I’m Moving to Northern Ireland!

Jul 18 2011

It appears that the littlest corner of the UK is actually the centre of the golf universe. There’s no other way to explain 3 of the past 6 major winners coming from this nation of just under 2 million people….so I’m moving there. And while I’m at it, I’ll enlist Andrew “Chubby” Chandler to manage my affairs. After all, he currently manages 5 of the past 6 major winners so must know what he’s doing. Could 2011 be the first Chubby Slam in history?

The only flaw in my master plan is I currently play off 22! No problem – once I’m happily domiciled at the home of golf, a member of Portrush GC, have Chubby manage me (and get a few lessons) I’ll be looking forward to my first winners cheque.

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Win a GoKart

Jul 14 2011

FREE FREE FREE….Win a GoKart

To kick off the GoKart in Australia, were simply giving them away…well, one anyway.

Just leave your details in either the contact page or on the mailing list before 15th August 2011 and we’ll pick out a lucky winner to receive a GoKart of your choice or receive a full refund if you’ve already purchased one.

 

Win me.....take me home.....get me dirty......

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GoKart is Coming…

Jul 08 2011

After a 4 year wait the multi-award winning GoKart is finally coming to Australia.

The GoKart has graced the fairways of the UK and Europe since 2007 and now the home of golf (sorry Scotland) gets the chance to whiz these wonders around the hallowed turf of Kingston Heath, Barnbougle Dunes etc etc.

Keep checking the site for more information and if you’re quick, you can secure one of the first to arrive and be the envy of your friends.

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This week’s Vousden column. To Seve.

May 09 2011

Thought for Seve
Genius is the ability to put into effect what is in your mind (F Scott Fitzgerald)

He was magnificent
All other golfing news this week pales into insignificance when set alongside the awful truth that Seve Ballesteros has died. The strength, volume and eloquence of tributes paid to him, by friends, fellow golfers, writers and many others bears testament to the affection and admiration with which he was regarded and I, for one, am convinced we will never see his like again.

There are golfers we admire and respect – Nick Faldo, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods to name just three – and then there are those we love, such as Arnold Palmer, Sandy Lyle and, top of the list, Seve. In a world of seemingly computer-generated clones, who look, swing a golf club, and dress the same, and who give carefully controlled media soundbites that are a model of bland non-information, Seve stood out like a red tulip in a field of daffodils. The modern Tour pro’s modus operandi is to cut down the mistakes, reduce the margins of error, find the short grass, avoid the hazards and wait for others to falter. Seve, in contrast, never saw a challenge he wouldn’t take on, a course he couldn’t beat into submission, another golfer he couldn’t take to the cleaners or a birdie he couldn’t make. Descriptions like ‘swashbuckling’, ‘cavalier’ and ‘go-for-broke’ attached themselves to him with such predictable regularity because they were true, and we who could only watch and marvel fell in love with the way he played the game but more than that (more…)

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Simply the Best

May 07 2011

We, like the rest of the golfing world, are reeling at the news of Seve’s death.  We heard about it while on the golf course and the next few holes holes were surprisingly quiet. Seve was an inspiration, a gentleman, and truly authentic.  We shall miss him.

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Royal Wedding

Apr 29 2011

In case you were on the golf course today, here are the highlights

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