Author: Mark Townsend
Mark Townsend
Been watching and playing golf since the early 80s and generally still stuck in this period. Huge fan of all things Robert Rock, less so white belts. Handicap of 8, fragile mind and short game
PGA Championship
The last time at Bellerive: How Nick Price finally earned his major stripes
Tour
‘I wouldn’t change what’s happened – I’m a lucky man’: A tribute to Jarrod Lyle
Tour
There are few better ways to make a living but golf doesn’t half leave its mark mentally
Tour
‘A lot of the shots I was just looking up and I was really happy they were going straight’
Tour
‘It doesn’t matter if you’re the milkman or a lawyer, as soon as your clubs come out, you’re all just equal’
Courses and Travel
How will Carnoustie play this week? We speak to the man in the know
Tour
‘Ask these gorillas to hit a soft 4-iron or chippy 6-iron from 120 yards and they’d laugh at you’
Tour
From junior champion to World No. 1: How Westwood found success by keeping things familiar
US Open
‘Shambolic’ Mickelson’s relationship with the US Open takes another bizarre twist
Tour
The 2004 US Open farce: ‘I’ve played on frozen greens but this was something else’
Mental game
The power of negative thinking: Playing with the inner demons in full voice
The 50th Players
Putting woe to Players champion: How Simpson clawed his way back to the top
The 50th Players
‘The Golf Channel did a piece and it was the most quotable golf quote ever’
The Masters
Meet the man who walked off during a Masters practice round with Nicklaus
Club
‘Clubs must take action soon or they’ll cease to exist’
By
Dave McCarthy
Tour
‘I lost count of how many times I hit it, the final blow sending it over my left shoulder’
Tour
‘When we play courses that are nearly 8,000 yards it will be the most boring week of the year’
Tour
Mickelson eclipses Thomas’ hole-out heroics, and the best piece of golfing commentary
Tour
Honest, insightful, sarcastic and smutty – what’s not to love about Eddie Pepperell?
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