.................coaching SMART
European Tour Qualifying Stage 1
My two in form players are at the first stage of the European Tour School and I would expect them both to fly through this early stage. Danny Belch is on the links of Dundonald and Steve Parry at The Oxfordshire. Good luck guys!
Kazakhstan Open
Lets hope this is a good week for Tom Whitehouse in the Challenge Tour event in Kazakhstan the biggest event of the year and an opportunity to confirm playing rights back on the European Tour next year. Tom has worked hard this year to put his game in good shape and just needs a few good breaks for the high finish which means so much at this level.
A week at Wentworth for the PGA Championship is never a chore. What a great venue! It was really good to catch up with Robert Rock after his great performance in Ireland and get a first hand account of the crazy crowd behaviour surrounding the final holes and play off!
European Tour - Spanish Open - PGA de Cataluna
A good week of preparation followed by a poor thursday was the story of Phil Archers week. Typically I was telling friends to put their money on him and look what happens. So whatever you do no bets on Arch next week in Italy where he's never been out of the top ten!!
Challenge Tour - Morrocco
As I speak Tom Whitehouse is in contention in Morrocco despite waking with a frozen shoulder on Friday morning. Hopefully Tom will press on and get his rewards for work extremely hard this winter! foolishly I said I would help out and caddie for Tom in the next event in France.......watch this space!
Rory McIlroy or Anthony Kim? Two the world's most exciting players who'll finish highest at the US Masters. My money's on Europes hottest young player!!
Well I'm just back from the Andalucian Open in Seville one of my favourite European venues. A great City and and a very good golf course. It was good to catch up with everyone after not seeing most of the guys since Dubai. Phil Archer looked in good form but as I speak he appears to be missing the cut by one on +1 after 36 holes. It's a strange world on tour on Wednesday night I walked past Marcel Siem having a raging argument with someone on the the phone in our hotel (must have been the wife!). Then the next day he leads the tournament and credits it to his new found calmness!!!
About Mark
Mark Pearson is a PGA Professional with over 20 years experience of coaching and currently Director of Instruction at DeVere Oulton Hall in addition to coaching players on the PGA European Tour.
Well it's been a good middle part of the season for some of my up and coming players. 17 year old Tom Boys an England Boy's International won the Northern Counties Individual title at Ganton and broke the course record at his home club Royal Liverpool. While Danny Belch has amassed 5 victories on both the Players and Jamega Tours and now has his sights set on the European Tour Qualifying School.
Meanwhile I personally am now a Titleist Performance Institute Certified Golf Fitness Instructor. This will enable me to conduct physical screenings and recommend excercise routines in line with the world renowned TPI guidelines. The TPI is the world's leading golf fitness research centre.
PGA Professional Golf Coach
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Africa Open
Well done Miles Tunnicliffe on a top ten long overdue! I worked with Miles for 3 events around about a year ago, he's a really good player and a top guy who doesn't deserve to be struggling.