Physio Corner - The Grim Reaper walks at 3 miles an hour.

That was the eye opening title of a lecture I went to recently. The lecture pointed out that people who regularly walk live longer than those that are sedentary. But the key thing was the speed. Ambling along at slow speed didn't have the same response. You need to walk quickly. The tipping point was 3mph. Walk slower than this and the Grim Reaper will catch you up.

On the golf course there is something even more worrying than the grim reaper. Walk faster than 3mph and you might live longer, but walk slower than that and it's the group behind that will catch you up. And an angry group of golfers are something no-one wants to face. An average round of golf is actually around 5 miles walking. So the walking part takes an hour and a half if you walk faster than 3mph. If you take 90 shots you can take a minute and half per shot and still be in the 19th hole in under 4 hours. 


 

Shop Competition

Congratulations this time to James Woodcock who has finally managed to top the scores with a show stopping 43 points. His blistering score was good enough by 3 shots, in actual fact he could've walked in after 17 holes. In second place we can welcome back Bob Irving, after his 12 month break with 40 points who finished one point ahead of third place Steve Finan with 39 points.  


 

Danny the champion of the world

Unless you've just returned from a trekking adventure in the Andes, you'll know by now that we have a new Masters champion - and a British one… at long last. A massive congratulations to Danny Willett on an incredible victory, thanks for ending 20 years of hurt. 

When Nick Faldo chased down Greg Norman in 1996, sports fans, not just golf fans, sympathised with the Australian, who faltered on Sunday to gift Faldo victory. The manner of Jordan Spieth's Sunday meltdown wasn't quite the same, but a few poor swings did the damage. The consolation for the American is that he already has a Green Jacket, although he probably won't see it this way right now. 

Willett showed immense nerve to capitalise following Spieth's Amen Corner disaster, this should not be forgotten. If Spieth has the best putting stroke in the world, Willett can't be far behind, and his composure under the severest of pressure was beyond impressive. 

There are so many fantastic stories surrounding his first Major win, one of those being that he's just become a father. For all of us, it's tremendous to have a British Masters champion once again. 

Roll on the next one.