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Pitchmarks #129 - “The Golf App”
Bolt upright, at 3:53am.
Nov 30 • 
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Pitchmarks #128 - “The Sex of Creativity”
“Rosapenna - A Collaboration”
Nov 23 • 
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Pitchmarks #127 - “B-sides”
“There’s a time for certain ideas to arrive, and they find a way to express themselves through us” Rick Rubin, from “The Creative Act”
Nov 16 • 
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Pitchmarks #126 - “North Berwick Law”
As landmarks go, North Berwick Law is pretty spectacular.
Nov 9 • 
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Pitchmarks #125 - To judge a book by its cover
Last Sunday’s pitchmarks began with a cliché and included mention of Rosapenna Golf Resort, and this week’s edition will too, though more by chance than…
Nov 2 • 
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Pitchmarks #72 - 10th November 2024 - "the irregularities of the terrain"
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"Lunch Unavailable"
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Pitchmarks #43 - 28th April 2024 - Reincarnation
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Pitchmarks #124 - “The art of the stamp…”
Sorry…I know it’s not Sunday yet…
Oct 29 • 
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Pitchmarks #123 - "THIS WAY"
Golf's Penthouse Suite
Oct 26 • 
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Pitchmarks #122 - "(Back) To The Linksland..."
“Play golf with people who you know appreciate the game as you do, in places where you want to.” Michael Bamberger
Oct 19 • 
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Pitchmarks #121 - "Castaways"
High tide at Brancaster...
Oct 12 • 
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Pitchmarks #120 - "Lost and Found" - Barton-on-Sea
They arrive from nowhere, these themes.
Oct 5 • 
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Pitchmarks #119 - “The End of the Line”
On the delights of Felixstowe Ferry
Sep 28 • 
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Pitchmarks #118 - "Conquest of Paradise"
I had a draft post written for today, on Felixstowe Ferry, a wonderful outpost of the game where I’d roamed with a friend last week, but for a variety…
Sep 21 • 
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Pitchmarks #117 - "Hindsight"
I am summoned, in no uncertain terms, for an Annual Routine Eye Test.
Sep 14 • 
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Pitchmarks #115 - "Ideal Holes"
On the captivating Cavendish...
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