Archive | February, 2008

Poulter loses his shine

  “Always believe in your soul You’ve got the power to know You’re indestructable Always believe in, because you are Gold” So sang Spandau Ballet in the 80s, but unfortunately these iconic lyrics fell on deaf ears At the Johnny Walker Classic.  Ian Poulter Stepped out in a Gold lame shirt in Gurgaon, India but what followed was [...]

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Tiger Wins WGC – Accenture Match Play

Tiger Woods won his third, WGC – Accenture Match Play Championship and in so doing accomplished yet another milestone by surpassing Arnold Palmer into fourth place on the all-time career wins.  Woods continued to play the best golf of his life when he blew away Stewart Cink,  with an 8 & 7 victory, at the Gallery Club, Dove Mountain.  [...]

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Accenture World Matchplay

The golfing, dream showdown the world was eagerly anticipating failed to materialize at the World Golf Championships Match Play event.  The World’s number one and two players were due to meet in the draw, in a winner takes all match, and while Tiger kept his side of the deal, sadly Ian Poulter didn’t read the script and was [...]

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Golf is the least Sexy Sport

According to a new survey Golf is the least sexy sport a man can play.  Professor Richard Wiseman of Hertfordshire University, England carried out a study of over 6000 adults and Golf came out bottom of the heap as the sport which makes you attractive to the opposite sex. Participants were given a list of 15 [...]

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Monty refuses to bare all

Colin Montgomerie has done everyone a big favour by going on record and stating that he we wont be found doing an Ian Poulter, posing naked on the front page of  a Golf magazine….phew, glad we got that one cleared up!  Monty does go on to make a serious point about Poulter’s confidence which he says [...]

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24 Hour Golf

I received a message from Reagan at Mulligan+ who is organizing a 24 Hour Golf Charity Event, in conjunction with Sport 4 Life , a charity whose vision is to change peoples’ lives through sport in the community. This is what Reagan has to say -  24Golf+ is a 24 Hour Charity Golf Event being held on [...]

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Golf and Viagra

At a recent European Player’s meeting there seemed to be some confusion over the differences between the lists of permitted drugs on the US and European tours, with the number of Viagra type drugs causing the greatest concern. A number of players including Paul Casey and Ian Poulter wanted to know why the Americans had [...]

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Woods Storms to Desert Victory

Tiger Woods produced a brilliant series of five birdies in his last seven holes to win the Dubai Desert Classic by one shot, after beginning the final round tied for fifth place, four strokes behind Ernie Els. Overnight leader Els produced an inconsistent last round and needed a birdie on the last to force a play-off.  He effectively [...]

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The Spin On Center of Gravity

You’ve probably come across the term center of gravity (COG). More than likely, you’ve seen the term in conjunction with ads for or an article about golf clubs. That’s because it’s one of the hottest concepts in golf club manufacturing technology, along with moment of inertia (MOI). And like many recreational golfers, you probably wondering [...]

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February 2008, Golfing Calendar

February 2008 7th – 10th Ladies European Tour: ANZ Ladies Masters, Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. 7th – 10th European Tour: Emaar-MGF Indian Masters , Delhi GC, Delhi, India. 7th – 10th USPGA FedEx: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am , **Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill, Poppy Hills, Pebble Beach, CA , USA. [...]

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