http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/ Clive Agran's Golf Monthly Blog Sat, 10 May 2008 22:15:07 +0100 Copyright © IPC Media Limited, All rights reserved en http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/images/newsfeed.gif http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/ Clive's careful preparation for his crucial Golf Monthly team debut gets lost somewhere in south-west London. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/from_the_rough_wombling_free_article_255687.html?aff=rss Thu, 08 May 2008 08:51:00 +0100 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-255687 Is a life of unremitting toil finally catching up with Clive or can our hero summon up the energy for another huge performance? http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/from_the_rough_another_epic_battle_looms_article_254949.html?aff=rss Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:34:00 +0100 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-254949 Possibly seeking inspiration but more probably because he simply loves the place, Clive crosses the border to pay a visit to his favourite spot on earth. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/from_the_rough_a_pilgrimage_clive_agran_blog_article_252905.html?aff=rss Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:08:00 +0100 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-252905 Despite being short off the tee, unable to shape his shots and blighted by a short game that can best be described as woeful, Clive nevertheless thinks he has a great future in the game. Now glory in the Med has further hastened the moment when he might have to give up his amateur status. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/from_the_rough_mallorca_article_225998.html?aff=rss Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:48:00 +0100 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-225998 After years of struggling with his game, Clive has the sort of day that most of us can only dream about. Barely credible but extraordinarily inspiring, he shares with us one unforgettable experience. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/clive_agran_from_the_rough__incredible_round_article_220977.html?aff=rss Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:16:00 +0100 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-220977 Despite all the rumours to the contrary, Clive demonstrates what an amazing man he is by making what many would regard as the ultimate sacrifice just to spend quality time with his family. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/from_the_rough_great_golfer_wonderful_father_article_200657.html?aff=rss Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:44:00 +0000 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-200657 Clive takes to the high seas in search of glory and joins 159 other golfers in a cross channel adventure that has all the ingredients that one could possibly want. Formidable! http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/clive_agran_from_the_rough_cross_channel_capers_article_198011.html?aff=rss Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:04:00 +0000 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-198011 Clive decides an excellent way to avoid his usual defeat is to embrace a format where its hard for anyone to win, on the a basis that if there is no winner, there can be no losers. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/clive_agran_blog_perch_article_196966.html?aff=rss Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:51:00 +0000 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-196966 Our man is on a sporting high and reveals an interest that's some distance from the golf course. Nothing if not a visionary, he believes that the Royal and Ancient game could learn a lesson from his other great passion. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/clive_agran_blog_spurs_article_184809.html?aff=rss Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:01:00 +0000 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-184809 Blessed with a wonderful temperament but cursed with a lack of talent, Clive struggles around the green. But now a European Tour pro takes pity on our hapless hack and offers to help. What happens when the two meet is the stuff of legends. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/clive_agran_blog_benn_barham_article_181235.html?aff=rss Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:51:00 +0000 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-181235 Despite a gutsy temperament and rare determination, Clive has struggled with his golf of late. It's now reached the point where there would appear to be no alternative other than to rebuild his swing. It took Faldo 18 months or so. How long will it take Clive? And to whom should he turn for help? http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/clive_agran_golf_blog_article_178482.html?aff=rss Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:31:00 +0000 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-178482 Clive takes in Turkey on the latest stage of his global travels and travails. He played so badly he has decided not to talk about his game this week, and concentrate on the superb courses the region has to offer. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/clive_agran_blog_article_176949.html?aff=rss Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:15:00 +0000 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-176949 This week we're extremely fortunate to receive anything from Clive because he's had a gruelling time in the desert working a great deal harder than he likes. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/clive_agran_blog_article_175734.html?aff=rss Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:06:00 +0000 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-175734 Incapable of hitting the ball much more than 200 yards on a good day and denied anything remotely resembling a short game, that first major still eludes Clive. Ever resourceful, however, he thinks he may have stumbled upon another talent that might yet bring him the riches he feels he deserves. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/from_the_rough_return_of_the_rain_god_article_174260.html?aff=rss Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:36:00 +0000 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-174260 This week Clive explains why he's taking a particular interest in the Joburg Open and contemplates the thrilling prospect of his locality producing two world-beaters. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/clive_agran_from_the_rough__good_evans_article_173191.html?aff=rss Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:57:00 +0000 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-173191 A surfeit of food, booze and relatives over the festive season has forced Clive out of his home and onto the links. It's more a trip down memory lane than it is the sobering experience our hero was hoping for, but it nevertheless leaves him wanting more. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/from_the_rough__a_right_royal_treat_article_171461.html?aff=rss Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:24:00 +0000 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-171461 In a rare burst of introspection, Clive affords us a unique insight into his daily routine where a fence, the occasional phone call and the odd cuppa are really no substitute for human contact. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/from_the_rough_meeting_people_article_169778.html?aff=rss Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:45:00 +0000 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-169778 Clive takes his new-found gift for irrigation to the Arizona desert. However, his personal drought continues. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/from_the_rough_desert_rains_article_166260.html?aff=rss Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:04:00 +0000 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-166260 After a succession of dismal rounds, Clive wonders whether a change of climate might be the answer. So with a wedge in one hand and a sombrero in the other, he flies to Spain in search of an Olé in Juan. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/from_the_rough__polaris_apart_clive_agran_article_163789.html?aff=rss Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:16:00 +0000 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-163789 Fresh from his dismal performance at Wentworth, Clive heads for The London Club where more woe awaits. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/from_the_rough__another_stableford_struggle_article_158562.html?aff=rss Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:37:00 +0000 http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/blogs/clive_agran/-158562