Roderick Easdale
Contributing Writer Golf courses and travel are Roderick’s particular interests and he was contributing editor for the first few years of the Golf Monthly Travel Supplement. He writes travel articles and general features for the magazine, travel supplement and website. He also compiles the magazine's crossword. He is a member of Trevose Golf & Country Club and has played golf in around two dozen countries. Cricket is his other main sporting love. He is the author of five books, four of which are still in print: The Novel Life of PG Wodehouse; The Don: Beyond Boundaries; Wally Hammond: Gentleman & Player and England’s Greatest Post-War All Rounder.
Latest articles by Roderick Easdale
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What Is Gross Score In Golf?
Gross score in golf is simply the total number of shots actually played or incurred
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What Is The Rough In Golf?
Rough is where the grass on a golf course has been deliberately allowed to get longer than that on the fairway, so as to punish wayward shots
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What Is Medal Play In Golf?
Medal play in golf is scoring in its simplest form
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What Does The Term ‘Up And Down’ In Golf Mean?
The phrase ‘up and down’ in golf has no actual official meaning, but has come to be used for certain situations on the course
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What Is A Bunker In Golf?
A bunker in golf is defined as a “specially prepared area intended to test the player’s ability to play a ball from the sand”
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What Is A Shotgun Start In Golf?
A shotgun start in golf is when all the competitors in a tournament start at the same time around the course
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What Is A Mulligan In Golf?
A Mulligan in golf is a way to ignore a bad shot – but it is not part of the rules of golf
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Phantom Of The Open Review
A Phantom of the Open review encounters some obvious problems in dissecting an entertaining, if flawed, comedy
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Best Golf Courses In Myrtle Beach
It's been dubbed the Golf Capital of the World, so what are the the best golf courses in Myrtle Beach and the surrounding area?
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Best Golf Courses In Florida
No US state has more golf courses than the Sunshine State, but what are the best golf courses in Florida?
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Best Golf Courses In Arizona
The best golf courses in Arizona rely on a lot of imagination by the designers to make use of some spectacular terrain
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How To Earn A European Tour Card
The European Tour, now known as the DP World Tour, offers many ways by which you can qualify for a European Tour card
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How Costa Navarino Has Become One Of Europe's Hottest Golf Destinations
Two thrilling new courses at Costa Navarino by José Maria Olazábal mean that this top destination in Greece now has four enticing layouts
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Quiz – Hole In One Stats And Facts
Can you ace our on hole in one stats multiple choice quiz? There are fifteen questions to answer
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Quiz – USA Ryder Cup Captains
Can you name all 29 USA Ryder Cup captains?
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Quiz – Europe Ryder Cup Captains
Can you name all the Europe Ryder Cup captains including those in the years when the side was Great Britain and GB&I?
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Ten Weird And Wonderful Golf Trophies
Weird and wonderful golf trophies are not confined to your lads' outing or society day, but can pop up at tour events too...
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Best Golf Trophies To Buy
We select some of the best golf trophies to buy for a golf day or for lads or lassies trip from the sensible to the silly to the little bit different….
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Quiz – Can You Name All The Male Golfers Who Have Been World No. 1?
There have been 24 World No. 1 golfers before Scottie Scheffler. Can you name them all?
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Quiz – The First Official World Golf Ranking
Can you name the golfers who appeared in the top 10 of the first Official World Golf Ranking in April 1986?
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Quiz – How well do you know Tiger Woods’ Life and Career?
Think you know a lot about Tiger Woods’ life and career? Well here’s a chance to find out.
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Quiz – Race to Dubai winners
Can you name all the Race to Dubai winners?
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Quiz - Men Who Have Won The Most Golf Majors
Can you name the nineteen men who have won the most Golf Majors in our quiz – and do so against the clock?
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Quiz – non-American winners of the US Masters
Can you name all the sixteen non-American winners of the US Masters – and do so against the clock?
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