http://www.tomgibbsgolf.co.uk en-gb tomgibbsgolf.co.uk 2012-2-14T00:00:00Z tomgibbsgolf.co.uk http://www.tomgibbsgolf.co.uk/page7.htm#92504 This week has seen Lee Westwood return to the top of the world rankings once again with his win at the Indonisian Masters. There was a battle for the number 1 spot going on in different continents with Luke Donald also able to hit the dizzy heights of number one with a win in America unfortunately for Luke he lost in a play off and remained as number 3 in the world. Interestingly the battle between the two English golfers came on St Georges day weekend. With three English golfers taking there place in the worlds top 10 English golf has never been so strong this can also be said of European golf with the 6 of the top 10 being European.With Luke Donald performing so well recently I thought that I would take a look at something that most amateur golfers are obsessed with and something that is probably the most talked about sat in the bar after your round Driving distance. So I thought I would consult the statistics and see if it really is important to success in golf. I have searched the... 2011-4-26 10:25:20 http://www.tomgibbsgolf.co.uk/page7.htm#92467 So the first major of the year has come and gone and it was all smiles and cheers for South African Charl Schwartzel who took the green jacket with an impressive last round 66 to finish 14 under par. I cant remember the final day of a major being anywhere near as exciting with so many changes at the top of the leader board. Tiger showed glimpses of his former self with some excellent golf however cant help but feel that the Tiger of old would not have missed such putts as his eagle attempt on the Par 5 15th. The final day also saw some great golf from fellow English men Luke Donald and Lee Westwood. Both are yet to win a major but surely these guys are to good not to Another highlight of the Masters was to see Sergio Garcias name at the right end of the leaderboard a man with so much talent untill he gets the flat stick in his hand. Would be great to see Garcia rekindle his feel with the putter and get back to his best during the 2011 season.Whilst the likes of Schwartzel Woods Donald ... 2011-4-25 18:27:05 http://www.tomgibbsgolf.co.uk/page7.htm#51489 The masters is here and signals the start of the golf season. This year it is being televised on Sky Sports and will also include the Par 3 Championship. This is the first time that the Par 3 competition has been televised so should be a very interesting spectacle The winner of the Par 3 championship has never won the main event Maybe this year someone could buck the trend Every year I have a little flutter on The Masters and this year will be no different. I will be firing up my Sky Bet account to back 3 or 4 golfers who take my fancy. I can never bring myself to back an American maybe this is a failing that may have caused me to lose more than I win but this year will be no different and I will be backing our own Europeans. First that takes my fancy is Paul Casey he has done well around Augusta in the past and the course set out suits him with his long hitting and high ball flight he will just need a good week with the flat stick Secondly Luke Donald has been playing really well ... 2011-4-6 10:51:20