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The Italian Stallion Back To Claim Title

Young Italian Matteo Manassero  is returning to the scene where he won back in 2011 and is looking to find that form again after toning up and losing a lot of weight.

The teenager who has spent over a month in the golfing off-season toning his body and getting himself fit so he can cope with the endurance that professional golf requires in this day and age and returns to Malaysia as fit as he’s ever been.

He always had some puppy fat which a lot of teenagers have but felt that if he was going to compete at the top level week in week out the would have to fitter and stronger.

Manassero has always been a good golfer with the potential to be in the worlds top 10, I just hope that losing too much weight doesn’t effect his swing too much as it has done with players in the past. He has had to make some swing adjustments already so we shall see what happens.

My Picks For The Open Championship

The 141st Open Championship got under way at 6.19am this morning with Barry Lane hitting the first tee-shot at Royal Lytham & St Annes.

The weather was calm but the scoring was still tough with bogeys being made everywhere, and poor American James Driscoll reaching the turn at  ten over par and England’s Robert Rock double bogeyed the first and third holes to reach four over after six.

But there have been good starts from Scot Paul Lawrie who is currently leading at three under par and Lee Westwood second at two under par after birdies at the first two holes.. There is lots of golf still to come today as play will still be going at 7pm tonight. I for one will be watching most of it!

If you’re thinking of having a flutter this week and want some advice on picking a winner then here are my picks for this week.

Tiger Woods

Stewart Cink

Matteo Manassero 

Ian Poulter

Matt Kucher

Good luck and enjoy the golf! Click here for the live leaderboard