Play the course better 

At this time of the year with the course running hard and fast angles into the green are very important. I realise that we do not always hit the shot we are trying to execute but clear thinking of where we want to play our next shot from is important. 

Playing your shot from the correct side of the fairway or even semi rough will allow you to control your approach shot much better. Most of the time this will leave you not having to stop the ball on a sixpence coming in over a bunker when the greens are hard to hold with a long iron or fair wood or hybrid. 

This is also excellent practice when removing yourself from trouble so it leaves you a wedge shot at your favourite distance, but with again no hazard to overcome. 

If you would like to learn more about some game management and some thought processes out on course please contact me here.

Shop offer

Any FootJoy or Oakley shirt bought this week you will received a free Weather Sof FootJoy glove. 

   

This will also apply to the Ladies on any Daily sport shirt purchased.

 

Life begins at 50

We hear a lot about this new generation of young golfers who spend as much time in the gym as they do on the course; the guys who bomb it a mile and reduce 7,500 yard courses to pitch and putt.

Now, we're not saying Paul Broadhurst doesn't go to the gym and we're not suggesting he's short off the tee by any means, but the 50-year-old thoroughly deserved his moment in the spotlight this weekend and it reminded us of one of the reasons we love golf so much - age is just a number!

'Broady' produced a flawless final round at Carnoustie to claim a two-shot victory at the Senior Open Championship, a fine way to celebrate his debut in the event. The high-class field contained names - the likes of Tom Watson (66), Bernhard Langer (58) and Ian Woosnam (58) - who would have made Broadhurst feel quite the whippersnapper, as we were treated to a weekend of high drama courtesy of some of the game's biggest names from yesteryear.

This week sees the final Major of the season get underway at Baltusrol in Springfield, N.J., the drama keeps on coming! Whatever happens, you probably won't see a better final-day performance than Broady's four-under 68, quite some performance at Carnoustie we must say, check out the highlights if you missed the action.