John ‘JP’ Paramor – Born 1955 & passed away 2023 On Friday 17th of February, 2023 the golf world lost a great friend in John ‘JP’ Paramor. Just over two years into his retirement and the former long-term DP World Tour Chief Referee...
It is the nature of newspapers to lionise one of our own on the occasion of his or her death, and far too often deceased practitioners of the journalistic trade are referred to as legends. In the case of Norman Mair, however, it seems the only appropriate word to use....
Golfing legend Annika Sorenstam has added another chapter to her illustrious career in accepting an invitation to become a first woman vice-president of the Association of Golf Writers (AGW). Across her career, the Swede has won 10 majors and over 90 professional...
Rory McIlroy’s sparkling season has just got better with confirmation he has been honoured by the Association of Golf Writers (AGW) as its 2022 Golfer of the Year. It is a record-equalling fourth occasion that the Northern Irishman has been honoured with the...
AGW Golf Captain Peter Dixon presents Patricia Davies with the Fred Pignon Trophy and Patricia claiming the title for a record-setting fifth occasion The strong winds that greeted us at Royal Liverpool for our ‘grand finale’ were always likely to play havoc with the...
ETIQUS Gary Butler congratulates Denis Kirwan on his award as 2022 AGW Golfer of the Year AND with AGW Golf Captain Peter Dixon awarding Denis the DeVere trophy and the first Irish-born AGW member to win the overall 2022 ETIQUS – AGW Golfer of the Year title...
AGW Chairman Martin Dempster with Jeremy Chapman on the occasion in affording Jeremy Life Membership of the AGW MESSAGE FROM PATRICIA DAVIES I’m very sorry that I can’t make it to Wentworth to congratulate Jeremy on his well-deserved life membership of the...
AGW Golf Captain Peter Dixon handing the Ron Moseley Memorial Trophy to Colin Harding at Wallasey GC (26th September, 2022) While the chase for overall honours provided a good back story to the day, there was still plenty to play for at Wallasey. This was the first...
AGW Chairman Phil Reid presents victorious 2023 European Ryder Cup Captain Luke Donald with the Golf Writers Trophy List of Award Winners * 1951 Max Faulkner1952 Miss Elizabeth Price1953 Joe Carr1954 Frances Stephens1955 LGU Junior team (B Bostock, c)1956 John...
Nuria Pastor a proud Life Member of the AGW A few weeks prior to The Open, I got a call from Isabel Trillo. “I have some news for you”, she said. And what news! I had been nominated to Life Membership of the AGW. I couldn’t be happier and also in shock! The...
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