It’s difficult to explain the phenomenon that Tiger is. Some people have complained about his appearance fees and others seem to be a bit green eyed at his wealth. After all isn’t he just a golfer? The answer is yes and he happens to be so good that he has brought so much attention for golf. But others are reaping the benefits as well. Who?

1. The first tee – this programme was the first of many initiated by Tiger and has help many youngsters find a way in life. Who says you can’t be rich and nice?

If every golfer on the planet has been watching the television screen for the past few days, how do you rate the 2007 US Open? The Oakmont course is playing so hard that the players have been silently crying foul. Some have been rather verbal over their treatment as they succumb to the difficulty of the course. The top golfers in the world are all there and it has been nothing short of humiliation over their play for the past couple of days. Scores posted were so poor by their normal standards that they were left contemplating whether they should have bothered teeing off on Thursday.

The annual major event is back! The Masters has always had the prestige and glamour. The British Open is a touch of class with a severe test of nature strikes back! and the PGA Championship, well how do you describe it. Just one of the four, I guess. BUT tomorrow, the test of the year is back. Rated as the one of the toughest test of the 4 majors is going to start, Oakmont is the big test this year and who will second guess the speed of the greens. The US of A always show-cases the best of courses every year. As in the words of Gary McCord, “The greens look like they were bikini waxed”. Although this was said during the 1990’s about the Masters. One can only guess how fast the greens are going to be in this tournament. But let’s talk about the serious contenders this year!

I never thought that I would say this. When Olaf started to golf about 5 years ago, I believe now that it really is a tell tale sign of your character when one golfs. When I started, my temper was terrible. Hence my swing! I threw more clubs in disgust at the slightest frustration. My swing was relatively the same; A long way over the top plus a very big lash at the ball. Comes back to the same question, is golf a way of life? It certainly dictates the way a golfer swings his club. Let’s see a few examples of golfers.

To all of us golfers out there, we already know how big these two events are. But even the great Jack Nicklaus has come up to say that it could use more attention by including more players. For a short recap, the Ryder Cup is a bi-yearly affair that pits the top US players versus Europe. Whilst the latter is the US vs. the rest of the world (excluding players from Europe). I couldn’t put it in another way by that I agree 100% with Mr. Nicklaus. Why should the US play different teams and make them the anchor team (apart from the fact that they are the richest association with the biggest purse)?

A great deal has been mentioned of this 16 year old “phenom”. She drives the ball further than most men golfers. She is gorgeous and can really play. But will she be an “Anna Kornikova” or a “Maria Sharapova”? Not to presume that they are not only beauties on their own but also that they both have a tremendous ability to play tennis. Although the latter, we presume would be both a champion and a beauty. The press have given plenty of attention to charter the flight or plight of this prodigious talent.

What is the perfect build for a golfer? Barring a real handicap (no offense), anyone with a normal body frame will suit the bill. A number of beginners and even veteran golfers have asked this question; but is there an answer for everyone. Let’s look at some extreme examples.

Mr. John “Grip it and Rip it” Daly is a good example. Famous more for his outburst and “beautiful” quotes; his build has never been in question, has it? This man can really rip them. And to those non-believers, who believes that golfers with large frames have a difficulty with their shot game. This man has great hands and his shot game is quite exceptional.