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jonace-dicker
Jan 5, 20231 min read
January...and temporary greens abound.
In which…golf101 embraces the 'temporary green' phenomenon and hopes that his (and your) new resolutions attain a more permanent status....
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jonace-dicker
Nov 17, 20224 min read
Hybrid turf - a greener type of green
This week The Golf Business magazine (The Golf Business | News and features for the golf industry) picked up an article written by...
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jonace-dicker
Nov 3, 20223 min read
The Swindle
In which, the best score doesn't always win, and we are introduced to a player who literally only joins in to make up the numbers....
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jonace-dicker
Oct 6, 20224 min read
Society Golf - one man's trouser press...
The first few lines of the Corby Trouser Press Instruction Manual (COI0017 CORBY TROUSER PRESS INSTRUCTIONS (FOR WEB)...
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jonace-dicker
Aug 12, 20224 min read
Club Championships 2022
In which hot sun and a light breeze are in stark contrast to last year’s playing conditions for Eastbourne Downs Club Championship. ‘It...
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jonace-dicker
Jul 24, 20224 min read
Open Road (Trip)
In which, during the week of the 150th Open, golf101 meets with a childhood friend and sets off on a golfing trip to the West Midlands....
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jonace-dicker
Jun 20, 20224 min read
'It's all for Charity'
...but remember... So it turns out that when you stick a fork in a fully inflated space hopper it pops like a balloon...one minute you're...
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jonace-dicker
Jun 7, 20225 min read
It's been a while, let's (b)log back on...
Basically, we've been a bit busy here at golf101.co.uk. Building works, a family holiday, yoga, and a bit of golf has gotten in the way....
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jonace-dicker
Apr 1, 20224 min read
Eclectic Golf - a bit of a mixed bag?
A quick insight into the vagaries of composite golf as the Kevin Miles Winter Eclectic reaches it's conclusion this weekend. Eclectic...
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jonace-dicker
Mar 25, 20225 min read
Littlestone Golf Club - The Moorhouse Trophy
An early spring review of Littlestone Golf Club...and mention of this Links cinematic links. Spring is sprung, the grass is ris, I wonder...
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jonace-dicker
Feb 11, 20225 min read
The Power of the Book. (Are we on the same page?)
This week's blog carries a brief personal tribute to the brilliance of books; makes reference to a recent, unexpected, acquisition of...
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jonace-dicker
Jan 19, 20223 min read
Seniors Golf - (bring it on I’m ‘agenostic’)
'The older you get the stronger the wind gets...and it's always in your face.' Jack Nicklaus My youngest daughter started University...
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jonace-dicker
Jan 13, 20226 min read
The Ups and Downs of Match-play
Twice Open Champion Willie Park coined the phrase ‘A player who can putt is a match for anyone’. He’s right. Being accomplished with the...
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jonace-dicker
Jan 8, 20223 min read
SafeGolf (All I want for Christmas…is a Club Welfare Officer)
I don’t know about you, but prior to the pandemic I often struggled for an answer to the question ‘What do you want for Christmas?’ Of...
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