Tiger Talking Grass Roots Sense

The name Tiger Woods and the word endorsement tend to have dollar signs springing to mind. But Tiger was quick to endorse freebies recently when asked about the policy at Mission Hills in China to allow anyone under the age of 16 to play the par-3 Zhang Lian Wei course for free. Admittedly, Mission Hills benefits from having multiple courses – indeed 7 at Shenzhen, 5 at Dongguan, and 10 at Haikou – so implementing a free golf policy is a little easier there than at the average club. But putting the number…Read more …

Great Expectations

Over the last week I’ve read comments from Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson with great interest, as both players have, it seems, set themselves some pretty aggressive targets for the 2014 season. McIlroy apparently has his eye on two Major titles for this year’s campaign, while Mickelson is probing for that elusive US Open to complete his personal career Grand Slam, plus Ryder Cup success at Gleneagles to avenge the demons of Medinah. What you can bet your bottom dollar on is the fact that Woods, Scott, Rose, Stenson, and numerous other high…Read more …