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Tom Lewis Struggles in China
English golfer Tom Lewis finished the first round of the Volvo China Open in the danger zone, having shot a 76, which has left him struggling to make the cut.
The 21 year old Englishman faced tough challenges from the very beginning and there was no surprise when he ended the first round where he had at the Binhai lake Golf Club in the city of Tianjin in China.
JOHNSON PULLS OUT
World’s 12th ranked golf player Dustin Johnson will not participate in the Masters as he is suffering from a back injury. On Tuesday, he tweeted, "First I have to apologize to the fans and sponsors. With heartfelt regret, I won't be playing in the Masters due to a tweaked back."
The 5–time PGA Tour champ went through knee surgery during the off season just after the November’s Presidents Cup and tripped out a slow start in the 2012 season, even though he tied for 4th at Northern Trust Open and was tied for 9th at the WGC-Accenture Match Play just a week later.
FURYK NETS NEW DEAL
He might not be having the best of times hitting the ball on the course, but former top ten ranked golfer Jim Furyk is still one of the most sought after figures in the golfing world for major companies who still think that his brand value has not decreased in spite of the results.
This was proved again when Medjet Assist, a company based in Birmingham in the United States of America that guarantees its customers of evacuation by air in the event of a medical emergency signed Furyk on s ix figure contract to be their global brand ambassador.
JOHNSON STICKS WITH CADDIE
Dustin Johnson had to pay a huge penalty as he arrived late for his tee time. This comes as a huge surprise because rarely a professional player turns up late for his tee time.
Apparently Dustin Johnson’s caddie, Bobby Brown gave his boss the wrong time for the tee and hence the delay. Johnson admits that he doesn’t himself look at the tee sheet and he just about managed to come within minutes of being disqualified from the tournament. He was awarded a two stroke penalty for his late arrival.
DONALD UNDER PRESSURE
Luke Donald has been under some pressure to maintain his number position in the World Golf Rankings. He climbed up to the numero uno position after winning a whole bunch of tournaments in Europe and The United States of America.
But of late he has not been in his best shape and form and has had a slow start to this season. He has recently been blessed with a daughter and has hence cannot be blamed for having taken his eyes off the golf.
KAYMER FOCUSSES ON PUTTING
In order to overcome his disappointment of a poor start to the Gulf Swing, Martin Kaymer is quite busy in his hotel, where he is practicing putting before the start of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
In the last 4 years, the German golfer has won three times here in Abu Dhabi and was widely expected to seal a hat-trick of wins fifteen days ago until he missed the cut at 6 over par.
Ten Golf net Indian Tour Deal
The Professional Gold Tour Of India (PGTI) on Monday announced a 3 year exclusive partnership with Ten Golf, a channel exclusively dedicated to golf.
With the deal, Ten Golf bags the broadcasting rights for all PGTI approved tournaments within and outside the country to be held between 2012-2014.
The channel will also air a weekly show named “Inside the PGTI" which will highlight the golfing events from PGTI events. It will also feature golfers from the PGTI circuit. It will also air unique promos and fillers based on PGTI tour and Indian golfers.
DONALD: SLOW PLAY IS KILLING GOLF
World No. 1 Golfer Luke Donald stated the obvious on his Twitter account when he openly spoke against how slow playing is ruining the game. His exact words from his tweet were:
'It's not that hard, be ready when it's your turn. Slow play is killing our sport'
TIGER WINS THE CHEVRON
The 14 time major champion, Tiger Woods has fought his way back into the limelight with an impressive win in the Prestigious Chevron World Challenge. It’s one of Tiger’s first victories after he resuming golf following the allegations of adultery and his car accident.
Having hit rock bottom in his personal life in 2009, his golf career started to suffer, forcing Woods to take a break from the came to try and find the right mentality and the support and motivation necessary for him to excel and reach the same standards he used to have.
MCILROY SWITCHES TO HORIZON
Golf Major champions has dealt his mentor Andrew 'Chubby' Chandeler a blow by signing up for a rival agency.
Chandler has been Rory McIlroy's agent ever since he borke on to the scene as an amateur 16 year old. Over the next seven years, Chandler managed all of Rory's affairs as the young Ulsterman went from strength to strength on the course, culminating in the US Open victory earlier this year.
But now Rory has decided to move to Horizon - a Dublin-based golf agency that is also home to Graeme McDowell.
