Tour Stars & their New Year Resolutions

Post by Sports Writer, Derek Clements

As 2014 comes to an end, we believe the men and women who play golf for a living will, just like the rest of us, be making resolutions for the new year. This is what we think they will come up with...

Tiger Woods

To stay fit and to stop spitting and swearing

Sergio Garcia

To remember last year's resolution to enjoy his golf and lose graciously. It took a long time, but it was worth the wait to see Garcia accept his fate and play with a smile on his face

Rory McIlroy

Not to win all four majors in 2015 and utterly disillusion the opposition

Lydia Ko

See Rory McIlroy, but change the number to "all five majors"

Dustin Johnson

To come clean about his misdemeanours, to enjoy a successful year and, well, to stay clean

Luke Donald

To win a tournament, any tournament, and arrest his decline in the world rankings

Keegan Bradley

To stop whining about the forthcoming ban of anchored putting and prove to everybdoy he can adapt to a normal implement. And to get rid of that awful pre-shot routine

Patrick Reed

To stop swearing within earshot of a television camera or microphone and to actually reach the top five in the world rankings

Oliver Wilson

To prove his win at St Andrews wasn't a fluke

St Andrews

To deliver four days of glorious weather when The Open comes back to the Auld Grey Toon

Natalie Gulbis

To stop just looking pretty and start winning golf tournaments

Lee Westwood

To prove their is still lots of life in the old dog in his forties

Paul McGinley

To make the Race to Dubai finals and prove he remains as good a golfer as he is a Ryder Cup captain

Tom Watson

To enjoy his final walk down the 18th fairway at the Old Course in July - and to never again agree to captain any team

Ian Poulter

To accept he is nearly 40 and start dressing accordingly

Henrik Stenson

To keep his clothes on, to not break any clubs and to win a major

Victor Dubuisson

To tell us who he really is and reveal something of his background to us

Billy Horschel

To prove the FedEx Cup wasn't a one-off

Steve Stricker

To devise a plan that will make the 2016 US Ryder Cup team competitive

Special section for the Masters champion:

Bobbing Watson

To try to stay on his feet when he hits that driver with the pink shaft

Blubbering Watson

To not blub if he wins The Masters again

Bible Watson

To not thank God if he wins The Masters again (I am really not sure he would have had anything to do with it)

Le-Bubba Watson

To play in the French Open, sing the praises of French people and tell everybody how wonderful the Paris landmarks are - and go through them all by name. So, not "that tower thing" or "that art gallery"

Babbling Watson

To stop and think before opening his mouth and ensure that what comes out actually makes sense

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]