Shipbuilding!

by roger mitchell | Oct 12, 2025

You can never really predict where a journey will take you, what you will end up doing, and especially that for which you will ultimately be known. Building something is seldom predictable, linear and to-plan. Especially ships. In the 70s, Steve Jobs dropped out of...

O Captain! My Captain!

by roger mitchell | Sep 6, 2025

  Captaincy and the Ryder Cup have always been synonymous, and when that competition comes around every second year, one gets to contemplate both at the same time. We are about to get a really plum case study this month. This Sunday Column today believes that it...

The Prestige.

by roger mitchell | Aug 24, 2025

When Hulk Hogan took his final three-count this month, the whole world rightly removed its bandana in respect for the most famous “wrestler” who has ever lived. The tributes and YouTube clips told of the fundamental impact this giant of a man had on a “sport”, and...

LIV Forever.

by roger mitchell | Jul 27, 2025

Rock music blares on the first tee, but the players hitting off don’t seem to miss a beat. Earlier on the range, a thumping backbeat accompanied the “pitlane-walk” of VIPs, surely all too close for these players going through their routines? But they’re not phased, as...

Castles made of sand.

by roger mitchell | Jul 13, 2025

Whenever you see music festivals like Glastonbury, most people, certainly those with anything resembling musical culture, will think of Jimi Hendrix. Whether at Woodstock or here below in Monterey, he kind of defined the genre, and what we see today is all in some way...