Golf Tips and Golf News

Before you write in to complain, the post title doesn't contain a grammer mistake...read on!

Normally when I notice the words 'Tiger', 'golf' and 'car' in the news, I ignore whatever the report might be, assuming that it will be something about the world's top ranked golfer and his rocky personal life. Tdoay, however, I kept reading beyond the headline and realised that what I had found was nothing to do with Mr. Woods whatsoever! The news was, however, slightly amusing and related enough that I thought I'd share it with you anyway.

If you're like me, you'll have little interest in American sports beyond the various golf the country plays. Even so, you might recognise the name Jim Leyland - the manager of the Detroit Tigers baseball team. Apparently the ex-catcher had his toe run over by a golf cart driven by coach Gene Lamont (whoever that is). A trainer from the team has reported that they assume it's broken, although it hasn't been X-rayed.

It goes to show; they may look small and pretty harmless, but those golf carts can do some serious damage! I, for one, still prefer to walk around the course - it's what attracted me to the game in the first place. I won't pretend I haven't had some close shaves though... Now I'm going to be extra careful!



(This one would break more than your toe!)

Regular readers might have noticed a recent post regarding the way that the American government will pay for its citizens to buy golf carts. Well, here is one particular cart that might be a tad over-budget!



Ricky Fowler started playing golf at the age of 14, being a keen motocross competitor before that. Although it might seem like quite a leap between golf and motocross, Fowler’s new toy – a bright red golf cart, complete with off-road tires, roll cage and push bar – is a fantastic merger of the two sports! At only 20 years old, it’s not surprising that Ricky is keen to add a bit of awesome to his golfing experience; the cart even features a “state-of-the-art stereo system”, according to his sponsor. In fact, that reminds me; please try to ignore the Puma logos plastered all over Ricky's golf clothes in this picture - I'm not advertising! It recently saw action at the Soboba Classic Tournament and, hopefully, we’ll see it again soon.

For the average American, however; it looks like they’ll just have to put up with normal golf cart – at least, until they get sponsored! So far I’m not aware of the UK having seen anything like this – please correct me if I have missed something!