ST ANDREWS MAGAZINE
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MASTERS PREVIEW
GOLF. LIFESTYLE. MORE.
CONTENTS
St Andrews Season Preview A look at the key dates in the local golfing calendar
Carly Booth St Andrews Magazine speaks to a modern Scottish golfing star
Caddie Corner John Boyne looks ahead to an exciting 2019
The 2019 Masters A full preview of The Masters Tournament
GOLF
CONTENTS
The Beauty of Spring Aileen gives you her tips for blooming this Spring
Yoga Tips for a flexible Spring
Masters Weekend in St Andrews Our guide to the perfect weekend at the home of golf
LIFESTYLE
CONTENTS
Exposing St Andrews Shooting the home of golf in Long Exposure
The Crime of Homelessness As Scotland heads into an uncertain future with Brexit one issue should trump all others, Homelessness
Stewart’s Retreat A new and exciting development is coming to the St Andrews area
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GOLF
LIFESTYLE
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Contributors John John is a St Andrews Links caddie, owner of Caddie Golf Tours and is a regular contributor to St Andrews Magazine. His knowledge of the Old Course and the St Andrews golfing scene is a great insight for readers.
Aileen Aileen is the owner of Vintage Beauty Box in St Andrews and is St Andrews Magazine’s Beauty expert. Aileen is an enthusiastic golfer.
If you want to contribute to St Andrews Magazine on any subject, then contact Matt Hooper via Mobile: 07943626295 OR Email: standrewsmagazine@gmail.com
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Tracy Tracy is the owner of Interiors by Tracy Smith in Cupar and is St Andrews Magazine’s property interior expert.
Matt Hooper Design and production Matt Hooper Publisher Matt Hooper Director
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Keryn Keryn is the owner and lead instructor at Hot House Yoga, in St Andrews. She also teaches Yoga at venues in the St Andrews area including local golf clubs and sports clubs. Keryn provides St Andrews Magazine readers with tips on how to stay fit, flexible and focused with the help of Yoga.
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GOLF
CARLY BOOTH
CADDIE CORNER
THE MASTERS
ST ANDREWS & PINEHURST
St Andrews
Season Preview 2019
“She turned to the sunlight And shook her yellow head, And whispered to her neighbor: “Winter is dead.” ― A.A. Milne, When We Were Very Young Winter is dead. Spring has arrived. The 2019 golfing season is underway. The town has started to fill up with visiting golfers from all corners of the globe, and the restaurants and bars are alive again. What a long, dreary winter. Hardly any snow to speak of, not especially cold, just wet, grey and windy, with the occasionally crisp, frosty morning. Now as the gorse nears full bloom, and the sun is staying out for longer, the days of a glorious summer of 2018 seem nearer, and once again St Andrews is set to bask in the glory of being the home of golf this summer, welcoming the world to Scotland. A packed calendar on and off the course provides the golfing visitor and the local with the opportunity to compete for glory and to sample the finest in Scottish cuisine, whilst taking in the best of drama and arts. Perhaps the best drama will be reserved for the links, and the
battle to be the best in St Andrews. The R&A Local Clubs’ Gold Medal, for men and women, will determine the strokeplay champion of St Andrews in May, whilst the FG Tait Memorial Medal will see the Matchplay king of the town crowned in July. The season really gets going with another edition of the Annual Father and Son Tournament, run by Experience St Andrews. The tournament takes place 13-18 April, allowing you to take in the Masters weekend and then compete for glory on the Old Course, New Course, Kingsbarns and Carnoustie in the following week. Teams return year after year to this celebration of golf through the generations. The vast majority of Europe’s best amateurs will visit in early June, with the St Rule Trophy and St Andrews Links Trophy once again providing compelling viewing across successive weekends. Last year St Andrews’ Chloe Goadby came close to winning the St Rule Trophy for the first time with her final round birdie blitz. Friends and family will be eager to see if she can go close again this spring. For the 35th consecutive year Alfred Dunhill and the European Tour will return to the home of golf, for the 19th playing of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. This year’s event is a week earlier than normal, and with the
various schedule changes across the world of golf, it could attract the strongest field in the history of the celebrity pro-am tournament. The Dunhill concludes a superb September, with the R&A Autumn Meeting and the Town Match creating a buzz in the town, at the same time as the students are returning for another year of academia and social mayhem. The Rotary International Golf Tournament and The Boyd Quaich are two other tournaments which attract a global field of competitors from across the world in June and July respectively. Whether you’re the expert professional, competent amateur or complete novice, St Andrews offers something for everyone when it comes to tournament golf, with the Eden and Strathtyrum Tournaments forming part of the August Tournaments held by the St Andrews Links. These tournaments, along with the Boy’s Open and Ladies Junior Open provide a range of competitive options for golfers from across St Andrews, Scotland and the world. Whether you’re here for your dream, once in a lifetime trip to the home of golf, or you’re here to create history by winning on the famous links, you’re most welcome. St Andrews, the home of golf is everyone’s home away from home, and we are once again excited ahead of what should be another memorable season.
R&A Foundation Scholars’ Tournament 2 April
St Regulus Ladies Golf Club Yearly Medals 13 April
St Rule Club Yearly Medals and 1908 Cup 16 April
St Andrews Junior Ladies’ Open 5-8 August
Eden Tournament 12-16 August
St Andrews Boys’ Open 5-8 August
Strathtyrum Tournament 12-16 August
St Rule Trophy 1-2 June
19th Hole Golf Club Spring Meeting 27 April
New Golf Club Spring Meeting 4 May
R&A Spring Meeting 6-9 May
Thistle Golf Club Spring Meeting 16 May
R&A Local Clubs’ Gold Medal 19 May
St Andrews Golf Club Spring Meeting 22 June
St Andrews Links Trophy 7-9 June
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 26-29 September
New Golf Club Summer Meeting 1 June
Rotary International Golf Tournament 9-14 June
Boyd Quaich 2-3 July
St Andrews Golf Club Autumn Meeting 27 July
R&A Autumn Meeting including Autumn Medal, Vase, Cup & Plate 2-20 September
Town vs R&A 14 September
CADDIE
CORNER
FROM WINTER TO SPRING Story and Images by John Boyne, St Andrews Links Caddie and Caddie Golf Tours
My 18th consecutive caddie season on the St Andrews Links resumes in March this year, thankfully. I contributed close to 200 caddie rounds during 2018 and have been enjoying a layoff since December. There were a great bunch of hard(er) working caddies last season that helped to bring in a total of 33,000 plus caddie rounds completed. A record. During this 3 month downtime I have been out walking and playing a little golf on the St Andrews courses and while out there you begin to take notice of the real work being undertaking by the greenkeepers, the truly unsung good guys, that are preparing the Links for the 2019 season and the 150th Open Championship in 2021. There are a number of projects underway on the Links and in this article I will be highlighting the work the greenkeepers have and are continuing to do.
The R&A made a request to move the pathway that runs between the Old Course and New Course back 10 - 15 yards. This is to allow easier access for the increased volume of traffic that constantly moves up and down it during an Open Championship while still allowing spectators safe viewing positions.
This is a large undertaking that has moved tons of earth and removed large areas of gorse from the course. The final stages are taking place this week, and through March, with the laying down of tarmac.
One of the big jobs for the greenkeepers on the Old Course has been the reconstruction of Shell bunker, positioned on the approach to the 7th green, High (out).
It was hoped that the reconstruction of the building would have been completed by the end of April, but unfortunately unforseen supply problems have pushed the opening into late Spring.
The removal of Shell bunkers’ 7 foot face is a serious undertaking and the sheer effort involved from the greenkeepers has to be applauded. Then they have the task of rebuilding the revetted wall, and credit goes to their expertise, diligence and sheer grit working through these winter months. It took 3 months.
The long anticipated building of a “Halfway House” on the Old Course has begun. Located behind the Old Course 9th green, this will replace the mobile food/drink truck that trundles out every morning offering basic refreshments to our local and overseas visitors. The decision has been made to remove ½ of the existing ladies & gents toilet block and rebuild an enclosed service area.
A major undertaking of this project has been the laying of a power cable that originates from close to the Balgove Course. It continues its sinuous journey through the rear of the Strathtyrum Course, the 1st fairway of the Eden Course, the Old Course in front of “Hell” bunker on the 14th hole and the Old’s 5th tee, before navigating under the 3rd, 4th and 6th fairways of the New Course. The final destination is now in sight as the requested, deep, ditch runs along and down the left side of the 6th fairway on the New Course to the new “Halfway House”.
What is noticeable from the ditch photographs is the natural sand base that lies just under the grass surface on the St Andrews Links. This clearly demonstrates the famed free draining of the Links golf course. The Old Course will be closed on each Monday through the month of March to allow the greenkeepers time for essential maintenance in the build up to the golf season officially opening on April 1st. The greenkeepers will initially be concentrating on bringing new life to the ‘rough’ areas that sit between the 2nd & 17th, the 3rd & 16th and 4th & 15th fairways. They have recently hollowed cored these areas and with some top dressing and seeding the preparation for the 2021 Open championship has begun in earnest. Let the rough grow!
The St Andrews Caddie Department have been going through the registration of this years’ caddie intake and it is my understanding that the Caddie Master will be looking to take on around 200 guys
and girls this year, with 30 - 35 based at the Castle Course. The Castle Course opens on the 1st March, after its winter layoff, and during this first month the Links Trust offer the visiting golfer a breakfast and two course lunch alongside the tee time. A rather good deal I would suggest. The costs for the St Andrews Links golf courses are rather good through the month of March and the only restriction is the use of a protective astro turf mat on the Old Course and Castle Course. The other great Links at St Andrews, New, Jubilee and Eden now play from the hallowed turf.
I am really looking forward to this 2019 golf season not only as a caddie but also with my wee company Caddie Golf Tours. The first of our golfers, from Sweden, arrive in April for a long weekend here in St Andrews then we have various
group sizes, mainly from the USA, visiting throughout the summer months exploring not only St Andrews but also the Links courses on the west coast and highlands of Scotland....Fore! An exciting year is ahead, and with the weather gods on our side, I am positive that all our Scottish visitors will have a wonderful visit whether golfing or sightseeing throughout our wonderful wee country. Enjoy.
CARLY INTERVIEW BY MATT HOOPER
Expectations and goals are invariably hard things to match with reality, and when those expectations and goals are set by others it can be unattainable. Then add into the mix being a young, attractive, outgoing Scottish golfer, and you can multiply that by a thousand.
same year she lifted the Scottish Under-18 and Under-21 titles. In 2008, she became the youngest player to represent Great Britain & Ireland in the 76-year history of the Curtis Cup, facing the Americans in the 35th staging of that match at St Andrews. She also played at the Junior Ryder Cup in 2006 and 2008 and won the Daily Telegraph Finals in 2007 and 2008.
shot from Florentyna Parker and Frances Bondard.
Carly Booth has had to deal with great expectations from the outside world, and the focus of the media’s attention since she was a teenager.
At the tender age of 17 she turned professional and became the youngest ever qualifier for the Ladies European Tour, in 2009.
Booth came into the round tied for the lead with Parker and Stacy Lee Bregman and played the front nine in level par with two birdies against two bogeys. She took the outright lead with a birdie at the 11th but Parker birdied the 12th to catch her, before an unexpected swing at the par-four 16th.
Carly was born in 1992 and as a young amateur she shined a spotlight on women’s golf in Scotland perhaps like never before. At age 11 (2003) she became the youngest Ladies’ club champion in Britain, with victory at the Dunblane New Club. This was the start of an amateur career richly laced with records and accolades. Aged 12, she played with Sandy Lyle in the British Masters Pro-Am and at 14 she appeared in her first professional event, the Ladies Scottish Open, and finished 13th. She was rated the No. 1 junior in Europe after winning the European Junior Masters in 2007, the
She came on to the tour as the great hope for Scottish golf, and with her stellar junior career behind her the pressure was on to deliver success. But success not just on the golf course, success in raising the profile of women’s golf in Scotland, indeed all golf considering the state of mediocrity in the men’s game too. After two difficult seasons in 2010 and 2011 Booth finally broke through in 2012 with two wins on the Ladies European Tour. The first came in her national Open, the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open at Archerfield. Aged just 19 years old the win was historic, she was the youngest ever champion, and dramatic, she won by 1
Parker had a chance to force a play-off with a 40-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole but missed it. Booth secured her par and with it, her maiden Ladies European Tour victory. “I’m still 19 and I’ve just won my first Ladies European Tour event so I’m just happy,” said Booth.
Booth rescued a fantastic par after driving the ball into the rough right of the fairway but followed with a skilful 30 yard chip-and-run shot to within five feet of the flag and holed it. Parker, meanwhile, who had split the fairway with her drive and played her second to the green, rushed her first putt past the hole and missed the return resulting in a dropped shot. It was then Booth’s to lose and she made another great save at the 17th before making par from out of a bunker short of the green at the last.
“It was only about two feet and I only just got it in the hole. I must have just felt the nerves there. I was fine all the way up until that putt, put it that way. I just didn’t feel anything until I holed that putt because I realised, ‘This is it!’ “It stopped at least for a second and I thought it was going to come up short. It was like the longest two foot putt I’ve ever had to hole,” Booth said. Barry Hume, who effectively retired from playing on the men’s European Tour recently, was on caddie duties for the second successive year at the event and predicted that the 19year-old would be a force to be reckoned with in the future. “She’s barely scratched the surface of her potential. I think this will be the first of many wins,” Hume said. After narrowly missing out on finishing in the top 30 places at Ladies European Tour Qualifying School for the 2012 season, Booth had received an invitation to play in the tournament from her sponsor, Aberdeen Asset Management. Then just a month later she won her second title, thee Deutsche Bank Swiss Open, in even more dramatic circumstances. Booth posted a final round 68 in regulation
to reach 12 under par 276 in total on a sizzling hot day at Golf Gerre Losone in Ticino and birdied the par-five 18th hole three times in the playoff before sinking her 10 foot eagle putt to win and claim the trophy. “I’m overwhelmed; speechless. I’m lost for words; so happy,” Booth said. “It was tough. We birdied three out of three and I was thinking, someone’s going to have to eagle to win this. I hit a perfect drive every time and then 5-iron onto the green to about 10 foot and just holed it so it was perfect.” “I was just trying to hit a positive putt. I wasn’t trying to think about it and I think with having the experience of winning previously in the Scottish I had grasped the feeling of trying to stay calm and positive.” Booth jumped high into the air and punched her fist towards the sky before hugging her boyfriend, European Tour player Tano Goya, who was caddying, for, ''the first and last week.’’ “He was a tremendous help. It was amazing to have him and it’s a shame that he can’t be on my bag more often because he’s playing as well on the men’s tour,” Booth said, adding that her confidence had been
boosted massively by her recent home win. She had struggled in her first two years on tour since turning professional at 17 and returned to qualifying school at the beginning of 2012, but has made huge strides this year since winning on the LET Access Series and then on the main tour in Scotland. “I’ve been playing very well in practice and I think it was just getting the confidence to take it into the tournament rounds and having that win has really made me feel like I can win, so it was a great thing to do, especially at the start of the year. I said to myself after the Scottish, 'I’m going to try to get two wins before my 20th’ and I just did it,” she said with a grin. With her win, Booth moved to the top of the ISPS Handa Order of Merit. Incredibly there have not been any additional victories in Carly’s career, yet at the age of 26 there is surely time for more to come. Despite several years of frustrating results 2019 has seen somewhat of an upturn in fortunes, with a 4th place in Canberra, a 5th place in South Africa and a tie for 12th in Sydney. Perhaps brighter days are ahead for the highly talented Carly Booth.
Recently Carly Booth spoke to St Andrews Magazine I started by asking how she got into golf and who was her biggest inspiration. “I got into golf because of my older brother Wallace, and I first picked up a club at the age of 5. My dad built a small golf course in our back garden, so I had everything I needed at a young age. I looked up to my brother so I kind of wanted to copy what he did.” “My biggest inspiration growing up was my brother, I looked up to him as a golfer.” “He helped me growing up and guided me in the right direction. Obviously Tiger Woods was my other biggest inspiration. Even today for most people he was and is golf.”
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT GOLF? “When I started there weren’t that many girls playing the sport, so I was mainly playing against the boys and I enjoyed beating them!” “I could see myself get better and progress, so that was the main thing I really enjoyed.” Carly showed promise at a very young age, winning the Dunblane New Club Championship at the age of 11. “I think it was pretty amazing to win all of my three club championships at the age of 11, that was the point I realized I could be pretty successful in the sport.” “That was the changing point for me, I gave up my gymnastics and swimming, which I got to a really high level at as well. I decided that golf was what I wanted to do.” “I got down to +4, turned professional at
+3, and was the youngest to qualify for the Ladies European Tour at age 17, all my dreams were coming true at that point.” “I just worked hard. I was representing Scotland, Great Britain and Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup and Home Internationals. I felt that at the age of 17 I had achieved most of what I could achieve as an amateur, so I thought why not try and get my tour card.” She took a different route to many of her contemporaries and decided to play professionally at a young age rather than go to college in the United States. “I decided to get four years’ experience on tour rather than go to college for four years.” WHAT WERE THE MAIN CHALLENGES WHEN YOU STARTED OUT? “Scottish Golf did not allow parents to come onto the golf course to
watch us. What sport have you heard not allowing parents access when we used to travel hours and hours to competitions? It was a joke!” “My friends and family could not come out and support me, and that was something we managed to get changed fairly quickly because my dad has been in sport all his life (Wrestling). We did something about it, by shining a light on the situation, and it has all changed thank god!” WHAT ARE THE BEST THINGS ABOUT BEING A PROFESSIONAL GOLFER AND WHAT ARE THE HARDEST ASPECTS TO IT? “We get to travel the world and go to places we love. However it can be very lonely, if you don’t have somebody close to you that is travelling. There are many people around you but you
can still feel lonely, when it is going good it is the best thing in the world, but when you are missing cuts it can be really challenging.” “Getting to travel the world, I have managed to see so many places and do so many things people would just dream about in a lifetime.” “I am very lucky to have been able to have the life that I have had.” “It is an amazing sport, a great lifestyle and takes you so many places. It has been amazing journey so far.” After several years of playing primarily on the Ladies European Tour I asked Carly if she had ambitions to play on the LPGA and what her goals were. “Yes, of course I do, I want to get my ducks in a line and when I am ready then have a go at it, I need to get a few things sorted at home
and get my feet back on the ground, hopefully win again on the Ladies European Tour.” “A win would boost my confidence and I would feel able to go out on the LPGA and compete. I want to go out there and compete, not just be there.” “I want to play for Europe in the Solheim Cup, gain my LPGA Tour card, win on the LPGA Tour and win a Major” “Every day I am working towards that and just trying to be the best person I can be.” “I can only hope and pray that those dreams come true one day.” WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE EVENT AND COURSE? “The Scottish Open is my favourite event because it was my maiden victory and it is at home so my family and friends can come out and watch.”
“Loch Lomond is my favourite place to play, I have played it in spectacular weather and in the most utterly worst weather, but it the most tranquil place to be so it has to be at the top of my list.” Carly believes that any aspiring golfer must have belief in themselves and work hard to achieve their goals. “You have to really want it, it is a tough lifestyle and you have to work hard.” “There’s nothing wrong with trying and failing.” “It is a great opportunity to travel the world and play golf. Some of the most talented golfers never made it because they didn’t believe in themselves”
FLORIDA swing 28 FEBRUARY to 24 MARCH PALM BEACH GARDENS
ORLANDO
JACKSONVILLE
TAMPA BAY
THE HONDA CLASSIC PGA NATIONAL, PALM BEACH 28 FEBRUARY
ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL BAY HILL CLUB AND LODGE, ORLANDO 7 MARCH
THE PLAYERS TPC SAWGRASS, JACKSONVILLE 14 MARCH
VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP INNISBROOK RESORT, TAMPA BAY 21 MARCH
MARVELLOUS MITCHELL UPSETS KOEPKA TO TAKE FIRST PGA TOUR WIN Keith Mitchell claimed the Honda Classic with a final round of 67 to edge the US Open and PGA Champion Brooks Koepka by one shot on the Champion Course at PGA National. A chasing pack which included Rickie Fowler and 3-time Major winner Vijay Singh could not match the 27-year-old from Tennessee. Prior to the Honda Classic Mitchell’s best result had been a second place finish at the 2018 Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, and three missed cuts and a tie for 73rd in his first five events of 2019 did not indicate that this was a man in form and ready to contend for a premier title on the PGA Tour.
THE PALM BEACHES ARE FLORIDA’S GOLFING CAPITAL AND THE PERFECT LATE WINTER GOLF HOLIDAY DESTINATION With more courses than any other county in the United States, The Palm Beaches have more than a claim to be the home of golf in America. The PGA of America are based in the county and many of the world’s greatest golfers have also made the area their home. In 2017 some 7.89million people visited The Palm Beaches. Known as Florida’s Golf Capital®, The Palm Beaches is home to more than 160 public and private golf courses. The Palm Beaches are home to nearly 17,000 hotel rooms, ranging from historic resorts to boutique inns. The destination features more than 100 familyfriendly attractions, world-class luxury and antique shopping experiences, 125 miles of peaceful waterways for on- or in-the-water activities, more than 150 artificial reefs that line the Atlantic Ocean’s Gulf Stream current, 160 golf courses, award-winning restaurants and a thriving entertainment scene boasting more than 200 art and culture organizations. Situated along I-95, The Palm Beaches are also home to Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), with more than 200 daily direct flights to 27 domestic and international destinations in the United States and Canada. The Palm Beaches are also conveniently located next to Fort LauderdaleHollywood and Miami International airports, each one only an hour away. In addition, with the new Brightline train, transportation into The Palm Beaches from Fort Lauderdale is even faster and more convenient – with connections to Miami and Orlando coming soon. Signature golf resorts in The Palm Beaches include The Breakers Palm Beach, Boca Raton Resort & Club, The Seagate Hotel & Spa among others, as well as The Honda Classic’s headquarters, PGA National Resort & Spa. Golfers of all handicap levels have ample choice of golf shops, teaching facilities and driving ranges, including the Junior Golf Academy, to improve their game. Tiger Woods among many others, make The Palm Beaches their home. Tiger Woods says “After growing up in Southern California, I have always wanted to live next to the Ocean and trust me this Ocean is a lot warmer than The Pacific. The family orientation of the area, the people are so nice, and the relaxed nature are several reasons to live and visit The Palm Beaches.”
MAGNIFICENT MOLINARI DEFIES MCILROY AGAIN TO CLAIM TITLE It was March, not May. It was Orlando, not Surrey. It was Bay Hill, not Wentworth. Different dates, destinations and courses but the same outcome. The Open Champion’s run to the Claret Jug began last May with a stunning victory at Wentworth in the BMW PGA Championship over the favourite, Rory McIlroy. The Italian Ryder Cup star began the final round in a tie for 16th place, some five shots behind the 54-hole leader Matt Fitzpatrick, and four adrift of Rory McIlroy. However, a stunning round of 64 including birdies at 16 and 18 saw the winner of the 2018 Quicken Loans National record his second regular PGA Tour victory by two strokes from the Englishman and former US Amateur champion Matt Fitzpatrick. Molinari has now won The Open, BMW PGA Championship, WGC-HSBC Champions, Arnold Palmer Invitational, Quicken Loans National, the Spanish Open and two Italian Open’s. The World Number 7 will be among the favourites for the year’s first Major – The Masters.
ORLANDO NO MICKEY-MOUSE GOLFING DESTINATION The Theme Park Capital of the World is also home to numerous world-class golf courses including upscale resorts, public courses and some of the finest private clubs in the entire United States. Bay Hill Club and Lodge is the home of the late Arnold Palmer and the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the course is open to members and their guests. Lake Nona and Isleworth Country Clubs are owned by the Tavistock Group, and are private clubs within gated communities which many of the world’s best golfers have or do call home. Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex is home to four golf courses including the Magnolia and the Lake Buena Vista courses, former hosts to the Disney Golf Classic, which was part of the PGA Tour from 1971 until 2012. The courses offer a varying level of difficulty and are the perfect golfing destination when visiting Walt Disney World. ChampionsGate is perhaps Orlando’s most famous public golf facility, with 27 holes of golf and is a Central Florida golf masterpiece – when on the golf course it seems that you are miles away from civilization, and yet the Orlando Golf Resort is less than 15 minutes from Walt Disney World. The Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate offers our guests staying on property a 4-diamond luxury experience, and the convenience of walk out golf, that's just minutes away from Walt Disney World for the ultimate Orlando Golf Vacation. Together, the National and International golf courses bring a unique combination to Orlando Golf. Two totally different Greg Norman signature designs married with Florida’s natural habitat, with every hole featuring beautiful natural vistas. With its 36 holes of championship golf, its Orlando’s best golf outing and tournament venue.
Sunny Orlando's clear blue skies and year-round sunshine invite Brits to escape the frigid weather and post-holiday blues with a winter sun getaway to the Theme Park Capital of the World®, just named "Best Value Long-Haul Break" by Post Office Travel Money's annual Best Bargains report. And, with package deals starting at £552 per person, visitors can take advantage of some of the best pre-summer prices. From splashy fun at some of Orlando's coolest pools, to open-air activities like biking and ziplining, visitors can enjoy a myriad of outdoor activities in the sunshine. For more information about these experiences, go to VisitOrlando.com/blog.
95 MAJORS 4 2 1 2 1 3 2 WEEKS AT WORLD #1
WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP FEDEX CUP DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS RACE
TO DUBAI
BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
AND NOW RORY MCILROY IS
CHAMPION
24 CAREER WINS
15
PGA TOUR WINS
13
EUROPEAN TOUR WINS
Prior to The Players Championship in an edition of #AskAlan (Alan Shipnuck) on GOLF.com a fan asked “Is Rory the worst great player ever? Never seen an all-timer look so bad so often. Even when he shoots 68 he’s flying wedges 20 yards over the flag. Maddening”. -@homer_nods Shipnuck’s response was as follows: “Ah, Lord McIlroy. He has become one of the most polarizing and maddening figures in the sport. To maintain our collective sanity the best way to think of McIlroy is that he has already played his best golf. He will never be able to recapture the carefree swagger and effortless domination of the Congo-Kiawah period. Pining for those days is folly. He’s about to turn 30 but McIlroy has been going so hard for so long we probably need to measure his age in dog years. He is now a massively talented but
flawed golfer, capable of providing us occasional thrills and frequent heartache. I sincerely hope something clicks for Rory at the right time and he can run off another string of major championship victories. The game is certainly more fun when he is winning. But the only way for us to survive emotionally is to care a little less.” At TPC Sawgrass McIlroy continued his fine form in the first three months of 2019, finally claiming a victory for the first time since the 2018 Arnold Palmer Invitational. 52 weeks on from his last stunning win at Bay Hill, McIlroy showed grit and determination, allied to brilliance, to bring the Players Stadium Course to its knees and outlast a throng of the world’s greatest players. His win moved him back inside the top four on the Official World Golf Rankings, and saw him ascend to the top of the FedEx Cup rankings. Success at Sawgrass was his fifteenth win on the PGA Tour, the most victories by any non-American golfer before the age of 30. His tally is now six more than both Faldo and Seve amassed in their entire careers. As he heads to Augusta he has the Grand Slam in sight once more, and if he can continue his consistent play then there is no reason why he cannot become just the sixth golfer in history to win all four major titles. Only Woods, Player and Nicklaus have completed it before turning 30. The above criticism is unfair and unfounded.
McIlroy’s career record is one which any golfer would be ecstatic with at the end of their playing days, let alone a shade over ten years into it. His record compares to the likes of Player, Seve, Hagen and Thomson, and is significantly better than Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Gene Sarazen, Nick Faldo and Greg Norman to name but a few, at the age of 30. Victory at Augusta could see him turn 30 (4 May) with five Major victories, the career Grand Slam, 16 PGA Tour wins and 14 on the European Tour. He could give up the game and go and enjoy his life, and still go down as one of the greatest golfers ever seen, especially in Europe. No European golfer has ever won more than 7 Majors, a record which has stood since Harry Vardon won his sixth Open Championship in 1914. Rory’s best years are ahead of him, no doubt about it. Ben Hogan won 9 Majors (all his) after the age of 30, Nicklaus won 11 and Tiger has won 4. Tom Watson, a player similar in physical stature and playing style, won 5 of the game’s biggest prizes in the second half of his career. There is no reason why McIlroy cannot emulate this and set a record which no other European golfer can get near to. Many said McIlroy could not win at Sawgrass, although his record has steadily improved there, and much like Tiger Woods in 2001, Rory has found a level of golf where no course is daunting to him.
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He can win anywhere, any time. Augusta sets up perfect for him, and despite the heartache he has felt there, he will surely get over the line at least once in his career. He has served notice to his rivals, all of whom he overcame at Sawgrass, McIlroy is back to his best, and when he plays his best there are very few who can compete with him. His record cannot be questioned, neither can his talent. So, lay off the pressure, and the ridiculous expectations. This is a game for life, and as we enter the second phase of the Ulsterman’s career it is sure to be a wild ride.
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PERSISTENT PAUL SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS VALSPAR Paul Casey became the first back-to-back winner in the 19 years of the Valspar Championship, and it was every bit as tough as he expected. Casey held his nerve down the tough closing stretch on the Copperhead course for a 1-over 72, blasting out of a fairway bunker safely to 20 feet for a two-putt par and a one-shot victory over Jason Kokrak and Louis Oosthuizen. It was the first time since this event joined the PGA TOUR schedule in 2000 that the winner was over par in the final round. The course was so dry and fast that no one shot better than 68, and the average score of 72.143 was the second-toughest final round his year behind rainy, windy Riviera.
TAMPA BAY THE UNDISOVERED GOLFING HOTBEAD OF FLORIDA Tampa Bay is a large, natural harbour in the West of Florida and the large surrounding area is given the name of the Tampa Bay area although there is no actual place called Tampa Bay. The Tampa – St Petersburg – Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of over 4.2m people and over 90,000 people each year move to the area. St Petersburg is the fourth most populous city in the state of Florida and attracts millions of tourists to the area each year, St Petersburg stages the Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg Indy Car race each March which showcases the skyline of St Petersburg across the world on television. The city is locally known as St. Pete and the beach was formally renamed St. Pete Beach in 1994 after a vote by residents. St Petersburg is the second largest city in the area, with Tampa being the largest with over 345,000 inhabitants and Clearwater being home to just over 100,000 people. The Tampa Bay region is home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Tampa Bay Rays, major sporting franchises in the NFL and Major League Baseball which have brought global attention to the area with their achievements in their respective sports in recent years. The 2012 Republican National Convention was held in Tampa at the Tampa Bay Times Forum at the end of August which was one of the most televised events ever held in the region. The Tampa Bay area has hosted four Super Bowls, at the Tampa Stadium in 1984 and 1991 and at the Raymond James Stadium in 2001 and 2009. Tampa Bay is also home to one of the world's top 25 tourist attractions, Busch Gardens is an African-themed animal theme park located in Tampa and welcomes over 4 million people every year. Tampa Bay is home to over 50 golf courses including the Tournament Players Club Tampa Bay which hosts a Champions Tour event each year and is located to the North of Tampa Bay itself, and five courses at the Innisbrook Golf and Spa Resort, including the Copperhead course which hosts the Valspar Championship.
JUSTIN ROSE NICK FALDO
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When the time came in 2016 for the twenty-year wait for an English winner of The Masters to be ended, it was, in truth, a spectacular shock that it was Danny Willett who provided the fourth Masters victory for that nation. Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Luke Donald and Paul Casey have all been in contention for the title on Masters Sunday over the last decade, but none have come so close as Justin Rose to donning the Green Jacket. In April 2017 the 2013 US Open Champion and 2016 Olympic Gold Medallist was a putt away from winning his second major, before agonizingly losing out to friend and European Ryder Cup teammate, Sergio Garcia in a playoff. The defeat took Rose some time to get over, but in the autumn his season went from consistent to spectacular. At the WGCHSBC Champions he surged to a record-breaking comeback over the world number one Dustin Johnson. Rose shot a final round 67 to in part erase the deficit to Johnson. But the world number one crashed and burned with a 77 and the title was Rose’s, a second World Golf Championship of his now stellar career.
Then just 7 days later he clinched the Turkish Airlines Open title with a birdie on the 72nd hole, pushing him into serious contention for the Race to Dubai title. In Dubai he took the race to the final hole, narrowly missing out to Tommy Fleetwood, and finishing in the top ten rather than the top four which would have secured his second European Tour Order of Merit. Just prior to Christmas, in the final event of the year on the world’s tours Rose travelled to Indonesia, for the Indonesia Masters. He led from wire-to-wire and claimed his third title in the final two and a half months of the year. He finished the year like a steam train, and nobody can lay claim to be a more inform player than him as we started 2018. His hot form, coupled with his outstanding record at Augusta surely make him the favourite coming into the season’s first major. Aside from his playoff defeat in 2017, Rose has shown a flair for playing great golf around the hallowed grounds of Augusta National. In 12 appearances the 2013 US Open Champion has never missed a cut, finishing in the top ten on five
occasions, and in each of his three outings through 2017. In 2015 he was also runnerup, albeit some six shots back of runaway champion Jordan Spieth. Rose typically starts well in The Masters, and that is born out by the fact he has twice held the sole or tied lead after 18 holes. He has been in contention heading into the final round, but generally somewhere along the line he has stumbled. Nowhere more dramatically than the 17th hole on the Sunday of the 2007 Masters when he was chasing the clubhouse lead of Zach Johnson. On the tee of the 71st hole he lay just 2 shots off Johnson’s 1-over-par mark, in what was a particularly difficult week for scoring. Needing 2 birdies to force a playoff, Rose needed to be aggressive, but his drive was pushed wildly to the right and ricocheted back some fifty yards off a tree, blocking his route to the green for his second shot. A double-bogey ensued and his hopes of being the first British winner at Augusta since Faldo in 1996 were dashed. On the Saturday of the 2015 Masters he burned up the final six holes to charge into the final group with Spieth, giving the five-time Ryder Cup player a front seat view of the leader.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t apply the pressure with birdies at the right time, even when the seemingly dominant Texan did stumble over the front nine. Rose is a potential Masters Champion in the mould of the typical winner, he has gained experience, had the knocks and played well in patches during tournaments since making his debut in 2003. He has started well and finished strong, but it was only last year that he kept it going from start to finish, only being beaten by inspirational play from the mercurial Spaniard. Sergio Garcia, winner of 9 PGA Tour titles, 12 on the European Tour and 9 other tournaments around the world, was the fans favourite heading into the final round. But the critics and history dictated that Justin Rose was the favourite, the 2016 Olympic champion having broken his major duck at the 2013 US Open. The European Ryder Cup heroes were tied through 54 holes and Garcia made the early move with a birdie at the first hole, and a second birdie at the third hole, coupled with a bogey from Rose at the fifth gave Garcia a commanding three-shot lead.
Was this to be the day that Sergio finally won his first Major title? The Englishman had other thoughts. Rose bounced back brilliantly with birdies at the sixth, seventh and eighth holes to tie the lead through nine holes at 8under-par. Then the see-saw battle took another twist, as Garcia bogeyed the tenth and eleventh holes to give Rose a two-stroke lead, this amazing final round had seen a five-stroke swing over the course of six holes. The former World Number Two then bounced back with a spectacular birdie at the par-four fourteenth hole, before the pair took the drama to the next level at the par-five fifteenth. Rose made birdie, while Garcia’s second shot thrilled the galleries as it glanced the flag, setting up a stunning eagle to tie the lead at 9under-par. Rose then rekindled memories of Faldo and Willett with a crucial birdie at the 16th to edge ahead once more. But a bogey at the 17th saw the Englishman fall back to 9-under-par and the pair headed to the 72nd hole tied for the lead, setting up a grandstand finish. Rose missed a seven-footer for birdie, while García missed a five-foot putt to win the championship, forcing a
sudden-death playoff. Beginning the sudden-death playoff at the par-4 18th, Rose's drive found the trees and he was forced to chip out. García's drive found the fairway and he hit his approach to 12 feet, while Rose was 14 feet away for par. Rose missed the putt, giving García two putts to win the championship, but he converted the birdie to win his first career major championship. Garcia had won a compelling final round duel between two of Europe’s greatest and most popular golfers. That defeat will surely be the fire that burns inside Rose, and with his twenty plus years of experience in Major Championship golf, and unquestionable talent Rose will undoubtedly slip into the Green Jacket sooner or later. In the 2018 Masters he produced four consistent, if unspectacular rounds to finish in a tie for 12th, a solid performance to launch a run to World Number One. A win at the venerable Colonial Country Club in the Fort Worth Invitational, allied to runner-up finishes at the 147th Open Championship, at Carnoustie, and the Dell Technologies Championship and BMW Championship
saw Rose ascend to the summit of the world game in September. A successful defence of the Turkish Airlines Open and victory in this January’s Farmers Insurance Open ensured he maintained the position as World Number One. He has since lost the spot to Dustin Johnson but remains World Number Two at the time of publication. Rose’s remarkable consistency over the last three years has allowed him to plan his schedule around the Majors, and so far he has played just six tournaments in 2019. This means the Englishman will be fresh and rested going into the year’s first Major, and this could be crucial when we get to the back nine on Sunday. A winner of Silver at the 2013 US Open at Merion, where he held off a charging Phil Mickelson to claim an emotional first Major title. A winner of Gold at the historic 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, where he duelled with The Open Champion Henrik Stenson in the final round. He has won 20 tournaments across six continents, and now is as good a time as ever to go from Silver, to Gold, to Green.
ALL SQUARE is the global platform for golfers, enabling golfers from all corners of the globe to connect with each other. The platform features reviews and ratings of thousands of golf courses across the world; an equipment marketplace for golfers to check out the hottest gear on the market; golf specific events aimed at users of the platform and a section dedicated to golf travel. All Square uses the latest social media and app technologies to harness the passion for golf on a community level. The startup's ambition is to become the world's leading marketplace and social network for golfers, a platform through which the world of golf will become more open and connected. CNN said “All Square is the largest social media network for the global golfing community.” Several world stars of the game have signed up to the Platform including Justin Rose, Louis Oosthuizen and Martin Kaymer. All of whom will be teeing it
up at Augusta National in the year’s first Major, The Masters.
Justin Rose comes into the year’s first Major as one of the favourites to claim a first Green Jacket. The 2013 US Open Champion and 2016 Olympic Gold Medallist finished as runner-up to Sergio Garcia in the 2017 Masters. The All Square user has won on every continent, reached World Number One and won 24 titles in his career, clinching the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup title last September at East Lake in the Tour Championship. A second victory in the US State of Georgia would be the cherry on the top of the cake for the Englishman. 2010 Open Champion, at St Andrews, the home of golf, Louis Oosthuizen has lost in playoffs, both at
Augusta in the 2012 Masters and again in St Andrews at the 2015 Open. The South African returned to the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking with a third place finish at the recent Valspar Championship on the PGA Tour. The All Square user won the 2018 SA Open to join Gary Player, Ernie Els and Bobby Locke as Souh Africans to have won both the South African Open and The Open. Victory in The Masters would see him join Player and Trevor Immelman as the only South Africans to have won their National Open and the Green Jacket. Louis has won 9 times on the European Tour, and is one of just seven golfers to have finished as runner-up in all four major championships.
Martin Kaymer gained an invitation to The Masters courtesy of his 2014 US Open win at Pinehurst, and 2019 will be the last year of that exemption. The former World Number One currently languishes at a lowly 188 on the Official World Golf Ranking. The two-time Major Champion plays in his 12th Masters this
spring, and as yet is without a top 10 finish. He fell victim to trying to change his ball flight and swing several years ago in a bid to succeed around the iconic Georgia course, and has never found it easy to produce his best golf there. Without a win anywhere since Pinehurst in 2014, Kaymer would be considered as an outsider, but anyone who has the talent to win two majors, The Players and reach World Number One should not be
discounted from contention. The All Square user has 23 professional victories to his name, and is perhaps most famous for holing the crucial putt in 2012 to ensure Europe retained the Ryder Cup. Northern Irish star and 4-time Major Champion Rory McIlroy heads to Augusta as the favourite, following his spectacular success at TPC Sawgrass. World Number One Dustin Johnson will be desperate to add the Green Jacket to his lone Major triumph, the 2016 US Open at Oakmont. Tiger Woods returns to the state of Georgia for the first time since his comeback success at the Tour Championship. Could he possibly add a fifth Green Jacket to his career resume? It is set to be a compelling Masters Tournament, and perhaps an All Square user will create their own history.
30 YEARS SINCE FALDO RULED THE WORLD
The time is 7.48pm EDT, the date is Sunday 9 April 1989 and the place is the 11th green at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. The light has all but gone and Nick Faldo is stood over a 25-foot putt for birdie and his first Green Jacket. The 1987 Open Champion and world number five had bogeyed the hole in each of the four preceding rounds to the sudden-death playoff with Scott Hoch. The Englishman asked his caddie, Andy Prodger, what he thinks about the line of the putt, he replies “it’s all a bit of a blur, guvnor”, in his London accent. Faldo went with his instincts and hit what he regards as the sweetest putt he has ever hit straight into the middle of the hole. The cheers rang up around Amen Corner and Faldo lifted his arms in exaltation. He had finally achieved his first major win in America, some 18 years after being inspired to take up the game after watching Jack Nicklaus in the 1971 Masters on television at home in England. Remarkably it is now 30 years since the man from Welwyn Garden City won his first Masters title and second major championship.
In those 30 years the game and the world has changed beyond all recognition. In those 30 years Faldo has established himself as the greatest British golfer of the modern era, with four further Major triumphs, 97 weeks at World Number One and 30 worldwide victories. He has become a prominent broadcaster in the US and has contributed a great deal to the development of the game, with the Faldo Series. Nick Faldo is an icon of British sport, being voted as BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1989 and finally was knighted for his services to golf in 2009 by the Queen. In the late 80’s and early 1990’s Faldo almost singlehandedly popularized the game among the youth of Britain with his success at Augusta, St Andrews and Muirfield. He won three Masters titles coming from 5, 4 and 6 behind in 1989, 1990 and 1996 respectively. 12 months after his dramatic playoff success at Augusta he returned to successfully defend his title, again in a playoff, again ending on the 11th hole. In doing so he became just the second player, after Jack Nicklaus to defend The Masters.
Faldo would go on to win The Open in 1990 and ascend to the top of the Sony World Rankings. In an era of Norman and Seve, it was Faldo who came out on top more often than not in the game’s greatest events. But above all other wins, it was his success at Augusta in 1989 which paved the way for his stellar career. Coming to Augusta in April 1989 Faldo had won 17 times around the world, including 1 Major Championship, but he had made a relatively poor start to the season. He missed the cut at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am and Doral Ryder Open, with a best finish of a tie for 22nd place at the Nissan Los Angeles Open. His Masters record featured just two top 20 finishes in 5 starts and although he was world number five he was considered less of a favourite than the likes of defending champion Sandy Lyle, two-time Masters champion Seve Ballesteros and 1985 winner Bernhard Langer. The 1989 Masters would feature some unseasonably wet and cold conditions, more reminiscent of an Open Championship than a Masters Tournament.
1989 1989 was one of the most eventful and historic years in the twentieth century. The Berlin Wall came down, George HW Bush was inaugurated as US President, 96 football fans were crushed to death at Hillsborough, Arsenal defeated Liverpool 2-0 at Anfield to claim the Football League title in the final game of the season and Frank Bruno fought Mike Tyson for the first time in Las Vegas
Difficult conditions on the opening day meant that scoring was at a premium, with only 10 players breaking par. Faldo’s swing stood up to the test, posting a round of 68 to end Thursday one stroke behind Lee Trevino. The weather worsened on Friday and a second round of 73 was more than respectable for Faldo, indeed it was enough to tie for the lead at 3-under-par going into the weekend. Continued heavy rain on Saturday meant that the third round was split over two days, with a 90-minute delay and extremely testing conditions seeing only one player finish under par when play was called for day late on Saturday evening. Faldo was having a torrid time with his putter, eventually slipping five off the lead held by Ben Crenshaw, after a third round of 77. It seemed all-but over for the Englishman. The 1987 Open Champion changed putter in between the third and fourth rounds on Sunday morning, and proceeded to, in his words, putt the best he ever has in the final round. He holed putts from everywhere, and 8 birdies and a bogey saw him record
a sensational 65 to get into the clubhouse at 5-underpar. He was briefly overtaken by both Mike Reid and Scott Hoch before Reid fell away and Hoch bogeyed 17 to fall into a playoff with Faldo. The playoff got underway in the gathering gloom, with the rain falling steadily, with both players finding the 10th fairway off the tee. Faldo pushed his second into the greenside bunker, while Hoch found the green in two, and after the Englishman made bogey, the title was in the grasp of the American. His first putt finished less than a foot from the hole, but inexplicably Hoch missed, keeping Faldo’s hopes alive. A precise drive down the 11th hole left Faldo with a good angle for his second shot, and he hit a perfect iron approach, straight at the pin. He had some 25-feet for birdie, and Hoch had it all to do. A pushed approach and a pitch left him with six feet for his par, to extend the playoff to the 12th hole. He wouldn’t get the opportunity to make the putt as Faldo buried his birdie and claimed a stunning come from behind success. The Englishman had come back from the depths of
despair on Saturday night/Sunday morning to claim victory and a first green jacket. Faldo was now a two-time Major Champion and one of the preeminent golfers of his generation. The win at Augusta propelled the 31-year-old on to the best season of his career. A final round of 67 at Wentworth saw him take the Volvo PGA Championship, two strokes ahead of Ian Woosnam. He then backed that big victory up with a dominating four-stroke victory at the British Masters at Woburn in the following week. Faldo then won Europe’s oldest National Open at Golf Club de Chantilly, at the end of a ding-dong final day battle with Bernhard Langer, Hugh Baiocchi, Mark Roe and others. Despite not adding a major title in the rest of 1989 he did claim his first World Match Play Championship, defeating Ian Woosnam to complete the Wentworth double in the same season, a unique achievement. Five wins, 10 top tens and a place in the top 2 of the Sony World Ranking at the end of the year, but above all Faldo was Masters Champion, and set to rule the world of golf.
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WILL TIGER ROAR AGAIN
2005 seems a long time ago. I was in my second year at University and the world seemed, and indeed was, a very different place. In 2005 Chelsea had only won one League Championship, a Jose Mourinho-led Blues won their first in 50 years that year and have since won four more. Liverpool came from 3 goals down at half-time in the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final to defeat AC Milan on penalties in Istanbul. In Tennis Andy Murray turned professional, making the third round of Wimbledon. Roger Federer had only won 6 out of his career 20 Major titles, and Rafael Nadal won his first. London was announced as the host city for the 2012 Olympic Games, the G8 Summit took place at Gleneagles and the London Terrorist Attacks happened on July 7. Labour won their third successive election in the UK and the UK were a leading member of the European Union with Tony Blair holding the Presidency of the European Council. And, Tiger Woods won The Masters. His fourth Green Jacket, and 10th Major Championship. 14 years on he is still waiting for a fifth victory at Augusta, and the world has changed beyond all recognition. So much has happened in the intervening
years, in the world and for Tiger Woods. 2005 saw a phenomenal return to form in the Major Championships after a lean period of 10 without a win. His dramatic Masters playoff success was followed by a runner-up finish in the US Open at Pinehurst and then a victory over Colin Montgomerie in The Open in St Andrews. Having begun the year ranked Number 2 in the world, behind Vijay Singh, he ended 2005 as the unrivalled Number 1. 2 Majors, 2 WGC’s, 2 regular PGA Tour wins and a win in Japan saw him surge clear of Singh and the rest heading into 2006. 2006 was to see Woods dominate the game with wins in The Open and PGA Championship, in addition to seven other titles worldwide. He continued his seemingly unstoppable march towards history with seven more wins in 2007 including the PGA Championship, and despite a series of serious injuries he added five more wins in 2008, including the US Open at Torrey Pines. Then 2009 happened. On the face of it this year seemed no different to any other in the remarkable career of Woods. Seven wins and still the undisputed World Number One.
However, one sultry afternoon at Hazeltine National signalled that not everything was alright in the world of the world’s most famous athlete. The 2009 PGA Championship would become the first and only Major which Woods has led after 54 holes and not gone on to win. Korea’s YE Yang defied the odds and overturned the game’s greatest star in dramatic fashion. Later that autumn Woods’ personal life would come crashing down in a very public manner. The car accident near his home in Isleworth, Orlando was the tip of a very big iceberg which almost brought this golfing Titan to his knees. After having won the Australian Masters and claimed the Gold Jacket, the next time Woods would be seen on a golf course would be some five months later, at Augusta National, competing for a Green one. 2010 would be the first winless year of Tiger’s career. His next PGA Tour win would be the 2012 Arnold Palmer Invitational, some 2 years, 5 months after winning the 2009 BMW Championship. Through 2013 Woods won 10 times in 22 months and returned to World Number
One. However, he would not win a major championship and it was now over five years since his dramatic success in the 2008 US Open. The next four years would see Tiger’s body fall apart, with injuries to his Achilles, leg and most worryingly of all, his back. Between 2014 and 2017 Woods played just 24 times, seeing his ranking plummet from Number 1 to outside the top 1000. A major operation to fuse his spine seemed to signal the end of the Tiger Woods story. With 79 PGA Tour wins including 14 Majors it looked like Woods was to end his career shy of the two significant records he was chasing – 19 Majors and 83 PGA Tour wins. In 2016 we asked the question: Is This The End? We produced a definitive overview of his remarkable career and looked at his potential post-tournament career in design and the media. “I think pretty much everything beyond this (79 PGA Tour wins and 14 Majors) will be gravy, if that’s all it entails, then I have had a pretty good run”. Tiger Woods was speaking at the 2015 Hero World Challenge and seemed desolate about the future.
“In a career with so many ecstatic highs and so many agonizing lows, at the age of 400 Tiger Woods’ career is perhaps winding down far earlier than it should be” ST ANDREWS MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY/MARCH 2016
“It is now 2 and a half years since Tiger’s last victory, the 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, and his play since has been painful to watch” ST ANDREWS MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY/MARCH 2016
“Injuries to his knee, leg and Achilles have seen him take several months away from the game, but this latest back injury could be the one which sees his career come to a premature end” ST ANDREWS MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY/MARCH 2016
“Life begins at 40: Looking into Tiger Woods’ future in the game” ST ANDREWS MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY/MARCH 2016
Following the spinal fusion surgery Woods made several positive statements, and against all odds he returned to golf at the 2017 Hero World Challenge. He entered the event ranked outside the world’s top 1000. A respectable tie for ninth place saw him jump to 658th in the rankings, and create a buzz about what was possible in 2018. Near misses at the Valspar Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Open and The PGA turned the buzz into hype.
Then, remarkably at the season-ending Tour Championship he moved into the lead through 54 holes, setting up a final round showdown with a player many will argue to be his protégé, Rory McIlroy. Woods turned back the clock and held off the Ulsterman, to claim his 80th PGA Tour win amid wild scenes of delirium. The most incredible comeback story in modern sport had been completed. Five years after his last win he was a winner again, at the home of Bobby Jones.
Woods has begun 2019 in steady fashion and heads to Augusta as the World Number 12. He is one decent performance away from breaking into the top 10 for the first time in six years. Perhaps we were wrong to ask “Is This The End?” Maybe the question should have been Is This The Beginning of The End? Or even Is This The End of The Beginning? Tiger Woods is back, and will add a compelling dimension to what is sure to be a memorable Masters again.
20 YEARS OF ROLEX AND THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT
As the freshly blooming azaleas of Augusta National Golf Club mark the arrival of the northern spring, the golfing world’s attention turns towards Georgia, USA, for the first men’s Major of the year – the Masters Tournament, which has been supported by Rolex since 1999. For more than 50 years Rolex has forged one of the most enduring partnerships between a brand and sport, based on a commitment to excellence in everything they do. Central to this relationship is Rolex’s longstanding support for men’s and women’s Majors. For two decades, Rolex has shown its unwavering commitment to Augusta National Golf Club and its famed fairways. In 2019, the 83rd edition of this most prestigious event marks the 20th anniversary of Rolex Testimonee José María Olazábal winning the title for a second time. It is also 25 years since the Spaniard claimed his first Masters win in 1994. Olazábal’s win in 1999 capped a period of sustained success for European players at Augusta National. Including 1999, eight of the previous 12 Masters Tournaments had been won by Europeans, among them, fellow Rolex Testimonee Bernhard Langer, also a two-time champion.
ROLEX NEW GUARD As former champions, both will line up alongside the modern marvels of the game, including Jon Rahm, another Testimonee and a countryman of OlazaĚ bal, who enjoyed a rich run of form at the 2018 Masters. The 24year-old demonstrated his precocious talent by finishing fourth in just his second start at Augusta National Golf Club. Two other members of the Rolex family finished in the top five at Augusta National last year, with Rickie Fowler second and 2015 Masters champion Jordan Spieth third. Fowler has already been in winning form in 2019, claiming his ninth professional victory in February. The pair are members of the Rolex New Guard, a group of elite young golfers at the forefront of the modern game. Fiercely competitive rivals on the course, they share great friendships away from it. Brooks Koepka is another member of this prodigiously talented group. The Floridian won two Majors in 2018, including the defence of his U.S. Open title. The current No. 4 in the Official World Golf Rankings enters the Tournament seeking to add to his three Major victories. Another U.S. player with a chance to add to his Major tally at Augusta National is 25-yearold Justin Thomas, who won three times, and topped the Official Golf World Rankings, during the 2018 PGA TOUR season.
With five wins in the past 12 months, another American in contention for Masters glory is Bryson DeChambeau. Famed for his meticulous, scientific approach to the sport, the 25year-old has risen more than 50 places in the Official World Golf Rankings since competing at Augusta National last year.
RETURNING LEGENDS Many of the players in the vanguard of today’s game were inspired by the deeds of another Rolex Testimonee, namely Tiger Woods. He returned to the winner’s circle in September 2018 with his 80th PGA TOUR victory, a haul that includes 14 Majors, four of them at the Masters. The 43-year-old is one of only three golfers to have been presented with the champion’s Green Jacket on this many occasions, following in the footsteps of fellow Testimonees and golfing legends Jack Nicklaus (six titles) and Arnold Palmer (four). Just behind that esteemed group is fellow Rolex Testimonee Phil Mickelson, whose five Major victories include three at the Masters, and whose exceptional longevity at the top of the game was marked in February 2019 when the 48-year-old achieved his 44th PGA TOUR victory.
AUGUSTA NATIONAL THE FIELD OF DREAMS
Every year, each of the Major Championships take place on some of the premier courses of the world. From the seaside links of Pebble Beach and the Open Championship rota, to the traditional country clubs of Brookline and Winged Foot, and the public courses of Bethpage and Torrey Pines. However, The Masters is different. It is unique among all Majors. It is played at the same course year-in-year-out and has been since 1934. It is for this reason that each of its holes are instantly recognizable, the world over for golf fans. Augusta National Golf Club is the only permanent host of a major championship in men’s golf, and over the 82 previous editions of this great tournament it has created memories to last a lifetime. These are memories which have inspired generations of golfers across the world. Augusta National is the golfer’s Field of Dreams.
9th hole acting as the 18th. The decision to switch the nines in 1935 was perhaps the most spectacular success story in golf, creating the drama of the second nine on Sunday, and making the 11th, 12th and 13th holes crucial to the outcome of the tournament. This trio of holes became more than just three great holes when in 1958 the Sports Illustrated magazine printed an article by renowned golf writer and author Herbert WarrenWind. “On the afternoon before the start of the recent Masters golf tournament, a wonderfully evocative ceremony took place at the farthest reach of the Augusta National Course – down in the Amen Corner where Rae’s Creek intersects the 13th fairway near the tee, then parallels the front edge of the green on the short 12th and finally swirls alongside the 11th green.”
Envisioned by Bobby Jones, administered by Clifford Roberts and designed by Dr Alister McKenzie this idyllic property in Augusta, Georgia opened in 1933.
That quote stuck in the minds of everyone who read it, including players and officials at Augusta National and has since become synonymous with this stretch of holes. Indeed, Amen Corner is registered as a trademark of Augusta National Golf Club.
The course originally played in reverse to the modern configuration, with the 10th hole acting as the 1st and the
Each year the tournament runs Amen Corner Live, an online stream made available to broadcasters
around the world, and on masters.com, dedicated to covering the action from all four days at the 11th, 12th and 13th. Larry Mize’s chip-in at 11 to defeat Greg Norman on the second playoff hole in 1987, Fred Couples lucky break in 1992 and Jordan Spieth’s collapse in 2016 on the 12th, Seve’s eagle in 1986 and Mickelson’s shot from the pine straw in 2010 on the 13th are just some of the iconic moments on these holes which have inspired millions over the last 35 years. Then there is the 15th and 16th holes, superb holes which have provided numerous dramatic moments over the years. From Gene Sarazen’s albatross “shot heard around the world” in 1935, Nicklaus’ eagle in 1986, Seve’s implosion in the same year, Sergio Garcia’s eagle in 2017 and his 13 in 2018 are just a few of the incredible moments we have seen on the par-five 15th. The roars from both the 15th and 16th momentarily force players to back off their shots on either hole, such is their proximity to one another. Jack Nicklaus’ stunning birdies in 1975 and 1986 were pivotal moments on the way to victory, and perhaps the most dramatic moment in the history of The
Masters occurred in 2005 when Tiger Woods chipped in during his battle with Chris DiMarco. Then, finally there is the 18th. The iconic, uphill par four which brings you back to the clubhouse. Palmer, Lyle, O’Meara, Mickelson and Schwartzel all birdied to win on this hole which is so symptomatic of the dramatic elevation changes of this magnificent course. Augusta National is consistently ranked among the world’s top courses, currently ranked Number 4 in the World by All Square Golf.
ALL SQUARE GOLF COURSE RANKINGS World Top 10
USA Top 10
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PACIFIC DUNES
AUGUSTA NATIONAL COURSE GUIDE CHECK OUT A HOLE-BY-HOLE GUIDE HERE
LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN, 2012 MASTERS RUNNER-UP Augusta is obviously a very special place to every golfer as we all dream of winning the Masters. In my opinion you're either going to love the course or it's going to be very painful! This course is a 2nd shot golf course, meaning that if you don't get yourself in a good set up off the tee, it's going to be hard to reach the green properly with your 2nd shot. My favourite shot to play on this course a nice draw, especially for Amen Corner where it can help you stay on the fairway! You also find yourself quite often below the green. This makes for tricky blind shot where you need to go high to pitch it on top. The greens are slick and very good, but they have very subtle breaks which makes them hard to read. Overall, you need to know the course very well and be able to adapt your game depending on the situation.
TV GUIDE WHERE TO WATCH THE ACTION
Sky retains Masters rights, picks up PGA Championship to become Home of Golf once more
Live coverage on Sky Sports Golf will include:
• Live practice sessions as part of the On The Range broadcast
• Wednesday’s Par 3 Contest The new look Major calendar sees the Masters Tournament at Augusta National in April and The Open Championship at Royal Portrush in July serve as bookends, with the PGA Championship and US Open between in an intense threemonth period, it promises to be a thrilling season of golf and Sky Sports has it all covered. All five women’s Majors are also live on Sky Sports this year, Georgia Hall will seek to defend her Women’s British Open title at Woburn in August. The ANA Inspiration begins the Major season 4-7 April, then the US Women’s Open in May, Women’s PGA Championship a month later before the Evian Championship in July. Then Europe and USA go head-tohead in the Solheim Cup at Gleneagles. The first men’s Major of the year at one of golf’s most revered courses, the Masters on Sky Sports Golf will provide fans all the tee-to-green action from April 11-14, plus Tournament highlights throughout the week.
• Featured groups and holes including Amen Corner
• All four Tournament rounds live
So, whether you’re watching at home after work, enjoying the action on the go or keeping up with the play whilst on the golf course yourself, Sky Sports has you covered. Then a month later in New York, the PGA Championship moves to the second slot in the Major schedule, with the field taking on the Black Course at Bethpage State Park on Long Island. Rory McIlroy has lifted the Wanamaker trophy twice and will be gunning for the hat-trick, but will face stiff competition from both his European Ryder Cup teammates and a US field who have won six of the previous eight Major championships. Previously the final Major of the year, the PGA Championship now live on Sky Sports from 16-19 May, with defending champion Brooks Koepka looking to retain the trophy he lifted last August, while Tiger
Woods will be hopeful having won the US Open at this same course in 2002. Another course that Tiger will remember fondly follows as the US Open moves to Pebble Beach, scene of his stunning 15-shot victory in 2000. Graeme McDowell will also be keen to replicate his US Open win here in 2010. Then in July, The Open returns for only the second time to Northern Ireland, with Royal Portrush hosting the historic event for the first time since 1951. Now the final Major in the calendar year, Sky Sports has televised The Open since 2015 and won a BAFTA for its coverage. Italian Francesco Molinari won his maiden Major title at Carnoustie last year on a memorable final day which saw multiple lead changes. Barney Francis Head of Sky Sports said: “It promises to be a stunning year for golf fans with countless fascinating stories of the best players on the planet jostling for the biggest prizes on pristine courses. Will Georgia Hall at just 22 add to her Major collection, can Europe regain the Solheim Cup? “Justin Rose as world number one will be challenging for every tournament, can Rory complete the set of Majors by winning at Augusta, and can Europe’s dominance at the Ryder Cup convert into Major victories? It’s all set for a thrilling year and Sky Sports will have every twist and turn covered.”
Sky Sports will show over 100 tournaments in 2019 including The Solheim Cup, all four WGC competitions and events each week from the European and PGA Tours. You can watch Sky Sports from just £18 per month via a Sky Sports subscription or from £7.99 a day via the NOW TV Sports passes, meaning there is a range of ways to follow the drama from Augusta. Whether it’s in full Ultra High Definition on Sky Q or on your mobile device on the go, Sky Sports will have a stunning Major season of golf covered. Sky’s on-site team will be led by Sarah Stirk and Nick Dougherty, with Paul McGinley, Butch Harmon and Rich Beem in the studio and on cocommentary duties. Ewen Murray will once again be the voice of The Masters on Sky Sports. Robert Lee and David Howell will once again host Masters Breakfast, an entertaining morning show from Sky Studios in West London from Friday to Sunday.
MONDAY 8 APRIL The Masters - On The Range Live, Sky Sports Main Event (17:00), Sky Sports Golf (17:00)
TUESDAY 9 APRIL The Masters - On The Range Live, Sky Sports Main Event (17:00), Sky Sports Golf (17:00)
WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL The Masters - On The Range Live, Sky Sports Main Event (14.00), Sky Sports Golf (14:00)
The Masters – PAR 3 Contest Live, Sky Sports Main Event (19.00), Sky Sports Golf (19:00)
THURSDAY 11 APRIL The Masters – DAY ONE Live, Sky Sports Main Event (22.30), Sky Sports Golf (20:00)
FRIDAY 12 APRIL The Masters – DAY TWO Live, Sky Sports Main Event (22.15), Sky Sports Golf (20:00)
Sky Sports Golf will also be showing Official Masters Movies throughout Masters week, along with additional programmes related to The Masters
SATURDAY 13 APRIL The Masters – DAY THREE Live, Sky Sports Main Event (22.30), Sky Sports Golf (20:00)
SUNDAY 14 APRIL The Masters – DAY FOUR Live, Sky Sports Main Event (19:00), Sky Sports Golf (19:00)
Saturday and Sunday will be shown Live on BBC TWO Highlights of Round One and Two on Friday and Saturday afternoon
COMING SOON
St Andrews’
GAME
THE GIANTS OF ST ANDREWS GOLF
LIFESTYLE
YOGA
BEAUTY
MASTERS WEEKEND IN ST ANDREWS
THE BEAUTY OF BY AILEEN WALLACE-EDGAR
RECYCLING
With Spring here, longer days and warmer weather are on their way. Working in the costal town of St Andrews this means we can enjoy our many sandy beaches, costal walks and golf courses. But with more and more of our coast line is being ravaged by single use plastic pollution I have begun asking ‘what can I do?’. The obvious is to reduce my usage in my personal life but what about in the salon? One of our biggest uses of single use plastic comes from the disposable plastic cups we use to give water to our clients after treatments. This is an easy fix and one we have already started to change. We now offer water in glass tumblers to reduce our waste. Any that do slip through get popped into our recycling bin to continue to minimise the waste. I’m sure many have seen the image circulation round social media of the beautiful seahorse holding onto
the plastic stemmed cotton bud. After seeing this we switched to paper stemmed cotton buds. But what about our product packaging? Currently our Environ, Jane Iredale, ANP and Skinade brands are delivered in reusable cardboard with vegetable protein packaging chips which can be dissolved in water creating no waste. As well as the delivery packaging the cardboard surrounding the products can be recycled. So far so good! But what about the actual product casing? Jane Iredale has reduced unnecessary packaging by having refillable compacts. Environs packaging is designed to protect the product and while currently this means the product containers cannot be recycled currently the distributer for the brand has worked to reduce C02 emissions by changing how they
transport the product from South Africa to the UK. Happily, the Advanced Nutrition Program uses fully recyclable packaging! The pots are so cute we have reused them in salon to hold our cotton pads and makeup brushes! We also pass this tip onto our clients to help them reduce their household waste. Writing about beauty products that are good for the environment wouldn’t be complete without including our stand out Cleanse Off Mitt. The best alternative to environment killing facial wipes these reusable little blue mitts also help protect the skin from stripping ingredients. Other brands that are promoting environmentally friendly packaging include Neal’s Yard Remedies, Lush and Aveda. All of which are also cruelty free brands! We opt for as many cruelty free brands as possible and our makeup kit is now fully cruelty free. We
were super excited recently to introduce some Milk Cosmetics products into our kit. Having stumbled across this brand while visiting the USA I had to search for clients and friends visiting the states to help keep my personal makeup bag stocked! But just this month they launched in the UK and I have to say I rejoiced. This brand uses top ingredients to give flawless skin. In addition to their cruelty free stance they also use recyclable packaging. Win win! Its going to be a hard slog to go totally plastic free but it is heartening to know the big companies we stock, and others are doing their bit to help save our gorgeous coastline. With an estimated 60% of the estimated 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic produced since the 1960s ending up in landfill or the natural environment it is everyone’s responsibility to reduce and reuse where possible.
Spring is a time for new growth and rising energy as nature begins to awaken from its winter slumber, it is also time for a good spring clean! This shift from the slow Yin energy of winter to the more active Yang energy of longer Spring days brings with it a natural desire to shake off the cobwebs and freshen up our homes, lifestyle, diet and exercise. Harness this feeling and use it as a motivation to make small but meaningful changes, prioritise positivity, make new plans and start to move your body again. After the slower winter months where the body wants to conserve energy, it’s time to become a bit more dynamic with your practise and choose postures to strengthen and cleanse the body – each season is linked to a pair of organs in the body and Spring is linked to the liver and gallbladder so postures which twist and compress the torso are perfect for this time of year. To begin your practise, sit comfortably and set an even, deep breath then flow
through a few rounds of cat cow to warm up the spine and get the body moving gently. Find your way to stand and ground your feet into the mat while standing tall in Mountain Pose before flowing through a few Sun Salutations which are a great way to strengthen the core and upper body – be mindful to move in time with your breath. As your practise develops, begin to add in some strengthening and energizing warrior postures, triangle pose to stretch the side body, hip openers and some twists to cleanse the liver and internal organs. Remember to always finish your practise with a few minutes in Savasana to allow the body to relax and slow down. As your energy levels increase and practise develops, make a point of getting outside more. Fresh air and natural light can work wonders for the body and mind but if you are taking your exercise outdoors, remember to warm up first! Make the most of this exciting time of the year, appreciate nature, breathe deeper, think positive and give your mind and body the attention they deserve. Namaste, Keryn x
Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar)
Warrior 3 (Virabhadrasana III)
Triangle Pose (Trikonasana)
Twisting Goddess (Parivrtta Utkata Konasana)
3 Legged Dog (Eka Pada Adho Konasana Mukha Svanasana)
Revolved High Lunge (Parivrtta Anjaneyasana)
MASTERS WEEKEND IN
St Andrews
Saturday Breakfast Taste, North Street
7am Taste is perhaps the breakfast capital of St Andrews, and one of its most popular coffee shops with students and visitors alike. Located on North Street this intimate place is the perfect destination to kick off your Masters weekend in St Andrews.
Brunch Fairmont St Andrews, Kittocks Course
8.30am The Kittocks Course was designed by Bruce Devlin with advice from Gene Sarazen. This magnificent links is perhaps the most complete test of golf in the area and is in superb condition all year. There is surely no better course to play on Masters weekend than one designed by the 1935 Masters Champion
Lunch Playfair’s, North Street 1pm Playfair’s Restaurant and Steakhouse is a family-run business in St Andrews which serves up amazing dishes with an emphasis on Scottish food and ingredients. They have been awarded with one AA Rosette every year since 2015 and won Best Restaurant, North East Region at The Food Awards, Scotland in August 2015. It has a superb outside seating area which is great on a sunny spring afternoon.
Afternoon Tea The Old Union Coffee Shop The Old Union Coffee Shop is located on North Street in the former Union Building. t offers great value for money and every penny you spend goes towards supporting the Students' Association. It sells a range of hot and cold food for breakfast and lunch, including wraps, paninis, baked potatoes, soup, filled rolls and more. It is a great place to stop by and have coffee and cake before lectures, or if you are in a rush and want to grab a takeaway sandwich between sightseeing trips. There's an intimate atmosphere in the coffee shop and the walls are dedicated to the history of St Andrews' Rectors.
Dinner Mammacita 6.30pm Mexican cantina in St Mary’s Place. Offers traditional Mexican cuisine.
Watch The Masters St Andrews Brewing Company, North Street St Andrews Brewing Company opened their latest bar on North Street in the former Rascals Bar on North Street in 2018. Offers a wide range of beers, ales and food. Multiple screens throughout the bar give the sports fan the opportunity to view various matches and events. A large screen and seated area is perfect for watching The Masters in a big group.
St Andrews Brewing Company North Street has a large screen and seated area perfect for watching The Masters in a big group
Sunday Breakfast The Canny Soul, South Street Traditional great food with professional service at this cafĂŠ situated on South Street with a view of the Cathedral ruins from its outside seating.
Brunch The Eden Course, St Andrews Links The Eden Course isn’t the first course on your mind when you visit St Andrews, but it is certainly one you should not ignore. Over a century old, this humble links offers all the thrills and spills of a classic seaside course. Sweeping views of the Eden Estuary will cleanse the soul when you play this fun layout.
Lunch The Jigger Inn No weekend at the home of golf is complete without a pint and a bite to eat at the Jigger Inn. The former station masters coachhouse, now owned by the Old Course Hotel, is adjacent to the Road Hole and offers a sweeping view of the 17th, 1st and 18th holes.
Afternoon Tea Northpoint Café Northpoint is renowned as being one of the places Kate Middleton and William met whilst the two Royals were studying at the University of St Andrews. Aside from that this ultra-popular coffee shop is in the shadow of the Cathedral and the Castle, and a stone’s throw away from the bustling town centre.
Dinner The Doll’s House In the heart of St Andrews’ medieval town centre, you will find the quintessentially Scottish restaurant. Situated in Church Square, in the shadow of the Parish Church of the Holy Trinity there really is something quite divine about The Doll’s House. FOR MORE ON THE DOLL’S HOUSE CLICK HERE
Watch The Masters The Dunvegan Delicious food is generally served until 9pm and the beers, wines and spirits will be flowing into the wee hours. This is the ultimate19th hole at the home of golf, and with multiple screens throughout the bar it is the perfect destination to enjoy the final round of The Masters with golfers from all over the world. FOR MORE ON MASTERS SUNDAY AT THE DUNVEGAN CLICK HERE
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EXPOSING ST ANDREWS
THE CRIME OF HOMELESSNESS
STEWART’S RETREAT
EXPOSING
St Andrews
PART ONE
LONG EXPOSURE
EXPOSING St
Andrews
Welcome to EXPOSING ST ANDREWS Over the next few editions of St Andrews Magazine I will be showcasing the entirety of St Andrews using various photographic techniques, from the golf courses to the beaches, from the Castle to the Cathedral and beyond. PART ONE LONG EXPOSURE
Long-exposure, time-exposure, or slow-shutter photography involves using a long-duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of images while blurring, smearing, or obscuring the moving elements. Long-exposure photography captures one element that conventional photography does not: an extended period of time. The paths of bright moving objects become clearly visible—clouds form broad bands, vehicle lights draw bright streaks, stars leave trails in the sky, and water waves appear smooth. Only bright objects leave visible trails, whereas dark objects usually disappear. Boats in long exposures disappear during daytime, but draw bright trails from their lights at night. THE FOLLOWING PAGES SHOWCASE ST ANDREWS SHOT IN LONG EXPOSURE.
MY EQUIPMENT CAMERA NIKON D3400 The D3400 is the latest in a line of Nikon entrylevel DSLRs that adheres to a no-frills template, one that prioritises small size, light weight and a simple design, all the while maintaining the benefits of an interchangeable-lens system.
LENS AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55MM F/3.55.6G VR Popular zoom lens with high quality optics designed for use with Nikon DX Format SLRs. Its 3X zoom provides superb versatility in a wide variety of shooting situations. Equipped with Nikon’s exclusive Silent Wave Motor (SWM) for super-quiet operation.
TRIPOD NEEWER Neewer Portable 70 inches/177 centimetres Aluminium Alloy Camera Tripod Monopod with 3-Way Swivel Pan Head,Bag for DSLR Camera,DV Video Camcorder,Load up to 8.8 pounds/4 kilograms Black
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STEWARTS RETREAT STEWARTS RETREAT ANNOUNCED BY STEWART LEISURE PARKS AS FAMILY RUN PROVIDER BREAKS INTO ST ANDREWS MARKET
To be named Stewarts Retreat, the new park is on the Largo Ward Road, close to Cameron Reservoir.
Stewarts Leisure Parks, owner and operator of a number of premier investment and holiday parks in Scotland, has announced that it is to add to its existing portfolio with its most ambitious project yet – a new park in St Andrews, the first phase of which will be commencing in the Spring of 2019. To be named Stewarts Retreat, the new park is on the Largo Ward Road, close to Cameron Reservoir. A first initial phase of 87 industry leading lodges will be offered to market, with prices from just £99,000. Many of the country’s top manufacturers will feature, including Pemberton, Wessex and Omar.
Befitting its location in one of Scotland’s most sought-after areas, the park will also include five star leisure facilities. Alongside a 180 seater on-site restaurant including a verandah and a Gin & Champagne bar, Stewarts Retreat will have its own clubhouse with sauna, spa, gym and beauty salon. There will also be a supermarket for residents use, and a dedicated Business Hub with an experienced in house team, handling all rental and booking enquiries for owners, together with a full changeover service. An ambitious father and son firm which is a debt free business, Stewarts Leisure Parks recently announced that its Forfar park,
Lochlands, had expanded, with a number of new lodges released in a new phase called The Meadows. “It’s a very busy time for us with the lodge sector still very vibrant in Scotland at the moment,” said Bill Stewart of Stewarts Leisure Parks. “Stewarts Retreat in St Andrews is a major capital investment for us at this time, and we’re hugely excited to be expanding into the home of golf, to one of the very best locations in Scotland, a proven marketplace for investors and discerning holidaymakers with a worldwide reach and appeal.” “Our USP is presenting lodges for investment, with a personal service from us which ensures
“St Andrews is a real destination, with top class golf and shopping available, and a vibrant foodie offering – a wide choice of restaurants, deli’s, farm shops, and independent distilleries await”
close contact with all owners. We are aiming high in this sector, based on many years of experience, to make our lodge parks the very best they can be,” he continued. “Lochlands at Forfar continues to do well for us too, with our new phase The Meadows here, and we’re remain keen to expand into other areas of Scotland too. We’re always on the lookout for more parks to invest in.” Mr Stewart also explained that the leisure facilities at Stewarts Retreat would be second to none, and that his team was also looking to work with St Andrews Angling Club who are based at the reservoir, to develop their current offering.
“We really want to maximise this beautiful setting so that those staying on the park will have a whole host of activities at their disposal, from walking, cycling and nature spotting, to angling,” he said.
and a driveway large enough for two cars. Many lodges, which are supplied fully furnished and decorated, are complete with decking, so occupants can start enjoying outside space straightaway.
“St Andrews is a real destination, with top class golf and shopping available, and a vibrant foodie offering – a wide choice of restaurants, deli’s, farm shops, and independent distilleries await,” finished Bill Stewart.
Finished Bill Stewart: “We are saying to prospective customers for Stewarts Retreat to log their interest with us now, to take advantage of the best plots and situation on release. They can reserve a lodge with just a 1% deposit.”
Stewart Leisure Parks employs its own on-site maintenance team at all parks, which enjoy a full twelve-month season. The parks are characterised by the craftsman finish deployed throughout, with landscaping, quality stone steps
Please contact Sales Manager Graham Calley on 07970 848465, or Bill Stewart on 07783 638067 for further details on both parks.
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At least 320,000 people are homeless in Britain, according to research by the housing charity Shelter.
THE CRIME OF HOMELESSNESS
BY MATT HOOPER
“Change for the Homeless” says the man sat outside Tesco. I hear it nine times out of ten when I visit the Tesco Metro on Market Street in St Andrews. I always walk on by, but I always feel guilty and upset by the fact that anyone is in such a predicament that their life has been reduced to sitting on a rug or even a piece of cardboard, on the dirty pavement of our streets. But even if I had spare cash to give the poor soul, I would choose not to. Why? Because my small contribution may well be able to give him a small relief from the terrible situation he finds himself in, but it is not the answer to the problem. St Andrews has a few homeless people which are visible in the town centre, many select their pitch or territory to
convince the rest of us to help them.
Christmas, Please Help Me”.
However, whilst there may be a few visible homeless in St Andrews, it is nothing in comparison to what I experienced when I visited London before and after Christmas.
My heart sank.
The level of homelessness in London is truly extraordinary, and heartbreaking. I was walking down Victoria Road on my way back from the Houses of Parliament, River Thames and London Eye after taking photos of the city, and what I saw was absolutely unacceptable in a civilized society. Just around the corner from McDonald’s was a group of up to 8 people sleeping on the street, they included an elderly couple and a woman in her twenties. Then further along the road, outside the House of Fraser, was a lady who had a small cardboard sign. It said simply “Merry
Then my blood boiled. This is London, the greatest city on earth, in a country with tremendous economic wealth, and supposedly an economy which is on the up. Allegedly, according to the UK Government, Austerity is over. Just who is it over for? These people I saw in a desperate situation on one of the most iconic and vibrant streets in the world are a stark illustration that the economy has left people behind. The cost of living has never been higher, and wages have stagnated, resulting in thousands of working people ending up having to move out of their accommodation on to the streets. There were visible signs that many of the people I saw on the streets of London were not your “typical” homeless person. Mobile phones,
expensive clothing and people who were well groomed. This illustrates that we are in a crisis the like of which we have not seen before.
experience “hidden” homelessness, such as sofa-surfers, and others living insecurely in sheds or cars, for example.
These people are not just a number, but to put it in to figures I shall quote the quite staggering statistics that were reported by SHELTER in November 2018.
Newham in east London is ranked as England’s number one homelessness hotspot, with at least one in every 24 people in housing insecurity. More than 14,500 people were in temporary accommodation in the borough, and 76 were sleeping rough.
At least 320,000 people are homeless in Britain, according to research by the housing charity Shelter. This amounts to a year-on-year increase of 13,000, a 4% rise, despite government pledges to tackle the crisis. The estimate suggests that nationally one in 200 people are homeless. Shelter says its figures, which include rough sleepers and people in temporary accommodation, are likely to be an underestimate of the problem as they do not capture people who
In the capital as a whole, 170,000 people – equivalent to one in 52 – have no home. Westminster had the most rough sleepers, 217, followed by Camden, with 127. In Kensington and Chelsea, the UK’s richest borough, there were over 5,000 homeless people – equivalent to one in every 29 residents. SOURCE: The Guardian Closer to home, the BBC reported that "Every 18 minutes a household was made
homeless in Scotland last year with 34,972 homelessness applications - more than last year. "For the fourth year in a row the number of homeless children living in temporary accommodation has risen - up 9% to 6,615.” Now we know the numbers, which are a disgrace to humanity, let’s pain the stark picture facing every person sleeping on our streets. They do not have a bed, they are sleeping on cold, dirty and hard concrete. They have no protection from the elements such as wind, rain and snow. They have no sanitation facilities and with almost every public toilet now being “pay as you pee” how the hell does anyone expect them to use a toilet when they need to? Now let’s return to St Andrews. Research as far back as 2004 found that around 30 families were
homeless in St Andrews. This number has undoubtedly increased, as up to date statistics show Fife has nearly 3,000 homeless people. The reasons for the sharp rise in homeless people in the UK can be attributed to many factors which I have already mentioned, but one significant factor here in St Andrews is the lack of affordable accommodation, and when that collides with an economy which is based upon low-income, short-term, seasonal and insecure jobs then you create a crisis. The street I live on in St Andrews is overwhelmingly populated by students, in fact I am one of only two tenants on this street which isn’t a student. For as many as 7 weeks between 21 December and 1 February this street was empty of life. Virtually every property has been vacant and come June the situation
will be even more ridiculous when the students have their summer break until September. Most Students are here for 27 weeks of the year, yet 1 in 5 homes in St Andrews lie empty. We have people sleeping on our streets, yet we have 1 in 5 properties which are empty, that is a crime. Homelessness is a crime. It is a crime against humanity. It is a crime against the fabric of society. So, as it is a crime, who are the criminals? Firstly, the UK Government must take significant blame. Their austerity agenda has directly impacted upon the population and hit the lowest income and unemployed section of the population harder than the rest of us. The welfare state has been eroded by the current UK Government for ideological reasons which appeal to the selfish section of the society.
Secondly, and most prevalent in St Andrews, the market which has been enlarged over the last decade and seen out of town Landlords buy up council housing in the town and renting it to students. The exorbitant rents they can charge wealthy students has been taken as an indication of the market, and landlords town-wide are charging similar rents because they believe that is what the property can achieve. The spending power of the people in the market has not once been considered. Thirdly, and directly linked to the spending power of the people using the market, is the minimum wage. The minimum wage should be replaced by the living wage immediately. A 35-year-old with 17 years’ worth of work experience should not be reduced to working less than 40 hours a week on £7.83 an hour.
But the situation for a young person is even starker. An 18-year-old who has just left school or a 22-year-old which has graduated an unable to find a job will be paid £5.90 or £7.38 per hour respectively. Finally, the Employers are taking the lack of direction by the UK Government, and the opportunities presented by Brexit to run their business without consideration of their employees.
You can’t put them all in prison, as much as we would all love to. It needs a political party which speaks for the vast number of people which find themselves in a desperate situation, and which can gain power in this country. Until change at the top is achieved nothing will change.
Zero-hour contracts are now the norm and are massively abused in St Andrews. Employers can send employees home, shut for a month or cancel shifts with virtually no notice. This reduces the hours employees work, saving the business money, but at the detriment to the employee, and with wages being lower because of the reduced hours worked their spending power is harmed. So, what should we do about these criminals?
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