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It’s not looking like a happy new year is in store for everybody’s favourite Spanish golfer Miguel Angel Jimenez after he broke his leg  while skiing in Spain. Jimenez fractured his right tibia after a fall in the Sierra Nevada range of Andalucia yesterday.  He was immediately brought down the mountain to a nearby hospital where he had surgery to nail the fracture.  The expected recovery time is approximately eight weeks before the leg can bear weight again followed by a further three months of physiotherapy to achieve full recovery.  This can also be subject to delays due to further surgeries to remove screws holding the tibial nail in place. "I have been playing well but that's just the way it goes in life," Jimenez said.    Technorati Tags: Jimenez Broken Leg

In his Christmas address released yesterday Tour Chief George O’Grady was scathing in his criticism of Spanish golfers, warning them to speak like normal human beings or get the hell off his Tour.  Dressed in a light blue office shirt with the sleeves rolled up to portray an air of doing something other than farting around all day O’Grady said  “Don’t get me wrong, I love Spanish golfers; they are flamboyant, strong and skilful, they just speak their own language at a million miles an hour and then are just rubbish at English.” “Any man who says ‘JOO’ instead of ‘YOU’ deserves to be kicked in the arse,” continued O’Grady. “That’s basic stuff you might learn on the first day at school, yet they all still go around saying ‘joo this’ an ‘joo that’ and it’s getting on my wick.  I swear to God that upstart Larrazabal is just doing it now to piss me off.” “From January 1st, all Spanish golfers found substituting the words ‘Joo’ fo...

First and foremost I have absolutely no vested interest in this, I rarely post videos for swing analyzers and training aids. It’s the 3 Bays GSA Golf Swing Analyzer and it’s just a tiny button on a tee like device that fits onto the butt end of the golf club.  In the video Martin Chuck puts it through its paces and compares the data to that produced from trackman.  What do you think?   Technorati Tags: 3 Bays GSA Tiny Golf Swing Analyzer

I had to take the embedded video out of this post because the sly buggers at Forbes had it set up so as to play automatically on my site.  I hate that! Anyway you can click on the pic above or here’s the link to watch the video on the Forbes site.   Technorati Tags: Video: Gary Player and Billy Horschel Play With Clubs From the 1920’s , 1960’s and Today

World Golf Hall of Fame Class of 2013 International Ballot Results Candidate                                 Voting Results (%) Colin Montgomerie                 51 % Graham Marsh                           34 Ian Woosnam                             21 Padraig Harrington                   19 Retief Goosen               ...

I’ve heard this all year long.  First from a member of an International Amateur golf team and just last weekend from Sean Kelly who manages a pro cycling team in Belgium.  Where once the dinner at squad sessions was all chat and banter it’s now almost deathly silence with every man just staring blankly at his phone. He’s checking his facebook or twitter, or maybe posting a picture of the great time he’s not having because he’s too busy on his phone. It’s an epidemic that’s ruining team building all across sport. How do you build team spirit?  At the dinner table and in group sessions where players get to know each other, get to interact, get to slag each other off for playing badly.  Believe it or not it’s this interaction, this bonding, this joking around that helps build team moral. Carry on with our heads buried in our phones and where will be?  A bunch of repressed shy retiring individuals, who for whom team will mean nothing. So please ...

The last OWGR for the year were finalized on Sunday.  This is important in that Augusta National invites the top 50 to next year's Masters. Desperately unlucky to not make it was Ireland’s Shane Lowry, who won the Portugal Masters but missed the lucrative Dubai World Championship due to illness. Others to miss out include Henrik Stenson, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Richie Ramsay, Marcus Fraser and Padraig Harrington who finished in 59th On a brighter note Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen's did make it into the top 50, ironically enough by not playing since the Dubai World Championship. Geoff Ogilvy, who is 56th, is in line to temporarily pass Olesen into 50th,  after a fourth-place finish in the Australian PGA Championship, but Olesen will again overtake Ogilvy over the next two weeks. Weird I know but the OWGR ranks players based on average points earned per tournament in the past two years. Points earned for a specific finish decrease as time passes from that tournament; thus the...

It was only a matter of time before things got messy with Rory’s existing sponsors as we all know Nike are not into sharing their stars. Oakley who have invested hugely into Rory and built their golf clothing collections around him have filed a lawsuit against both Rory McIlroy and Nike, claiming breach of contract.   The case revolves around Oakley which used its right of first refusal to match Nike proposal and which they claim was ignored by the McIlroy camp, thereby breaching the Oakley-McIroy contract. Reports say that Oakley offered about $60 million to McIlroy but the true figure wasn’t in the court documents. Oakley now say their relationship with Rory is "irreparable",  which allows them the right to block McIlroy’s Nike contract through the courts. Oakley have completed all production and branding for the 2013 and spent $300,000 on a photo shoot for the 2013 apparel. They are seeking damages. Technorati Tags: Rory McIlroy Oakley Court Battle Nike

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“Who the hell does he think he is coming in here and getting all brainy on us,” was the reaction of a long time member of the European Tour's all powerful Tournament Players Committee today to the induction of Peter Lawrie to their ranks.  The all powerful committee, previously known as the shorter European Tour Players Committee recently replaced Barry Lane and Richard Finch with the hyper intelligent Irishman. The unnamed source inside the all powerful committee went on to say “Lawrie showed up in a suit, and had a laptop with Microsoft Word on it. A few of the caddies are saying he even knows how to use it.  We were getting along just fine deciding really important stuff like whose turn is it to wear white trousers this week until that skinny brainbox showed up at the top of the class.” Lawrie, who studied Quantum Physics at University College Dublin didn’t take long to stamp his authority on the all powerful committee, immediately throwing a spanner in the...

Here’s a remarkable look back at the profile of the then 14 year old Tiger Woods produced by Trans World Sport.   Technorati Tags: Tiger Woods Video

Here’s what’s in the bag of Darren Clarke heading into the 2013 season.  It’s the new R1 driver from TaylorMade. Technorati Tags: Darren Clarke , TaylorMade R1 Driver , whats in the bag

Hey, how are joo? I love the cooking, eh, at Christmas, I always cook the turkey. If joo wan to know to cook the perfect turkey, do this. Drive berry fast into Malaga to pick up the turkey about an hour before joo are ready to cook it so it comes up to room temperature before roasting. Give it a good rinse then pat it dry with some kitchen paper, joo don want it looking like Rory McIlory’s head eh? Drizzle the meat with Spangish olive oil, add a few good sprinkles of salt and pepper and then rub this seasoning all over the bird, making sure you get in to all the nooks and crannies. I’n talking about the turkey no my wife eh! Pull the skin at the neck-end back so joo can see a cavity and push about half of your stuffing inside.  Once done, pull and fold the skin over the opening and tuck it under the bird so it looks nice. I’n still talking about the turkey eh! Cover the turkey with tin foil then put it in the hot oven and immediately turn the temperature down to 180°c/35...

Fancy yourself as being in my league when it comes to useless information about golf. Here’s a series of questions to test you to the very limit.  Let me know how you get on and don't even think of googling the answers! Scoring Guide 18/20 or better = Living legend 15/20 or better = Send your CV in to Sky 10/20 or better = Maybe some on course reporting less than 10 = You need to read more GolfCentralDaily son! Questions 1. What is jungle Bird's real name? 2. What is the name of the kid Rory McIlroy cleavered at The Open? 3. Name the Swede who had 2 holes in one in one round this year? 4. Who drove it into a bin this year on the PGA Tour? 5. Who nearly lost his finger in a boat winch accident? 6. Why was Randal Lewis in the news this year? 7. Kevin Na got to cut down his '16' tree. At what event? 8. Name the Huntingdon golf coach who went berserk? 9. Who said 'you're shitting me' after watching a Kevin Na road shot? 10. The engraver nearly ...

Just saw this online and it seemed to be in the spirit of giving for Christmas so I’m happy to share it.   Order a Christmas voucher TODAY ONLY (11th December) from Carr Golf and they will double the value of it. Vouchers can be used at 8 golf shops throughout Leinster. To order over the phone with a credit or debit card CALL 01-8609321 they will also post it to you free of charge. You can’t ask for more than that Terms and conditions apply.   Technorati Tags: Carr Golf Centre

They say he once played a round of golf in Mount Juliet.  They say he was 15 under par after 12 holes and walked off, claiming ‘golf was piss easy’. He’s Irish cycling legend and he’s coming to the West Of Ireland for the Cunga Christmas Party.  And in the absence of any better options, it shall also be the GolfCentralDaily Christmas Party. So technically speaking, two legends will be attending.  (I’m the other one by the way.) If anybody is around Cong in County Mayo this Saturday night, do join us in Lydon’s Lodge from 7pm.  €20 quid at the door gets you a meal, front row seats at a Q&A session and a chance to buy me and Sean a drink after.  We’ve also arranged for Black Betty and Gangnam Style both to be played by the DJ until five past two. Oh, I nearly forgot. Stock up on solpadeine too because we are all headed cycling with Sean on Sunday morning.     Technorati Tags: The Sean Kelly Weekend

The mood inside the Harrington house took a turn for the worse on Sunday evening after husband Padraig failed to record popular TV show ‘Love Hate’ properly on the Sky Plus Box.  According to sources, Harrington cancelled the recording after nine minutes when a viewing clash warning appeared on screen. It’s thought Harrington chose instead to watch Lee Evans Live on the Comedy Channel, leaving wife Caroline fuming when she returned home. “I came home, made a cup of tea and sat down in front of the TV; I was really looking forward to seeing what would happen Nidgey and whether Tommy would get wacked after banging the RA guy’s wife.  I was bloody raging when the ‘end of programme press back up to return’ message greeted me after nine minutes,”  Caroline told reporters. “This having Padraig loitering around the house at Christmas really isn’t suiting me,” she continued. “There’s dribble on toilet seat, blobs of toothpaste left stuck to the sink and ...

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