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From divots to bunkers: Clearing up rules
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 10/09/2025
» Feedback always comes back thick and fast when l mention the rules of golf as our rules can be confusing for many. Last week, l discussed the situation of if your ball embeds itself and from the feedback came the helpful comment that there's no relief if your ball comes to rest in another pitch mark or divot.
Learn game's rules or pay a heavy price
Sports, Published on 03/09/2025
» Not knowing the basic rules of golf will hurt you sooner or later. I learnt the hard way when playing in a tournament on a rainy, very wet, day after finding my drive stuck in the fairway, and being young, naive and uneducated on the rules, I tried to play it -- only to realise later that I was entitled to a free drop. After an almighty swipe I managed to move the ball down the fairway but ultimately it cost me a bogey as opposed to an easy par or birdie chance. Although this experience cost me a stroke and money the real pain came from the considerable embarrassment I felt of not understanding the rules of a game I was playing for a living. How stupid and thick I felt, and this wonderful example of being a complete moron I wish to share, so nobody else has to go through the indignation of total stupidity. It still haunts me when I recall this failing to comprehend a basic rule.
Perfect your stance in 4 easy steps
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 12/03/2025
» Standing correctly to the ball is obviously extremely important for consistency and there's a four-step exercise that will help you to do just that. Firstly, standing upright, hold the club directly out in front of you. Then flex your knees until, when looking down, you can see half of your feet. Carry on the exercise by dropping your arms without bending forward, and then lastly, bend from your hips and stick your bottom out slightly. When the club touches the ground, Hey Presto, you will be in the perfect position from which to start a good swing.
Bad shots are made before the club is swung
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 15/11/2023
» Originality does not consist of saying what has never been said before; it's a knowledgeable golf coach saying what they know to be the truth.
Wang outlasts Watson, meets Lin in SF
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 04/02/2023
» Seventh seed Wang Xinyu of China beat Britain's Heather Watson 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open in Hua Hin yesterday.
Tennis star Kyrgios admits assaulting girlfriend, avoids conviction
AFP, Published on 03/02/2023
» CANBERRA: Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios on Friday pleaded guilty to assaulting a former girlfriend, but avoided a conviction for what the magistrate called a "single act of stupidity".
Tour de France fan who caused pile-up set to avoid jail
AFP, Published on 15/10/2021
» BREST (FRANCE) - The spectator behind one of the biggest pile-ups in Tour de France history appeared in court Thursday charged with injuring dozens of riders but seemed set to avoid jail after prosecutors demanded a suspended sentence.
#Djokovid: tennis star mauled over coronavirus 'horror show'
AFP, Published on 24/06/2020
» PARIS - World number one Novak Djokovic was widely condemned on Wednesday for hosting a tennis exhibition where he was one of four players to test positive for the coronavirus, a lapse that sent shudders through a sport struggling to get back on its feet.
Schmidt's semi-final dream will be 'step too far' for Ireland: Ward
AFP, Published on 16/09/2019
» LONDON - Joe Schmidt's dream of bowing out as Ireland coach after guiding them to their first Rugby World Cup semi-final is set to be dashed, Irish rugby great Tony Ward predicts.
Condensed schedule makes players' life tough
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 13/01/2019
» Over the last couple of weeks, I've been talking about how our top players try and plan their schedules.