Chicks on the Sticks

This month, a look at the world of female caddies in professional golf in Chicks on the Sticks

Thailand Open ,Round 1, OneAsia 2010

Made it to Thailand in one piece after a day of flying from South Africa, and now firmly ensconsed in the commentary box as round 1 heads into the afternoon.

As you might expect, Liang Wenchong leads after the morning round at 5 under. He is playing so impressively at the moment, and after finishing in the top 10 of the US PGA Championship it would be a brave man who would bet against him winning here.

Others who played well this morning are Brad Kennedy, Matt Millar and Matt Griffen, all at 4 under par. Perfect conditions for scoring today, with a light sea breeze in, soft greens and immaculate fairways. It looks like a great week for golf in Thailand

Thailand Open , OneAsia 2010

Just a few days left in South Africa before heading home, and then jumping a flight to Bangkok for the next OneAsia event in Pattaya. Another $1 million up for grabs, fantastic money given the relative strength of the fields at this stage of the OneAsia journey and chances are those that have made the commitment to OneAsia this year will remember it as golden time in their careers. There has never been such a thing as easy money in pro golf but some great opportunities await on OneAsia this year and pretty soon that story is going to get out.

The event is telecast again on ESPN Star and the ONE network in Australia, amongst other new outlets.

Quiet on the Golf Front

Things have been ridiculously busy on the home and business front of late, so blogging has fallen by the wayside. And it is likely to be that way for a while really, I'm heading off to Sth Africa to Haskell Vineyards to do some work for a few weeks so the schedule is flat out for the forseeable future.

After Sth Africa though I am off to Thailand for the Thailand Open, held in Pattaya this year, and then the last part of the ONE Asia season kicks off in earnest with a lot of action through September, October and November.

I'll keep my eyes and ears open for anything that is happening in and around the game in the meantime.

The Open Championship 2010- Round 1

It's here. The biggest golf tournament of the year. The best. The one that every golf lover wants to attend, and every pro wants to win. I still look forward to it every year, and it's about the only time now that I feel a slight pang of jealousy for the guys who have the privilege of teeing it up.

I played in the 1997 and 1998 Open's at Troon and Birkdale and they are two of the fondest golfing memories that I have. And I have a feeling that this year may throw up an unusual winner- no real rationale for it, just one of those hunches.

It is going to be a great week.

The Year of the Kid

If the golfing year of 2009 was defined by a late night car crash in a moneyed Florida enclave, what moniker will be assigned to 2010? With the emergence of a raft of precociously talented youngsters, chances are it will be remembered as "The Year of the Kid".
This months Golf Digest article can be read here.

"You know, for everything in life, there is always a beginning and there is always an end"

Golf writing may be under seige at the moment, but there seems no end to the wonderful array of talent still prepared to apply themselves to the noble art.

And it is always good to stumble upon a brilliant piece of writing that cuts to the core of the value's that this great game has been founded upon. Passion, tradition, resolve and endeavour are a few of them. So is tragedy, an element explored beautifully in this story from the U.K's Daily Telegraph.