The first round is underway at the 2010 BMW International Open in München Nord Eichenried. Sadly, it is the only remaining European Tour tournament in Germany, but that doesn’t keep the stars from coming as the list of participating players reads like the who is who on the European Tour.

Martin Kaymer hopes to follow up rather to his 2008 results (he won) than to his 2009 results (he missed the cut). He sounds quite confident in the pre-tournament interview on teeoff24.de. Despite fighting the jetlag after his return from California – where he finished T8 at the 2010 US Open alongside Alex Cejka – he feels confident in his game and hopes to keep last weeks momentum going. He currently is even par after 11 holes.

As usual, a whole bunch of german players participate in the tournament, there are the better known like Bernhard Langer, Alex Cejka, Sven Strüver, Marcel Siem and Tino Schuster (whom I followed at the 2007 Deutsche Bank Championship) but also hopeful talents like Stephan Gross, Arwed Fischer, Florian Fritsch, Max Kiefer, Nicolas Meitinger, Alexander Knappe, Jochen Lupprian and Christopher Trunzer. Let’s hope many of them make it into the weekend.

20:40 Eurosport, European Tour 2010 – St. Omer Open (FRA)
21:10 Eurosport, Evian Ladies European Tour – Swiss Open in Ticino (SUI)
21:20 Eurosport, Golf Club

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“Ein hungriger Tiger und zwei Deutsche” – so macht Focus-Online seine Geschichte über die heute beginnenden U.S. Open auf. Laut Leaderbord ist aber nur ein Deutscher am Start. Und ein Tscheche. Hat Alex Cejka etwa tatsächlich die Fahne verlassen? Unerhört!

By the way: Beide unter den Top 15. Und Lee Westwood auf der 1. Meine Ansage….

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I ran into this simple, yet effective putting practice idea the other day at the Golfclub Gross Kienitz. They just drilled two smaller putting holes into their putting green, both barely wider than a golfball. Now, if you practice on these holes and you manage to sink your putts after a while, you surely will hit it dead center on the regular-sized holes.

One other thing that finally sunk in is the revolutionary insight that when I swing slower, I am able to hit the ball more precisely. Wow! The people that have played golf with me know what I am talking about. For the last years I used to thrash at the ball as if I wanted to kill it. It worked for a while, but then resulted in loss of accuracy.

The proof that swinging slowly works came on the Par 4 seventh hole of the Vodafone course. You have to manouver your tee shot through the constriciton guarded by high grass on the left and the pond on the right and then face a narrow fairway to the green. My seven wood off the tee landed perfectly on the left side of the fairway, leaving me 155 meters to the green. The following six iron made it to the fringe of the green on a perfect straight line down the fairway. And I didn’t even try to hit it hard, I just let the club do the work. So that was what my pro was telling me all the years. It just needed some time to sink in.

Despite the start of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, golf is still being played around the globe. In a dramatic playoff, Lee Westwood finally won again on the US PGA Tour after a playoff against Rober Garrigus and Robert Karlsson. Robert Garrigus eliminated himself from his possible first win on the PGA Tour with an epic meltdown on the 72nd hole of the tournament, blowing his three shot lead.

On the European Tour, our props go out to Stephan Gross, who played his best tournament so far on the European Tour, finishing T15 at the Estoril Open de Portugal. We hope this is the kickstart for more good results. All the best to you, Stephan.

Here’s whats on TV this week:

Wednesday, 16. June 2010
20:40 Eurosport, US PGA Tour 2010 – St. Jude Classic in Memphis, TN (USA)
21:40 Eurosport, European Tour 2010 – Open de Portugal in Estoril (POR)
22:10 Eurosport, Golf Club

Friday, 18. June 2010
23:00 Sport1, Golf Journal, Highlights of the US Open, Day 1

Saturday, 19. June 2010
10:15 Sport1, Golf Journal, Highlights of the US Open, Day 1 (repetition)

Monday, 21. June 2010
23:00 Sport1, Golf Journal, Highlights US Open

Medium: www.youtube.com
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Nice chipping and putting, check out Bernhard Langers lucky shot (#3).

Von wegen “Tiger Woods trifft nicht mehr”. Den “Ehesorgen” zum Trotz hat der Weltranglistenerste beim Memorial in Dublin/Ohio gleich drei Zuschauer mit dem Abschlag getroffen: Am ersten, zweiten und 15. Tee. Es ist Tiger Woods allerdings nicht gelungen, auch nur einen der Zuschauer schwerwiegend zu verletzen.

Wednesday, 9. June 2010
21:55 Eurosport, US PGA Tour 2010 – The Memorial Tournament in Dublin, OH
22:55 Eurosport, Evian Ladies European Tour – ABN Amro Open in Rotterdam
23:05 Eurosport, Golf Club

Apparently the Celtic Manor Wales Open will not be shown. So I will not find out what exactly Martin Kaymer did at hole #3 (a 177m Par 3) where he produced an 8. Marcel Siem tried to replicate it with a 7 in his final round, the hole that cost him a probable victory or a better result.

It is a pleasure for Arcos Gardens to have hosted the II Edition Arcos Gardens Legends, celebrated the last weekend of May. The participants enjoyed activities such as riding horses, spa treatments, cocktails at the swimming pool, and of... Admin

Wednesday, 2. June 2010
22:20 Eurosport, US PGA Tour 2010 – Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, TX (USA)
23:15 Eurosport, European Tour 2010 – Madrid Masters (ESP)
23:45 Eurosport, Golf Club

Before starting your round of golf, make sure that you’ve checked your equipment.

Make sure you pack enough tees and balls for the round.

Mark your balls to be able to identify them properly on the course.

But in the end, selecting the right club will be the key to low scores.

(On the picture the winner of the first category for men, Mr. Vicente Benitez Roldan) Friday 28th of May, we have had the pleasure of welcoming in Arcos Gardens the 4th edition of La Ser – Iberdrola Tournament. The... Admin

Der Kai Pahl der deutschen Golfbloggerszene hat heute Geburtstag: herzlichen Glückwunsch und alles Gute dem Linksgolfer. Fürs neue Lebensjahr viele Birdies und hoffentlich schaffen wir dieses Jahr mal die erste gemeinsame Runde.

Nicht allzu schwer: John Daly beim aktuell laufenden “Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial”. Welcher der drei Abschläge ist von Big D?

Nach dem Vorbild der Hamburger Golfwoche werden vom 23. bis 27.08.2010 täglich vorgabewirksame offene 18-Loch-Turniere gespielt. So kann der golfbegeisterte Berliner, aber auch der Golfer aus dem gesamten Bundesgebiet, zum Ende der Saison noch einmal sein Handicap attackieren. Eine Anmeldung zu allen 5 Turnieren ist möglich, aber nicht zwingend notwendig. Es können auch nur einzelne Turniere mitgespielt werden.

Nach jedem Turnier gibt es eine Tageswertung mit attraktiven Preisen. Wer jedoch auf den Wochengewinn, einer Turnierreise aus dem Hause OLIMAR hofft, muss an mindestens zwei Turniertagen teilnehmen. Am Ende der Woche werden die Gesamtsieger gekürt . Wer bei der Berliner Golfwoche das beste Ergebnis erzielt, darf sich auf eine Reise zur Vilamoura Golf Trophy nach Portugal freuen. Doch nicht nur der Gesamtsieger erhält eine Reise in die Sonne Portugals. Als Sonderwertung wird über die gesamte Turnierwoche ein Shoot-Out auf einem Par-3 ausgespielt. Unter all denjenigen, die mit dem ersten Schlag das entsprechende Grün treffen, wird eine weitere Reise verlost. Den Abschluss der Woche bildet die Players’ Night im Infiniti Zentrum Berlin.

Die Austragungsorte der Berliner Golfwoche:

Montag, 23. August 2010: Berliner Golf und Country Club Motzener See
Dienstag, 24. August 2010: Sporting Club Berlin Scharmützelsee
Mittwoch, 25. August 2010: Golfplatz Prenden
Donnerstag, 26. August 2010: Golfclub Stolper Heide
Freitag, 27. August 2010: Potsdamer Golfclub

Mehr Informationen unter http://www.berlin-spielt-golf.de/berliner-golfwoche/

21:15 Eurosport, US PGA Tour 2010 – EDS Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, TX (USA)
22:15 Eurosport, European Tour 2010 – BMW PGA Championship in Virginia Water (ENG)
22:45 Eurosport, Golf Club

Funny things can be found on the interwebs, I bumped into this particular design piece over at facebook. Designesd in Austria, the BIGTEE barstools are not yet out on the market, currently they are looking for distribution partners. If you’re interested, contact details are available on their Facebook page.

Last weekend, the Spanish Championships of Traditional Archery and Open Air Archery were held in Cambrils (Tarragona). Amongst the competitors were two Andalucian archers from Cadiz, one of them our dear colleague José Juan Arias Guerrero. We are delighted... Admin