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Broadhurst makes the best of his day
Starting from the 10th on Day 1 of the Quinn Direct British Masters, Paul Broadhurst's first golf shot was not one to give any indication of how he would finish. Having been woken by his young son at 4am, Broadhurst seemed completely out of sorts as he 'wrapped a seven iron round my ankles' for his tee shot on the infamous short par 4.
The Ridiculous to the Sublime
Darren Clarke was at the point of withdrawing from the Quinn Direct British Masters before hitting a ball in the tournament proper. His play in the Pro-Am was that bad he could see no point in teeing it up today and said as much in his pre championship press conference, guaranteeing that he would be going to Cardiff to see Liverpool hopefully win the FA Cup. Wednesday evening saw changes.
Not much under par.
On a day when with super hard fairways, mixed with tough rough, hard greens and a 20 mph wind were the order of the day for all, the Marriott Forest of Arden was bearing its teeth for the 156 players competing in the Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters. The only complaints though, were about the pace of play which left the last off in both the morning and afternoon pairings facing a six hour round.
The British Masters – Day 1
The Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters is in its second year under the auspices of Chubby Chandler and ISM and in just twelve months, it’s become an even bigger Championship with a cracking field and BBC coverage. One of the leaders is an ISM player, David Howell, with a 66 shot in the more benign conditions for the morning starters.
Warwickshire Day 1 – good news and bad.
There were some excellent starts (and very poor finishes) from ‘our’ guys and a story of a transition. There was a ‘you know what’ in a run of 576 (just as bad as its sounds) and last minute man Tom Whitehouse was level 5s after three. Who should appear on Robert Karlsson’s bag – none other than Gareth Lord, now back as an amateur and ready for Warwickshire at Ladbrook in two weeks time – or not quite that ready –
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH DAMOVO BRITISH MASTERS - DAY 1
The European Tour Professional has some very early starts, at least once a week, the sort of hours a paper boy would sniff at and a milkman (are there any left?) knows are part of their 6 day a week job description. For off at 7.30, even the most tardy of Tour Pros will be at the course for 6.30, juts as the sparrows are tidying up their kids before the cats are let loose.