A Glut Of Injury On The PGA — 50 To 75% Of Field Visit Physio Van Each Week.
Exclusive report by Kirwan Kanwal.
Tiger Woods’ last injury was a lower back complaint. As was Ernie Els’.
In fact, Dr Monte Hessler, chiropractor to the PGA Tour, says some 50-75% of the entire field will visit the physiotherapy van during any given week on Tour.
What is the cause of this epidemic of injuries, especially low-back ones?
According to Hessler, who practices out of Scottsdale and specializes in sports-specific injury, there are two main golf swing movements which he sees as ...
Pink Dressed Rory McIlroy Grabs Red Numbers To Storm Into Dubai Desert Classic Lead.
Pink-coloured World No. 1 Rory McIlroy closed with three red numbered birdies to storm his way to a one shot lead on day two of the Dubai Desert Classic.
McIlroy birdied his closing three holes in a round of 64 to move to 14-under par as he now seeks to win the Dubai title for a second occasion since breaking through to claim a first pro career success in the 2009 event.
Scotland’s Marc Warren, and clearly benefiting from fatherhood, kept himself on target for a maiden Masters invitation and a ...
Fatherhood Helping Steer Marc Warren To Augusta National Front Gates.
Scotland’s Marc Warren believes fatherhood can inspire him to secure a maiden Masters invitation after taking a one shot clubhouse lead on day two of the Dubai Desert Classic.
Warren, 33 holed an 11-foot birdie on his final hole in a round of a seven under par 65 to move to 13-under par in hot and windless conditions on the Emirates Club course.
Former US Open champion Graeme McDowell, and competing in his first event of a New Year, equaled Warren’s score to move into second place at 12-under ...
Pablo Larrazabal Says Getting Engaged ‘Easier’ Than Holing Putt To Win In Abu Dhabi.
Triple Tour winning Pablo Larrazabal declared it was easier popping the question to his long-time girlfriend than holing the winning putt a year ago to deny Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson in capturing the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
The 33-year Callaway Golf attached player caught the stunning fellow Spanish-born Gala Alten by complete surprise in proposing to her on Christmas Day.
“It was easy to propose to Gala and much easier than the nerves I felt in Abu Dhabi last year in winning my third ...
Sweden’s Golfing Green Giant – Henrik Stenson Goes Green In Dubai.
Henrik Stenson certainly attracted the attention of golf’s fashion police in the attire he chose to wear on the opening day of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
The 2007 winner was decked out is green shirt, green belt and greens pants on route to Stenson posting a round a two under par 70.
Woods Game Continues To Lack Bite In Posting Lackluster Phoenix Open 73.
If the first round of the Phoenix Open is any indication than Tiger Woods seems no closer to finding the form that earned him 14 Major Championships.
After finishing tail of the field in his last event, his own Hero World Challenge, Woods was four over par after a similar number of holes on the TPC Scottsdale course before ending with a two over par 73.
It left the current World No. 47 trailing nine shots behind fellow American Ryan Palmer when impending darkness halted play, and with Woods two shots ...
Gallacher Makes Dubai Statement As Warren Edges Closer To Augusta.
Stephen Gallacher displayed he was not about to relinquish his double Dubai Desert Classic crown while good friend Marc Warren edged closer to a Masters Invitation on day one at the Emirates Club course.
Gallacher and Warren, out at opposite ends of the draw, ended the day tied in sixth place and just two shots Austrian giant Bernd Weisberger who carded an eight under par 64.
Four players share second place with seven under par 65s – England’s Lee Westwood, Belguim’s Nicolas Colsaerts, England’s ...
