The European Tour headed back to the Home of Golf this week for the Alfred Dunhill Championship at St Andrews.
This unique event is played over three fantastic golf courses. The Old Course at St Andrews, Kingsbarns and Carnoustie. A Pro-AM format is adopted with professional golfers from all over the globe being paired with amateur golfers from the world of business, sport, television, cinema and music. Each pair will play the three golf courses with a cut after Saturdays play. The final pairings and leading professionals will then battle it out for the title over the famous Old Course at St Andrews on the Sunday.
Famous faces to keep an eye out for this week include Samuel L Jackson (Movie star), Shane Warne (Australian cricketer), Michael Vaughan (ex-England cricket Captain), Jamie Redknapp (Ex England, Tottenham & Liverpool footballer), Ruud Gullit (ex footballer for Holland, Chelsea and AC Milan), Sir Steve Redgrave (Olympic Gold Medalist, Rowing), Sir Bobby Charlton (England World Cup Winner), Dougray Scott (Movie Star), Huey Lewis (Musician) & Wladimir Klitschko (Boxer).
Johnnie Walker Champion, Gregory Havret, came to visit the Titleist Tour truck this week to collect a nice new pair of Classics (style #50687). It didn’t take long for fellow Frenchman, Greg Bourdy, to spot these on Havret’s feet before he came to visit us to place an order for a pair of his own!
Henrik Stenson placed his shoe order for 2009. This has been taken in advance as he is an orthotic wearer and the FootJoy team need additional time to make his Classic Tour shoes with removable fit-beds. Be sure to look out for some more colourful designs on his feet in the ‘09 season.
Jeev Milkha Singh has requested a couple of extra pairs of shoes to see him through to the end of the year, choosing to stay with his favorite DryJoys Tech, style #53523.
That’s all from a Sunny, yet rather chilly, St Andrews.
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