These images are not overly personal, but they do offer a small insight into our lives.
They include a few special moments, although we have chosen to limit the number of family photographs we share.
SUE –I have many photos of my sweetheart, but I like this one particularly. It captures her easy smile, while purposefully striding away from a shop from which she had bought a gift for someone who we were running late to meet.BEANS MEANS HEINZ – Sue likes this photograph of a time before we were married. We had bought a house, and spent our evenings, building, painting and working on our first home. Dinner was often beans cooked on a calor gas stove, sandwiches, Sue’s mum’s buttercream cakes and a cup of tea. Great times. HONOURED– In March 2006, I received the award of Comendador da Ordem do Mérito from His Excellency President Jorge Sampaio, for services to sport. I was able to share this memorable day with my family at the Presidential Palace.SMILING FACE – After Christmas lunch, Sue, Scott and I went for a walk in the snow. It was a typical bright but cold winter’s day in the North West of England, and it was Scott who placed the three simple elements that created the smiling face.DOING THE MILES – Over 21 days in 2014, Sue and I cycled 1,500 kms around Portugal as part of a fund raising project we called Golf and Ride. We played one hole at 74 golf courses, cycling between each with supplies and camera equipment packed on the back of our hybrid bicycles. A PASSION FOR COACHING – That’s my dad, Howard Bennett. An all-round good man with coaching running through his veins. I have learned so much from him, as have many others during a career that has spanned almost 70 years. Thanks and love you.NAN AND GRANDAD –My grandparents on my mother’s side were farmers. My nan, a Glasgow Catholic, was disowned by her family for marrying a Protestant farmer. This massive man was quiet, and hard-working. They lived with us, and I got to know nan, but grandad died too young. Take advantage of the time we have with family. DOWN ON THE FARM – This is Sue’s favourite photo of her dad, far left, standing with a pitchfork in front of the hay barn. Sue’s mum is far right, and it is her grandma who is holding Sue. I wish I had met her. At least I got to know Sue’s grandad who was a true gentleman and who normally wore braces. CAMP NOU 1999 – The two Manchester United goals in the last three minutes of the Champions League final are still the highlight of our football spectating. We drove from Lisbon to Barcelona, watched the match in the stadium and eventually found somewhere to stay in the early hours of the next morning. There was more Tony and Sue in those days!FAULT LINE – The Mid-Atlantic Ridge in Iceland marks the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, which are slowly moving apart. We found Iceland fascinating and, even though we visited in July, we had to borrow jackets, gloves, boots and hats to combat the cold. STRINGS – I would have liked to play an instrument. Perhaps I will one day. I started to learn the saxophone in my twenties, but would probably have been better learning the guitar. It fascinates me that most music comes from 12 notes, and that so much of it can be created from just six strings. LI RIVER CROSSING – Of course Sue saw the makeshift rope bridge, complete with missing wooden slats and swinging gently in the breeze, and thought it would be a good idea to walk across. That was until a local on a motorbike decided to cross at the same time.BEHIND THE CAMERA – For as long as I can remember, Sue has been an enthusiastic photographer with a keen eye for the story held in a captured moment. With a catalogue of thousands of photographs, she can be proud of the body of work she has created.DISPLAY OF DETAIL – In full colour, this photograph is spectacular, but nature does not need colour to hold my attention. In black and white, the peacock reveals the extraordinary structure, pattern and precision of its feathers. The image becomes less about spectacle and more about design.PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION – I started formally educating golf professionals in 1986 at the PGA Training School. I began in the business department, partly because I had an unusual perspective on how golf professionals could think about business. By 1996, I had moved into coach education. This photograph, taken in Hong Kong, shows just one of the hundreds of workshops, training sessions, seminars and lectures I have delivered over the past 40 years.
