U.S. OPEN (ALL HOURS)

Watching the Majors on TV is a little like watching TV soap operas – each episode has the same main cast (with a few guest appearances), same plot, same sets. The only difference is that each Major only comes round but once a year, so there is no danger of over-exposure, thus allowing golf widows [...]

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The US Open

Fair or impossible?
Is it really fair to set out to deliberately humiliate the most talented golfers in the world?
“Beat me, beat me!” cried the masochist, but the sadist refused. To some players and fans, the Oakmont course seemed to be set up by a committee of sadists and was played on by a select group [...]

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Golf Societies. The answer for resident golfers?

For some who could afford it, purchasing a share in a golf club is the answer to joining to club membership, although it could hardly qualify as a wise long-term financial investment.
Many disappointed ex-pat golfers will testify to the fact that their dream of retiring to the Costa del Golf and playing regular golf [...]

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