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I've just been following your 1st round of the Irish Open via the Tour website - awesome!! Good luck for the next 3 days - great to see you back at the top of the leaderboard.

Eric Hindle

Hi David, it's not so much a question as an expression of gratitude. Thanks for a nice round in the Nordea Scandinavia Masters ProAm, I'd really liked it and I will cheer for you a bit extra and I wish you all the best of luck and I hope that you come back to form and play as you used too. You are a true gentlemen and a good example for the game of golf. Again, thank you for being so humble and in such a good mood during the whole round. Hope that you play well in all your future events. Best Regards, Thomas

Thomas ÖRnevik

Thank you Thomas, I really enjoyed the day. Kind regards, David.

Hi David, just to let you know you've got a new no.1 fan......my better half Wendy - this in spite of the fact you hit her with your tee shot on the 15th at Loch Lomond on Sat 10th July !Thankfully no damage was done to her, and you went on to make an excellent par.She was chuffed to bits with the peck on the cheek you gave her, and the signed ball after you'd completed the hole. Good luck for the rest of the season.

Tony Pearson

Hi Tony, I'm so glad she wasn't injured for life! I felt really bad about it but these things do happen now and again! I'm glad my fan base has grown! Send her my best regards. David.

Was at the JP McManus ProAm. Loved the shot you played at the par 3 16th on the Tuesday. Nice low ball flight into the wind. Was wondering how you played that shot and what club did you use?.

Michael O'Sullivan

Hi Michael and thanks for following JP's event. Amazing how many came to watch. I used a 7 iron on the sixteenth and to keep it low I just keep my weight centred and put the ball back in my stance a little, simple as that pal! Cheers, David

As the original howeller have you thought of adopting the Murray howl it may unnerve your fellow competitors and edge you up the leaderboard a tad. Ok perhaps not but good luck in Rabat you may need a snorkel to play in Malaga its been hosing down for weeks. Hmmm if you have time, how do I stop either thinning or chunking my chips. It drives me to distraction. Phil

Philip Glanfield

Hi Philip, thinning and chunking chip shots hey Phillip, that does not sound good! I can't give you a miracle cure but I can remind you of a few principles to stick by. Feet almost together, weight on left foot (for a right hander), keep the weight there throughout the shot. Hands level with the ball for a standard chip shot, or just in front, strike slightly down on the back of the ball. To stop thinning try keeping you eyes on the spot where the ball was long enough so that you don't see the ball land. This should stop you peeking early, often a cause of thinning. Hope that helps pal, David.