AGW Chairman Martin Dempster congratulations ‘top Scot’ Connor Syme in winning the 2022 Jock MacVicar Memorial award at the Genesis Scottish Open (Photo – DP World Tour) Fifer Connor Syme’s effort in finishing in a share of 42nd place at the...
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...
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...
Derek Lawrenson being presented with a DP World Tour commemorative silver salver by the Tour’s Scott Crockett, and also an AGW member, on the occasion of Derek’s retirement from golf reporting at the 150th Open Championship. (Photograoph with thanks to...
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...
The Fred Pignon Trophy – AGW Chairman 1949-1960 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...
Denis Kirwan handed the Renton Laidlaw Quaich by AGW Secretary Bernie McGuire with the photograph taken in front of an R & A tribute to Renton in the media centre at the 150th Open Championship. Denis Kirwan added his name to the Renton Laidlaw Quaich honour roll...
Presidents Bernard Darwin (The Times) 1938 – 1948 Frank Moran (The Scotsman) 1948 – 1976 Geoffrey Cousins (The Star) 1976 – 1978 Percy Huggins (Golf Monthly) 1978 – 1981 Tom Scott (Golf Illustrated) 1981 – 1984 Charles Scatchard...
While the professionals were preparing for the Betfred British Masters at the Belfry on the Tuesday of last week, the real action was taking place on the adjacent PGA National course (Peter Dixon writes). Here, eight of the AGW’s finest (no hyperbole needed!) were to...
AGW Chairman Martin Dempster congratulates new R & A Salver champion Ed Hodge (r) In his first AGW tournament, Ed Hodge claimed the R & A Salver on the Old Course at St Andrews reports AGW’s Rob Perkins from St. Andrews (Tuesday, 26th April, 2022)...
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