Gladiators set for battle in Rome
Roddy Carr previews the 2023 Ryder Cup Rome, where history whispers through the Colosseum’s ancient stones, once again plays host to a gladiatorial battle as the Ryder Cup heads to the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club.
‘Mano A Mano’ At Augusta
‘Mano A Mano’ At Augusta Well, what a fascinating event to attend and follow through the weekend. Dramatic, unpredictable and packed with undercurrents, flashbacks, reverence, blasts from the past and sad pictures of Tiger’s looming demise. Most exciting of all, it featured a classic duel between the two best players from two opposing factions in […]
WC – Bill Thompson Remembered
At Sutton Golf Club through the years, I always introduced Bill to my overseas friends by his two infamous nicknames, “Reasonable Bill’ and ‘Rent-a Row Thompson’.
Bye Bye Old Friend – A Tribute To John O’Leary – By Roddy Carr
BYE BYE OLD FRIEND – A TRIBUTE TO JOHN O’LEARY – BY RODDY CARR I went to visit him before Christmas in Richmond Hospital – he told me it was not good. That was it. We spent the next couple of hours talking about the times we had spent together since we first met at […]