Open 2009
Its Thursday lunchtime and doesn't she look great in the sunshine.
Open dates for next year - Thursday 16th July to Sunday 19th July.
Put them in your diary, Padraig has.
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Its Thursday lunchtime and doesn't she look great in the sunshine.
Open dates for next year - Thursday 16th July to Sunday 19th July.
Put them in your diary, Padraig has.
Had a great time at the Open on Thursday.
In the morning I saw Monty, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood all looking a bit wet!
Then had some welcome lunch out of the rain (thank you!)
Afterwards we followed Tom Lehman (Come on Tom!), Johan Edfors and Azuma Yano all the way round.
A great way to see the course, which was really baring its teeth with all the wind and the rain.
Proper links golf!
I found this in the paper at the weekend!
Here are some of Ian's drives from Open qualifying. He might not have got through this year but he's got a great swing - lovely tempo with his driver!
At the first, where he got a birdie 4.
And at the 13th - just started raining!
Iain Powell, golf pro and friend of dressed to a tee took part in regional qualifying for the Open at Coventry Golf Club last week.
His secret weapon in his quest for golf's most prestigious prize was having Sam 'Bagger Vance' Varney as his caddy!
Iain started well with a birdie on the 1st, he followed that with a solid par at the 2nd, but a mishap with the 3 iron and the River Sowe on the short 3rd put him back in the field.
He bounced back well though with a birdie at the 4th (a great read on the green from his caddy!), and then played really solidly for the rest of the front nine.
He hit his driver really well all round, but he dropped a couple of shots towards the end of the round when he really needed to make up a couple, so despite swinging well, he didn't qualify.
It was a great experience for me and once i got the hang of Iain's electric trolley I really enjoyed the day! I even had the towel hanging on the inside of the umbrella when the rain came.
Next time I'll just pack a little more food, professional golf makes you hungry!
Thanks for asking me to do it Iain.
Just back from a very chilled holiday in the Outer Hebrides and yes, the silver sticks were out and about.
As you can see from the stunning photo of Uig on Lewis, we are talking golf at its most simple - white ball, a few stones to mark the tee, hole in the ground, honesty box and some sheep for keeping the fairways mown and the greens fertilised...
It was beautiful, soulful and a refreshing change to the somewhat commercialised golf that is all too common these days. And with no dress code i was right at home!
For more info on golf in the hebridies check out the link below
Loose Fit, a carbon neutral surf shop, is now stocking our organic golf shirts and t-shirts in their Bristol shop.
So if you're a local Bristol lad or lass you can find them on 138 Whiteladies Road in Clifton.
It's a fab shop packed full of some great brands such as Patagonia, Howies, Finisterre and now dressed to a tee - well worth dropping in.
I found this gem and couldn't wait till next year.
It makes me want to get the old acoustic out and sing along!
123 - It's Spring Time in The Valley...
It's definitely one for the Ipod 'golf' playlist I think.
Rye Hill Golf Club is stocking our organic cotton, screen printed t-shirts.
This is not only good but revolutionary!
Rye Hill is one of only a handful of clubs where you can throw on a t-shirt to play golf.
At Rye Hill, just as at dressed to a tee, its about riping a drive down the middle, holding a monster putt just off the green and not about whether your shirt is tucked in or if you're wearing the right coloured socks.
So we'd like to big it up to Rye Hill and all those who are making the game a better place.
Keep it simple.
Go Play.
My golf shoes have done some serious yardage.
Many miles of fairway have been trodden as I have searched for that elusive perfect swing!
The search has been so long, big holes have appeared in both my right and my left shoe.
So I need some new ones, and have been checking out a few options.
I like some of the new Puma designs and I even customised some new Foot Joys here.
I am not sure which to go with yet.
But one thing is for sure, it's going to be difficult to part with my current pair.
They've witnessed the good swings, the bad swings, the up and downs and the watery drives.
We've been through a lot together.
