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The Golfshake Advent Calender

By: Golf Shake | Tue 16 Dec 2014


Post by Golf Writer, Derek Clements:

The coutdown to Christmas is well and truly underway! Check out our golfing take on the advent calender.

December 1 Jordan Spieth boards a plane out of Australia, still enthusing about his incredible round of 63 that won him the Australian Open
December 2  Spieth smiles as he realises that he has climbed the world rankings again
December 3 Spieth is still smiling - after so many near misses, he finally won his second tournament
December 4 Miguel Angel Jimenez hits the first shot of the 2015 Race to Dubai at the Nedbank World Challenge - in an elite field of 30
December 5 The morning after the night before - papers around the world are full of views about Tiger's first round back in action - a 77
December 6 Tiger is still last
December 7 Hunter Mahan obliges with a shocking final round to tie Tiger for last place. Jordan Spieth wins for the second week in a row
December 8 Tiger slips down the world rankings. Spieth moves up again
December 9 Danny Willett is still walking around in a daze after depositing a cheque for more than $1m in the bank after winning the Nedbank World Challenge
December 10 Padraig Harrington is also in a daze, three days after winning the Indonesian Open, his first victory for one million years
December 11 The European Tour continues its 2015 season. In South Africa. In 2014!
December 12 Rory McIlroy is in court in Dublin as his battle with his former management company continues
December 13 Charley Hull continues her bid to become the youngest player ever to top the Ladies European Tour order of merit
December 14 Your correspondent has a birthday
December 15 Charley Hull's world ranking rises
December 16 Happy birthday Rickie Fowler, 26 today


December 17 Across Britain, golfers defy frost and biting cold - and hope they don't thin any iron shots
December 18 Across the world, male golfers suddenly realise they haven't begun their Christmas shopping
December 19 Across the world, male golfers are asking themselves: "What size is my wife?"
December 20 Across the world, male golfers are asking the same question: "How much?"
December 21 Across the world, male golfers are recovering from the trauma of Christmas shopping and vow to do it online next year
December 22 Relief as online presents are delivered in the nick of time
December 23 The last of the Christmas parties, and that can only mean the biggest of headaches tomorrow
December 24 Santa sets off, and golfers hope they won't be getting awful jumpers from their nearest and dearest
December 25 A new golf star is born - in China, probably. And golfers get awful jumpers from their nearest and dearest
December 26 Boxing Day - and a chance to escape the family and head to the golf course
December 27 Across the world, golfers are returning unwanted Christmas presents, such as "Toilet Putting"
December 28 Across the world, wives of male golfers are taking back "glamorous" underwear and swapping it for slippers
December 29 Tiger Woods ponders what life will bring in his 40th year
December 30 Sorry Tiger, but you are 39 today. Happy birthday
December 31 Across the world, golfers promise to reduce their handicaps in 2015


Derek Clements is a sports journalist with a particular passion for golf with over 12 years of experience covering golf and other sports including Chief Sub-Editor on the sports desk of The Sunday Times. To contact Derek email direct via [email protected]


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