Another year over then, and we have all survived the festive season. For some, the hardest part of Christmas is behind us, thankfully.

 

I was saddened to learn two weeks ago that Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight boxing champion, had died of liver cancer. It was an ignominious end for a man who fought all his life, but who couldn’t beat the disease which took him from us.

On the sage advice of someone I respect, and who is infinitely better placed to judge all things golf more intelligently than myself, I recently read a copy of Mark Frost’s excellent book, The Greatest Game Ever Played, which is also a Disney movie.

Tim Pettifer can only describe his last trip away as...supernatural.