Golfing NUT!!!

Europe wins the 2012 Ryder Cup

2012-09-30T22:40:00.003-07:00

At the start of the final day, Sunday, things were not looking to great for Europe as they were down 10-6. Needing 14 points to retain the Ryder Cup meant that they had their work cut out for the day.

As usual there was plenty of action on this final day including Rory McIlroy turning up just ten minutes before he was due to tee off. As expected from the world number one this did not affect him at all and he would go on to win his match against Keegan Bradley 2-1.
Ian Poulter had an outstanding 2012 Ryder Cup winning all four matches he played in. He won against Web Simpson in the singles, He won ,together with Rory McIlroy, against Jayson Dufner and Zach Johnson in the fourball,Won, together with Justin Rose, against Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson as well as Steve Stricker and Tiger Woods in the Foursomes to make it 4 from 4!!!

The only Three Americans who managed to win their matches on the final day were D. Johnson 3-2 over N. Colsaerts, Z. Johnson 2-1 over G. McDowell and J. Dufner 2up over P. Hanson.
Tiger Woods would half with Francesca Molanari and the rest of the European team members would win their matches and make Europe the 2012 Ryder Cup Winners.

Ryder Cup, Medinah 2012

2012-09-29T00:17:00.000-07:00

The 2012 Ryder Cup gets under way at Medinah and it is the Americans who draw first blood. Even though the Americans take a 2 point lead on day one, the talk of the day is about the the European Rookie, Nicolas Colsaerts, burning up the course in record breaking fashion. This is the first time that Belgium has a player appearing in the Ryder Cup and to boast an incredible eight birdies and an eagle in the final fourball game of the day in Chicago certainly has put Belgium on the golfing map.

Snedeker wins FedExCup & TOUR Championship

2012-09-24T03:03:00.003-07:00

Congratulations are in order for Brandt Snedeker who won the 2012 FedEx Cup!!

Total Golf techniques: The Golfing Machine - basic summary

2012-06-10T21:49:00.001-07:00

Wow after reading this article for the first time i was a little confused but after the 2nd and 3rd read it all became clear!!!

Total Golf techniques: The Golfing Machine - basic summary: When I first read The Golfing Machine by Homer Kelley, I was convinced that he could not have made it more complicated if he tried! There ar...

Total Golf techniques: The grip - slicing

2012-06-05T15:26:00.001-07:00

Total Golf techniques: The grip - slicing: For anyone starting out, learning the correct grip from the outset would be the best thing you could do for the long term health of your gam...

Total Golf techniques: Pre-shot routine sequence

2012-06-05T15:21:00.001-07:00

Total Golf techniques: Pre-shot routine sequence: Much has been written and spoken about the importance of following a consistent pre-shot routine. The routine can help blend the fundamental...

VOLVO WORLD MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP 2012

2012-05-18T01:05:00.001-07:00

The Field for 2012 is made up of 24 international players all inside the top 100 on the world golf rankings list. The Format is simple. 24 Players split into 8 groups of 3, Group matches being played on Thursday and Friday with the top 2 players in each group moving through to the last 16 with a knock out format from there on.

It's always exciting to watch Match Play golf as it makes for aggressive golf !!!

I hope you enjoy this weekends golf and my favourites are G.McDowell, C.Schwartzel and R.Goosen

GOLF BOYS !!!

2012-05-13T00:50:00.001-07:00

There have been a few fantastic PGA Tour Player off course happenings going on and one of my favorites is that of the THE GOLF BOYS, Rickie Fowler, Ben Crane, Bubba Watson and Hunter Mahan...

Very Funny and my appreciation goes out to these 4 legends!!!

The Players Championship 2012

2012-05-13T00:17:00.004-07:00

Its been an exciting week at The 2012 Players Championship.....

Top of the Leaderboard is Kevin Na but just three shots behind is last weeks winner, Rickie Fowler who I am certain is going to pull out the back to back VICTORY.

Watch the exciting 2012 Players Championship Final Round Live here!

The Masters 2012

2012-04-04T09:50:00.001-07:00

BUBBA WATSON wins The MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT of 2012

Live Scoreboard

Africa Open

2012-01-08T02:12:00.000-08:00

The Africa Open gets under way and if you want to WATCH THE AFRICA OPEN LIVE FOR FREE JUST CLICK HERE.

I hope you dont miss out on any of the action !!!!

Enjoy

2012

2012-01-02T14:16:00.000-08:00

The new year is upon us and I hope it will be everything we all hope and dream for. This will be my final year of seeing if i can make a come back to the professional golf circuit. Hopefully this year all my visa issues go a little easier and i will have the opportunity to play in the few events I want to in order to test and truly evaluate my game.

It has been a good 2011 for me in my personal life as I got married to the most fantastic lady on this planet on Dec 1st and now feel like I have an even clearer mind and less distractions to completely focus on the next few tournaments.

I am back in South Africa as of the 1st Jan 2012 and have three tournaments on the IGT Pro Tour to play and then it will be back to Germany to play on the EPD and Alps tours. I will only play one event a month for a total of 10 events for my season and after this I am sure I will be able to answer the questions being asked about my Life As a Professional Golfer.

I am going into this year, not only good physical shape, but with a clear mental approach that I believe it will be a definite proof as to whether I ask for my amateur status back and just continue this blog as a experienced golfer and report on the lives of other Professional players or continue this blog as a 100% success at my attempt to reach my life's ambition.

I look forward to the up coming tournament and really hope to report, at worst, a top 10 finish in all my 10 events this year and hammer it out at the 2013 European Tour School. My game plan is simple, solid and effective enough to provide the results I am expecting.

So I hope you read up each week and share this blessed and amazing path I am on for 2012.......

Dubai World Championships

2011-12-09T01:12:00.000-08:00

WATCH LIVE

The golfing year has come to an end for the European Tour and the year end Dubai World Championship gets started at the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai.

Round 1 was a thriller with some fantastic pairs to be watched. The number one pairing was that of the world number one Luke Donald and world number two Rory McIlroy. Both players got off to a bad start with Luke Donald dropping a shot on the 1st hole and Rory McIlroy making a double on the 2nd hole. But both players would recover and make the turn at 3 under and even par respectively. The back nine told a very different story with Luke Donald dropping three strokes in succession and having to watch Rory McIlroy find some form with the flat stick and knock in 4 putts over 25ft to come home in 30 and finish at six under par made it that much harder for Luke Donald.

But it was Peter Hanson who would take the glory for Day1 with a low round of 64 to tie the course record held by Lee Westwood. Peter Hanson went out in 34 and then screamed home in just 30 to take the top position on the Leaderboard and give himself a great chance to finaly get in to the top 15 of the European Tour Race to Dubai and get a share of the Bonus Pool after missing out the last three years by just two spots.

Enjoy the tournament on your pc free through my link at the top of this article.

Nedbank Golf Challenge 2011

2011-12-04T06:27:00.000-08:00

As always another exciting field at this years 2011 Nedbank Golf Challenge. The battle of this years world number one between Luke Donald ,Lee Westwood, and Martin Kaymer shows for some great action as well as having The 2011 Open champion Darren Clarke and not to mention, South Africa's own super star and current European Tour Race to Dubai number 4, Scharl Schwartzel.

Lee Westwood and Scharl Schwartzel set the tone for the week after their opening round of 4 under par 68.Day two saw a low round of the day being shared by Martin Kaymer and Jason Dufner also with a 4 under par 68 and keeping a nice tight group at the top of the Leaderboard going into the weekend.

However, it would be Lee Westwood who blows the feild away on Saterday as he cruised round the The Gary Player Country Club in style, firing a 10 under par 62 and taking a 4 shot lead going into Sunday. With hopeful challenges trying to attack the best was made by that of Swedens Robert Karlsson who, after posting 3 consecutive rounds of 3 under par 69, would shoot the low round of the day, 4 under par 68 and take sole possession of 2nd place on 13 under par leaving Lee Westwood at the top of the leaderboard, inspite of him shooting 73, with a 2 shot victory.

Well done to all the competitors of the 2011 Nedbank Golf Challenge and an extra special congratulations to Lee Westwood on his victory.

SA OPEN 2011 ROUND 4

2011-11-27T06:36:00.000-08:00

Well a very disappointing day for a lot of players and spectators alike. There were not many attempts to put Henni Otto under much pressure through out the day. The only great effort was that of Austrian, Bernd Weisberger who fired a tie low round of the day, 68 to post a clubhouse lead of 13 under par which would eventualy put him at 2nd alone. One of the other low rounds of the day came from Trevor Fisher Jnr to move him from 26th place to 6th.

Henni Otto had a simple 2 putt finish on the 18th hole for an even par round to claim his 2nd European Tour Title to go with the Italian Open. A much deserved victory for Henni Otto to be the 101st SA vicotory on the European Tour at the 101st SA OPEN!!!!

This puts him in the top 60 for the The Race to Dubai and I wish him good luck for the rest of the year and future tournaments to come!!!

SA OPEN 2011 ROUND 3

2011-11-27T02:20:00.000-08:00

Day 3, also known as "MOVING DAY" saw a huge rattle in the scoreboard with some serious charges being made by Henni Otto and Jaco Ahlers sharing the low round of the day with a 7 under par 65. This moved Jaco Ahlers into a tie for 8th giving him a chance to go for gold on the final day.

Henni Otto had a thrilling end to his third round as he closed out his final 9 in just 30 strokes. This gives him a 3 shot lead going into the final round and a serious chance at claiming a life altering victory in the 2011 SA Open.

The stage is set for a super sunday and i look forward to what the day holds.......

SA OPEN 2011 ROUND 2

2011-11-27T02:02:00.000-08:00

Day 2 of the SA Open 2011 saw few changes to the leader board with Steven O'Hara taking sole posession of 1st place with a round of 68 and Retief Goosen and Merrick Bremner remaining in tied fore second place. The biggest move of the day came from Lyle Rowe moving from 24th to tied 4th with a shared best round of the day 66.

We all know that day two sees the fall of some and rise of others as we have a cut heading into the weekend. The cut was posted at 2 under par and saw the likes of Martin Maritz, George Coetzee, Simon Dyson and Soren Hansen bouble out and be forced to take a very un-wanted weekend off.

SA OPEN 2011 ROUND 1

2011-11-27T01:05:00.000-08:00

It has been an exciting Start at the SA Open 2011 with a great deal of changes being made to the leaderboard during and after each round.

Day 1 started out with some good low rounds to see, yet again, Jbe' Kruger at the top together with Steven O'Hara with 65, -7. One behind were also well known names Retief Goosen , David Hewan, Merrick Bremner and Tyrone Mordt . I have had the privelage of playing and trainig with Tyrone Mordt at the Gavin Levinson Golf Accademy in Glendower, South Africa for 2 years before he took up a college offer and went to America and it is nice to see him back and retaining his card for the past few years on the Sunshine Tour as well as threatening the top of the leaderboard as he should be doing. He has had a great season this year with a fantastic 2nd place finish at the Nashua Masters and hopefully one better this week.

But there is still a lot of golf to come and I look forward to the week.......

WELCOME BACK SERGIO GARCIA !!!

2011-11-02T05:45:00.000-07:00

With his last victory being in 2009 at the HSBC World Championships and dropping out of the world top 20 ranking it has been an uphill battle for the once " Pride of spain " to reclaim some of that winning passion.

Finaly ,after some three years, he has not only made it back into the top 20 and the winners circle, he did it with back to back victories by winning the Castello Masters and being the first Spanish player ever to win at Valderrama at the Andalucia Masters

Sergio Garcia is hoping to keep his impressive run of form going into the end of the season. The Spaniard's back-to-back victory helped move him from 11th place to seventh in The Race to Dubai . Now the 31 year old is eyeing more success when he concludes his 2011 season at the third edition of the Dubai World Championship presented by DP World over the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates from December 8-11.

Sergio Garcia , who currently leads the European Ryder Cup points list , can attribute his fine form this season to keeping him firmly on course to finish in the top 15 which will earn him a share of the US$ 7.5 million Bonus Pool at the conclusion of the Dubai World Championship presented by DP World.

Sergio Garcia said: “It’s great to have made such a big move in The Race to Dubai over the last two weeks. It’s amazing what two victories can do for you and to move from 23rd into the top ten in the space of seven days is very satisfying.
“I am playing well at the moment and it feels great to be back winning at the top level again. Hopefully I can keep this form going until the Dubai World Championship because that is a very important week for every European Tour player and it would be great to go there and try to win again.”

I wish Sergio Garcia all the best for the ending seasons events and look forward to watching my IDOL light up the golf course again next season and put an end to the Brittish Domination on the top of the World Golf Rankings

Taylormade Reveiw

2011-09-12T03:31:00.000-07:00

TaylorMade has, what i beleive to be, the best equipement in golf!!!

The R11 driver is a phenom..... It became the worlds best selling driver over night!!!

The Taylormade R11 driver is the number 1 driver on tour and i beleive it to be the number 1 driver of all time!!!

Taylormade just launched the R11 irons to go with the R11 Driver and Hybrids

Watch this video and be amazed by Taylormade R11 series!!!
just click on the video link at the R11 Iron picture

Brittish Open

2011-07-14T01:22:00.000-07:00

The Brittish Open

Day 1

Ernie Else, Rory McIlraoy and Ricky Fowler teeing off as i write this............
Followed by the current world number one, Luke Donald with playing partners Sergio Garcia and R. Ishikawa

These are my two suggestions to watch for the day as im sure they will produce some fireworks for day one.
Just like Fowler making a 60 footer on the first green to open with a birdie.....

Currently Marc Calcavecchia leading the field at 2 under par and ill be back with the stats and results for the weekends play.....

Leaderboard

So top of the leaderboard after day one is Thomas Bjorn and an amatuer Tom Lewis on 5 under par. If we look back to 2003 we can only remember that Thomas Bjorn was leading by three and then got stuck in a bunker and ended up losing to Ben Curtis...... Thomas got into this weeks tournament as a reserve when Vijay Singh pulled out. So Bjorn feeling lucky to be in and in very good spirits for the week and wanting to get revenge read more.
Hopefuly the young Tom Lewis can continue his form from day one as it is always nice for new youngsters to get motivation and inspiration........

A terreble day three for all except Darren Clarke!!!!!

Well done to Darren Clarke on winning the 2011 Brittish Open and getting back in the winners circle

Golfer's Elbow

2011-06-27T02:46:00.000-07:00

Golfer's Elbow , Medicaly known as Medial Epicondylitis, is similar to tennis elbow but instead of affecting the outer elbow it affects the inner elbow. It is pain and inflamation on the inner elbow where the tendons join your forearm muscles to your upper arm and could also possibly spread to your forearm and wrist.

Normal Pains for golfer's elbow include tendernous on the inner side of the elbow, Stiffness in the elbow making it uncomfortable to creat a fist, Weakness in your hands and wrists and also the feeling of numbness and tingleling extending through the entire arm.

There are a great number of Causes for golfer's elbow and the only way to recover from it is rest. Do not be tempted, like me, to start playing again as soon as it feels okay, give it another week or so and only then start otherwise it will persist and eventualy never go away.

Hope you never have to deal with Golfer's Elbow but if you do i hope this articel helps.

McIlroy Dominates the US OPEN

2011-06-20T06:02:00.000-07:00

McIllroy blazed through the US Open setting a number of records and most overwhelming is that he is the 1st professional golfer ever to go lower than 16 under par in a US OPEN ever.

McIlroy took the experience from the MASTERS last month with great maturity and turned it into a possitive rather than a negative. I beleive this is what was holding him back from being a super star. With this, his first Major, win I see him rising up through the ranks and being the number one golfer in the world befor the end of the year.

I am excited for him and cant wait to see his new found and reconfirmed confidance start to dominate the professional golfing world

US OPEN ROUND 1

2011-06-17T00:03:00.000-07:00

An exciting opening to the US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP as McIlroy blazes to a bogey free 6 under par to take the lead yet again in a major this year.

McIlroy coming into form yet again at the right time and hoping to finish it off a little better than how he ended the Masters just 2 months ago. I am sure that this time things will be a bit easier for the youngster coming down to the wire and hope he pulls it off. I know it is just the first day but i feel that this kid is the next super star to hit the golfing world and all it is gonna take is one break through.

I wish him luck and look forward to the next round of the 2011 US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2011

2011-06-15T04:17:00.000-07:00

After a thrilling start to the Major Championships with all the young guns taking the spotlight at the MASTERS, we come to the second major of the year, the US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.

Defending champion GRAEME McDOWELL feels great coming into the week as does the first Major Champion for 2011 Charl Schwartzel

"Coming to this golf course this week, it's another one that feels good to me. It's all in front of me, and I'm actually quite excited about this week" said Charl in his interview earlier today.

With the strongest field in a few years and the fact that any PLAYER could win the 2011 US OPEN it makes for a great weekends golfing action. The updates and scores will be posted every hour so be sure to return here to keep up to date with the golfing action!