Arizona may have been the last of the contiguous states to have been admitted to the Union (in 1912), but geographically it is the sixth largest in the United States of America, and it has the fifteenth largest population –…
The state of California is known intimately around the world, even to those who have never been there. Not only is it the most populous in the United States of America and with the largest economy, but it contains the…
Nicknamed the Constitution State (although also known as the Nutmeg State, the Provisions State and the Land of Steady Habits!), Connecticut is a New England territory in the north-east of the USA and borders New York and Massachusetts. It takes…
According to the song, New York is so good they named it twice. Quite possibly the reason for this was to highlight the distinction between the city and the state of the same name. New York city, located in the…
Nick Faldo, or Sir Nicholas Alexander Faldo MBE to call him by his given name and titles, is without doubt one of the most recognized names in the sport of golf. Not only is he a former professional golfer who…
To the outsider, to those disinterested in golf, the term “golf caddy” (or “golf caddie”) conjures up a disparaging image of a bag man, someone who lumbers a heavy golf bag around the course on behalf of the much more…
The popular image of the golf caddy (sometimes spelled “caddie”) is of a dutiful menial, portering his player’s heavy clubs and providing sundry assistance to enable the golfer to concentrate on the important business of completing his round as effortlessly,…
There are many countries the names of which are almost synonymous with golf. It is probably fair to say that Cambodia isn’t one of them. The Southeast Asia kingdom, with all its troubled recent history, has enjoyed something of an…
Choosing the best golf courses in Florida is not an easy exercise. Indeed it is rather like trying to single out the best wine-growing regions in Southern Europe, or the coldest settlements in Siberia. The are just so very many…
