Peter McEvoy on the Amateur game without Fisher

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At the Centenary Dinner, Peter McEvoy was to give a speech about his own golf in Warwickshire Championships and Teams. Peter is Chairman of GB & I Selectors so his opinions on the recent performance of Oliver Fisher in the European Tour Q School was something we wanted to ask him about. These are his thoughts and some more Warwickshire recollections -

'The trouble is they go off the top end of scale. We lost Ross McGowan as well. Oliver has the game to do well as a Professional.

'Replacing Oliver (and Ross) is going to be very difficult. The players who could be good enough are a long way from Oliver. It really does hurt.'

The Amateur vs Professional debate - could an amateur play well enough to beat Professionals when not able to commit to the same levels of practice and play? - has raged for years. In 1974, Peter created a little bit of history by becoming the first Amateur to win the Warwickshire Open title after decades of Pro dominance.

'Yes, that was very satisfying. I won in a play-off against Peter Dawson (now Secretary of the R&A). I retained it the following year. I think I only played in it once more time, trying to win three.'

Sixteen years later, in what was a swansong for Peter, the win at the County Finals at Hayling Island was one of his most satisfying times -

'We were a bit past it. People were writing us off. As far as i can recall, that was a great weekend!'

This is one of a number of features for the home page, interviews with principle guests from the Centenary Dinner, plus reflections on our teams and this year's champions.

On the main 'Features' part of the site there are lots of ideas for Christmas presents and 2007 holidays -

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Biographies of Seve and Greg Norman

Swing instruction - the Golf Factory

The Best Golf Quotations

The 2007 AA Guide

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The Little Book on Golf - with DVD

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