Living Golf
SHOW #60
Delhi, India
Host: Don Riddell
INDIA GOLF
India’s handful of professional golfers has inspired a nation to get behind the game. With Jeev Milkha Singh set to make his second appearance at the Masters in April – he was the first ever Indian to play the major championship last year – it will again draw the nation into watching the game. Living Golf talks to the likes of Singh, Atwal and company about India’s passion for the game. But there are hurdles, the country has 185 courses and only one is public – we explore the challenges ahead for the sport’s administrators as they look to capitalise on the game’s growth.
BIG MONEY IN ASIA FOR THE WOMEN
February saw the inaugural $2 million HSBC Women’s Champions Event hosted by Singapore. It’s the richest event in the region for women professionals and drew the best players from around the world. Living Golf talks to the tournament’s winner Lorena Ochoa and former world number one Annika Sorenstam, as well as the best Asian players about the big money and prestige female players can now reach for in Asia.
SCOTT’S HOT SHOTS
Living Golf’s resident touring professional Adam Scott this month explores the value of driving straight from the tee. With the Masters, the first major championship of the year to be played in April, Scott talks about how crucial it is to drive the ball straight off the tee at Augusta. With that in mind he has some valuable tips for amateurs to improve their driving skills.
News – usual round-up of tour news.
BACK ON TRACK
Zane Scotland hit the headlines in 1999 when he became the youngest ever Englishman to qualify for the Open Championship, the third major of the year. His career looked promising until a car accident in 2006 caused such a severe back injury he spent months in rehabilitation, wondering whether he would ever play again. But now he is back and on tour looking to rebuild his career. Justin Armsden talks with Scotland about the challenges he has faced and what he hopes to achieve now he’s got his career back.
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