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...
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...
The 80th anniversary AGW Annual Dinner was a resounding success with close to 70 AGW members and 190 guests in attendance on the night of Tuesday 17th July at Carnoustie. Guests gathered in the Links Pavilion at Carnoustie to be greeted by a wonderful table...
The golf world is mourning the passing of five-time Open Champion, Peter Thomson. Peter had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for more than four years and lost his brave battle at home in Melbourne surrounded by family at 9.00 a.m. Born on 23...
Some of golf’s greatest stars have congratulated the Association of Golf Writers (AGW) on our 80th anniversary. The AGW was founded on Thursday 2nd June, 1938 during the Walker Cup at St. Andrews and Saturday 2nd June, 2018 marks the AGWs 80th birthday. While...
Wales now boasts being in possession of two of the AGWs five Majors after David Facey amassed 40 points to capture the Ron Moseley Memorial trophy at Royal Mid-Surrey. Dave posted 11 pars and with eight of those being three-pointers. He went out with 22 points...
Renton Laidlaw delivered a marvellous, heart-felt, humorous eulogy at the funeral of our colleague and former Chairman Mark Wilson which was held at Woking Crematorium and afterwards at Sunningdale Golf Club. Renton, Secretary of the AGW 1978-1995, Chairman...
AGW 80th Anniversary (1938-2018) Dear AGW members, There is a number of items of interest to come to notice since my recent Bulletin and rather than wait to a June bulletin I am sending out a Part 2 to last week’s May bulletin. JOCK MACVICAR – Elected new...
Colin Mark Wilson (Born July 13 1927: Died April 27 2018) Joined AGW 1964; AGW Chairman 1982 – 1984 JACK NICKLAUS – AGW Vice-President Mark Wilson lived a long, full and rich life, and outside of his family, no one benefitted more from that than...
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