by Alison Chestnutt | Nov 29, 2020 | Mid Ulster Golfer Blog
Well, we received the news we were dreading this week, that all sports facilities including golf courses had to close from Friday 27th November for 14 days, whilst golfers in the South are getting ready for a return to the fairways in a few days’ time. Maureen...
by Alison Chestnutt | Nov 22, 2020 | Mid Ulster Golfer Blog
Do you ever break the rules on the golf course? Hopefully your answer is “No!” I’ve mentioned before that I’ve really enjoyed playing golf this year, primarily because I played much more social golf than usual. Usually my friends and I would...
by Alison Chestnutt | Nov 15, 2020 | Mid Ulster Golfer Blog
On Thursday evening it was somewhat bizarre to hear talk of “green jackets” in November and to see aerial shots of Augusta National dominated by autumnal hues, since The Masters traditionally heralds the beginning of the golf season, however 2020 has been...
by Alison Chestnutt | Nov 8, 2020 | Mid Ulster Golfer Blog
I’ve really enjoyed golf this season for a variety of reasons. Firstly, golf allowed me to meet up with my friends (always maintaining a 2 metre gap of course) and was probably the first activity that brought some sense of normality to life as we gradually...
by Alison Chestnutt | Nov 2, 2020 | Mid Ulster Golfer Blog
I can remember sitting on my sofa on a Wednesday evening in July 2011, eagerly watching a BBC NI programme entitled “The Open Plan”, in which Stephen Watson looked ahead to The Open with Northern Ireland’s major winners, Graeme McDowell and Rory...