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The Quinn Direct British Masters 2006 - Day 2. Tom Whitehouse managed a 70 on Day 1, despite visiting the water on the Brabazon twice. Neither time for dropping a new ball fazed Tom and his miss from four feet on the 18th, this ninth hole of the day did nothing to his confidence which had produced three birdies on the back nine.
The Quinn Direct British Masters 2006 - Day 2.
Pre-event ticket sales, for 2006, were up 35% on previous years and the return to the De Vere Belfry and all its history can take a significant amount of the credit for a tour event having excellent crowds on a weekday. A classy field is another reason for people flocking through the gates and from the marquee pairings, only the loss of Angel Cabrera and Lee Westwood to the cut were the obvious star names making an early exit from proceedings. There were followed by the three-ball of Monty, Henrik Stenson and now definitely at the FA Cup Final, Paul McGinley.
Up there with the leaders
For Tom Whitehouse, making the cut at the Marriott Forest of Arden in the Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters, would be a benchmark of his ability as well as an opportunity for all the Maxstoke members to see ‘one of theirs’ playing at the highest level. In the darkest days of Steve Webster’s times on Tour, when things were not going as well as they could have, he would still have the support from Atherstone that created the news of ‘Webbie’s Army’, even down at the PGA.
Strolling with Bjorn
Actually not a walk in the park, rather a trek in some very tough conditions which made par a score that 90% of the field for the Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters could only dream of. There were telephone numbers for scores. Take Ricardo Gonazales who was out in 45, the sort of score most mid handicappers know means trouble if they want to get close to the CSS in an Amateur competitions.
Warwickshire – Day 2 – and there is one bit of great news
For Steve Webster, the 2004 Daily Telegraph British Masters has been 27 holes of some of the best golf he can play – and nine of the worst – ‘I should have been 4 or 5 under and instead I miss the cut!’ Starting from the 10th, Steve was one over coming to the 17th, a dangerous par five where some have taken 8 (and more). The Webster play was a driver then a 5 wood to 15ft and an eagle to take him to +1 for the Tournament.
Sjoland makes his mark.
Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters – Day 2 Friday. Past Irish Open winner Patrick Sjoland has been in the doldrums for the three years, having (in his own words) been unable to ‘stop getting head of himself’. Nearly a year working with a psychologist in Sweden showed fruition with a 5th place in Singapore and today he surged to the top of the leaderboard with a 65.