JOHN HOPKINS John Pinner had a fine head of hair and a sturdy physique, the build of a rugby forward in fact, and given that he lived near Pontypool, which had a very famous rugby team in the 1970s and early 1980s, he was an enthusiastic supporter of that team....
GORAN ZACHRISSON (AGW President) It was at Hoylake in 1967 when we had dinner with Ken Bowden. Ken was the Editor of Golf World, John was an expert on the golf swing for the paper and I was a friend of both. John was, for a while a consultant to the...
Raymond Jacobs (centre) with Paul Lawrie and Peter Alliss in December 2009 and on the occasion of Raymond receiving a Scottish PGA ‘Lifetime’ Achievement award. Five-time Open Champion, Peter Thomson has led the tributes on the passing of AGW colleague...
Members of the AGW are saddened to learn of the death of Arnold Palmer, one of the most influential figures the game of golf has ever known. Regarded by his army of fans as “The King” and as “Mr Palmer” by the generations of players who followed him, he laid the...
MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF GOLF WRITERS – MEMORIES OF ARNOLD PALMER – WHO PASSED AWAY 25th SEPTEMBER, 2016 BOB DAVIES (AGW Treasurer & former Wolverhampton Express & Star/Shropshire Star golf correspondent) Myself and three colleagues – sadly...
John Fenton commmentating for the BBC during the European Open at the Sunningdale Golf Club, Berkshire, circa August 1985. (Photo by Phil Sheldon/Popperfoto/Getty Images) John Fenton was born on 18th September 1926 and passed away aged 89 on the 19th July 2016, and...
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