December

  • Marco Penge is the best junior golfer in England

    Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 1 December 2015

    When we were 17, waking up in time to watch Supermarket Sweep was our definition of a successful day. For Marco Penge, however, success looks a lot different.  17-year-old Penge has just been crowned England’s top junior golfer, by virtue of winning the Boys Order of Merit.  Penge won three National events in 2015, including the Scottish Amateur Strokeplay Championship, placing him comfortably...

  • Is this painting worth £800,000? Royal Blackheath Golf Club certainly hope so

    Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 1 December 2015

    You have to do something pretty special to have a massive painting of you hung in the golf clubhouse. Winning the midweek stableford probably isn’t going to cut it. Henry Callender was the General Captain of Royal Blackheath Golf Club, the oldest golf club in England. This portrait of him, which dates back to around 1790, has been hanging in the...