Showing 1 - 8 of 8
Free relief, OB stakes and the one-club drop
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 11/02/2026
» Please allow me to try and explain what is an immovable obstruction once more. They are basically artificial, fixed objects like cart paths, sprinklers, or fences -- they allow for a free, one-stroke relief drop if they interfere with a player's lie, stance, or swing. Relief is not permitted for line-of-sight interference. Players must find the nearest point of complete relief, not closer to the hole, and drop within one club-length.
Driver, putter, wedge are the most important clubs
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 22/11/2023
» Here are a couple of swing points that every golf coach must explain over and over again.
Norman's rebel golf league role robs him of Open invite
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 01/05/2022
» The following R&A statement was released soon after Greg Norman expressed his wish to play in this year's British Open at St Andrews: "The entry terms and conditions for The Open stipulate that a champion must be aged 60 or under or have won the championship in the previous 10 years to be exempt from qualifying. That remains the case for the 150th Open, and we have no plans for any additional exemption."
Ballyshear Links -- love at first sight
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 14/01/2021
» How refreshing to see something so beautiful emerge from the doom and gloom of Covid-19 and the associated problems it has caused so many.
Golf isn't as demanding as many of us assume it to be
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 25/10/2020
» We were talking together about how golf is a lonely game, and in spite of its association with conviviality and sociable club life, it is essentially a highly introverted pastime.
Short-tempered golfers remain a source of amusement
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 07/06/2020
» It's now 25 years since I battled through the traffic and submitted my first golf tip to the sports editor of the Bangkok Post, and on reflection, of all the tips I've submitted over the years, I've not touched on the profanity in golf!
This game is a trial of true character
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 02/02/2020
» Golf is a lonely game. In spite of its associations with conviviality and sociable club life, it is essentially a highly introverted pastime.
Fine players, caddies heavily if they don't shout fore
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 07/10/2018
» I was very impressed with the inspirational video that the European Tour produced to motivate their team prior to last week's Ryder Cup. The older gentleman talking at the beginning many of you will not recognise -- but I did, as he and his father were my teachers when I first started out in the game.