APRIL 2025 NEWSLETTER Awards and dinner Ahead of the annual dinner at Royal Portrush the committee got together to discuss awards – and there was also the opportunity for members to say yes or no to the appointment to Vice-President of the AGW of Jose Maria Olazabal...
John Collard Golf DayNatalie Collard has been in touch regarding a golf day in memory of her father, John, who was such a great friend of the AGW. It will be on Friday 12 September at Royal Mid-Surrey (Friday of the BMW PGA Championship), supporting the British Heart...
Lewine Mair receives Lifetime Achievement in Journalism award There is no better way to begin this latest update than with congratulations for our President Lewine Mair who is this year’s recipient of the PGA of America’s Lifetime Achievement in Journalism award.Her...
AGW Golfer of the YearThere were a significant number of early votes accompanied with the words “Rory will win so I’ll vote for …” which for a brief period promised the delicious prospect of Rory not winning for the wrong reasons. In a year of worldwide poll frenzy,...
This year marked the end of an era in the coverage of sport and particularly golf in Ireland with the retirement of Dermot Gilleece. Dermot’s career in sports journalism began as a 19-year-old in 1960. That was when he reported for the Evening Press on a Monday...
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