Wednesday, September 24, 2008
British Masters Preview

After the disappointment of the Ryder Cup, the British Masters hopes to reinvigorate the European golfing fraternity at the Belfry this weekend.

The tough Midlands’ venue, designed by former Ryder Cup duo Peter Alliss and Dave Thomas is certainly no pushover. The flat, tree-lined course has plenty of water, so good course management is always important.

After the late withdrawal of Oliver Wilson, only two of the team that made it to Valhalla will compete and Lee Westwood will have something to prove after his sole point from four matches.

Graeme McDowell was one of the success stories in Kentucky, especially given that he was a rookie, and his Scottish Open victory in July will give him the belief that he can go on and be successful in this tournament. His singles victory over Stewart Cink will mean his confidence will be high.

Michael Campbell seems to be on the way back to the form we know he is capable of. Three top ten finishes in his last four starts suggests that he should be up there competing and his 4th place last year and 5th place the year before shows his comfort zone in this competition.

However, we here at GP Towers will be fully behind our new favourite golfer Tom Whitehouse as he looks to triumph at his local course.  



9/24/2008 4:25:29 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 


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