Stephen Proctor
@sproctorgolf.bsky.social
Author of “Matchless,” Monarch of the Green” and “The Long Golden Afternoon,” co-host of The Duffer’s Literary Companion, and honorary life member of Ashkernish Golf Club.
Delighted to receive this wonderful review of Matchless in The Golf, journal of The Golf Heritage Society in the U.S. 🙏
October 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Delighted to receive this wonderful review of Matchless in The Golf, journal of The Golf Heritage Society in the U.S. 🙏
Bernard Darwin, the soldier, from his April 1916 column in Golf Illustrated entitled “Our Foreign Letter” and written from the military base at Aldershot during the Great War.
August 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Bernard Darwin, the soldier, from his April 1916 column in Golf Illustrated entitled “Our Foreign Letter” and written from the military base at Aldershot during the Great War.
Breaking news: My third work of narrative golf history — Matchless — is now available for pre-order. It’s available everywhere on Amazon, but I prefer you order in the U.S. from Barnes and Noble online or in the U.K. from bookshop.org, as I am a big fan of bookstores.
July 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Breaking news: My third work of narrative golf history — Matchless — is now available for pre-order. It’s available everywhere on Amazon, but I prefer you order in the U.S. from Barnes and Noble online or in the U.K. from bookshop.org, as I am a big fan of bookstores.
Back to my favorite pastime — rummaging through wartime issues of Golf Illustrated in preparation for writing an article for @thelinksdiary — when what should I stumble across but a full page print of one of my heroes, John Henry Taylor, golf’s Indispensable Man!
July 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Back to my favorite pastime — rummaging through wartime issues of Golf Illustrated in preparation for writing an article for @thelinksdiary — when what should I stumble across but a full page print of one of my heroes, John Henry Taylor, golf’s Indispensable Man!
It’s a faded old photo — but still a treasure. My father, my son and me playing farm golf at Wittsend. I miss my dad terribly, but am proud to see that my son has become a wonderful father himself. Happy Father’s Day everyone!
June 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It’s a faded old photo — but still a treasure. My father, my son and me playing farm golf at Wittsend. I miss my dad terribly, but am proud to see that my son has become a wonderful father himself. Happy Father’s Day everyone!
Quotable: Wyatt Earp on his friend Doc Holliday.
May 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Quotable: Wyatt Earp on his friend Doc Holliday.
What a way to wake up — finding a gift of two sporty flat caps from my pal @JimHHartsell — the Bard of Western Scotland!
May 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
What a way to wake up — finding a gift of two sporty flat caps from my pal @JimHHartsell — the Bard of Western Scotland!
Quotable: Prescient words from the great Jimmy Demaret in Charles Price’s Golfer-at-Large, up next on The Duffer’s Literary Companion.
April 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Quotable: Prescient words from the great Jimmy Demaret in Charles Price’s Golfer-at-Large, up next on The Duffer’s Literary Companion.
Announcement: The release of the next episode of The Duffer’s Literary Companion is being delayed a week — until Friday May 9 — as @JimHHartsell has been traveling in Scotland and I’ve been hosting pals from The Sun. Charles Price will be worth waiting for, I promise.
April 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Announcement: The release of the next episode of The Duffer’s Literary Companion is being delayed a week — until Friday May 9 — as @JimHHartsell has been traveling in Scotland and I’ve been hosting pals from The Sun. Charles Price will be worth waiting for, I promise.
I’m preparing to host old golf pals from The Baltimore Sun. One was the photo editor, and thus a sly dog with technology. He just sent this photoshopped image, which I could not resist sharing. 😂
April 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I’m preparing to host old golf pals from The Baltimore Sun. One was the photo editor, and thus a sly dog with technology. He just sent this photoshopped image, which I could not resist sharing. 😂
Thrilled to see the municipal golf project that has been my passion in retirement features in Golf Course Industry Magazine.
March 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Thrilled to see the municipal golf project that has been my passion in retirement features in Golf Course Industry Magazine.
Back at my happy place in Jersey City — an art collector’s rental flat known as the Norton House. These were among the new treasures that awaited. Another treasure, Skyway Golf Course, is on tap tomorrow.
March 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Back at my happy place in Jersey City — an art collector’s rental flat known as the Norton House. These were among the new treasures that awaited. Another treasure, Skyway Golf Course, is on tap tomorrow.
One more wee wander down the rabbit hole and I will have experienced the bulk of this man’s literary genius. One thing is certain even before I begin. A new name has been added to the list of my favorite writers. ✍️
March 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
One more wee wander down the rabbit hole and I will have experienced the bulk of this man’s literary genius. One thing is certain even before I begin. A new name has been added to the list of my favorite writers. ✍️
Naturally, I could not resist Darwin’s take on my current literary obsession with Robert Louis Stevenson. Enjoy!
February 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Naturally, I could not resist Darwin’s take on my current literary obsession with Robert Louis Stevenson. Enjoy!
And further down the rabbit hole I go . . .
February 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
And further down the rabbit hole I go . . .
My editor at Birlinn has now read Matchless, and I’ve addressed his queries, so it’s on to publication later this year. Fun facts: Only one golfer — John Ball Jr — has won more Amateurs than Glenna Collett. Joyce Wethered played 166 matches lifetime and won 152 of them. 🤯
February 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
My editor at Birlinn has now read Matchless, and I’ve addressed his queries, so it’s on to publication later this year. Fun facts: Only one golfer — John Ball Jr — has won more Amateurs than Glenna Collett. Joyce Wethered played 166 matches lifetime and won 152 of them. 🤯
I’m a bit down the rabbit hole on Mr Stevenson, I freely admit, but I’ve come to realize that the most brilliant thing he’s ever done might well be thus children’s classic.
February 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I’m a bit down the rabbit hole on Mr Stevenson, I freely admit, but I’ve come to realize that the most brilliant thing he’s ever done might well be thus children’s classic.
Absolutely swept away by this book. It has given me a new appreciation of the personal and literary genius of Robert Louis Stevenson. It has also introduced me to the extraordinary woman whose love kept Stevenson alive and whose partnership inspired and elevated his brilliance.
February 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Absolutely swept away by this book. It has given me a new appreciation of the personal and literary genius of Robert Louis Stevenson. It has also introduced me to the extraordinary woman whose love kept Stevenson alive and whose partnership inspired and elevated his brilliance.
Quotable: A moment of brilliance from Robert Louis Stevenson.
February 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Quotable: A moment of brilliance from Robert Louis Stevenson.
That’s a wrap. The manuscript for Matchless — the story of these two incomparable women — is off to the publisher. Let the process of making it into a book begin! It should be out come Christmas. #golfhistory
January 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
That’s a wrap. The manuscript for Matchless — the story of these two incomparable women — is off to the publisher. Let the process of making it into a book begin! It should be out come Christmas. #golfhistory
Super cool tournament swag — a classy two-sided flag. 👌
January 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Super cool tournament swag — a classy two-sided flag. 👌
Because of the holidays, the next episode of The Duffer’s Literary Companion will be released on January 10th. It features Andrew Greig’s classic Preferred Lies. Stay tuned!
January 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Because of the holidays, the next episode of The Duffer’s Literary Companion will be released on January 10th. It features Andrew Greig’s classic Preferred Lies. Stay tuned!
Wonderful gift from my daughter this holiday — a framed print of The Great Glenna! Matchless!
December 29, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Wonderful gift from my daughter this holiday — a framed print of The Great Glenna! Matchless!
Saw this yesterday at my local community theatre. It was an absolute delight! It must have been a gas to be in the studio audience for the broadcast of a live radio play. That’s a rabbit hole I could see myself wandering down.
December 16, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Saw this yesterday at my local community theatre. It was an absolute delight! It must have been a gas to be in the studio audience for the broadcast of a live radio play. That’s a rabbit hole I could see myself wandering down.
It’s mid December, so it’s only natural that Wittsend Farm would be abloom with the wee white flower known locally as “Florida snow.”
December 13, 2024 at 7:15 PM
It’s mid December, so it’s only natural that Wittsend Farm would be abloom with the wee white flower known locally as “Florida snow.”