April 8, 2011
The first round of 2011 US masters produced an new star in the Nothern Irish man Rory McIlroy. McIlroy set agusta alive with a stunning 65, he was joined later by Alvaro Quiros for a share of a two-shot lead after the first round of the Masters.
The Northern Irishman and the Spaniard raced to seven under ahead of South Korean pair Yang Yong-Eun and KJ Choi.
McIlroy, 21, is playing in the maters for the 3rd time. He is the youngest ever first-round leader, beating the previous best of Seve Ballesteros who set the record in 1980.
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April 7, 2011
It took some months to prepare this tournament as best as possible and now the Masters 2011 is just hours away to getting on the move. This tournament is a long-awaited one and it seems that will be a full of surprises one, with all those big names trying to score their highest levels in this fantastic challenge. There are so many great players involved that there will be no surprise if a Japanese golfer like Matsuyama (2010 Asian Amateur champ), a Brit or an Aussie folk will show their best strength. This will surely be something to remember in the golf tournaments…
On the other hand, the most appropriate candidate seems to be the winner from Houston – Phil Mickelson. With his fantastic participation in the previous Masters tournaments, this seems to be the Masters 2011’s favourite golfer. Although the pressure of becoming world’s number one golfer could be at highest levels, it is a “to definitely watch” course in trying to reach at least place two on this challenge, a place that will guarantee him world’s number 1 player.
Augusta tournament indeed seems to be the biggest opportunity for a UK golfer to win the tournament while no less than 10 players are coming from United Kingdom. Tiger Woods, the legendary golf champion, thinks otherwise – he said “everything” related to his game show him off like the winner of this tournament, and this is exactly what we are looking for at the Masters 2011: spectacle at its highest levels.
Opening at 12:45 comes with Ross Fisher, followed by Martin Laird, Rory McIlroy, Martin Kaymer and Lee Westwood. It seems that weather will be on their side with some clear blue skies and medium temperature, almost no wind at all; however the field being a little wet we assume nothing out of the ordinary when it comes to scoring, but we shall wait and see what Masters 2011 has to offer.
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April 5, 2011
Playing golf is like politics: everybody can do it, but only few are chosen to be the best. And even if not everybody has enough skills to send the ball to the hole from one or two moves, the skills can be improved, right? But how exactly?
Well, in the next few lines we will show you some tips and secrets that the pro golf players would never want you to know. Still interested? Well, here they are.
The first advice is do not ever try to imitate the pro players. Tiger Woods has its own way of swinging and so have the other pro players. In order to properly hit the ball, learn to swing properly because that’s the first step to hit correctly.
Secondly, if you don’t think that your movements are correctly done, try to pay a visit to a high tech facility where your movements can be uploaded in a computer and analyzed. Speaking about technology! After analyzing your movements, you will be told where your errors are and therefore you will be able to correct them. After all, you have to pay only once in order to correct your moves.
Thirdly, always play with other golf players that are just a little bit better than you. This way you can evaluate your skills and their skills thus performing better in time, as you will be motivated to become better and better, so in the end you will eventually over score them easily. After all, nothing compares with the sweet taste of victory, especially after being defeated tens and tens of times.
Last, but not least, the key to success is definitely the practice. Therefore, if you are really willing to learn to play golf then it is an easy task: play more golf as nothing can substitute experience. By dealing with all sorts of positions you will earn more experience, therefore you will know exactly what you have to do in tough situations.
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April 4, 2011
The problem which often faces individual golfers or golf tour organisers is trying to combine good golfing with an invigorating recreational break. You don’t, for example, go to the Belfry or to Sunningdale for the sea air !
Those planning a refreshing venue deep in the countryside with either magnificent scenery and / or a spectacular coastal location are always on the lookout for somewhere new within reasonable traveling distance.
One of the less obvious options is a stay at Cornwall’s Camelot Hotel at Bude on the bracing Atlantic coast. What seems to appeal to the golf parties who regularly descend on this very well appointed establishment which is still ably run by the Naylor family is the fact that it is immediately adjacent to a fine links course and is also an ideal base for visits to well known courses in the area including St. Mellion and St. Enodoc.
The hotel is enthusiastically geared towards visiting golfers with dozens of UK golf societies returning year after year for their annual tour, many booking next year’s trip even before they have finished the current one. It has recently launched the Camelot Hotel Golfers Club and it continues to offer golf hotel package discounts in relation to the number of guests staying. For parties of between six and eleven guests, it offers a 5% discount on the published tariff and for groups of 12 or more the discount is 10%.
In line with other promotions, the Camelot will now be giving each group staying for dinner, bed & breakfast a loyalty reward based on 10% of the accommodation tariff charged on the last visit. New golfing groups coming to the hotel are given a welcoming package of gifts worth between £26 and £50 depending on the length of the Dinner, Bed & Breakfast stay. In addition new golfing groups also receive gifts worth £2 per person per night to be presented as prizes on the final evening of their stay. In addition, the Club will present the winner of each group of six or more with an engraved trophy which will be kept in its Trophy Cabinet for competition in future years.
The Camelot sits a mere 50 yards from the Bude & North Cornwall Golf Club which is a traditional seaside links course founded in 1891 and designed by Tim Dunn. It is situated in the centre of the town, close to the sea and beaches. The course is playable all year round and provides spectacular views together with outstanding greens.
St. Enodoc and St. Mellion are two famous Cornish courses which are both within about 33 miles distant and which are both favourites of guests looking to enjoy a fine day’s play.
St. Enodoc is hard by Rick Stein’s Padstow and boasts stunning views over the estuary and out to sea. Founded in 1890 and designed by James Braid, the course uniquely features a 12th Century Church in the middle where Poet Laureate, John Betjeman, is buried. The club also claims to have the highest sand bunker in the world which rises 60 feet above the fairway on the 6th hole. The Church course remains one of the finest links courses in the South West.
St. Mellion Golf and Country Club, by contrast, offers one of the finest parkland courses in Europe. Founded in 1976 and designed by its namesake, the Nicklaus course was the venue for the Benson & Hedges International Open until 1995 and part of the European PGA Tour. Surrounded by the Nicklaus Course, the Kernow Course is a pleasant to play parkland course with wide fairways and lovely views, suitable for all standards of golfer. Guests of the Camelot may use the indoor leisure complex for a small charge.
For anyone looking for a pleasant day away from golf, there are several attractions within easy reach of the Camelot including, naturally, King Arthur’s Tintagel, the Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan.
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February 15, 2011
Tiger Woods has had some really difficult times in the last year and it seem that “negative” aspects do not end here. He divorced, he cheated, and his playing skills seem to have diminished lately but the last event he participated at (Omega Dubai Desert Classic) was shadowed by Tiger Woods spitting on the 12th green. When seeing this, commentator Murray Ewen said “Disgusting, what he has just done there … there are some parts of him that are just arrogant and petulant. Somebody now has to come behind him and maybe putt over his spit. It does not get much lower than that.”
Tiger Woods, now number 3, spat on the 12th hole after he missed a par putt on his way to a 3-over 75, this tournament being the 17th without a victory, first time since 1996 when he turned his eyes to professional golf.
The European Tour announced on Monday that Tiger Woods shall be fined due to what he did at the tournament; Mike Stewart, tournament director, said that that Woods has breached the code of conduct and he will be fined according to this. The sum has not been disclosed though however rumours are that it is probably between $400 and $16,000.
However, as a last resort, Tiger Woods apologised about his lack of conduit and said on Twitter:”The Euro Tour is right – it was inconsiderate to spit like that and I know better. Just wasn’t thinking and want to say I’m sorry.” Let’s just hope that the fine and the fact that every European newspaper (and not only) wrote about this incident will make Tiger Woods re-consider his gestures and also give the most out of it when doing what he knows best – playing golf like a pro.
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