thelastword MULLIGAN
The Independent Voice At the time of writing, news has just come in
that Rory McIlroy has suffered a ‘total rupture of his leſt ankle ligaments, with associated joint capsule damage’, sustained during a kickabout with friends. McIlroy is still hoping to defend his British Open Championship title at St Andrews, but with the tournament just days away, the odds are heavily stacked against the 26 year old Irishman putting in an appearance. More commonly known as a sprained ankle during my footballing days, which admittedly were several decades ago, ankle ligament damage is the second most common injury suffered by footballers aſter hamstring strains, and usually involves the player being side lined for anywhere between six to eight weeks. Perhaps Justin Rose should take note of McIlroy’s misfortune as he was recently spotted playing football with Barcelona star Andres Iniesta before giving the Spaniard his first golf lesson. McIlroy’s absence though would be a huge
disappointment for the Great British golfing public who had been looking forward to watching him going head to head against American Jordan Speith, winner of the US Open last month. The eventual winner of the Open will
pocket £1,150,000 as the prize fund for golf’s oldest major has been increased by £900,000 to a whopping £6,300,000. Talking of money, Gareth Bale, the world's
most expensive footballer, had rather a lean time of it this year with his Real Madrid side failing to win either ‘La Liga’ or the Champions League. Particularly galling no doubt, was the
fact that both competitions were won by their fierce rivals Barcelona. However, the Welshman finally picked up some silverware aſter teaming up with kinsmen Rob Brydon and Sir Gareth Edwards to capture the 2015 Celebrity Cup at Celtic Manor. Bale demonstrated how much the victory
meant to him by grabbing the flagstick on the 18th hole as a souvenir once the winning putt had been sunk – far more appropriate than ripping off his shirt and diving into the crowd as seems to be the norm in the footballing world these days. Finally, a tip for anyone currently suffering
from a case of the dreaded putting yips – use your sand wedge instead! This is what American Robert Streb did when the head of his Scotty Cameron came off aſter he tossed the club to his caddie aſter completing the outward nine of his final round in the recent Greenbrier Classic. Unable to replace the putter as the damage
didn’t occur in the normal course of play, Streb decided to use the wedge instead and promptly holed five birdie putts in the inward nine, securing a place in the four way play-off in the process. However, he was allowed to add a new
putter to his bag for the play-off holes, and was promptly eliminated at the first hole!
Happy Hacking! Mulligan
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