FEBRUARY 2018 – NEWSLETTER AGW GOLF OUTINGS – APRIL 23rd – Important Notice. As advised in January’s newsletter the AGW was set to tee-up at Panmure on Monday April, 23rd to contest the Presidents Putter. Since this arrangement, AGW Golf Captain Peter...
Stalwart AGW member Peter Godsiff celebrated his 80th birthday on February 11 with more than 70 family and friends turning out for a lunch at his golf club. The former Bristol Evening Post sports editor who still writes on behalf of the PGA West was thrilled at the...
Sadly, and so soon after the passing of Mickey Britten, and the AGW lost another of our Spanish-based members in Eamonn Power. Ireland-born Eamonn, who was 77 when he died late last month, became a member of the AGW in 2005 and resided in Malaga. Members will remember...
There will be many AGW members sad to learn of the passing of renowned European Tour caddy, Malcolm Mason. Of course, Malcolm was not a member of the AGW but there will be so many members who, like myself, befriended Malcolm and also benefitted so much from his...
Bob Wilkinson (1942-2018) Bob Wilkinson, who has died, aged 75, was a fantastic guy and a fabulous friend of the Association. Standing between George O’Grady and Tony Gray in the All Saints Church, Norton, at his funeral on January 22, brought memories...
The past two European Tour Executive Directors along with his Association of Golf Writers (AGW) colleagues and friends have paid tribute to Association member Mike ‘Micky’ Britten, who passed away on Friday, January 5th, 2018. Micky, pictured above in 2017...
January 2017 – AGW Newsletter. New Year greetings to all AGW members and wishing everyone a successful and rewarding 2017. It has been relatively quiet over the Christmas festive season but I am making up for that with a lengthy first newsletter of 2017...
Monday, 11th December, 2017 Masters champion Sergio Garcia is this year’s recipient of the Golf Writers Trophy, as awarded by the Association of Golf Writers. The 37-year old Spaniard won an overwhelming majority of votes cast by AGW members following a season in...
The Thin Edge of the Wedge is latest book by former AGW President and also Treasurer Donald Steel containing a near 200-page superbly presented memoir of Donald’s more than 50-years as a dual golf writer and golf architect. The forward was written by Donald’s...
by DAVID FACEY There are moments in every golf writers’ career you know will live with you forever. You know the kind of thing – Nicklaus ushering in a new era by beating Palmer at the 1962 US Open, Seve’s victory salute at St Andrews, Tiger saying ‘ hello...
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