I am reading the Charlotte Observer this morning and checking out the box scores. In it there is a tiny golf section covering a Jr. tournament and then there is the hole-in-one section. It reads: “Jeffrey R aced No. 4, a 201 yard hole using a 3 iron at Providence Country Club. It was his fifth.”

I am often asked, why did I name this MorePars, why not MoreBirdies? And why not go all out, as in Jeffrey R’s case, and name it MoreEagles? The reason is simple. For most of us, it is just not realistic to shoot scratch golf, or score lots of birdies, never mind make eagles. And as for hole-in-one’s…are you kidding? They are more or less miraculous—except, apparently, for golfers like Jeffrey R.

It’s funny how some folks are just naturally good. Effortlessly they swing the club and go low on the course. For me, however, I have to fight for every stroke. But on a magical day, on November 10, 2008, on a 145 yard hole at Oyster Reef Golf Club in Hilton Head, SC, I hit a perfectly straight shot with a pga tour trajectory that bounced once and landed in the hole for my first and only ace. I will never forget this day, and I have the plaque as a reminder hanging on my shelf.

I don’t know how realistic it is, but I am setting a goal for myself to make another one in the coming decade. As we close out this 10 year span, I can carry with me my ace in Hilton Head as a true confidence builder that really has made a difference in my mental state as I step up to a Par 3. I have come close to a hole-in-one several times since that day, and I truly believe it is because of that dose of adrenaline I got when I made my ace in 2008. Jeffrey R. has apparently received a similar dose. He must think he is Tiger Woods when he steps up to a par 3. I say to Jeffrey R, congratulations to you, and while I doubt I will ever catch your 5 aces, you have given me something to shoot for.

Matt

Tiger, Tiger, Tiger…

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Pensioner gang allegedly kidnap and torture their financial adviser

A gang of pensioners allegedly kidnapped and tortured their financial advisor after losing £2million savings in the credit crunch.James Amburn was ambushed outside his house, hit over the head with a Zimmer frame and bundled into a car, it is claimed.The OAPs then bound the 56-year-old with masking tape and threw him in a cellar for four days until he agreed to get their cash from a bank.American-born Mr Amburn  said the ambush took a while “as they ran out of breath”.He added: “The fear of death was indescribable. They bound me with masking tape until I looked like a mummy.”Mr Amburn was driven 300 miles from his home in Speyer, Germany, to one of the pensioner’s homes in Lake Chiemsee, Bavaria.His ordeal ended when he faxed a Swiss bank to get the cash. He secretly scrawled a message to call police.The five OAPs, aged 60 to 79, have been charged with kidnap.

A distant US relative of Dr Hawley Crippen, executed in London in 1910 for murdering his wife, has failed in a bid to secure a posthumous pardon for him.

The Criminal Cases Review Commission refused to send the case back to the Court of Appeal, saying the applicant was not a “properly interested person”.James Patrick Crippen, 73, of Ohio, a second cousin three times removed, said he was “disappointed” by the decision.He argues remains found at Crippen’s home were not those of his wife, Cora.He said DNA tests had proved this, casting serious doubt over his ancestor’s conviction.

James Crippen has been fighting for years for an appeal, a royal pardon and the release of his relative’s remains, which are buried in the grounds of Pentonville Prison, London.Mr Crippen, who lives in Dayton, told the BBC News website: “It’s an embarrassment to the British courts to have to admit, after 100 years, that the gentleman was innocent.”They didn’t want to review the case – it’s so old they felt they shouldn’t change it. They just leave our name in disrespect.”The former marketing manager said he would be consulting his UK lawyers about the “other avenues”.

Failed test

The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) decided James Crippen was not a “properly interested person” in the case and there was no real possibility the Court of Appeal would hear it.The commission said in cases where the person whose conviction is to be appealed against was dead, the request must come from someone “approved” by the Court of Appeal.

That person should be the widow or widower, “personal representative”, or a relative who has a “substantial financial or other interest” in the appeal.”Without an individual who has a real possibility of being approved by the Court of Appeal, there could be no court hearing and so no purpose would be served by the commission carrying out a review of the case,” said a CCRC spokesman.The commission, which had received the request in May, said it considered the application “impartially and in detail” but concluded last month that James Crippen did not meet the test.It is understood the CCRC did not examine the grounds for the appeal.The appeal was launched after scientists at Michigan State University claimed to have obtained DNA evidence in 2007.

The researchers said they had tracked down three of Mrs Crippen’s grandnieces and compared their DNA with samples from the body which had been kept on a microscope slide since the Old Bailey trial.

Trans-Atlantic dash

The Crippen case is one of the most notorious in British criminal history.After hiding his wife’s remains under a cellar, the US-born doctor tried to escape to Canada on the SS Montrose with his lover Ethel Le Neve, who was disguised as a boy.But he was caught after the ship’s captain recognised him from newspaper reports and alerted Scotland Yard.The Montrose was the first ship to carry Marconi’s new telegram system and Crippen famously became the first criminal in history to be arrested thanks to such technology.He was arrested at sea and brought back to Britain after Inspector Walter Dew made a trans-Atlantic dash in a faster vessel.Crippen was found guilty and hanged at Pentonville Prison in November 1910.Le Neve, who was tried separately for complicity in the killing, was acquitted.

Spooks star Miranda Raison spied spending time with Ralf Little after marriage split

Former Spooks actress Miranda Raison has fuelled rumours she is dating actor Ralf Little after she was photographed leaving his home.The blonde, 29, was seen arriving at the Royle Family star’s west London home late one night over the weekend, before leaving together the following morning.Their pairing comes just weeks after Raison announced she had split from husband Raza Jaffrey after just two years of marriage.

Miranda Raison is all smiles as she leaves Ralf Little’s west London home over the weekend

Raison and Little, 29, met earlier this year while filming ITV drama Married, Single, Other.In the series, Miranda played a model named Abbey who captured the heart of Ralf’s serial womaniser character Clint.Friends of the couple said they have ‘fallen for each other in a big way’.Last month, it was revealed that Raison and Jaffrey, 34, had ended their two year marriage after living ’separate lives’.The couple started dating in 2005 after falling for each other on the set of Spooks.However, when Jaffrey – who played undercover operative Zafar Younis, left the show the same year they married, the couple began spending increasingly more time apart.

According to friends, the couple’s marriage started to suffer soon after the wedding.The source told the Daily Mail: ‘When they spent all day and night together on the set of Spooks their relationship was fine but after Raza left the show it all started to go terribly wrong.‘Their careers have both taken off and they have been focused on that. It’s hard to juggle a personal life and work in the industry when you.

Little, who played hapless Anthony in the Royle Family, previously dated TV presenter Lisa Rodgers and his Summer Holiday co-star Sarah Churm.Before meeting Raison, Raza dated his Bombay Dreams co-star Preeya Kalidas, who plays Amira in EastEnders.Raison recently left Spooks after four years of playing Junior Case Officer Jo Portman, who was shot by Ros Myers (Hermione Norris) while restraining a terrorist during a hostage situation.

Todays WTF !!

Mythical white stag found in the forests of Gloucestershire

White stags have long been associated with mythology and legend, an elusive yet magnificent beast.King Arthur was left frustrated by his attempts to capture one, as were the Kings and Queens of Narnia, who chased the creature through the woods and found themselves tumbling out of a wardrobe.But photographer Ken Grindle has managed to get a little bit closer, taking this picture of the animal in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.

The White Stag was snapped by amateur photographer Ken Grindle near Lydney, GloucestershireThe majestic wild animal – long associated with mystery and good luck – was filmed by the wildlife enthusiast.Ken, 66, has been filming and photographing wildlife in the area for the past six years – but had never seen a white stag.’I was very surprised to see it,’ he said.

‘I was camped in a shelter and was really fortunate. It just strolled right in front of me and calmly wandered around.

‘He is a beautiful creature and it’s really nice to be able to show people who perhaps can’t make it into woodland what beautiful animals roam out there.’I was lucky to be able to get some footage of it as well as the battery on my camera was running out.I wasn’t sure I’d actually got it until I got home.

This white stag was decapitated in 2007. Its existence was kept secret in a bid to deter poachers

‘I take the pictures to share with everyone as a lot of people can’t get out into the woods to see this.’The Forest of Dean is thought to be home to an array of unusual and wild creatures including wild boar, big cats and white stags.Retired builder Ken added: ‘There’s a lot of talk about big cats in the Forest and that really would be something to see.I managed to stand my ground when some wild boar came out into the path in front of me but it might be a bit different if I saw a big cat.’Last year a white stag was spotted in the Scottish Highlands and was photographed by a member of a nature charity while she was on an expedition on the west coast.Fran Lockhart, of the John Muir Trust, a charity which protects wild land, said she was “thrilled” to spot the majestic beast, which is closely identified with the unicorn.In October 2007, a wild white stag was shot by poachers on the border between Devon and Cornwall, where horrified locals had known it by the name Snowy.

Jimmy Choo co-founder Tamara Mellon wins £6million in shares row with mother

Jimmy Choo co-founder Tamara Mellon has won £6million in a long-running legal battle with her 70-year-old mother.Miss Mellon had sued her mother Ann Yeardye for the return of shares mistakenly paid into a family trust fund.The lawsuit in the Royal Court of Justice in Jersey, was abandoned last week after Mrs Yeardye conceded the case.

Jimmy Choo co-founder Tamara Mellon says he has always had issues with her mother Ann Yeardye, pictured here in 2006

Miss Mellon, 42, who has made £100million from her shoe empire, recently said her relationship with her mother, a former Chanel model, has always been strained.But spokesmen for Mrs Yeardye say the ‘apparent ill-will’ came from Miss Mellon’s side.

The family rift began in 2004 after the sale of Jimmy Choo to an investment group.Miss Mellon, who set up the company in 1996, remained in control but an accounting error meant some shares were paid into a trust controlled by Mrs Yeardye.She allegedly refused to repay them before launching a counter-complaint.Earlier this year, Miss Mellon told American Elle magazine that her mother was jealous of her looks and success: ‘We never got along. She wanted to be me, I think, which seems terribly sad.’An agreement was settled on Thursday, sources said, with both sides paying their costs.Lawyers for Mrs Yeardye said it was agreed ‘amicably’.

He will make an address to MPs and peers from the spot where Sir Thomas was sentenced in 1535 for his opposing the adultery of King Henry VIII.Details of the four-day state visit are being discussed in Rome between a delegation of Whitehall officials and their Vatican counterparts.A Vatican delegation has also visited London in an attempt to finalise the plans.It is understood, however, that the visit will begin on September 16 and that it will end after the Pope has personally presided over the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman, possibly in Wembley stadium, on Sunday September 19.The address in Westminster Hall will be one of two public speeches that the Pope will deliver during the trip. The other will be to academics at Oxford University.Former Tory Minister Ann Widdecombe, a convert to Catholicism who will be standing down at the next General Election, said it was “marvellous” that the Pope will be able to address parliamentarian from such an historic venue.

She said: “He should remind Parliamentarians of their duty to guarantee freedom and democracy and that includes Christians.”Westminster Hall was built in the 11th century and is the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster.It is sacred to many Catholics because it was where many martyrs and saints were tried for High Treason during the Protestant Reformation.Most notably it was the scene of the trial of Thomas More, the former Lord Chancellor canonised as a saint by Pope Pius XI in 1935 and made patron saint of politicians by Pope John Paul II.More was beheaded after he refused to take an oath attached to the Act of Supremacy that made the King the supreme head of the Church in England.A plaque marking the spot where the trial took place was kissed by Mother Teresa of Calcutta during one of her visits to Britain.

During the Elizabethan era, St Edmund Campion, the Jesuit missionary, was also tried in the hall and in the reign on James I it was the setting for the trial of Guy Fawkes, who had tried to blow up the building in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.In the same century dozens of innocent Catholic priests falsely accused by Titus Oates of plotting to kill King Charles II and put his Catholic brother James on the throne were tried and sentenced to death there. Samuel Pepys, the diarist and naval administrator, was implicated in the plot, was also tried but was acquitted.An official announcement of the papal visit is not expected until well into the New Year.

Irony

‘Freedom of speech’ victory as Christian hoteliers are CLEARED of insulting Muslim woman as judge slams her evidence

Christian hoteliers accused of insulting a Muslim guest for wearing the hijab and berating her for her beliefs were dramatically cleared this afternoon.Benjamin and Sharon Vogelenzang denied using threatening, abusive or insulting words which were religiously aggravated against white British Muslim convert Ericka Tazi, 60.District Judge Richard Clancy, who heard the case in the absence of a jury, told the couple that religion and politics was the ‘tinderbox which set the whole thing alight and it would appear because of strongly entrenched positions that is what has happened here’.

Explaining his reasons for dismissing the case, he said Mrs Tazi’s claim that she was verbally attacked by the couple for up to an hour had not been borne out by other prosecution witnesses, who suggested that any discussions lasted around seven minutes.Judge Clancy also highlighted Mrs Tazi’s use of language. When describing how she was provoked by the couple about her hijab she used words to the effect of: ‘Would you prefer it if I got my tits out?’He said: ‘I mention this because when I read that together with what she said about ‘them taking the piss’ it doesn’t quite form the same religious view that was put to me on the stand’.Judge Clancy said: ‘I’m not satisfied on the facts that this case has been made out.’His decision was greeted by prolonged applause from the couple’s supporters in the public gallery.Outside, Sharon Vogelenzang told reporters: ‘We’ve been found innocent of any crime. It has been a very difficult nine months and we are looking forward to rebuilding our business and getting on with our lives.’We would like to thank all those who have supported us, our family, our friends, our church and Christians all around the world, and non-Christians.

‘And as Christmas approaches we wish everybody peace and goodwill.’

Mrs Tazi told the court yesterday that she was left traumatised after being insulted by the couple while a guest at The Bounty House Hotel in Aintree, Liverpool, on March 20.She said they laughed at her when she came down wearing a hijab on her final day at the hotel and shouted at her, saying her Islamic dress was a form of bondage and that she had provoked an argument by wearing it.Mrs Tazi, who converted to Islam when she married a Muslim 18 months ago, was staying at the hotel while she attended a pain management clinic at Aintree Hospital for her fibromyalgia.She claimed Mr Vogelenzang called the prophet Mohammed a murderer and a warlord and likened him to Saddam Hussein and Hitler.But the couple denied her version of events and claimed Mrs Tazi told them Jesus was a minor prophet and that the Bible was untrue.

Earlier, the court heard how the Vogelenzangs’ B&B had suffered as a result of the case.Benjamin Vogelenzang, 53, accused Mrs Tanzi of trying to ruin his business during heated scenes in court. The hotelier raised his voice and thumped the witness box before he was told to behave by Judge Clancy.His 54-year-old wife, Sharon, told the court that takings were down by 80 per cent since they were prosecuted for a public order offence.Benjamin Vogelenzang told prosecutor Anya Horwood in cross examination: ‘At the time I was persuaded she (Ericka) was quite a nice person.’Raising his voice, and thumping the witness box for emphasis, he continued: ‘I was mistaken, you know why? She wasn’t a nice person, she wasn’t a loving person, she ratted to the police and is trying to make us lose our business.’His outburst prompted Judge Clancy to tell him: ‘Behave yourself please.’When Mr Vogelenzang returned to the dock to sit alongside his wife he bowed his head and cried.The court heard that the couple, who have five adopted children and have fostered a Muslim boy, returned to the hotel after a holiday in Scotland three days before the alleged incident on March 20They learned from the hotel manager that guests had engaged in robust debates about religion over the dinner table, with Mrs Tazi and a self confessed ‘happy clappy Christian’ taking the lead.

Mr Vogelenzang told his defence counsel, Hugh Tomlinson QC, that, on the morning of March 20, he spotted Mrs Tazi wearing the hijab, the traditional Islamic dress, and told her: ‘You look tiny’ before walking off.He said that, when he next saw her, she was talking to his wife and told the court he overheard the following conversation: ‘Her wording was, in essence, ‘I’ve tried all the religions, I’ve tried Jesus, it didn’t work for me but the Bible is untrue anyway and Jesus is a minor prophet’.'She called Our Lord a minor prophet. My reaction was ‘You haven’t prayed alone and asked God to prove himself to you’.

‘Because she was a small person I sat next to her and just gently said that to her.’He admitted that his wife may have referred to the hijab as a form of bondage and said Mrs Tazi replied: ‘My husband doesn’t even want me to wear it, but I wear it as I love Allah.’He told the court: ‘Great, that’s fine. At least she wears it because of the love she has.’Mr Vogelenzang said Mrs Tazi then went off into the dining room and he belatedly went after her to make light of the situation.

He told the court he reeled off a list of historical figures, including Caesar, Nero, Hitler, Mao and Saddam Hussein.Mr Vogelenzang said: ‘She took the examples of history and she started provoking me by saying ‘Oh, will you tell me then that I’m a murderer, that I’m a Nazi? You’re telling me I’m a terrorist?”I never meant it this way.He denied shouting at her or referring to the prophet Mohammed as a warlord.Mr Vogelenzang told Ms Horwood that Mrs Tazi was not in tears but left the hotel ‘as cool as a cucumber’ and that he had the ability ‘not to take offence’.Mrs Vogelenzang told the court that Mrs Tazi seemed determined to get a response from her about her hijab.

She said the guest approached her and said: ‘You didn’t know I was a Muslim, did you?”The hotelier replied that she had known, the court heard.Mrs Vogelenzang said Mrs Tazi then came up to her and said she ‘was still the nice, kind Ericka you know’She said she was ’stopped in her tracks’ when she heard Mrs Tazi say to her husband that, ‘Jesus was a minor prophet and the Bible was not true’.She told her: ‘I’m afraid we’d have to disagree with you there. We believe Jesus died on the cross for our sins.’Mrs Vogelenzang said Mrs Tazi told her: ‘It’s my choice to put this outfit on’ and said she replied: ‘I can’t understand why you would want to put yourself into bondage.’She explained that she used the phrase ‘bondage’ because she understood that Muslim women lacked the freedom to make many choices in their lives.Mrs Vogelenzang also told Mr Tomlinson, her defence counsel, that she went into the dining room after hearing raised voices and, when Mrs Tazi spotted her, ’she charged towards me with her hand thrust up at my face and said ‘Get away from me, get out of my face”.Yesterday, Christians gathered outside Liverpool magistrates’ court to support the couple.Mrs Tazi, who suffers from the chronic pain condition fibromyalgia, spent a month at the hotel earlier this year while attending a course of therapy at a nearby hospital.

The former Roman Catholic from Warrington, who converted to Islam last year, gave evidence after swearing an oath to Allah and kissing the Koran.She wore a hijab and ankle-length gown in court similar to the outfit she was wearing on the day of the alleged confrontation.She told the court she had worn Western clothes until the final day of her course.

Heres The Irony

Taxi driver sacked after he was captured on hidden CCTV telling a pensioner: ‘You die tonight’

A taxi driver has been sacked after a hidden in-car camera caught him swearing at three terrified pensioners and telling one: ‘You die tonight.’Elyas Haidari, 24, hurled abuse at the women, who were all partially sighted, and told them to ’shut up’ as he took them to a day care centre.When the pensioners tried to get out of his car, Mr Haidari, who had held a licence for seven months, refused to help them.

Mr Haidari is the first cabbie to be caught by the new ‘taxicam’ system employed by Southampton City Council.He was hauled before the council’s licensing committee after the women complained about his ‘truly shocking’ behaviour.Council officers downloaded the footage from the camera within hours and were stunned when they heard Mr Haidari telling one passenger ‘you die tonight.’He was also heard yelling, ’shut up’ during the journeys and ‘get out’ at the women when they reached their destination.Councillors voted in August to make it compulsory for cameras to be fitted in all new Hackney carriages.Mr Haidari’s car was among the 150 cabs which already had a camera fitted.Licensing committee chairman Councillor Brian Parnell said that without the camera in Mr Haidari’s car, his behaviour could have gone unnoticed.He said: ‘While incidents such as this in the city are fortunately rare, it undoubtedly shows the merit of having cameras fitted to all licensed vehicles in the city.’It is a ringing endorsement of the council’s recent decision to make the fitting of cameras mandatory.’

Council licensing officers downloaded the recording from the camera within hours of the incident being reported to them.The council praised the cooperation and response by Radio Taxis following the complaint about their driver, who was promptly dismissed.Company chairman Clive Johnson, who has launched a legal challenge against the decision to make cameras compulsory, said: ‘We were very upset and concerned about what happened.’But we didn’t need the camera evidence. We acted on the information from the statements from the three ladies.’We supplied all the information to the police. We didn’t need a camera to tell us something had gone disastrously wrong.’We are not against cameras, we’re against being forced to have them.’The £625 cameras, which the council sells at subsidy for £250 excluding VAT and fitting, take still pictures and record continuous audio once they are triggered by a door opening.Drivers are also able to trigger a burst of pictures if they push a panic button.A police spokesman said an officer spoke to Mr Haidari’s three passengers although no official statements were taken and they did not wish to make an official complaint.

TIGER TIGER

Porn star Joslyn James is tenth woman linked to disgraced golfer

• Backlash begins as sponsor Gatorade drops Tiger Focus drink named after Woods
• Experts claim he is now ‘beyond PR redemption’
• Swedish TV personality claims she was asked to have affair with golfer
• Furious wife Elin Nordegren ‘flung mobile phone at Woods breaking his tooth’
• My mother’s collapsed: Dramatic 911 call from Woods’ mansion leaked online

A pornography actress was today the tenth woman to be linked to scandal-hit golfer Tiger Woods.Joslyn James, who has starred in a number of extremely explicit adult films, allegedly slept with the sportsman on a number of occasions.According to sports website Deadspin.com, she had boasted of their relationship to a friend.James, whose real name is Veronica Siwik-Daniels,  is said to have considered herself Woods’ ‘full-time mistress.’Shortly after the golfer’s personal life imploded, she posted a status update on her Facebook page, saying: ‘I find it comical when certain individuals have no life of their own and want to be ME… so terribly bad.’James, 39, joins a string of women to have reportedly had affairs with the golfer, including another porn star Holly Sampson, 36.

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Porn star Joslyn James (right) is the latest woman to be linked to Tiger Woods

In further revelations, one of Sweden’s top celebrities claims she was approached by man acting on behalf of Woods about having an affair with the golfer.Carolina Gynning – infamous in her homeland for having sex on Big Brother – said the incident happened ’six or seven years ago’ when she was living in London.

Now a famous TV presenter in Stockholm, she blogged that she was at a party where she met Woods’ ‘agent’ at a party.She described him as a ‘really strange man who I assumed was gay,’ adding ‘he wanted to tell me something special.’After accepting a lunch invitation, she said the man asked her ’strange questions’.He wondered if I knew who Tiger Woods was, and obviously I did,’ she wrote. ‘He said he was friends with Tiger and that Tiger loved girls like me.”He said that Tiger was looking for a girlfriend and that he wanted to introduce me to him.’I never got back to the guy, obviously, even if Tiger is rich, he’s also ugly as sin and absolutely not my type. Was that guy a pimp for Tiger?’Gynning also expressed support for Woods’ wife, fellow Elin Nordegren, urging her to take the couple’s two children and ‘move home to Sweden.’The fresh batch of revelations emerged as a backlash against Woods, 33, gathered pace.One  of America’s top PR experts said his image would be tarnished forever after a string of lurid allegations.

Howard Rubenstein said: ‘He is beyond PR redemption. He is in public relations hell right now. There is not a PR man on Earth who can restore.’He’s haemorrhaging; even a transfusion won’t help. He can never re-establish that perfect image of a happily married family man. Never.’He advised Woods to separate from his wife as quickly as possible. ‘Who knows how many more women are going to emerge?,’ he added. ‘This could continue for a long time.’Adverts featuring the tarnished golfer have been pulled from broadcasts and cable channels in the States.According to media research group Nielson, the last prime-time commercial starring Woods – a 30-second avert for Gillette – played on November 29.There were no adverts featuring the billionaire during weekend sports programmes.Woods is also losing his own brand of Gatorade sport drink named Tiger Focus, which was launched in March 2008.

The company, one of the golf superstar’s biggest sponsors, along with Nike and American Express, claimed that the decision was nothing to do with the current scandal.’We decided several months ago to discontinue Gatorade Tiger Focus along with some other products to make room for our planned series of innovative products in 2010,’ the company said in a statement.Meanwhile, Woods ranking as a celebrity product endorser plunged from 6th to 24th on the influential Davie Brown Index.The scale tracks 2,800 celebrities with the golfer  now placed between Julia Roberts and former US Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Woods’ life began to unravel on November 27 after a bizarre car accident in the early hours of the morning.The golfer, who had carefully cultivated an image as a clean-living family man, crashed into a tree and a fire hydrant outside his house in Windermere, Florida.

Emergency services found him unconscious in the road after being dragged out of his £35,000 Cadillac Escalade by his wife Elin Nordegren.But the affair was initially shrouded in mystery until details of a string of women who had alleged affairs with Woods began to emerge.It was claimed today that Nordegren had made a furious phone call to Rachel Uchitel – one of the women subsequently linked to Woods – around 90 minutes before the crash.According to Star magazine, the golfer’s wife yelled ‘I know everything.’Nordegren then reportedly hurled the phone at her husband, knocking out a tooth, before grabbig a golf club and chasing him around the house.’She did thousands of dollars of damage,’ a source told the magazine. ‘Tiger ran out to his Escalade barefoot to get away from her.’

Support: Mrs Holmberg (left) had flown to the US to support her daughter Elin Nordegren (right, with husband Tiger Woods) after he was accused of having a string of affairs

It was revealed yesterday that Florida authorities feared Woods had overdosed on prescription drugs.The TMZ website claims the hospital admission chart listed ‘OD’ and showed that he was having trouble breathing.He was admitted under the alias ‘William Smith’ and was with his wife.

A police report released on Monday said Woods had been drinking before the crash and had taken powerful painkillers Vicodin and Ambien sleeping pills.Apart from releasing a statement a week ago apologising for his ‘transgressions, Woods has made no comment and remained out of sight since the accident.He is said to have offered his wife millions to keep her from walking out on him and taking their children Sam, two, and ten-month-old Charlie.

But she recently bought a £1.3million island hideway in Sweden, fuelling speculation that the former children’s nanny and bikini model is preparing to start a new life in her homeland.Nordegren, who married Woods in 2004, is still living at the family’s £1.7million mansion, despite earlier reports she had moved out.Tiger Woods’s wife Elin believed him when he said he was not playing around with other women, it was reported in the US last night.

Sources told People magazine she ‘believed his lies’ when he told her he was not seeing anyone while he was away from home taking part in golf tournaments.The respected magazine said it was common knowledge on the golf circuit that Woods was cheating on his wife.But sources told People:’It is sort of sad that all of the golfers knew about Tiger’s cheating throughout his marriage while poor Elin believed his lies when he told her he was not seeing any other women when on the road for days at a time.’The source added: ‘Now that it has hit her over the head, she is going to make the best decision for her and the kids.’She was at the centre of a further drama after her mother Barbro Holmberg collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Emergency: Tiger Woods’ mother-in-law Barbro Holmberg is wheeled into hospital on a stretcher after collapsing at the golfer’s home

Mansion: Mrs Holmberg returned to Woods’ mansion in Windermere, Florida, after being treated in hospital

A dramatic 911 call made after the 57-year-old Swedish politician became ill was leaked online overnight.It is believed she became sick after confronting Woods over claims that he had cheated on her daughter Nordegren with a string of mistresses.In a recording made at 2.35am, a sobbing woman – understood to be Nordegren – told the emergency operator that her mother had collapsed.’Hurry up,’ the caller said. ‘She collapsed in the bathroom. What do I do?’

The dispatcher then makes attempts to calm the woman down and asks her to check on her mother’s condition.A few seconds later the caller said Mrs Holmberg was breathing normally, talking and did not appear to be hurt from her fall.’She said she collapsed,’ the woman said. ‘She fainted. She was down for a while.’I heard her fall and ran up there and tried to get her up. I don’t think she’s injured.She then apologises for the call, adding: ‘I’m sorry. I got so scared.’A child can be heard crying in the backgroundMrs Holmberg was taken to Health Central Hospital, in Florida, where she was carried inside on a stretcher. Nordegren was seen driving behind the ambulance.After spending 11 hours at the centre, Mrs Holmberg was released yesterday evening and returned to Woods’ mansion in Windermere, near Orlando.Earlier reports suggested she had been suffering from acute food poisoning but it is understood she had an anxiety attack after the argument.

The women: 1. Jaimee Grubbs, 2. Holly Sampson, 3. Jamie Jungers, 4. Mindy Lawton, 5. Cori Rist, 6. Kalika Moquin, 7. Rachel Uchitel, 8. Unidentified cocktail waitress, 9. Joslyn James and 10. Unnamed British TV presenter

Woods stands accused of having affairs with at least ten women, a mixture of waitresses, club hosts, television presenters and porn stars.The eight women named so far are Rachel Uchitel, Kalika Moquin, Jamie Grubbs, Jamie Jungers, Mindy Lawton, Cori Rist, Holly Sampson and Joslyn James.An unnamed cocktail waitress says she had a two-year affair with the billionare golfer and claims he told her his marriage was a sham and ‘just for publicity’.

Michael O’Quinn, who is representing the 26-year-old, said that she met Woods in 2004 while working as a cocktail waitress for VIPs at the Roxy Nightclub near his home in Orlando.He was already engaged at the time.’Her relationship was not a one-night stand,’ Mr O’Quinn told the New York Post. ‘It was long-term, and it was witnessed by many people in this community. She has detailed knowledge of his life, his habits.’The waitress is said to have had qualms about the affair after Woods married Swedish au pair Miss Nordegren in 2004, according to the TMZ website.There are also reports that a British TV star was involved with Woods, taking the tally to ten.A new photograph of the golfer flirting with a scantily-clad cocktail waitress at a Las Vegas club emerged last night.The image, taken on October 4, shows the scandal-hit golfer talking intimately to a blonde dressed in a strappy black leotard and white collar with black bow-tie.

They were at Tao, the Vegas club where Rachel Uchitel and Kalika Moquin – two of the women already linked to Woods – used to work.

911 CALL FROM WOODS’ MANSION IN FULL

Caller (C): Oh my god (crying)

Operator (O): Fire and rescue

C: Oh my god. My mum just collapsed

O: Ok. Calm down. It’s ok. What’s the address? (Break in tape) And is she breathing? They’re coming. It’s ok. Calm down for a minute

C: She collapsed in the bathroom. What can I do?

O: Is she breathing?

C: Hold on. I just ran to the phone. Hold on… hold on (Pause. A child can be heard crying in the background) She’s fine.

O: She’s fine?

C: I’m sorry

O:Try and calm down for me. You said she collapsed?

C: Yes

O: How old is your mum?

C: 57

O: You said she’s breathing. Is she conscious?

C: Yes

O: Can she tell you what happened?

C: It’s a hardline so I’m running back and forth.

O: Is there any way you can pick up another phone and take it closer to her?

C: Yes. (Pause) She’s fine

O: You’re saying she’s fine

C: Yes

O: She can talk

C: Yes

O: Can she tell you what happened?

C: She says she collapsed. She just fainted. She went down for a while.

O: How do you know?

C: Because I heard her fall and I went up there and I tried to get her up

O: Is she injured from her fall?

C: I don’t think she is

O: Is she bleeding from anywhere?

C: No

O: And has she not been feeling well or anything?

C: I don’t know. I don’t know

O: Is her breathing completely normal?

C: I’m sorry

O: That’s ok. Do you still want the paramedics to come out?

C: I don’t think so. I think we’re fine

O: Has she got any history of heart problems?

C: No. She says no. I’m sorry. I got so scared

O: That’s fine. We’d rather come and check her over and get her vitals and check if everything’s ok

C: It’s not urgent now

O: Is it ok if the come out and check her?

C: Yes

O: We’ll come out and check her. Keep an eye on her. If anything gets any worse call us right back. They’ll be there in a few minutes

Susan Boyle goes to Paris and meets her biggest fans… a superfluity of nuns

They don’t look like your average YouTube users. So it is a mark of how far Susan Boyle has come, that even nuns at a French church are thrilled to meet the Scottish star.The singer became a worldwide sensation after a clip of her first audition for Britain’s Got Talent was viewed millions of times on the net.

Sound Of Music: Singer Susan Boyle was met by a crowd of excited nuns when she visited a church in Paris today

That was back in April. Now with a chart topping debut album to her name, Susan is a bona fide pop star, whose fame isn’t confined to the web generation.The 48-year-old was surrounded by nuns when she visited a church in Paris today, in between appearances on two TV shows.

Susan has made no secret of her religious views.

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Working hard: Susan filmed appearances for two French TV shows today

Her album I Dreamed A Dream, currently at the number one spot, contains two hymns.And in a documentary about her meteoric rise to fame, she tells Piers Morgan: ‘On a personal level, church is very important to me; it’s the central point of my faith, and I recognise that God gives you gifts that you have to use to the best of your ability.’Filming a pre-recorded appearance on popular French chat show Vivement Dimanche, Susan demonstrated her quirky behaviour as she winked at the cameras.

I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story, will be screened on ITV on Sunday night after the X Factor final.

Cheeky: Susan gives viewers of a French TV show a cheeky wink

International superstar: Susan is greeted by Vivement Dimanche host Michel Drucker

Sarah Harding is the ‘naughtiest’ schoolgirl in class at St Trinian’s 2 premiere with revealing slits in her premiere dress

After landing a leading role in the new St Trinian’s movie, Sarah Harding is making the progression from pop star to actress.Arriving on the pink carpet at the premiere of St Trinian’s 2: The Legend Of Fritton’s Gold last night, the Girls Aloud singer looked every inch the Hollywood star as she shimmered in a revealing floor-length black dress.With her blonde hair swept back, long black lashes and red lips, Sarah showed off her figure in the panelled dress, which hugged her curves in all the right places.Joining Sarah at the Leicester Square premiere were her glamorous co-stars Gemma Arterton and Tamsin Egerton and her Girls Aloud bandmates Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh.

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My big night: Sarah Harding looked stunning as she shimmied up the pink carpet in a revealing black gown with train at the London premiere of St Trinian’s 2: The Legend Of Fritton’s Gold

Bringing sexy back: Sarah shows off her figure in the revealing dress’s cut-out back

Keen not to outdo their bandmate on her big night, Nicola, 24, looked girlie in a cream asymmetrical prom dress, while Kimberley, 28, went for traditional glamour in a black bandeau dress.Following a small cameo in the first St Trinian’s movie two years ago, Sarah, 28, returned to the sequel for a much bigger role, playing naughty schoolgirl Roxy.As well as acting in the film, Sarah has also recorded three songs for the soundtrack.Sarah teamed up with Xenomania – the production team behind a majority of Girls Aloud’s biggest hits – to record three tracks: Too Bad, Make It Easy and a cover of David Bowie’s Boys Keep Swinging.

Yin and yang: Sarah was supported by her Girls Aloud bandmates Nicola Roberts (left), in a cream prom dress, and Kimberley Walsh in a black bandeau dress

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Lady in black: Bond girl Gemma Arterton kept it simple in a slinky black Alexander Wang dress

Speaking on the red carpet, Sarah admitted she was terrified about watching herself on the big screen.She said: ‘I’m nervous about everyone out there and the critics seeing it, more than anything. It’s a really, really great amount of pressure.

‘I think because people, in this day and age, in Britain don’t expect you to cross over into acting… there’s a bit of a stigma to that. What people don’t realise is that I did actually train for acting when I was younger as well, so it’s kind of relighting a little fire there. I’ve got a ball of emotions in my stomach right now.’Describing her character, she said: ‘She is probably a more laid back version of myself. She’s too cool for school and she’s not a team player to start with.

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Blonde ambition: Tamsin Egerton (left) looked stunning in a flowing cream silk gown, while Talulah Riley wore an asymmetrical black column dress

Celebrating: (L-R) Gemma and Sarah joined co-stars Rupert Everett, Talulah and Tamsin

‘But then she gets involved with some of the things that are going on and starts getting more excitable and losing her cool slightly towards the end and starts to get really close to the girls.’St Trinian’s 2 sees the naughty schoolgirls from the infamous boarding school go on a hunt for Fritton’s gold.Returning from the first film is Gemma (Kelly Jones), Tamsin (Chelsea Parker), Rupert Everett (headmistress Camilla Fritton/Carnaby Fritton) and Talulah Riley (Annabelle Fritton).Joining the cast for the sequel is outgoing Doctor Who David Tennant, who plays the evil female-hating Pomfrey, who tries to reach the treasure before the girls.

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Glamour: The film’s stars Jodie Whittaker (L), Zawe Ashton (C) in a Moschino Cheap & Chic halterneck and Celia Imrie all wore black dresses

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Musical guests: Paloma Faith (L) and The Noisettes frontwoman Shingai Shoniwa (C) both went for vertical hairstyles and colourful outfits, while Amy Winehouse’s god-daughter Dionne Bromfield wore black

Black was the dominant colour on the pink carpet, with most of the film’s female stars opting for the shade.Bond girl Gemma, 23, wore a £650 black Alexander Wang satin jersey dress with platform sandals and carried a sparkly clutch.Statuesque blonde Tamsin, 21, wore a low-cut cream gown, while co-star Talulah Riley, 24, showed off her curves in an asymmetrical black gown.

The film’s other stars Montserrat Lombard, Zawe Ashton, Jodie Whittaker and Celia Imrie also got dressed up for the occasion.

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Ashes To Ashes actress Montserrat Lombard (L) looked chic in cream, EastEnders teen Madaleine Dunn (C) wore a black mini while ex-Strictly contestant Ricky Groves looked dapper in his suit

Injecting some much needed colour on the red carpet was flamboyant singer/songwriter Paloma Faith, who looked futuristic in her orange jumpsuit and bolero and a red beehive.Also going for a vertical hairstyle was The Noisettes frontwoman Shingai Shoniwa, who wore a fuchsia mini-dress with plunging neckline.Others in attendance were Amy Winehouse’s protegee and god-daughter Dionne Bromfield, EastEnders teenage star Madaleine Dunn and ex-Strictly Come Dancing contestant Ricky Groves.St Trinian’s 2: The Legend Of Fritton’s Gold is due for release in the UK on December 18.

Here comes trouble: Sarah (L), Talulah (C) and Zawe in a scene from St Trinian’s 2: The Legend Of Fritton’s Gold

Icy weekend ahead slashes odds on a white Christmas

It may be cold comfort to those shivering through it, but icy weather this weekend will double the chances of a white Christmas, say experts.Forecasters believe the torrential rain has now ended after nearly two months, and a cold blast is about to send temperatures plunging below freezing, with fog, ice, sleet and even snow. In some parts of the country, the weather system moving in from Scandinavia means it is now odds on  for the first white Christmas since 2004, says one forecaster.

The Met Office expects overnight frosts this weekend, especially in northern areas, with temperatures dropping to -3c or -4c.

This will be followed by a brief spell of slightly milder weather, but the run-up to Christmas is then expected to be even colder.The Met Office won’t be drawn yet on the odds of a white Christmas but independent analyst Positive Weather Solutions has now doubled its estimated chance of snow falling on December 25. The company said Scotland and the North-East of England have a 59 per cent probability; the East Coast 55 per cent, with the rest of the North, mid-Wales and the Midlands at 32 per cent.The South has a predicted 18 per cent chance and the South-West 10 per cent. William Hill has slashed odds for a white Christmas to 6-1 for London and Newcastle, 7-1 for Manchester and just 3-1 for Aberdeen.

Senior forecaster Jonathan Powell said: ‘For the first time since 2004, there is a definite chance of snow this Christmas. The chances of parts of the UK seeing a white Christmas now look favourable.’A cold pool of Arctic air is pushing down across the nation and will introduce sustained chilly and frosty weather.’With the introduction of several weak rain-associated weather fronts, any rain will readily turn to snow – so there is a greater possibility of waking up to snow on Christmas Day.’The most likely area is down the eastern side of the country and over Scotland. But there is the possibility scattered snow showers will push further inland, perhaps reaching the Midlands and even London.’New Met Office figures reveal rainfall from October 16 to December 6 was 319.8mm (12.59in) which is 64 per cent above average for this period. It was also the wettest November on record with further records for 24-hour and 48-hour rainfalls.However, last month was the seventh-warmest November in central England, according to records dating back to 1659. Autumn was 1.2c warmer than normal.

GENIUS !!!

Frank Lampard’s ex Elen Rivas unveils the UK’s most ‘innovative lingerie ever’

Ex-WAG turned underwear model Elen Rivas has unveiled a new bra which is tipped to revolutionise women’s underwear.Frank Lampard’s ex unveiled Diamond Boutique’s Limitless Bra, which will be on sale in Tesco and has been described as the most innovative lingerie ever.The bra comes in several parts, including two cups and a selection of straps, giving the wearer the power to create their own ‘DIY style’ bra.

Elen Rivas reveals a unique way Diamond Boutique’s Limitless Bra can be worn – this style is perfect for underneath a one shoulder dress

Each cup features 24 hook positions and the back strap another 28, which is said to offer limitless ways of wearing it.Miss Rivas last month signed up as the body of Diamond Boutique, a range of lingerie by entrepreneur and star of The Apprentice Michelle Mone which is being sold through the supermarket giant.The bra took over 12 months to make, will be available in black and nude in sizes 32-38 A-D, and will cost just £16.

Ms Mone said the bra was a ‘must have’ garment for every lingerie drawer.’These days fashion is so experimental, it’s often a hassle finding the right bra for the right outfit, any girl will tell you,’ she said.

Miss Rivas – who until recently was known as Ms Rives, revealed last month she took the modelling work in order to support herself since the couple’s split nine month’s ago. She has previously complained about how she has had to rein in her lavish lifestyle by cutting down on the amount of champagne she drinks and that she has to shop at cut-price high street store Primark because she is worried about saving money.

One shoulder wonder: The bra, which retails for £16, features 52 hook positions

Miss Rivas is now living with her daughters, Luna, four, and two-year-old Isla, in a six-bedroom house that Lampard has bought for £2.85million overlooking Chelsea Harbour.They ended their seven-year relationship in February this year after he was linked to other women. As part of their split, he also agreed to pay maintenance for their two children.

Endless possibilities: The bra can also be adapted for use under strapless or halterneck-style clothing

But she has claimed she is struggling to adjust to life as a single mother but says that her impoverished upbringing has helped her cope.

Is Golfing Legend Tiger considering SHI Symbol

It’s amazing…I’ve heard that golfing legend Tiger Woods is considering a SHI Symbol from www.shisymbol.com as he may soon be Single, Happy and Interested in meeting others

SHI Symbol's Dog Tags for those who are Single, Happy and Interested in meeting others...

…although given the recent reports, I didn’t think meeting people was his problem. If news reports are anything to go by he can get a hole in one any time.

But…we’re here to help!

Let’s wait for the next instalment.

Last month Tiger Woods was commenting on Facebook that you never saw or heard anything of him or his former model wife Elin because they lived such boring lives. Not any more.

His mysterious late night crash – and the shattered back window – produced a new crop of Tiger jokes within 24 hours.

Here’s a sampling. After you’ve finished laughing, add your own in the comments box below.

Tiger Woods is so rich that he owns lots of expensive cars. Now he has a hole in one.

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What’s the difference between a car and a golf ball? Tiger can drive a ball 400 yards.

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Tiger Woods wasn’t seriously injured in the crash, but he’s still below par.

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What were Tiger Woods and his wife doing out at 2.30 in the morning? They went clubbing.

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Tiger Woods crashed into a fire hydrant and a tree. He couldn’t decide between a wood and an iron.

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Q: What’s the difference between Tiger Woods and Princess Diana?

A: Tiger has a better Driver.

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At a celebrity party, Stevie Wonder meets golf champ Tiger Woods and mentions that he, too, is an excellent golfer.

Tiger is a bit sceptical that the blind musician can play golf well, but he’s too polite to say anything.

“When I tee off, “the singer explains, “I have a guy call to me from the green. My sharp sense of hearing lets me aim.”

Tiger is impressed, and Stevie suggests that they play a round.

When Tiger agrees, Stevie asks, “How about if we play for $100,000?”

Tiger insists he couldn’t possibly play him for money because of his sight handicap.

But Stevie argues and badgers Tiger until Tiger finally relents and says, “OK, it’s your money, and I’ll let you pick the time and the place”

Stevie replies, “I’ll pick the time and YOU pick the place!”

“Okay, Pebble Beach, what time?”

“Midnight”

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I told Tiger Woods one of the advantages bowling has over golf is that you seldom lose a bowling ball or drive in the wrong lane.

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This just in: Elin Nordegren, Tiger Woods’ wife, has hired Chris Brown to help her improve her golf swing.

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Apparently, the only person who can beat Tiger Woods with a golf club is his wife

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Tiger Woods was injured in a car accident as he pulled out of his driveway early Friday morning.  It was Woods’ shortest drive since an errant tee shot at the US Open.

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Apparently, Tiger admitted this crash was the closest shave he’s ever had. So Gillette has dropped his contract.

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Tiger woods will make even more $$$ cause sponsors like Durex, Viagra and Herbal Ignite are lining up to sign him up.

Are you stumped as to what gift to give your loved ones this holiday season? Do you want to surprise them with something new that they would never expect? Why not give them the gift of disc golf. It is a very popular and growing sport that can have you hooked from your first throw. Discs are inexpensive ranging from $8.00-$18.00 each, and most courses are in public parks and free to play on. It is played just like regular golf except you are using specialized discs and throwing at chain link baskets instead of hitting a ball into a hole with a club. The sport is perfect for families to enjoy and it provides an excellent source of exercise too. You can find more info about the sport at www.pdga.com or at www.youtube.com/discgolfbuzz and if you are interested in getting some gear to give the game a try please visit www.DiscGolfProStore.com I promise you will be glad you did!!

I am not sure what is going on, but I hit another ace playing disc golf the other day. I have been playing for many years, and have never hit one, and now I have two to my credit in  roughly two weeks time. My friends think I have some kind of disc golf mojo thing going on. I dont know about that, but I sure hope they keep on commin!! It was with the same disc as the other time, a 168g Champion Wraith. So maybe it is just a lucky disc. This time it was at Paschall park on hole #15, a 204ft par 3. Instead of an s drive I got a good hyzer that knifed right into the basket. It was sweet!! I guess I need to start bringing my camera with me to try to catch one on video to put on my website!!

Today’s song comes from an album that is themed with the idea of urban sprawl. Bet you never thought you’d hear a rocking song about that.

Desaparecidos “Hole In One”

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Golfers and golf enthusiasts alike are starting to seek more and more collectible items from the courses they visit. They collect anything they could get their hands on like golf balls, tees, and even score cards. These days, they even started collecting golf flags. These collectors often keep these as trophies or as memories of their experience visiting other golf courses.

These flags were originally intended to point the way to the next hole and to separate one fairway from another. They usually fly the colors of the golf course that uses it. Their use, however, is not as simple as that anymore. Some golf courses sell flags in their souvenir shops so that collectors may be appeased. The flags in the souvenir shops are often the generic ones that haven’t seen any action yet. As such, their value in the hierarchy of flags is quite low. The most valued flags are the ones used in tournaments or the ones held by a golf star.

Collectors are not always satisfied with the ones they find in these souvenir shops. Some golf flags are more valuable than others simply because they were used in certain tournaments. Collectors find these by browsing through magazines that tell them which courses make it to the top set. Sometimes, they use other polls found in other mediums. Eventually, the flags will make it to auctions that collectors can attend in order to get the flags that they want. Since there are a lot of people who go after these items, their value sometimes becomes extravagant.

It is hard enough to hit a hole-in-one, let alone to get one by skipping the ball across a water hazard and THEN dropping it in the hole. Well, Vijay Singh did just that this year at the Masters tournament. Sure you could be like, hey, it’s October and that was APRIL, get current, to which I’d respond, “yes, but golf is slow and boring and so it takes at least 6 months for interesting things to be noticed by me.”

Here’s a little treat for you all from the excellent film “Getting Lucky”. Just a little something to fill the space before I get around to uploading playlists from this week and last.

The driver found the directions were on par when he wedged into a parking space to drop off his partner, who was dressed to a tee, at the Fairways and Greens hotel near the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Wish I was golfing today.

Jim Tait

 

By Cara Sulieman

A GOLFER has followed up his first hole-in-one after 35 years by sinking two in the space of a fortnight to earn his hat trick.

Jim Tait first hit a hole-in-one in 1974, and earlier this month he achieved the seemingly impossible by doing it again – this time on the seventh straight at Murrayfield Golf Course.

The 62-year-old said: “I couldn’t believe it when it sailed in. I was golfing with a friend who said ‘that was a very good shot’ while it was still flying through the air, then he trailed off.

“We were shocked and leapt up to shake hands. I never, ever thought I would get another one.”

“Adrenaline was pumping”

And just 12 days later it was drinks all round again when Jim sunk the ball at the 13th hole on the Royal Burgess Golf Course.

He said: “The adrenaline was pumping and I had to keep rubbing my eyes.

“I was with two of my best friends who had just been talking about when they had witnessed a hole-in-one a couple of days before in North Berwick and we never, ever expected it.

“I found the rest of the game very difficult indeed because it’s hard to concentrate after you let go of your emotions like I did.

“If I get another one, well, I’d say it was impossible but I’d probably better not.”

“Excellent golfer”

The keen golfer from Barnton in Edinburgh started playing when he was just 15 after his father persuaded him to give it a go.

He scored his first hole-in-one in 1974 on the second hole in a championship match at Murrayfield.

He said: “My father was an excellent golfer.

“He was a scratch player, which meant that he had no handicap, but I think he still only managed the single hole-in-one during his lifetime. I am certainly not a better player than he was, though.”

“Brilliant”

The manager at Murrayfield Golf Course, Marjorie Thomson, said she was thrilled to hear of Jim’s success.

She said: “I golf a little and I’ve had a hole-in-one, but if you’re a good golfer it doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll ever hit one.

“I think it’s brilliant news, I’ve never heard of it happening before.”

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It started earlier this spring and summer with over 2,425 members competing at their respective EWGA Chapter Championships. Fast forward through 15 semi-final competitions held during the summer from which 205 women earned the right to compete Sept. 25-26 in the Championship Finals presented by Callaway Golf at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, FL over a 2-day 36 hole competition. Was this an easy journey? NO! Were there excited competitors? First time competitors? Anxious competitors? Confident competitors? A fabulous core of volunteers to make it all happen? YES, to all of the above.

Now in its 14th year, this year’s competition began with 120 local Chapter Championships. Consider these stats from the Championship Finals: the age range of competitors was 22 to 78. 102 EWGA Chapters were represented from 37 states plus our north of the border members from Canada. There were 5 competitive stroke play flights and a scramble division of 15 teams.

Julie Shore from the Raleigh Triangle, NC Chapter gets a hole-in-one

Julie Shore of Raleigh, NC made a hole-in-one at the Wanamaker 11th hole, on her first day of competition. And, it was only her second hole of the day to play!

Each player brought a special story to the EWGA Championship experience. Some traveled from Portland, OR, Bellevue, WA, Richmond, VA, Houston, TX, Baton Rouge, LA, Boise, ID, Albany, NY and even Port St. Lucie, FL. It’s the stories that make the Championship and for that matter, the EWGA so special. We are truly an organization that enriches women’s lives through the game of golf. Every competitor present in Port St. Lucie was an example of just that.

I’d like to congratulate Pat Ayres, the 2009 EWGA Champion on her two-day round of 144. She was living a dream to have her family all there for her when she came off the 18th green after completing her final round to share in her accomplishments. This was Pat’s second overall EWGA Championship victory. When she won the title the first time, in 2006, it was in Scottsdale, AZ and her family was not present. So for her to share this with her family, it was indeed a dream come true. So you see, it’s so much more than a competition.

On the first day of competition, CJ Ensign was wearing a black and orange outfit in tribute to another EWGA member battling cancer. Tweets and email messages were being sent to her throughout the week to keep her in touch with what was happening. EWGA’s Port St. Lucie member Judy Holder led the coordination of over 80 EWGA members and friends of the EWGA who volunteered their time to assist during the Championship.

Many came back on the second day of competition when they didn’t have to, just to be a part of the experience. This is just another example of the power and support EWGA members give to one another.

We invite you to visit ewga.com to hear the stories about what the EWGA means to so many.

Vince Lombardi once said, “You are all champions in your own way. That doesn’t mean you have to be number 1 to be the best. Just do your best. If you aren’t first, then make those people ahead of you break records by pushing them with your personal best. Consider for a moment what we achieve from athletics – the sheer fun of competing, the building of a healthy and alert mind and body – stamina, courage, perseverance, dedication, commitment, selflessness and most importantly, the will to excel.”

This message certainly rang true for the four women from the Tri-Cities of Northeast Tennessee Chapter who won the Scramble Team Division. For the last four years, they had placed in the Championship Scramble Division but they had a goal to win the overall title. Congratulations to Angie Peters, Marilyn Martin, Sador Black and Jan Compton. You did it!

And speaking of champions, the EWGA Championship Committee comprised of Jean Gamerl, Donna Shaw, Jeanne Biggerstaff, Karla Harding, Sue Stager, Mary Ann Cronin, Janet Young – and EWGA Staff members Stephanie Jennings, Josie Artymovich and Annette Medalie. Thank you all for a job well done.

Congratulations to all of the EWGA Championship Players!

LINK to results for the top 36-hole winners by flight.

I don’t play golf, but this is pretty cool

A Restaurant manager from Provo,UT win’s 1 Million Dollars for hitting a whole in one at a local golf event.

Read more here.

PARK CITY, UT – A restaurant manager won a million dollars by hitting a hole in one!

Jason Hargett participated in the Mark Eaton Celebrity Golf Tournament, despite almost not going due to a sore wrist. After qualifying in a special competition, Hargett became one of three to try for a million dollars.

All he had to do was make a hole-in-one, an incredibly difficult shot even for a pro.

See what happened below:

Hargett told ESPN that he plans to put money away for his children’s education, check out the British Open and maybe run with the bulls in Spain.