Tiger is obviously not the player he was. He may never be the player he was. But he is still the best player ever, capable of playing shots no one ever has (the 200 yard four iron out of a bunker at Bethpage in 2002 springs to mind). So I think little Lukey has got it wrong

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As Graham Taylor said “Do I not like that “. I’m a great fan of Tiger and it’s brilliant that he’s sunk the winning putt in the President’s Cup. He’s still a long way from home and hopefully he’ll now just walk up to the ball and hit it rather than fart arse around. With Steve Stricker’s putting tip we may see Tiger back to his best. Then again we may not.

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It was good to see Darren Clarke win The Open and for Northern Ireland to produce another Major Champion. The sports fan in me though would’ve like to have seen  him pushed a little more to make the whole thing more entertaining. Dustin Johnston’s slice out of bounds at the 14th and Phil Mickelson’s putting stoke deserting him meant that Clarke ambled to victory. Great win, just not very entertaining or exciting which in the end is what professional sport is all about.

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Injuring yourself by accident is always a bummer. Doing something stupid and injuring yourself is just foolish. Wasting your chance to become Champion Golfer is unforgivable.

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There’s no doubt the likes of Luke Donald and Lee Westwood are great players but the fact is they just haven’t got the charisma of the likes of Seve and Tiger. Watching Seve and Tiger made you want to play the game just like watching Messi wants you to go out and have a kick about however old and useless you are ! The sooner Tiger gets back the better because professional golf is as dull as dishwater at the moment.

To me Luke Donald plays golf how it should be played. He has a great rhythm that makes everything look effortless and a stylish swing that has a great finish. On top of that he putts brilliantly and he deserves to be world no. 1. The thing that does disappoint me is the changes that have been made to Wentworth. Call me old school but I preferred the course as it was. Westwood’s final shot into the green at the 18th didn’t deserve to go in the water and it effectively killed the play-off. It wouldn’t have happened on the old 18th and would’ve led to a more fitting end to the biggest championship (after The Open) on the European Tour.

I always think of Seve alongside Nick Faldo and Glenn Hoddle as great reminders of the good sporting times I enjoyed in the 80′s. Playing golf and following Tottenham  back then brought great enjoyment for me. Seve played golf as it should be played with passion and flair (just like football should). In these days of technically perfect but sterile players, we need players like Seve to bring a bit of excitement and character to the game. Tiger Woods is miserable but he has the passion and skill to bring the game to life and he needs to get back on track to bring a bit of excitement back to the game like Seve used to.

My favourite Seve movement is the legendary putt at the 18th in the 1984 Open. That moment to encapsulates to me what sport is all about; joy, passion and it actually meaning something.

My favourite major is The Open but The Masters comes a close second. The course is fantastic, the place exudes history and the tournament is not afraid to do things it’s own way. I thought Woods was going to prove his critics wrong after his 31 for the front round and although he played well the back nine his poor putting put paid to his challenge. Schwartzel thoroughly deserved to win.  If you birdie the last four holes of the final round, final back nine then the green jacket should be put on your shoulders. It was great watching Scott and Day along with little Lukey Donald and of course feeling sorry for McIlroy who’d played brilliantly for three days. Never seen anyone up in the house like he was at the tenth so that was a first. It must’ve scrambled his brains and if if was me I would have thrown my clubs in the nearest lake and gone home to me mum !

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