Fore!
The Best of Bob Hopkins on Golf
Published on 26. September 2013
300 pages
978-1-909653-19-1 (ISBN)
Description
For more than 35 years, John 'Hoppy’ Hopkins covered the biggest stories in golf, from Major Championships to Ryder Cups and Amateur competitions. During these four decades, he wrote about all the golfing greats and covered the biggest stories of the times. Collected together here for the first time are the very best of his articles, covering a diverse range of golfing stories, from the most memorable of the 120 major championships he covered to his writing on amateur tournaments including the Walker Cup and the Presidents’ Putter, as well as profiles and interviews of the finest players to grace the sport. The articles are arranged month by month - giving a unique perspective on the golfing calendar, the changing seasons and stories throughout the golfing year. Perfect reading for John’s many fans, and a fascinating portrait of the game’s recent history, Fore! is the ideal gift for any golf fanatic.
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Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- January
- The President's Putter
- Bold Davies seeking to blossom afresh
- Following Darwin and the evolution of Welsh golf
- Rise of Spaceman and The Don
- "I harbour hopes that the pessimism will be confounded"
- Jack Nicklaus still out in front as he shoots 70
- That's what they call "experience"
- Blackball, not fourball
- Baker-Finch ponders parting shot
- February
- Tiger Woods's wooden act of theatre does little to restore aura of greatness
- Mr Hotchkin's eighteen-hole back garden
- The golfing talent that helped unite a nation
- Strokeplay no match for head-to-head
- Thomson rails against keeping up appearances
- Norman's early cut leaves sour taste
- Poulter finally pitching with the best
- Player still driven by need to succeed
- Bonallack will be a hard act to follow
- Bagger suffers from the odd bogey
- Back-to-front St Andrews is still a tough old course
- March
- Fallen Faldo still refusing to accept decline
- Golf's First Lady still remains an outsider
- Tiger Woods's efforts to wipe slate clean don't wash with me
- Cheap shots at top Scot are out of bounds
- Evergreen Palmer retains all his zest
- Alliss finds no reason to regret wounding words at Carnoustie
- Unmoved by the Players draw
- Aberdovey Golf Club
- Old guard clinging to leaderboard
- Jaime Ortiz-Patiño
- April
- Golf wakes to dawn of the Tiger era
- Tiger Woods will not beat Jack Nicklaus's major record
- Duval's line on life makes easy reading
- Penick's legacy a lesson in more than golf
- Brave Edwards dies hours after Watson's tribute
- True masterclass in evasion leaves us feeling more than a little disappointed
- Letters show that long march to equality started 90 years ago
- Daly reaches bottom of barrel at last-chance saloon
- Darwin prize for youth evolution
- Faulkner's case to be honoured is Open and shut
- Definition of rules is giving an inch
- May
- Thank you, Seve, the charismatic virtuoso who helped me dream
- Bigger is not better in Britain
- Cherry tomatoes, Fig Newtons and the King's English
- World of golf falls into the hands of a girl with a Wimbledon name
- Olazábal, driven by loyalty and pride
- Days of wine, roses and records for McEvoy
- Schofield prepares to step into European background
- Westwood enriched by strong family values
- Amateur status small price for a Lamborghini
- Golf mourns passing of Peter Ryde
- Landscape art - the spirit of the amateur
- June
- Snead swings easily to passing of time
- Woods revels in his role as leading man
- Vivid tale of golfer who lived life to the full
- Cruellest cut of the one that refused to get in the hole
- Three steps to danger - the sting in Merion's tail
- Miracle at the 17th
- Nairn tests amateur aspirations
- Wie ready to make name for herself in city of Fab Four
- Midwest farm cultivates a passion for the greens
- Faldo ready to take next step towards elusive grand slam
- Herbert Warren Wind
- July
- Senior statesman with record that leaves him clear of the field
- In praise of the amateur
- Donald taking in quiet views of life from his position on top of the world
- Watson: I never want to see that putt again
- Cink steals the spotlight with late charge to victory
- Carnoustie comedy turns out to be no laughing matter
- Fate beckons on the most fearsome hole of them all
- The stamp of tradition
- Turning Tiger cub into golf's younger Master
- August
- With just one shot, Garcia joins greats
- Reasons behind those tales of the unexpected
- Ian plays a straight drive
- McEvoy full of praise for Britain's bond theme
- Matthew makes her own history with the mother of all victories
- Princely Price approaches perfection
- Elementary Dear Watson
- Alfredsson counts her blessings rather than her score
- Tough test awaits on faux links in middle of nowhere
- The Mr Masterclass of golf
- September
- Woods states his case for turning US into winners once more
- Toiling McGinley still talks good game
- Europe's single currency pays dividend in stunning finale
- Americans grab tainted triumph
- Norman: the long and the straight and the tall
- Forging links in a Russian revolution
- Europe sweep to Solheim Cup landslide
- Europe's man of the people searching for his uncommon touch
- Clubs unite to celebrate the legacy of Frank Stableford
- Ryder Cup in doubt as players come to terms with events
- Ryder Cup decision on hold as Europe awaits guidance from Americans
- Pressure is mounting on Europe to call off Ryder Cup
- October
- "Of the 17 matches that I have seen this was the greatest yet"
- Prodigy now prowling riskier fairways
- Game of life has royal seal of approval
- Sense of loss leaves golf in shock
- Wales celebrates in all manner of ways
- Montgomerie is a Ryder Cup captain true to his words
- Victory that made Europe smile
- Tony Jacklin drives off into the sunset
- Amputee takes the balanced approach to his game and wins many admirers
- Am I Popeye or Olive Oyl? It's all about striking the right balance
- My fondness for Hoylake
- November
- World sees new face of Tiger Woods but respect eludes him
- Driving ambitions turn to sand
- Faldo and the female of the species
- Parents' dreams weigh heavy on young shoulders
- And so, four million words later.
- Foreword: Green Memories
- A beguiling champion wins on merit
- 1912: A very good year
- The Ballesteros ban - golf's split widens
- How the chosen one soon buckled under the pressure
- Sandy Lyle remains the quintessential British hero
- "He prowled Royal Aberdeen ceaselessly"
- December
- Tempered praise for Montgomerie
- The beloved country shows off its welcome new face
- Big this week
- Tiger Woods needs to cut out spit and polish act if he is to present the right image
- A strait-laced sport? No, a little hanky-panky has always been par for the course
- Road Hole bunker kicks up sandstorm
- New courses in trouble as golf boom turns sour
- Women's toughest opponents are in the clubhouse
- Alliss support shows no sign of wavering
- Index
