Golf Monthly : More Than Just A Game

More than a game: Struggling to be sociable

Thu, 08 May 2008 09:12:00 +0100

Golf competitions tend to take place on Saturdays. The problem is: so do most stag nights, weddings and birthday parties.

More than a game: Short game woes

Thu, 01 May 2008 09:50:00 +0100

Chipping should be straightforward, so why does it fill so many of us with a feeling of dread?

More than a game: Fuel crisis

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:03:00 +0100

Impending fuel shortages have caused Fergus to consider our precarious way of life, (and his upcoming golfing schedule.)

More than a game: A rare blessing

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:18:00 +0100

A trip to the Home of Golf, a grudge match against a fellow blogger and an investigation into orthotics. It's been a busy week.

More than a game: Call this spring?

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:59:00 +0100

Appalling weather has made golf very difficult over the last week or so. It's caused Fergus' mind to wander.

More than a game: Are you sitting comfortably?

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:53:00 +0100

Some prefer to have a handicap they can easily play to, others like fighting tooth and nail to make buffer. Guess which camp Fergus falls into.

More than a game: Snowed in

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:09:00 +0000

Banchory golf course has been covered in snow for almost a week. Fergus is getting cabin fever and the golf on TV has just been annoying him.

More than a game: A glimmer of light

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:02:00 +0000

It's the final Alliance of the winter and, for a short time at least, Fergus looks like finishing with a flourish.

More than a game: Golfing in milder climbs

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:53:00 +0000

Winter golf in the United Arab Emirates is slightly different to the north east of Scotland. Fergus puts his bobble hat away and gets on a plane.

More than a game: Better to have loved and lost?

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:43:00 +0000

A particularly bad run of form has led Fergus to wonder if he'll ever play good golf again.

More than a game: Over protection

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:43:00 +0000

True devotees of winter golf will play no matter what, but are some venues over protective of their course through the colder months?

More than a game: Preparation is key

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:19:00 +0000

Practice makes perfect, or so they say. The results from this week's Alliance would suggest the adage is inaccurate.

More than a game: Do you like good music?

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:26:00 +0000

In the past Fergus has been accused of stubbornness, but this week he accepts he's been wrong. Only on a fairly inconsequential issue though.

More than a game: Ill fortune

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:18:00 +0000

The weather is perfect and the Alliance visits one of the North East's premier courses. But Fergus is confined to barracks and is feeling hard done by.

More than a game: A fair handicap

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:58:00 +0000

While sitting on a long chairlift in France Fergus has time to think far too hard about handicaps.

More than a game: Fitness drive

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:21:00 +0000

Tiger Woods keeps himself in perfect physical condition. Fergus is attempting to take a leaf out of the great man's book.

More than a game: Fuzzy logic

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:53:00 +0000

Fergus looks for inspiration from a failed betting strategy prior to the first Alliance outing of 2008. Yes, that's right: failed betting strategy.

More than a game: A bitter pill to swallow

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:54:00 +0000

After an extended break from serious golf, Fergus is keen to get started in 2008. But, the weather has other ideas.

More than a game: Time for resolutions

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:21:00 +0000

As time continues its inexorable journey and 2007 becomes 2008, Fergus takes stock and thinks about the coming year.

More than a game: A couple of great bashes

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:04:00 +0000

It's been a memorable week for Fergus. He's been to the infamous Golf Monthly Christmas party and he's played one of the best golf shots of his life.