R.I.P. Renton Laidlaw
/One of the game’s great voices and gentlemen has left us, with the R&A first to share the sad news of Renton Laidlaw’s passing. The voice off the European Tour until 2014, Laidlaw began his career as a writer for the Edinburgh Evening News before moving into radio and television. For American viewers he became synonymous as soundtrack to weekend mornings of European Tour events.
Brendan James has more in this remembrance for Golf Australia. I’ll post more as they appear.
He can be heard most recently in this podcast with John Huggan posted in August.
This YouTube search link will let you listen to Hidden Links Golf’s series of Scotland golf videos voiced by Laidlaw.
Alistair Tait celebrates the magical life of Laidlaw.
The Scotsman’s Martin Dempster with his tribute.
A nice tribute video here followed by some of the initial Tweets: