Silver Medal Winner

Hi Guys,

Just wanted to put up a short post to congratulate young Rory McIlroy on his exploits so far in the Open Championship (Currently two over par) and of course on the achievement of winning the Silver Medal for the highest ranking amateur at the Open Championship.

We should also mention Drew Weaver from the US who yesterday fired a great round of 72 and finished just two shots outside the cut mark.

Going back to McIlroy, it will be interesting to see how his putting goes over the final two rounds because he could easily have been the leader after day one but missed two short birdie putts which would have got him to -5

He also missed a couple during the second round as well.

I am sure however he will be going into the weekend to try and win and we wish him the best of luck.

Follow all the live scoring at EUROPEAN TOUR.COM

All the Best

Richard

The Open Championship...."What a 3 Ball"

Hi Guys,

And here we go with THE greatest major of them all, THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.

I am really looking forward to this years event as it is taking place once again at Carnoustie or more infamously called "Carnasty" after the 1999 championship won by Paul Lawrie.

And "Lawrie" is back at the place of his finest hour where he triumphed in a play off after the enigmatic Frenchman Jean Van De Velde let go of the championship on the last hole.

You can check out the TEE OFF TIMES at the European Tour website and please scroll straight down to group number 15 which includes"

Tiger Woods,Paul Lawrie and Justin Rose

Now of course Tiger is going to be mighty hard to beat as his preparation has been geared to this week. As for Justin Rose, well the young Englishmen came to the fore in this championship some years ago at Birkdale and this season has come on in leaps and bounds.

It really is only a matter of time before Rose wins a major championship.

But what about Lawrie................ Is he the forgotten Major Champion?

Lawrie had a great start to the Barclay Scottish Open last week but then trailed in with two rounds of 74 for the weekend which put him out of the hunt for a possible top 20 finish.

But is Paul Lawrie Finished?

I do not think so, I am sure he had Carnoustie on his mind after playing well in the first two rounds at Loch Lomond and we could see a double open Champion emerge on Sunday evening, it is unlikely but it is a posssibility and they say lightning always strikes twice.

I am out playing on Friday so will check up the scores when i get back to the clubhouse.

Whoever you are rooting for enjoy the golf

All the Best

Richard

What shall I ask a European Tour Pro

Hi Guys,

I have some very exciting news for you today and i also want to ask for your help.

I have just agreed to do a series of audio interviews with the founders of Instinctive Golf, Kendal McWade, Paul Affleck and Paul Eales.

Kendal McWade has now worked with 1000’s of golfers of all standards, from the complete novice through to Ryder Cup stars like Paul McGinley..

Kendal now delivers his message to professionals throughout Europe as part of the PGA’s Continual Development Programme. Instinctive Golf is undoubtedly at the cutting edge of golf coaching and Kendal is totally committed to helping as many golfers as possible have more fun learning and playing this great game.

Paul Affleck, during his time competing with Europe’s best golfers played in over 200 European tour events, including 3 Open Championships and represented his country, Wales on 2 occasions in the Alfred Dunhill Cup at St Andrews.

Paul is now part of the R and A Development Team committed to promoting golf in countries such as Venezuela and Bolivia. As part of the 2005 programme Paul played La Paz the highest golf course in the world, and during the trip he holed a 4 wood for an albatross two on a 600 yard par 5. The ball does travel a very long way at 5000 feet above sea level, but nevertheless it was still a magnificent piece of skill.

Paul Eales joined the European Challenge Tour in 1990 ultimately winning in Hamburg in 1991, and finally graduating to the main Tour in 1993.

His only win to date on the European Tour was in 1994 when he came out top in the Extemadura Open.

Although no longer active as a player on tour, Paul remains a member of The Board of Directors of the European Tour.

Paul has a great passion for helping others and is a fully qualified Instinctive Golf Master Coach.

And now YOU can get help with your game by adding your questions to the comments section of the blog. Make sure you leave your e mail address as well so that i can send you a copy of the interviews. I am very excited about this and know that you will learn a lot from these interviews.

All the Best

Richard