This is the time of the year when the golf writers get to showcase their talents – and I use the terms ‘showcase’ and ‘talents’ extremely loosely - on some of the finest courses in the country during a delightful little run of official media days which also go by the sobriquet, 'the shameless freebie'.
Silver lining for golden oldie Langer as he gets sets for competitive return
It's Open season as Royal Troon prepares for huge attendance hike
You’ll not be interested in the slightest to know that it’s my birthday tomorrow. To save you the bother of forensically examining that picture byline and counting the crow’s feet to work out my age, in the same kind of way you’d tot up the rings on the trunk of a felled tree, I’ll just tell you. I’m going to be, whisper it, 48.
When it comes to coffee, this correspondent wouldn’t know my arabica from my elbow. Forget about skinny lattes, macchiatos or cappuccinos, my idea of high-brow caffeine culture is watching Gareth Hunt shoogle a few Nescafe beans in his clenched fist during those TV commercials of yore.
Nick Rodger: Korda and Scheffler continue to make a hard game look easy
Mackintosh hoping to be top of the hit parade at Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open
Korda aiming to make it five wins out of five at Chevron Championship
Nick Rodger: Women's Masters may be a pipe dream ... but never say never
Masters builds to a thrilling finale but Tiger's roar is muted on final day
