At the recent Centenary Dinner, we took the opportunity to ask Sir Michael about his thoughts on winning and his own personal experiences. Known not for his technique but for his sheer tenacity and mindset which saw Sir Michael have an amateur record second to none, his example is something any golfer can learn from, even the most technically gifted -

Being a top golf writer, then being just as successful as course architect, is a 'double' career in golf that many would take just half of, if they could. Donald Steele is now this year's President of EGU, at a time of transition for the EGU into being one of the 'clubs' of the ten major sports organising bodies. It is a year off from his career, and one he is enjoying thoroughly as this interview shows.

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 -

This is an interview with one of the guest speakers from the Centenary Dinner - John Sterling, Honorary member and Past Captain of the PGA. John is now retired, after 55 years of being a Club and Teaching Professional, the latter to the highest level as John was head coach for the England team for over a decade. He entertained the Centenary Dinenr guests with how he started his interest in golf as a caddy for a rather un-talented golfer, a man who eventually ended up playing a round with the club professional - ' a very different game', said Sterling.

While Maxstoke Park are renowned for the quality of their teenage golfers, 30-year-old Anthony Gascoigne was the king pin in their march towards a second successive triumph in the Midland Scratch League's first division. Yet a year ago he was in the depths of despair. He feared not only for his golf but even for his life. He looked ahead and could not see a future.

John has been nominated for the Chairmanship of Junior Golf, a nomination to be endorsed at the Warwickshire Union AGM on March 17th at Copt Heath Golf Club. John and his family have been very active in the Union for some years and he is looking forward to being part of a new set-up for managing an ever growing Junior section and its responsibilities.

McEvoy is a very busy man. He has an imminent trip to South Africa to go with the finishing touches to his new position as Business Development Director for Playgolf, the company building the new six hole golf courses. Near London it will be a chance for golfers to take on the 12th and 16th from Augusta, as well as the Postage Stamp from Troon and the 12th at Royal Birkdale. There is all this plus concerns about losing three highly rated squad members for the 2005 Walker Cup in this conclusion of this interview..