Golfpride grips was the choice. Really a totally new feeling, especially as it was pouring down today.  As every day this week. So I think the 120 € I left at Golfhouse was a good investment. They also had some other blue grips that were sticky as flypaper. Too flashy for me though.

Problem was that I forgot my swing at home. I’ll give it another shot tomorrow.

So there is this guy in my foursome the other day. Apparently, he is a 30 handicapper. Was on a business trip and wanted to play a round of golf during his stay in Berlin. Had a rented set of cheap clubs but an Oakmont CC polo shirt on (an ugly striped one, to be precise).

This bloke did everything to deserve a severe whack with a 5 iron in the family jewels. Talked loud when other were adressing their ball, walked ahead on the fairway when others still had to play their ball, didn’t repair his ball marks, shanked every second ball,  and above all TRIED TO GIVE ME ADVICE ON MY SWING.

Listen to me, buddy, when one player plays par and you play triple-bogey, do not even think about pointing out flaws in the other players swing.  Otherwise the other will not yell FORE! if you walk into his line of play again.

The pro tours are no putting contests. So please show us more than leaderboards and pros making four feet putts. Thank you.

Alex

Aspen Lakes Golf Course, photo by Simonds.

Looking at the current European Order of Merit, I think that Martin Kaymer has some good company.

After finishing T7 at the French Open – teamed up in the final round with Colin Montgomerie – he made the biggest purse of his young career yet. Congratulations!

2007 PGA TOUR FedExCup
45. Platz (Vorwoche 44) Bernhard Langer mit 12 Events und 4.618 Punkten
129. Platz (Vorwoche 128) Alex Cejka mit 14 Events und 1.484 Punkten

2007 PGA Tour Money
48. Platz (Vorwoche 48) Bernhard Langer mit 12 Events und 1.078.329 Dollar
126. Platz (Vorwoche 126) Alex Cejka mit 14 Events 350.917 Dollar

2007 European Tour Order of Merit
41. Platz (Vorwoche 53) Martin Kaymer mit 17 Events und 348.882 Euro
85. Platz (Vorwoche 82) Bernhard Langer mit 2 Event und 177.449 Euro
112. Platz (Vorwoche 119) Sven Strüver mit 16 Events und 140.469 Euro
172. Platz (Vorwoche 174) Marcel Siem mit 12 Events und 65.533 Euro

Wednesday, 04. July 2007
18.15 Eurosport, US PGA Tour, Buick Open in Grand Blanc, MI (USA)
19.15 Eurosport, European Tour, Open de France in Paris
19.45 Eurosport, Golf Club

Being six months pregnant, my wife isn’t able anymore to produce a full golf swing. So we hadn’t the opportunity to play a round together since some time. Not until today, where I came up with a new game format: the pregnancy fourball. I played from tee to green and she did the putting. and it worked out great, we produced some good pars and bogeys, only once did she three-putt, all other putts were single and double. Really good fun!