A Certain Degree of Optimism
Antonio Sánchez Marcos Most golf course managers in Andalucía - with some exceptions of course - report that 2012 wasn't all that bad a year, and clearly better than the…
A Serious Problem with VAT
At the time of going to press, the whole golf industry was deeply concerned, disturbed and annoyed by the brutal increase in VAT (IVA in Spain). In rising from a…
Bobby Jones, the best golfer ever?
He is considered by many as the best golfer in the history of the game. This might be considered arguable considering the many great players over the years, but he…
Cary Middlecoff, slow, steady and strong
Cary Middlecoff is often remembered for his glacial pace of play, his occasionally volcanic temper and his nickname, Doc, which he earned for being a qualified dentist. What he should…
Low Season?
We are now in the midst of a period which, until recently, was considered the low season for golf. The foreign players had already left and national (Spanish) golfers failed…
A Whole Life in 25 Years
The issue you are holding in your hands - Andalucía Golf (AG) / España Golf (EG) - is now 25 years old. Almost nothing. A whole life. Twenty-five years at…
Marilynn Smith, leading the way
As a pre-teen Marilynn Smith served as a pitcher, coach and manager of a boys baseball team. Golf, she thought, was a sissy sport, and had never seriously crossed her…
Harry Vardon, the first golfing celebrity
Born in 1870 on the British island of Jersey - in the English Channel, halfway between France and England - Harry Vardon was the first golfing celebrity and one of…
Intelligent Investment
In these times that we find ourselves, with words such as "cutbacks", "austerity", etc., becoming so-called magical solutions and even talismans against the crisis, I have been reminded of certain…
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