Tony Dear
Writer at Freelance
Englishman in US. @linksmagazine, @coloavidgolfer, @cascadegolfer, others. Member of Wodehouse Society. @southamptonfc @mariners
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1 week ago |
coloradoavidgolfer.com | Tony Dear |Brendan O'Keeffe
New cavity-back wedges from Wilson will tolerate off-center strikesBy Tony DearWhen cavity-back wedges first appeared in 2017 (Cleveland CBX), golfers were a little bemused as perimeter–weighting wasn’t considered necessary for shots of 100 yards or less. The feel a blade or muscle-back wedge gave you for short-game shots was considered more important than forgiveness. Who needed a club to be forgiving when they were so close to the green?
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2 weeks ago |
linksmagazine.com | Tony Dear
For the vast majority of us, the Masters has been a very special and ever-present part of our lives, filling us with anticipation at the start of every April and giving us thrills and excitement few other forms of entertainment could ever hope to provide. And though it's the youngest of the four majors, as far as most of us are concerned it's been here forever and is the grandest show in golf, played at a celestial place somewhere in the universe (but clearly not this planet).
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3 weeks ago |
coloradoavidgolfer.com | Tony Dear |Brendan O'Keeffe
New materials and impressive tech have enabled Srixon to create a distance ball you have to check outBy Tony DearIn an industry of ever-increasing homogeneity, it takes something that sounds pretty wild to make you stop and take notice.
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4 weeks ago |
linksmagazine.com | Tony Dear
The Mount Rushmore quartet that caused the least disagreement might well have been the original.
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1 month ago |
coloradoavidgolfer.com | Tony Dear |Brendan O'Keeffe
The newest version of Tour Edge’s popular Wingman Putter delivers both form and function. By Tony DearKeep doing the same thing you’ve been doing for nearly 40 years and at some point, what you do starts to … blend. It doesn’t become any less remarkable; it’s just less conspicuous than it once was. Tour Edge has been producing high-quality golf clubs and selling them at attractively low prices since 1986 and with each passing launch, the rise of your eyebrows might lower just a smidge.
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Unsung heroes of the @TheMasters and Augusta National. Without these individuals, the club or the tournament might not have happened. https://t.co/633MmoXvmb https://t.co/hOwDIQymAr
Here's an architecture book that isn't mentioned often but is a great read/addition to your shelves - Fred Hawtree's anthology of essays from Colt, Mackenzie, Fowler, Braid, Low, Hutchinson... As with Paul Daley's superb architecture series, there is much wisdom within. https://t.co/fV46lJoKng
It feels very strange to suggest a £280 green fee is something of a bargain (there are no genuine bargains here, especially in the left column) but, given how good it is and its proximity to London, you sort of feel Swinley Forest could/should be charging more.
Here’s my annual look at UK summer peak green fees. - Average top 100 green fees are up 10.6% - The average top 25 course is now £351 - Some clubs are cutting back on tee time availability You can read my full analysis here ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/rNFS8Rg16I https://t.co/brpNQpjsAI
