Big Money & Sport: It Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be!
Talking heads in the AFL media like to tell us that all the players are in it to win a premiership. This may have been so back in the day, when these commentators were playing…
The Aboriginal Footballer Problem In The AFL
You may or may not have noticed a dearth of Indigenous footy players running around in the current crop of AFL players. Indeed, you may be aware of the absence of star players like Bobby…
LIV Golfers Took The Money
LIV golfers took the money and turned their back on the PGA Tour, make them pay to come back. All this talk about losing the stars of the game is crap. Jon Rahm and Bryson…
Where Are The Golfers Speaking Out Against State Sanctioned Murder?
I wonder where the voice of Tiger Woods is during the Trump regime’s lawless display of state power? Lots of brown skinned Americans are being beaten, arrested and locked up. Perhaps, that stuff is not…
The Importance Of Exercising Your Brain For Mental Health
Do you find reading a bit of a pain? Looking up those big words that you don’t understand? Do you prefer to have everything done for you? Well, it will cost you in the end.…
5 Reasons Why Golf is the Thinking Person’s Pastime
Here are 5 reasons why golf is the thinking person’s pastime. Moving about on a large grassed maze and plotting the strategic pathways of a small white sphere, as it seeks to visit eighteen holes…
5 Important Reasons Why Good Diet Matters In Golf
Golf is an endurance sport. Yes, I know that may be a bit of a stretch in the view of some of us. However, anything that last nearly 5 hours is an endurance activity. Plus,…
Eight Golf Injuries To Watch Out For & Their Treatments
Golf, as many of us know, is a sport, or pastime, prone to injury. Why? The truth is a lot of unfit folk play the game. Here are eight golf injuries to watch out for…
America Is Singularly Individual
American singles powered home on the final day of the 45th Ryder Cup. It was not enough to get them over the line but a big effort, just the same. The US golfers always do…
Too Many Golfers Just Pissheads
You know there are guys that hang around golf clubs who are not what I would call real golfers but pissheads. These guys are not really in it for the golf but just use it…
Visitors On Planet Golf
Played golf, yesterday, with two guys I dearly love. One is my older brother and the other his son. These fine gentlemen were doing me a favour by heading out for nine holes while I…
How Do You Kill The Fire In The Belly?
Athletes and sportspeople are driven to achieve greatness. Personal bests are their daily bread. So, how do you kill the fire in the belly? How do you put out the fire? You saturate it in…
Scheffler & The Boring Golfer Problem
I once wrote a song with the line in it, “is there anything more boring than golf?” This, of course, was from the uninitiated viewer’s perspective; and in the song’s case from a disgruntled girlfriend…
The Rory Roar In North Ireland
Rory is a very Irish name. Rory McIlroy striding the links at Royal Portrush clad in Saturday red was a sight to behold. Putts going in caused huge roars that echoed around the golf course.…
Australian Men Love Sport
This is how the equation goes. Australian men love sport. Therefore, the money men saw it as an opportunity and so we got professional sport. Football being the sports of choice in this regard with…
Gee, I Wish Luke Parker Was Still A Swan
Watching the performance of Swan’s ex-Captain Luke Parker for the North Melbourne Kangaroos has been both galling and full of pride. I imagine most footy team supporters are secretly happy and mad about the good…
Rooting For Rory
Rory McIlroy fell to his knees with head in hands after sinking the playoff winning putt at the Masters to finally achieve the career Grand Slam. The thousands of golf fans had been rooting for…
Graceful Golf Vs Ungraceful Golf
Just had a golf lesson from a teaching pro at my club. It had been a while since my last series of instructional sessions. Of course, he filmed me on his phone and showed it…
The Importance Of Developing A Solid Technique In Golf
One of the clearest challenges in golf I personally find in relation to the mental game is what is going through my mind during the round at key moments. By this I mean we play…
The Confessional Release Via The Church Of Golf
When I first thought about the Church of Golf it was done with a sense of humour. However, in all seriousness I really think it could be a thing. Ask yourself how many times have…