James Nursey
James Nursey is a freelance contributor to Golf Monthly after spending over 20 years as a sports reporter in newspapers. During a 17-year career with the Daily Mirror, he covered mainly football but reported from The Open annually and also covered a Ryder Cup and three US Opens. He counts a pre-tournament exclusive with Justin Rose at Merion in 2013 as one of his most memorable as the Englishman went on to win his first Major and later repeated much of the interview in his winner’s speech. Now, after choosing to leave full-time work in newspapers, James, who is a keen single-figure player, is writing about golf more. His favourite track is the Old Course after attending St Andrews University but has since played mainly at Edgbaston, where he is on the honours board. He is an active member of the Association of Golf Writers and Press Golfing Society but his favourite round is playing the game with his children. James is currently playing: Driver: Ping G400 3 wood: Ping i20 Hybrid: Ping i20 Irons: Ping i500 4-SW Wedges: Ping Glide forged 50, 56 Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour Ball: Titleist ProVI
Latest articles by James Nursey
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Rory McIlroy Finds Water Four Times In Irish Open Final Round
McIlroy's final round 74 saw him blow his chances of securing another Irish Open crown after finding the water on four occasions
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Vincent Norrman Claims Horizon Irish Open Title In Dramatic Final Day
Vincent Norrman fired a final round 65 to claim the title from a number of big names
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DP World Tour Player Endures Horror Weekend After Septuple Bogey 12
Spanish pro Santiago Tarrio had a third round to forget at the Irish Open, when he carded an 89 including a 12 at the 16th
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Luke Donald To Host European Ryder Cup Reconnaissance Mission In Rome On Monday
Captain Donald insists Team USA are favourites but is leaving no stone unturned in a bid to wrestle back the Ryder Cup from America at Marco Simone
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Cameron Smith Rues 'Irrelevant' World Rankings As He Bemoans His Standing
Australian pro and LIV golfer Smith sits 11th in the OWGR and is not impressed as he reckons his achievements deserve better
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Justin Rose Reveals Lengths He Went To Chasing Belated Ryder Cup Return
English veteran Rose, 43, is back in Team Europe for his first appearance since 2018 after a wildcard from Luke Donald
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Who Is Nicolai Hojgaard’s Caddie?
Hojgaard will make his Ryder Cup debut in Rome as a wildcard after back-to-back top five finishes in the final two events of European Ryder Cup qualification
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Yannik Paul Opens Up On Ryder Cup Heartache After Missing Out On Rome
Germany pro Paul was in contention for Europe's Ryder Cup side for most of the year but just missed out on qualifying
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Twin Sisters Aged 14 Set Course Records In National Finals
Annabel Peaford broke St Ives course record on day one of the Women’s Champion Club event before twin sister and scratch player Emily set a new record a day later
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USA Win Walker Cup At St Andrews With Fine Comeback As Gordon Sargent Stars
United States rallied to win the Walker Cup on Sunday for the fourth straight time at the Old Course
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Denmark's Smilla Tarning Soenderby Claims KPMG Women's Irish Open After Rival's Incredible Bad Luck
Anne Van Dam bizarrely broke her driver on the way to the first playoff hole before Soenderby won with an eagle
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Ludvig Aberg Wins DP World Tour Title Just Three Months After Turning Pro
Aberg birdied four of the last five holes to win the Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre GC with a stunning 64
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Robert MacIntyre Clinches Final Automatic Ryder Cup Spot On The European Points List
Scottish pro MacIntyre carded a final round 70 at the Omega European Masters for a three-under total
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Cut! Sky Cameraman Takes A Tumble In Mid-Round Interview With Ludvig Aberg
Sky Sports' Josh Antmann was interviewing Sweden's Aberg on the ninth hole when their chat was dramatically cut short
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US Ryder Cup Wildcard Picks Live: Zach Johnson Names His 12 Man Side
Zach Johnson picks his six Ryder Cup wildcards for Team USA
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Rory McIlroy 'Excited To Get Back To Europe’ Ahead Of Ryder Cup
McIlroy is in form after ten consecutive top-10s on the PGA Tour and is relishing heading to Europe next
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17 Things You Didn't Know About Cheyenne Knight
Here are 17 facts you may not be familiar with about the 2023 American Solheim Cup player who has experienced both triumph and tragedy
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Who Is Cheyenne Knight's Caddie?
Knight has two LPGA Tour victories and was a captain's pick for the 2023 US Solheim Cup team
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Todd Clements Describes 'Round Of His Life' After Maiden DP World Tour Victory
Clements carded a brilliant bogey-free 63 at the Albatross Golf Resort to claim the D+D Real Czech Masters
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European Ryder Cup Hopefuls Hit Form At Czech Masters As Countdown To Italy Intensifies
It's not long until Europe's side is named for the Ryder Cup, with a number of hopefuls making big statements at the Czech Masters
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'Pretty Confident' - McIlroy Provides Positive Update Ahead Of Busy Stretch
The Northern Irishman is confident that he will be '100%' for the Irish Open, BMW PGA Championship and, most importantly, the Ryder Cup
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Korn Ferry Tour Player Disqualified After Missing Tee Time
Curtis Luck was disqualified from a Korn Ferry Tour Final event after he missed his first round tee time
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Daniel Berger Provides Injury Update As PGA Tour Return Beckons
The American has been battling a back injury and hasn't played since missing the cut at the 2022 US Open
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Tour Championship Tee Times 2023 - Final Round
Viktor Hovland leads the tournament by six strokes, with the 25-year-old looking to claim the $18 million top prize
By James Nursey Published