Herbert Warren Wind – 1916- 2005 Herb Warren Wind, the distinguished writer on golf for The New Yorker and Sports Illustrated, died in May at the age of 88. He had been a member of the Association since 1973. Wind was the man who coined the term ‘Amen Corner’ at...
Anders Janson was a respected magazine editor in Sweden who joined the Association in 1995. He regularly attended events on the continent, especially in the early 90s, but his death last month followed a five-year battle with cancer. Goran Zachrisson pays this...
It is with great regret that I announce the deaths of two members of the Association, Ian MacNiven and Anders Janson (See seperate entry). Ian had been a member for over 40 years having joined the Association in 1962. He died at the age of 79 in Western General...
It is with great regret that I report the death of Ted Ostermann, a member of the Association since 1963. Ted, who had been suffering from cancer for two years, died on May 13, 2004 his 88th birthday, in Kitzbuehel. A single-figure golfer for much of his life, Ted...
It is with much regret that I record the death of John Reece who joined the AGW in 1984. John, who died at home in March, 2004 was aged 88 and had spent almost 70 years writing about golf. He had been a member of the Association for 20 years. Earlier in the year, John...
Louis T Stanley, who became a member in 1948 but subsequently left the Association, died in January, 2004 at the age of 92. As well as a career in motor racing administration, Louis wrote many books, around 20 of them on golf. The 1991 edition of his “History of Golf”...
The 2004 New Year was touched with sadness at the passing of Stanley Lincoln, a member of the Association for 50 years. Stan was aged 89 and passed away in a nursing home in Watford after a long illness. Our sympathies go to his widow, Florence, son, Peter, and three...
January (2004) proved a cruel month for the Association with the loss of our two longest serving members. Following the death of Stan Lincoln, and just days before Stan’s funeral, his friend John Baker also passed away. John was 93 and died at home in Worthing. His...
Jeff Kelly, who was a member of the Association since 1994, has died following a brave and dignified battle with cancer. He was 58 and is survived by his wife, Anita, and son, Christopher, to whom we have sent condolences. The funeral took place on Friday 16 May, 2003...
Henry Thornberry, known as Paddy was born Jan. 16, 1926 and died in New York on 21st July, 2002 on the final day of that year’s Open Championship, at the age of 76. Paddy was a regular on the golf circuit while working for UPI in the 1960s. He was born in Dublin,...
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