I’m not a sports psychologist. So, I suppose, my opinion on this isn’t worth a damn. But here goes.
I would argue that Tiger’s enforced absence (the rehabilitation of the knee has begun – could the superman of world sport return quicker than we expected?) represents an opportunity for the rest of the field. An opportunity […]
Success in sport can be a fickle mistress. Whatever the record books say there is very rarely an undisputed champion. Allan Wells won the 1980 100m gold at the Olympics. But the Americans weren’t there so, for some, it is an achievement forever diminished (that Wells went on to beat them all weeks later is […]
Tiger Woods is recovering from his second knee operation in 10 weeks, having gone under the knife to repair torn ligaments.
The world number one was forced to have another operation only days after winning the US Open earlier this month, when his grueling 91 holes, including 19 holes of play-off golf against Rocco Mediate, aggravated […]
When Tiger Woods first burst on to the scene, now more than a decade ago, he appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show with his father, Earl.
The famous host asked Earl, in his son’s presence, if Tiger was bigger than the game. His answer was an emphatic “absolutely not!”
Indeed, we would all like to think that […]
Tiger Woods’ strength-sapping victory at the US Open on Monday has come at a heavy cost. The world number one will need to have further surgery on his left knee and is out for the rest of the season.
This means he will miss the final two majors of the year, the British Open at Royal […]
The issue of doping in golf was raised again when the Royal & Ancient, one of the two most influential global bodies, decided to delay drug testing at this year’s British Open at Royal Birkdale.
The reason is that many golfers had already qualified for the tournament from tours that do not apply anti-doping measures.
Surprisingly, […]
Malaysian pro Danny Chia earned his second shot at the British Open when he won the International Fina Qualifying – Asia earlier this week.
Asia may have their own tour but it is the dream of all players to match themselves against the world’s best players. And what better arena than the British Open, which this […]