Noren amongst the world's best?

Sweden's Alex Noren began Sunday seven shots behind the overnight leaders, only to produce one of the very best final rounds the European Tour has ever seen to win the BMW PGA Championship by two shots.

In what was a display of magnificent ball-striking, Noren fired eight birdies and an eagle on the 18th to break the Wentworth West Course record and claim the European Tour's flagship event. This win - his 5th in the past 12 months - sees Noren now sitting 8th in the World Rankings, firmly established amongst the world's elite heading into the second major of the year in a few weeks' time.

But there was also another story which grabbed our attention from the week's play at Wentworth. Ernie Els chipped in for eagle from the rough at the par-5 12th only to proceed to call a two-shot penalty on himself for putting his ball back in the wrong position from a plugged lie. After his round Els explained that he had lifted and checked whether his ball was plugged before he hit his shot, and was uncomfortable with how the ball came out and wouldn't have been able to live with his actions had he not called a penalty on himself.

A brilliant display of honesty and sportsmanship from the 'Big Easy' when he could easily have picked his ball out of the hole and marched on to the next tee without saying a word.

View the best shots from the week here. 


 

Give a Garmin on Father's Day

Give a Garmin on Father's Day and support the victims of the Manchester Bomb Attack.

The NEW all-out impressive watch from Garmin is about to go on sale just in time for Father's Day, and for the next week I will be donating 10% of all sales of the new watch to the victims of last week's attack on Manchester. 

Watch the prerelease video by clicking here.

The Approach S60 has a massive list of impressive features inc:

- Premium & authentic GPS golf watch that reflects your great golf style on and off the course
- Large, 1.2" sunlight-readable colour screen with enhanced touch
- New intuitive user Interface and Big Number Mode gives you clear and relevant guidance
- Full course view shows precise yardages to greens, hazards and doglegs; or chose any point on the map with Touch Targeting
- AutoShot Game Tracking feature automatically tracks shots along the fairway and measures distances for post-round analysis on Garmin Connect
- PlaysLike Distance adjusts yardages to account for uphill and downhill shots
- Automatically updates the courses you play most often when synced with Garmin Connect™
-  Green View displays the green layout with manual pin placement
- Detailed full-colour maps of more than 40,000 preloaded courses worldwide, with free updates
- Convenient QuickFit™ bands for fast style changes without tools 
- Rechargeable battery provides up to 10 hours in golf mode and up to 10 days in watch mode

QUICKFIT BANDS - Change your look in a snap 

The Approach S60 offers interchangeable 22mm bands in your choice of premium leather, metal or silicone. These sleek bands integrate with the watch casing, giving you a great design and appearance. It only takes a matter of seconds to switch bands and no tools are required, allowing you to mix and match styles to go with any activity.

Pop in-store to have a look at it for yourself.