My coach won a tournament while she was pregnant and some people said it could improve my golf but it hasn’t done

My coach won a tournament while she was pregnant and some people said it could improve my golf but it hasn’t done that yet Hopefully, it will this weekend.”. Lee westwood had his jet-lag cobwebs well and truly blown away in the windswept second round of the Compaq European Grand Prix here yesterday. Lee westwood had his jet-lag cobwebs well and truly blown away in the windswept second round of the Compaq European Grand Prix here yesterday.
The world No 9 complained of being half asleep during Thursday’s opening round of 68 as he struggled after flying in from the US Open on Monday, but there was no danger of dropping off yesterday as the Northumberland course was buffeted by gusts up to 40mph which sent scores soaring.Westwood managed to match his first round score to take a three shot lead at the halfway mark.The former English amateur champion Russell Claydon slumped to an 89 for a halfway total of 23 over par, Gordon Brand junior called a penalty shot on himself when his ball moved as he addressed a putt, and the Ryder Cup player Andrew Coltart came home in 45 after nine pars on his front nine.There were still some scores under par, with Fredrik Jacobson compiling a brilliant round of 70 for a halfway total of five- under-par 139. The 25-year-old Monaco-based Swede equalled the European Tour record for the lowest number of putts – matching Sam Torrance’s total of 20 from the first round – chipping in on the second and holing a bunker shot on the fourth for a par after a penalty shot.”I don’t know if it’s the toughest conditions I’ve played in but add a bit of rain and it would have been,” Jacobson said.

“If there was much more wind you couldn’t play because the ball would start moving on the greens. I’m really happy with my game especially as I had an operation on my left thumb in December after fracturing it when I fell on it playing ice hockey. It needed a pin in for six or seven weeks and I didn’t get back into action until March. I’ve been working harder on my physical training and all of my game since last summer and it’s nice when the results start to come.”Jacobson, who finished third in the Wales Open at Celtic Manor earlier this month, has led previously at the halfway stage in the Belgacom Open in 1998 but was pipped to the title by Westwood in a play-off.And it was Westwood who looked most likely to deny him the lead again as the wind dropped slightly for the afternoon starters. The 27-year-old from Worksop went to the turn in 37 but picked up his first birdie on the 10th from 20 feet to get back to four under and just one off the pace.Westwood reached the par-five 11th in two to set up another birdie and then pitched in from 30 yards for an eagle three on the next. That took him to seven under par and two shots ahead of Jacobson, with the Belgian Nicolas Vanhootegem on three under in the clubhouse after a superb 71. Darren Clarke was on two under after a six at the 11th, while the Open champion, Paul Lawrie, was at six over as he tried to make the cut in his first competitive outing in almost a month..

Leeds have signed the Canberra Raiders Test full-back, Brett Mullins, on a two-year contract, while Hull, their rivals for a top-five place, hope that Jason Smith, the current Queensland and Australia loose forward, will agree to join them next week. Leeds have signed the Canberra Raiders Test full-back, Brett Mullins, on a two-year contract, while Hull, their rivals for a top-five place, hope that Jason Smith, the current Queensland and Australia loose forward, will agree to join them next week.
Hull will go fourth in Super League if they beat Castleford tomorrow evening, and their coach, Shaun McRae, believes that the recruitment of Smith would be another major boost.”We need a big-name player to show people that Hull is a good place to go to,” said McRae. “If we can sign him, they will start taking notice and we hope to have an answer from him, one way or the other, within the week.”For the visit of Cas, McRae is likely to be without Deon Bird, Matt Daylight, Andrew Hick, Craig Wilson, Wayne McDonald and Will Robinson, with Steve Craven – who was driving a taxi until he was brought back to the club earlier this year – in line for his debut.At The Valley, Wigan can consolidate second place by beating the London Broncos, but the historic significance of the game goes far beyond that. Wigan were also the visitors when professional rugby league in London was reborn 20 years ago and the club that started as Fulham, became the London Crusaders and later the Broncos, celebrates two decades of survival and intermittent success this weekend.In the broader context, this is one of London’s most disappointing sides and they are unlikely to mark the occasion by winning. John Monie’s preparations have been interrupted by his promising young stand-off, Peter Lupton, missing training for exams and Greg Fleming injuring his ankle by falling into a ditch. Both are in the squad, however.Andy Farrell is back after a one-match suspension for Wigan, coached by Monie’s former assistant at Auckland, Frank Endacott, who has this week stated the obvious by underlining the fact that he would like to stay after the end of his one-year contract.Farrell’s return makes Wigan even less likely to co-operate with London’s celebrations.

Nor is it possible to predict much joy for Salford, who travel to Fortress Odsal. Bradford will be without Nathan McAvoy, David Boyle, Michael Withers and Stuart Spruce but will still be formidable in the pack, where they will face Paul Southern, who has agreed a new Salford contract.After beating Warrington last week, Wakefield Trinity have every prospect of making it two in a row against the bottom club Huddersfield-Sheffield. The Trinity coach, Tony Kemp, has the reliable front-rower Francis Stephenson back in action.In the Northern Ford Premiership, the jockeying for play-off positions is reaching its conclusion with just two rounds to play. Doncaster and Oldham can make a push for the top four, if they beat Leigh and Dewsbury respectively, while Hull KR could miss out on the eight altogether if they lose to Widnes tomorrow and to Barrow next week.. USA swimming’s board of directors has voted to ban new body suits at the US Olympic swimming trials in August. USA swimming’s board of directors has voted to ban new body suits at the US Olympic swimming trials in August.
The decision, which reversed the recommendation of the body’s steering committee, to disallow the suits was made in the interest of fairness to all competitors at the trials and to avoid legal problems.Chuck Wielgus, USA Swimming’s executive director, said the board was concerned that the suit would not be available to all competitors in a reasonable time before the trials, from 6-9 August.USA Swimming reaffirmed that it will allow American swimmers to wear the suits in competition at the Olympic Games in Sydney.Ironically, the decision came on the day that the sportswear firm Nike unveiled a new head-to-toe suits for track and field sprinters to wear in Sydney.

Marion Jones and Maurice Greene, America’s sprint stars, are expected to pioneer the new “swift suits”.”The athletes have been very excited about the suit and we’re all certain it will make a difference in their preparation and performance heading into Sydney,” said Nike’s senior designer, Eddy Harber.. The New Zealander Graham Henry yesterday became the first non-British coach of the British Lions rugby union side – and insisted the appointment would have little effect on his role with Wales. The New Zealander Graham Henry yesterday became the first non-British coach of the British Lions rugby union side – and insisted the appointment would have little effect on his role with Wales.
Henry, the coach of the Welsh national team, will lead the Lions on next year’s tour of Australia. Wales are due to tour Japan at the same time, but Henry believes there will be no conflict of interest “The job with Wales will remain my No 1 priority,” he said.