Wednesday, December 21, 2005
It's Childsplay really...

The guys at Eat Golf have gone back to school for a bit of a putting lesson. I'm not sure whether they are seriously stripping the game back to the bare essentials or whether they've unearthed some wonderous new teaching technique. Bloody hilarious though!



For more of the same go and have a look at our friends at EatGolf.
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12/21/2005 3:12:47 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 

  Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Watch out Tiger, Tiny's on your tail!

One of our mini golf punks has been causing a stir by smashing the world record for the longest drive ever hit by a five-year-old.
Reece Campbell, aka Tiny Woods blasted a 226-yard five wood down the runway at Fife airport to help raise funds for children's charity Barnardo's.
Little Reece, who is only 3ft 5inches tall, has featured in GolfPunk before, humbling our correspondent Martin Vousden over nine holes.
He actually knocked a colossal 251-yard drive with one of his practice swings so there's still plenty of petrol left in the tank for the wee man for as he gets older.
The last ball he tanked was a special Tiger Woods signed golf ball that he got at the British Open in St Andrews earlier this year.


Nice one son!

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12/20/2005 2:41:01 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
What a Christmas Pressel!

After months of wrangling and debate 17-year-old golfing prodigy Morgan Pressel has been granted playing part-time rights for the 2006 LPGA Tour season.
The decision was taken after Pressel finished sixth in the LPGA Qualifying school to earn playing privileges for next season.
Two petitions by Pressel had previously been turned down as LPGA guidelines prevent anyone joning the tour until their 18th birthday.
Pressel, who turned professional in November, cited the case of Aree Song, another 17-year-old professional, who was granted playing privileges in 2004.
Under the current conditions she would not have been allowed to join the tour until her birthday on May 23. However, the new commissioner of the LPGA, Carolyn Bivens, reversed the decision saying that Pressel's ability to maintain a high academic record while competing had convinced them that she was capable of coping.
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12/20/2005 12:50:04 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
Wise men pull through once more

So Barbados has been chosen as the venue for the 2006 World Cup of Golf. Apparently the decision was made based on the "attributes" that the island offered.
Hmmm, I wonder what those attributes are. Let me think, lucious golden sands, turquoise surf lapping at your toes, five-star hotels, freshly caught seafood, oh and a venue which Tiger Woods will love as he chose it as the venue for his own wedding.
Yes, I'm sure that these are perfectly satisfactory attributes for the creme de la creme of the world's golfers. Wise choice by the top brass there.
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12/20/2005 11:22:29 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 

  Sunday, December 18, 2005
Goosen wins at home

Ernie Els continued his fantastic return to form with a second placed finish in the South African Open.

Retief Goosen held off a late challenge from Els to win the title shooting a final round of 70.

Two late birdies in the last two holes sealed victory for Goosen. He even managed a spectacular chip in on the 17th hole to move one shot clear of his South African counterpart.


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12/18/2005 10:21:37 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
Caption the moment

All invitations welcome......

'Awwww, that feels good'


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12/18/2005 10:16:31 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
Ouch!

It seems in some parts of the world they are getting really arsey about slow play.

 


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  Saturday, December 17, 2005
Fisher takes lead

Ross Fisher continued to take on the mighty Fancourt links with an impressive second round of 70 to hold the outright lead at the South African Open.

He is now five shots clear of his nearest rival, Retief Goosen, with his eight-under par total.

Defending champion Tim Clark was tied for the lead with Fisher after the first day but stumbled to a 78 .

The course is proving to be so difficult that Fisher will have to put in maximum concentration if he is to hold onto his lead.

Second placed Goosen critised the course saying that the pin positions and bunkers were "ridiculous"


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  Friday, December 16, 2005
Champions League draw

It seems that Chelsea and Arsenal were on Santa's naughty list after being handed two of the toughest draws in the next round of the Champions League. Chelsea will face Barcelona, who are arguably playing the best football in Europe this season, and Arsenal will face Spanish giants Real Madrid.

The draw in full is as follows:

Barcelona v Chelsea

Real Madrid v Arsenal

Weder Bremen v Juventus

Bayern Munich v AC Milan

PSV Eindhoven v Lyon

Ajax v Inter Milan

Benfica v Liverpool

Rangers v Villarreal


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12/16/2005 3:44:18 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
Fishing for victory

Englishman Ross Fisher leads the South African Open with defending champion Tim Clark after the first round.

In conditions which most of the field described as impossible, the duo both carded five-under par rounds of 68.

Hot winds blew across the Fancourt links hardening the grees and pushing them up to 'unputtable' on the stintmeter.

Big name casualties included Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, both of whom were unable to break par.

Henrik Nystrom is in third place after a 69 but still described conditions as "a bit like a US Open."

Winds are predicted to blow for the remaining three days so players better start holing their approach shots or there could be some embarrassing moments ahead over the weekend.


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12/16/2005 3:20:12 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
Cambo follows Tiger Woods

Michael Campbell plans to copy Tiger Woods mental and physical approach to his game next year.

The New Zealander will cut his schedule from 34 to 26 tournaments to get himself in peak condition for next season.

Campbell said: "I'm the type of person who says yes all the time and I'm learning to say no for my own survival. I must make sure every time I go out I'll be ready."

Campbell admitted that there were times this year when he felt tired mentally and physically but that didn't stop him from having one of his most successful ever seasons.

He won the US Open and finished second in the European Order of Merit. So next year we predict that Cambo will romp the majors grand slam and the money list as well as solving the Common Agriculture Policy currently puzzling the EU and be able to finish a Rubick's cube in under 30 seconds.


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12/16/2005 2:56:21 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 

  Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Muirfield to host Seniors Open in 2007

It could be a memorable 50th birthday celebration for Nick Faldo in two years time as he will be eligible to compete in his first Senior British Open to be held at Muirfield.
His birthday coincides with the event to be held from July 26-29, 2007.
Muirfield is a happy hunting ground for Faldo who won two of his three Open titles there, the fiirst in 1987 and then that battling level par final round in 1992.
The last major event to be held at Muirfield was the British Open in 2002, when Ernie Els won his first Open after beating Thomas Levet and Stuart Appelby with a magnificent bunker shot.
David Hill, Director of Championships for The R&A, said: “The R&A are delighted that The Senior British Open Championship will be played at Muirfield for the first time in 2007 and hope that many of the past Open Champions who have won there will return again and support the Championship.”
Seve Ballesteros will also be eligible for the event as he turns 50 in April 2007.


Nick Faldo

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  Tuesday, December 13, 2005
The world has gone crazy....golfing

We read the blog at boingboing.net with eager expectation on a daily basis so it's good to see that the guys and gals there are getting involved in the great game of the niblick with a hilarious blog about crazy Yanks, or is it yanks being crazy, or yanks and crazy golf? Anyhow.....

Homeland Security: Mini-golf courses are terrorist targets.
The Department of Homeland Security's crack squad of anti-terrorist intelligence analysts have been vigilantly guarding a miniature golf course near San Jose, California, having identified it as a prime target for an attack on America. Imagine the symbolism of a miniature windmill in flames -- truly such would be a spiritual blow from which America could never recover.

Click on the link to read how and why.
www.boingboing.net
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12/13/2005 8:05:58 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
Donald Trumps 'em

After lurking in the background all week England's Luke Donald shocked the field with a stunning 64 to race to the top of the leaderboard and capture the Target World Challenge title.
Darren Clarke finished second after a final round of 72.
Michael Campbell had led for most of the week but ended up in a tie for third place with Padraig Harrington.
Interestingly, a throwaway comment made by the New Zealander earlier in the year has led to a rules change regarding the Ryder Cup.
Campbell said as an aside that he should be granted British citizenship, which could lead to the possiblility of him being selected for the European Ryder Cup team.
This was ruled out completely recently when the rules committee changed legislation to prevent a situation like this from occurring.
Donald opened with a birdie and followed with his first of three sets of back-to-back birdies on the fourth and fifth holes.
He made a further five birdies on the back nine to claim the title.
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Another Acccolade for Annika

We've been harping on about the fantastic season Annika Sorenstam has been having and, even though Michelle Wie has dominated the headlines, it seems golf writers have recognised the Swede's outstanding achievements too.
They have awarded the Golf Writers' Trophy to Sorenstam for the second time making her the only woman to win the award twice.
Michael Campbell and Colin Montgomerie were also in the running for the award.
Sorenstam claimed 11 of 21 tournaments this year, including two major championships. She said: "I was overwhelmed to hear that the Golf Writers have honoured me again."
The 35-year-old Swede stormed the money list in America for the fifth consecutive year and earnt an eighth Player of the Year title.
She also capped off the year by leading the International team to an impressive victory oover Asia in the Lexus Cup last weekend.
Truly one of the games great players.

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12/13/2005 7:33:40 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 

  Thursday, December 08, 2005
www.makebunkerbabehistory.com

GP Publisher here, you may remember me from such cartoons as Breadbin and Crouchy and the spin off series Crouch. I am challenging you, the users and readers to make bunkerbabe history. Let me explain. Is it just me but...have you seen the unbelievably hot girl in the new Marks and Spencer ad? Anyways, here's the plan; a few of you agree that you'd like to see her in the mag (add to comments) and I'll convince the GP team to launch a nationwide, no make that worldwide campaign to get her in the issue. So go on, add your support, whats the worst that could happen? You see more of the beautiful, glamorous, empowered female in sexy M&S lingerie.


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12/8/2005 12:07:23 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
Lexus Cup

The Lexus Cup kicks off on Friday pitting an International Women's team against the top female professionals from Asia.
British pair Catriona Matthews and Karen Stupples are part of the International team at the event in Singapore. The side is captained by Annika Sorenstam.
Stupples and Matthews will play together in the last match against Japanese players, Riko Higashio and Namika Omata.
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12/8/2005 11:08:53 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
Booming Drive

'Blowing up' on the golf course is often a way of referring to a particularly bad score in an otherwise good round. In St Johns County it had quite a literal meaning when a World War II grenade was found in the front seat of a golf cart.
Mike Eskut, manager of a storage facility in St Augustine, found the grenade in his golf cart when locking up for the night.
The bomb still had its pin intact and has been taken away to be disposed with.
That's certainly one way of 'Staunching your ride' but I''m not sure if bombproof buggies will become all the rage.

Booming drive

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