Month: July 2022
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AGW – Winners AGW Golf Writers Trophy
AGW Chairman Phil Reid presents victorious 2023 European Ryder Cup Captain Luke Donald with the Golf Writers Trophy List of Award Winners * 1951 Max Faulkner1952 Miss Elizabeth Price1953 Joe Carr1954 Frances Stephens1955 LGU Junior team (B Bostock, c)1956 John Beharrell1957 Dai Rees1958 Harry Bradshaw1959 Eric Brown1960 Sir Stuart Goodwin1961 Cdr. RCT Roe1962 Marley Spearman1963…
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Connor Syme Wins Jock MacVicar Memorial Award Finishing Top Scot At 2022 Genesis Scottish Open.
Fifer Connor Syme’s effort in finishing in a share of 42nd place at the 2022 Genesis Scottish Open was good earn the honour in receiving the Jock MacVicar Memorial Award for the leading home player. Syme, who celebrated his 27th birthday the day after picking up his prize, follows in the footsteps of Richie Ramsay…
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AGW Annual Dinner – Victorious 2021 Solheim Cup Team Honoured Along With Billy Foster & Sandy Lyle Winning Awards
It had been three long ‘lockdown’ years since the Association of Golf Writers last hosted an annual dinner and with the 2022 dinner a very welcome return to normality for members and our guests. Indeed, the 2022 dinner proved to be the second ‘hottest’ dinner ticket on the night of Tuesday the 12th July behind…
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2022 AGW Annual General Meeting – 13th July, St. Andrews – AGW, Meeting Agenda, Executive Reports & Minutes From Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the AGW took place at 10am on Wednesday 13th July within the media centre at The Open Championship. Our Chairman, Martin Dempster commenced the meeting in leading a minute’s silence in memory of three AGW members who passed away in the prior 12-month period and they were Renton Laidlaw, Goran…
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Derek Lawrenson Proudly Ends 40-Year Golf Reporting Career.
Former AGW Chairman Derek Lawrenson heads into retirement after 40 proud years reporting on golf and he used this year’s 150th Open to end a career that included be present at some 145 major championships and 18 Ryder Cups. Derek recalled first setting foot on a golf course as an accredited golf journalist in…
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Liz Kahn, Lewine Mair & Nuria Pastor Historically Afforded AGW Life Membership
In an AGW historical first, members of the Association voted overwhelmingly to afford the women trio of Liz Kahn, Lewine Mair and Nuria Pastor ‘Life Membership’ of the Association. It is the first occasion in the 84-year history of the Association a woman member has been extended Life Membership let alone three at the same…
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2022 – ETIQUS AGW Golfer Of The Year Standings – Post Renton Laidlaw Quaich
Updated 2022 ETIQUS – Race to Hoylake – AGW Golfer of the Year Standings (Post July 12th Renton Laidlaw Quaich at Crail GS) 70 – Rob Perkins (35 + 35) (New AGW playing handicap – 8) + Denis Kirwan (34 + 36) (New AGW playing handicap 12) + Dave Facey (27 + 21 + 22) 62…
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Kirwan Wins Countback For Renton Laidlaw Quaich At Crail
Denis Kirwan added his name to the Renton Laidlaw Quaich honour roll with a countback victory for the 2022 hosting of the trophy at Crail Gollfing Society and at the same time moved into a share of the lead in the 2022 ETQUIS – AGW Race to Hoylake Golfer of the Year. Fifteen members and…
