Kenny Perry, Killeen Castle, The Players Championship, Tiger and Daly, Our Tips and more!

Under The Microscope:Kenny Perry Birthday: 10th August 1960Height: 6’2”Weight: 15 stone 10 lbsBirthplace: Elizabethtown, KentuckyTurned Pro: 1980Kenny Perry has won eight times on tour since 2003. Had he won at Augusta, Perry would have become the oldest champion at 48. He attributes his success that week to 20 hours spent on the putting green in the build up. “I wish I had discovered this method 20 years ago”, the ever gracious Perry said in the aftermath of the playoff defeat. Off the course Perry has been honoured for his contribution to social projects. He donates five percent of all his winnings to Lipscomb University in Nashville to provide...

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Fancy Playing Killeen Castle Next Wednesday (29th April) With The SpinDoctor?

If you're free on Wednesday 29th April, you're welcome to join me on the Irish Examiner Four Lads (and Ladies) review to play the magnificent new Killeen Castle course in Co. Meath. Killeen Castle is a magnificent new Nicklaus design course and will be the venue for the 2011 Solheim Cup. Killeen Castle will be the focus of an upcoming Spindoctor article. I need two readers so just e-mail me at examinerspindoc@eircom.net with your contact details and I will pick the players in the fairest way humanly possible! Tee off will be in the morning (will confirm time later). Good Luck and get practisi...

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Under The Microscope: Darren ClarkeBirthday: 14/08/1968Height: 6ft 2 1/2inWeight: 14stBirthplace: Dungannon, Northern IrelandTurned Pro: 1990Darren co-owns a private jet with best friend Lee Westwood, but they only use it when both are playing in the same event. A long haul round trip would set the pair back £60,000 so they mainly use it for European Tour events. The pilot has arguably the best job in the world on a six figure retainer, even though the downturn in the economy means he has to now do charters a couple of times a month!In The BagDriver: Taylormade R9 with Aldila Voodoo XPP8. New in the bag but already a trusted weapon. The adjustable...

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The SpinDoctor US Masters Week

Under The Masters Microscope: Defending Champ Trevor ImmelmanBirthday: December 16 1979Birth Place: Cape Town, South AfricaHeight: 5’9’’Weight: 12 stone 2lbTurned Pro: 1999Trevor took up golf aged five and is from a family steeped in golf. His older brother Mark is also a professional and his father Johan was a former commissioner of the Sunshine Tour in South Africa.Trevor married his childhood sweetheart, Carmenita, on 6 December 2003. He withdrew from the 2006 Open Championship to be with her for the birth of their first child.In December 2007, Immelman withdrew from the South African Airways Open due to severe discomfort around his ribcage...

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