McIlroy the next Tiger Woods? According to former Masters and Open champion Mark O’Meara the 19 year old is already a better ball striker than the world’s number one was at the same age.
These comments come after McIlroy was leading play at the Dubai Desert Classic after an incredible round of 64 leaving him 8 under par after day one.
With all the hype surrounding the Ryder Cup just starting to build lets hope Rory can continue this fine form and start pushing for a place in the 2010 line up at the Celtic Manor.
The credit crunch has finally caught up with British golf after it was announced that the English Open golf championship has been postponed for at least two years after developers at the host Cornish course ran into financial difficulties.
After a 14 year absence the event was set to return to the European Tour in 2009 at St Mellion near Plymouth in Devon. The club’s owners have blamed the credit crunch for their impact on cash flows and ultimately the inevitable delay.
An estimated 40,000 spectators were expected, with millions watching it on television. However with the new two year target Crown Golf have backed their commitment to The European Tour to host The English Open from 2011.
Not by any stretch of the imagination the cheapest pitch repairer and ball marker combination I’ve seen but none the less this JL accessory certainly ticks all the boxes for class and style.
At a pricey £20 it’s bound to put a few people off but then again at least they won’t be as common as some brands on the golf course.
Who doesn’t love Crazy Golf? I was intrigued then when a company called Putterfingers announced today the release of their revolutionary new portable Crazy Golf (mini-golf) course.
With mini-golf already a huge sport on both the European and American continents, putterfingers.co.uk are now making it available to everyone in the UK, anywhere, both indoors and out.
The idea id that Crazy Golf can be introduced as an ideal complimentary product to industries such as Bouncy Castle companies to name but one. The courses can be broken down and transported very easily by a single operative and with numerous styles of obstacles and corporate branding opportunities available, there has already been a great deal of interest shown in the new courses.
Specialising in portable courses, putterfingers.co.uk believe the course will be very popular with Bouncy Castle companies, schools, event management companies and exhibition staging organisations. The full 9-hole course can be laid out in about half an hour by a single operator and can be broken down in less than 20 minutes. With the opportunity to charge upwards of £3.50 per person per round, the income generating opportunities for existing event hire companies are easily recognised.
For more information check out the PutterFingers website here
Seve Ballesteros has announced the he is planning his golffing comeback as captain of Europe’s Royal Trophy team in 2010. Seve who is still recovering from a series of operations to remove a malignant brain tumor made his intentions clear when a statement from the Spanish Legend was read out at a news conference in Bangkok ahead of this year’s competition .
After undergoing four operations in Madrid where he fell ill at the airport, Ballesteros was released from a hospital on December 9 and returned home to northern Spain to begin chemotherapy treatment.
A true legend of the game and we all cannot wait for him to be back.
Europe have won the trophy in each of its first two years, 2006 and 2007 and will be hopeful to repeat that success in 2009.
Current Line up’s -
Europe: Paul McGinley (Ire),Oliver Wilson (Eng), Nick Dougherty (Eng), Niclas Fasth and Johan Edfors (Swe), Paul Lawrie (Sco), Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) and Soren Hansen (Den).
ASIA: Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) Prayad Marksaeng (Tha), Charlie Wi (Kor) S.K. Ho (Kor), China’s Liang Wenchong (Chi), Ryo Ishikawa (Jap), Hideto Tanihara (Jap), and Toru Taniguchi (Jap)
Am I the only one who is getting frustrated with the freezing temperatures and the golf courses either being closed or playing on concrete like greens? Well after a little research it soon became clear why the courses are closed and the true extent the frost really has on the course…..
‘Frost is basically frozen dew that has crystallized on the grass, making it hard and brittle. A grass blade is actually 90 percent water, therefore it also freezes. Because of the short mowing height (sometimes as low as 1/8 inch) and fragile nature of the turf, putting greens are most affected by frost. Walking on frost-covered greens causes the plant to break and cell walls to rupture, thereby losing its ability to function normally. When the membrane is broken, much like an egg, it cannot be put back together.’
’Golfers who ignore frost delays will not see immediate damage. The proof generally comes 48-72 hours later as the plant leaves turn brown and die. The result is a thinning of the putting surface and a weakening of the plant. The greens in turn become more susceptible to disease and weeds. While it may not appear to be much of an issue if a foursome begins play early on frost covered greens, consider the number of footprints that may occur on any given hole by one person is approximately 60. Multiply that by 18 holes with an average of 200 rounds per day and the result is 216,000 footprints on greens in a day or 6,480,000 in a month.’
For more information visit the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Website here
Got a spare £40 left over from your Christmas money, then this Oscar Jacobson Leather Belt will finish your golf outfits in style? Fashioned from genuine Italian leather and featuring a sand blasted buckle with attractive Oscar Jacobson branding, this small accessory will give you that extra edge in style to make your presence known on the golf course and in the clubhouse.
Not by any stretch of the imagination the cheapest pitch repairer and ball marker combination I’ve seen but none the less this JL accessory certainly ticks all the boxes for class and style.
Who doesn’t love Crazy Golf? I was intrigued then when a company called Putterfingers announced today the release of their revolutionary new portable Crazy Golf (mini-golf) course.
Got a spare £40 left over from your Christmas money, then this Oscar Jacobson Leather Belt will finish your golf outfits in style? Fashioned from genuine Italian leather and featuring a sand blasted buckle with attractive Oscar Jacobson branding, this small accessory will give you that extra edge in style to make your presence known on the golf course and in the clubhouse.