I remember not too long ago when Tiger Woods could be heard, almost monthly, saying: "I won with my B game today."

As a fully signed up gadget nut I have tried and purchased quite a few of the products on the market - and I love them all. The purists amongst you will throw your hands up in horror and claim the traditional ways are the best; using a course planner,150 yard markers, and personal judgement but I disagree; technology is here to stay so you may as well embrace it.

Should competitions in the winter be qualifiers or non qualifiers? That is the question?

 

Another year over then, and we have all survived the festive season. For some, the hardest part of Christmas is behind us, thankfully.

 

This is the time of year most of us take stock of things and reflect. What sort of a year have I had at work? Did I achieve the goals I set for the year? How many of my new year's resolutions have I stuck to? Have I reduced my handicap this year? I am sure these are all familiar thoughts for you at this time of year.

 

The “s” word is of course snow; a word which sends an icicle through the heart of any golf club manager. We have been lucky so far this winter, he says, clutching his lucky rabbit's foot and touching wood, at both Dale Hill and Chart Hills.

This weekend saw Rory Mcllroy, Lee Westwood, and the great Tiger Woods all win on different continents.

The Race to Dubai will reach an exciting climax this week as the European Tour goes to the United Arab Emirates.

 

Our team is well established now, and all feel confident and comfortable to put their thoughts, and ideas forward. We have a ruling and understanding that there is no such thing as a bad idea, because if you think about an idea and discuss it something will always come from it.

 

I was saddened to learn two weeks ago that Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight boxing champion, had died of liver cancer. It was an ignominious end for a man who fought all his life, but who couldn’t beat the disease which took him from us.