Last month’s emotional press conference did nothing to help the speculation over Tiger Woods so it remains a big doubt whether the world No 1 will be in attendance when The Open Championship returns to St &rews in July.
Tiger Woods was victorious the last time the tournament was played at the Old Course, with his 14-under finish enough to win by five strokes from Colin Montgomerie, & he would have been a short-priced favourite had he confirmed he would be in attendance this time around.
golfing business community
The effects of the global financial crisis have been felt in some form or other by most of us, so it is little surprise that a report from KPMG golfing Advisory Practice suggests that revenue from the golfing business across Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMA) has dropped dramatically in recent times.
The report measures the impact of the economic downturn on golfing through the business performance of golfing courses in 2009 & reveals that two-thirds of the golfing courses surveyed in the EMA region said the financial crisis had impacted negatively on their operations, with nearly half of all courses reporting reduced revenues & profitability.
seve ballesteros
Seve Ballesteros is among 32 former champions who have been invited to take part in a four hole tournament as part of the 150th Open anniversary celebrations on the eve of the Championship proper.
Ballesteros who has made a remarkable recovery from the four operations to remove a brain tumor diagnosed in 2008, stated last year that he would love to make a return to the British Open that takes place this year at St &rews, in July.
Among the other former champions who have been invited to take place in the four hole tournament are Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player & Nick Faldo.
In amongst all the promises, the apologies & the admissions, the sporting world learned absolutely nothing about Tiger Woods after he revealed he had no idea when he would be returning to the PGA Tour.
Rumours had him returning next week, next month, in time for the Masters, not at all this season or never depending on the source you read, & Friday’s ‘press conference’ did absolutely nothing to stop any speculation about the world No 1’s future.
Rent-A-Club – the UK’s first online golfing equipment rental service
Rentaclub.co.uk, the UK’s first online golfing equipment rental service, is giving golfingers the opportunity to hit their best shots with top br& equipment, whenever & wherever they want.
The exclusive new service will enable golfingers to test drive new products from Callaway, TaylorMade, Nike, Clevel&, Srixon & Mizuno, among others, just 24-hours after ordering the clubs online.
The new website goes live on Wednesday 17th February & features a simple, five-step process with a virtual assistant helping golfingers select clubs beneficial to their game.
