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A collection of Alice's written work


Spoilt for Choice
Imagine living in a town with 7 golf courses located within a mile of your front door. That’s the reality for residents of St Andrews in...
Alice Watson
5 min read


On the Road with Iona
Telling stories from inside and outside the ropes. That’s the tagline and DNA of Iona Stephen’s popular YouTube channel On the Road with...
Alice Watson
6 min read


Short and Sweet: The Appeal of Par 3 Courses
Does golf have to be played over 18 holes of varying lengths and pars to be deemed a legitimate round? The purists might argue ‘yes’,...
Alice Watson
7 min read


Bucket List Diaries: Hankley Common
The entrance to Hankley Common Golf Club is so understated that we initially drove past it. Convinced that a course of this stature would...
Alice Watson
4 min read


Searching for a Swing
The golf swing is a fickle thing. One day it can be second nature, flowing like a well-oiled machine; other days it can be a frustrating...
Alice Watson
7 min read


Adventures in Golf
“Hi, I’m Erik and this is Adventures in Golf ” These are the opening words of Erik Anders Lang’s documentary travel series Adventures in...
Alice Watson
5 min read


A Golfing Library
The first time I came across golf on the page was in Ian Fleming’s (1959) infamous Goldfinger . In the book, James Bond’s golfing prowess...
Alice Watson
5 min read


McIlroy's Major Moments
The 18th hole of the Old Course at St Andrews is one of the most famous finishing stretches in all of golf. On a warm day in mid-July...
Alice Watson
4 min read


Power Out on Radio 4
A short and sweet entry this week about Power Out, a new ten-part drama written by Sarah Woods for BBC Radio 4. I listened to it in one...
Alice Watson
2 min read


Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
If I were to only recommend one podcast, this would be it. Fortunately is the gold medallist in the audio Olympics. The finest in the...
Alice Watson
4 min read


The Michelle Obama Podcast
This week's hottest audio release? The Michelle Obama Podcast - which I tuned into on the warmest day of the year and it was a scorcher;...
Alice Watson
3 min read


Newscast
Electioncast. Brexitcast. Newscast. Coronavirus Newscast. Newscast. You'd be forgiven for losing track. There have been so many enormous...
Alice Watson
4 min read


The Open Conversation
Last week, Wimbledon. This week? The Open. Golf's oldest championship and the major played on British soil. We should have been pacing...
Alice Watson
4 min read


Wimbledon Revisited
Sun, strawberries and freshly cut grass. It can only mean one thing, right? Wimbledon. One of the most iconic sporting events in the...
Alice Watson
4 min read


Today in Focus
It's a wintry night in November 2018 and I'm in the car on my way back from Manchester. Outside it's dark and pouring with rain. Inside...
Alice Watson
4 min read


#Rethink
Change. That's the crunch issue at the heart of Rethink, a new suite of broadcasts aired across BBC Radio this week, asking what we'd all...
Alice Watson
7 min read


Profile on Radio 4
Who's at the top of the news agenda? Why are they causing a stir? What's their background? How do their nearest and dearest describe...
Alice Watson
3 min read
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