Dec 13th, 2015 Article
North Berwick Beats the VAT man
North Berwick golf club has helped secure a historic victory for players all over the UK with a multi-million victory over the taxman.
North Berwick golf club has helped secure a historic victory for players all over the UK with a multi-million victory over the taxman.
Encouraging signs from the first event with the European Tour’s new regime on slow play. The toughened up four-point plan did not result in any penalties but the general consensus was that the pace of play was better. Even Bryson DeChambeau seemed to have responded positively – might the penny be finally dropping?
Every golfer loves a drop zone, except for the ones where you’ve just plonked it into the middle of that lake or alligator infested swamp! The pros in particular like it when there find themselves in or around a grandstand and they simply walk to a nicely mown little patch close by. Fast forward to Royal Portrush and the venue for the 2019 Open Championship.
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If only all newlywed wives would agree to golfing honeymoons...
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