While the days leading into this year’s flagship BMW PGA Championship have ranged already from Ryder Cup ‘wildcard’ picks, the ‘anchoring ban’, management break-ups and trans-Atlantic player spats, Belfast’s Michael Hoey awaits the joy of becoming a father.
Hoey’s wife, Liz is expecting the couple’s first child in the third week of June and with Hoey revealing his wife will have the baby induced so that he will be ready to contest the following week’s June 27th commencing Irish Open.
Michael Hoey’s family on the Swilcan Bridge after his Dunhill Links triumph.
“Bev has studied medicine and that what she wants,” said Hoey.
“So it’s going to be very exciting and it’s going to be a nice distraction having a baby than talking about my golf technique.”
And while Hoey joined fellow Ulsterman, Gareth Maybin in splitting last year from Horizon Sports, Hoey believes he wife will be able cope with having a baby and also being the manager of his off-course business matters.
“I haven’t been playing well this year for Bev to be too worried about my business affairs (smiling) but in saying that she’s been coping very well looking after all those concerns,” he said.
The Ballyclare based Maybin has just become a father for the first time with his wife, Liz giving birth just recently.
… And if you want to see some brilliant golfing trick shots go to ‘You Tube‘ and type in ‘Gareth Maybin trick shots’ for some unbelievable golfing trick shots.
The 32-year old is currently ranked 443 in the world but Maybin took to YouTube to show off his golf trick skills, and trust me, if you’ve ever thought you were good with the ol’ wedge I have bad news for you.
Gareth not only does some incredible wedge tricks, but hits some putts like he’s on a pool table (which he starts out on in the video), and even went William Tell at the end of the video when he knocked a Coke can off a friends head.
Maybin displays a brilliant hand-eye coordination, so you just have to see it for your own eyes.
