David MacLaren

I like the PGA Championship being a low scoring affair, as it completes the 4 challenges of the Grand Slam Masters: Can you manage the ghosts of your past misfortunes? U.S. Open: Can you win when you are physically and mentally challenged? Open: Can you defeat Mother Nature? PGA: Can you go low when you need to win? The Grand Slam represents the most well rounded golfers in history. @PGAChampionship @usopengolf @TheMasters @TheOpen

"My mom always did one thing that was interesting. She never asked me what I shot. She said, 'If you want me to know what you shot, you'll tell me. I don't have to ask you what you shot.'" Scottie Scheffler shares his advice for golf parents. 🙌

"The world keeps turning whether your golf ball drops or not, whether your heart is a little broken or not, whether Riviera was always the one that felt like your place or not. Reality doesn’t care. It isn’t waiting to welcome you with a cup of coffee and a warm hotel room at the end of a 17 hour day (luckily, that’s what the people that love you are there for)." megmaclaren.com/2026/05/12/17-…

Fantastic day at @PortstewartGC.

@kmbaert The Top House. Best Guinness in Ireland is the Bothan (Half Way Hut) at @PortstewartGC

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This morning @PortstewartGC

We are told that this is better…@PortstewartGC

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has announced that Claire Dowling will become the first woman to serve as Captain in 2026/27, having been nominated by the Past Captains of the Club.   Claire will begin her year in office after the traditional Driving-in ceremony on the first tee of the Old Course later this year.   randa.org/articles/the-r…

An insider at a rival club told The Athletic at several points this season that Newcastle United have been significantly lower in the table than their projections say they ‘should’ be. Another source said that on some club-specific models, their ‘expected’ position would be comfortably in a European place. So, does the data give Eddie Howe a way to explain their downturn in form in PIF meetings? ✍️ @ChrisDHWaugh and @MarkCarey93 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/72397…

Gary Neville on Eddie Howe and Newcastle United: "It is a really disappointing season. The transfer business at the end of the window in the summer was a real problem for them because they ended up with Woltemade and Wissa and that has just not paid off yet at all. That is the difference right now. I think full faith in Eddie Howe. Full trust in Eddie Howe. That is the way to go. They have got a really, really good manager. So where at some clubs it is easy to say 'let's shift the manager and let's keep the players because they have got five-year contracts, six-year contracts', it is absolutely the other way round at Newcastle, I would think. I would think they would be thinking if we lost him, we have lost an eight-and-a-half out of 10 manager. Someone who is a real solid performer. Someone who is reliable, consistent, someone who has got a great attitude. I think basically now, I hope they are sitting down with Eddie Howe and I hope they are going through 'these are the players I want you to shift for me, these are the players I am going to buy into for next season, I want to get these four or five [players] in and I want our business to be done early whilst everyone is thinking about the World Cup, everybody is planning, I want these players in.' I am hoping they are in a really sure period behind the scenes where they are really getting themselves sorted for next season because for Newcastle now to be where they are, they are a really good side and I like watching them, there is a lot there to like about them (v Arsenal) They didn't have a cutting edge but Wissa should have scored. If that is Isak (🇸🇪🐀) he does score. They are going to need to back their manager properly. Buy into him, back him. They do obviously back him and have done over a long time but almost go again with him. Lean into making the manager the guy you believe in and say to the players: 'Right, who wants to be on this bus?' That is what I would do if I was Newcastle (management) because I think they have one of the very best there. I think he will pick them up and have them challenging for the Champions League again next season" I think Gary speaks a lot of truth here and this is surely what will happen. The pressure will be on to right the wrongs of this season straight away though to avoid the Spurs 2.0 tag!!! Thoughts on Neville's take on Newcastle United? #NUFC #NUFCNews #Newcastle #EPL

V good news. THE most underrated of the UK's great links (other than @PortstewartGC of course!)

In my personal opinion, you are very rare voice of perspective and balance on here in all matters NUFC.

How things stand in SA as Hamilton, Babnik and Gainer play their way into the final group again tomorrow 🤝 #InvestecSAWomensOpen

Here’s my annual look at UK summer green fee increases - Average top 100 green fees are ⬆️11.4% - over 3X the rate of inflation - The average top 25 course is now £407 (up 15% on 2025) Here's a thread with some thoughts. You can read it all on my blog too. 🧵1/12

@GeordiePaul81 @chriscricjourno Agreed & this season he’s still gotten us to a semi finals In carabao & highest finish in the champions league playoffs. It quite as bad as some making out

He has brought us one shit year He has also brought us this Give the guy a break ffs

My Fucking GAFFER!! Eddie Howe’s Black N White Army🫡🖤🤍 #NUFC #HWTL

Laisne leads the Order of Merit once again following her second win of the season 📊

🚨Eddie Howe has the 'full support' internally at Newcastle United despite recent results and outside noise surrounding his future. The NUFC boss is set to play a key role in summer planning and transfers as things stand. Via @LiamJKennedy23 👇 shieldsgazette.com/sport/football…