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....
Peter Dixon, AGW Golf Captain, April, 2017. In his first full year as a member of the AGW, Mark Townsend turned in a superb performance to win the Ron Moseley Trophy – the first of the season’s AGW meetings – at Kingsbarns earlier this week. On...
The AGWs Jock MacVicar, joined former Open Champion Paul Lawrie in being honoured at the 2017 Scottish Golf Awards last night (24 February). Jock, who has been a member of the AGW since 1965 and last year afforded Life Membership, was proudly recognised with a...
JOHH HOPKINS – Former AGW Chairman It had been coming. Early this month, down in Dubai, Billy Foster had given a hint. “Mussie’s not too clever” the long-time caddie said. Barely two weeks later, one of the best caddies of this or any era had gone. He was an exemplar...
Bernie McGuire, AGW Secretary. JAMES MOSSOP There are not many benefits of reaching 80 but one of them landed on my Cheshire doorstep today. As I opened the unexpected parcel, my mood soared as I realised it was from my beloved AGW. Sandra and I will enjoy its...
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...
Report by AGW Golf Captain, Peter Dixon.. The final AGW golf event of the season proved a great success at Royal Porthcawl on Tuesday. In stunning conditions, 15 players competed for the Golf Writers’ Championship Fred Pignon Trophy on a day when the sun shone...
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...
28th October, 2016 UK-based members of the Association may have seen last Thursday’s BBC TV episode of ‘Eggheads’ as proudly appearing on this particular edition of the quiz show was AGW member James (Jim) Mossop. Jim joined the AGW in 1988 and...
21st October, 2016. AGW members and our valued media colleagues will be aware of the recent announcement advising the ‘Class of 2017′ inductees into World Golf’s Hall of Fame. Whist everyone is delighted Ian Woosnam has finally been inducted, the AGW...
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