGW was three years behind however Jock MacVicar, Michael McDonnell and Gordon Richardson were delighted to each receive a commemorative AGW badge endorsed silver tray to mark the occasion in being 50 years a member of the AGW Jock joined the AGW in 1965 while Michael and Gordon a year later.  Congratulations…

It was a packed Carnoustie interview room on Friday of the 147th Open not for Tiger Woods or Rory McIlroy but when Tony Stenson’s many friends gathered to congratulate a retiring ‘Stengun’ on a marvellous journalist career. Dave Facey spoke of his 22-year friendship with Tony and remarking Tony fell into the category of either…