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Michael McEwan
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Deputy Editor of bunkered • Host: The bunkered Podcast • Author: http://tinyurl.com/8fbbypej • 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' & 'Columnist of the Year'.
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On the day we were founded...

Nick Price was the world No.1, Ben Crenshaw was the most recent major champion, Tiger Woods was still an amateur, and Rory McIlroy was a six-year-old with a washing machine for a training aid.

John Major was the UK prime minister. Bill Clinton was in the Oval Office
May 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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What started as a "Scottish golf magazine" has evolved into a multi-platform golf media brand from Scotland, and is not just going strong, but is stronger than ever.
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We've flown blimps, dressed up as 'Marty Mag', hosted clubhouse fashion shows, and so much more.
May 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Thanks, as always, to everybody who has read my ramblings this year. Here's wishing you and yours a very happy new year and all the very best for 2025.
December 30, 2024 at 11:34 PM
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7. Tracing Rory McIlroy's footsteps around Holywood and Belfast started on a whim and ended with me putting in his old back garden and trying a sandwich named after him.

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Once upon a time in Holywood: 24 hours in search of the real Rory McIlroy | bunkered.co.uk
Everybody seems to have an opinion on where Rory McIlroy is going – but where did he come from? To find out, we set sail for Belfast...
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December 30, 2024 at 11:34 PM
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6. Going inside the Big Yellow Scoreboard at The Open was a total shot in the dark and could have been a big, fat nothingburger. Instead, I found one of my favourite stories - and views - of the year.

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Best seat in the house: Inside The Open’s iconic yellow leaderboard | bunkered.co.uk
Michael McEwan goes inside The Open's famous yellow leaderboard, perched high above the grandstand next to the 18th green at Royal Troon.
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December 30, 2024 at 11:34 PM
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5. Happy Gilmore 2 is coming in 2025. I caught up with one of the stars of the original - Happy's Waterbury Open caddie - to hear how he turned his back on Hollywood to become an Ivy League professor. Yes, really.

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Meet the star of Happy Gilmore who became an Ivy League grad and schizophrenia professor | bunkered.co.uk
Jared Van Snellenburg was one of the stars of hit comedy caper Happy Gilmore. These days, though, he does something rather different...
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December 30, 2024 at 11:34 PM
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4. Coastal erosion is a very real and present danger to golf courses all around the country. Fortunately, some have already started taking measures to mitigate... and it's just as well.

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Turning the tide: how golf courses are tackling coastal erosion | bunkered.co.uk
Many of the world's most revered golf courses are falling into the sea. So what is being done to tackle coastal erosion?
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December 30, 2024 at 11:34 PM
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3. Isaiah Mwesige has overcome unimaginable setbacks to bring golf to Uganda. He is a complete inspiration.

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Meet Isaiah Mwesige: A man on a mission to bring golf to Uganda | bunkered.co.uk
Isaiah Mwesige has made it his mission to take golf to one of the world's poorest countries - and he's doing it very, very well.
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December 30, 2024 at 11:34 PM
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2. Ask anybody who works in golf and they'll all tell you the same thing: Justin Ray is one of their favourite follows on social media. The guy is the oracle of golf stats. I caught up with him in March to find out how he does what he does.

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How Justin Ray became golf's go-to data dude | bunkered.co.uk
To his 80,000-plus followers on social media, Justin Ray is the doyen of golf data. But what’s his secret? We found out.
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December 30, 2024 at 11:34 PM
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1. Javier Ballesteros is a fantastic guy and a wonderful ambassador for his family. His dad, one suspects, would be immensely proud of him. Meeting up with him at Troon in July was a total pleasure.

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Javier Ballesteros: "My dad was the coolest man ever to walk on a golf course" | bunkered.co.uk
Javier Ballesteros discusses the legacy of his father Seve, which modern-day player reminds him of him, and much, much more.
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December 30, 2024 at 11:34 PM