Thought for the Day The early worm gets eaten by the bird, so sleep late The Fat Lady is singing It is always risky to write off great champions because they earn their reputation by achieving things that others can only dream about. They demonstrate the ability to consistently surprise and enthral us, so relegating… read more →
Thought for the Day If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t more people happy? A close run thing For a while there the Players Championship, which the Americans keep on trying, unsuccessfully, to talk up as the fifth major, looked like being a damp squib. With the greatest respect, the names at the top of the… read more →
Thought for the Day All those who believe in psycho-kinesis, raise someone else’s hand Precocious Youth In truth the last day of the Masters wasn’t particularly exciting because every time someone closed the gap on Jordan Spieth he responded immediately, so that the cushion between him and the rest remained agreeably comfortable. But once he… read more →
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Thought for the Day: Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened With a whimper, not a bang Considering that one of the most important attributes for any sports person is that of timing, almost none of the greats get the timing of their retirement right. In golf, there are only two who quit… read more →
Thought for the Day Meanness doesn’t just happen overnight So that’s the kind of season it’s going to be Just over a week ago, when Charl Schwarzel shed four strokes over the last five holes to throw away the South African Open it was a surprise but not a shock. But when a week later… read more →