<![CDATA[GUY WOODMAN - Blog]]>Tue, 01 May 2012 11:55:22 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Asian Tour Q School success for British golfers ]]>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:10:45 -0800http://www.guywoodman.com/1/post/2012/01/asian-tour-q-school-success-for-british-golfers1.htmlThree British golfers were among 40 players to enjoy success at this year's
Asian Tour Q School which climaxed on January, 20, 2012.


Steve Lewton of Bedfordshire finished tied 6th, Guy
Woodman of Berkshire was tied 20th and James Byrne of
Scotland ended tied 28th.


Lewton had the best last round of the three to maintain a position in the top
10 that he had held after round three, but Woodman - who led the field after two
days - dropped from tied 5th and needed a last-hole birdie to ensure a strong
finish at the four-day event in Thailand. Byrne was solid with a last-day par
72.


Not so lucky were four other Englishmen Chris Rogers, Dale Marmion, Jake
Shepherd and Simon Griffiths who all missed out. The top 40 players and ties get
full Asian Tour privileges in 2012 and also included Sweden's Jarmo Sandelin,
who managed tied 37th.


Woodman had been the early star of the tournament after opening with a 64 on
Wednesday while Lewton had his best round on Friday with a 66 and Byrne was
steady throughout the four days. 


All three have never won a Tour Card before and, for Woodman in particular,
it was a belated dream come true at the age of 34. "I missed out here by one
shot last year and this time I knew I was at a crossroads in my career. If I'd
failed, I would've probably given up the Tours and gone back to teaching."


Some high profile Europeans failed to gain cards including Miles Tunnicliff
and Oskar Henningsson. Overall, third-round leader Dodge Kemmer of America (who
played extensively this year on the EuroPro Tour) finished second behind the
winner, fellow countryman David Lipsky.


This year's Asian Tour Q School had a truly international
feel to it including 47 players from England and 42 from America. Over two dozen
countries were represented. This Q School differs from those in Europe and
America because the Final Stage is much larger - over 300 golfers - with cuts
after the second and third rounds. The Final Stage tournament took place at the
Imperial Lakeview and Springfield Royal Golf Clubs in Thailand.


Ross Biddiscombe is the author of two Q School books, both feature journeymen
players including Guy Woodman. For further details, go to golfontheedge.co.uk

]]><![CDATA[Asian tour School- Final Stage]]>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:05:52 -0800http://www.guywoodman.com/1/post/2012/01/asian-tour-school-final-stage.htmlGUY WOODMAN (ENG) FIRST ROUND 64 (-8)
I’m very happy with my round. I’ve been struggling with my swing a bit. My
body is quite tired with all the play and coming from England. My body feels all
over the place. The warm-up this morning was probably the worst warm-up I ever
had. I was a bit worried but reverted to an old swing. I hit a lot of fairways
and greens. I started to scramble a bit coming in but made a nice chip-in on the
last hole (ninth hole). I was just a couple of paces short of the green.

I was very patient and acceptant with my bad shots. It was just one of
those days when everything went my way. Anytime you shoot 64 you got to be
happy. I played first stage and finished tied fourth in Lakeview.

I play in the United Kingdom. I’ve had some experience playing in the
Challenge Tour and in some European Tour events. I got through to the second
stage of the European Tour Qualifying School but didn’t qualify there. I didn’t
know what to do then, if I should quit golf and start teaching. But someone gave
me some money and I decided to give the Asian Tour a go.

I played in Qualifying School last year and missed the cut by one shot.
This is only my second experience out there and I’m enjoying it. I’m 34 this
year and turned professional in 2000. I’ve been going at it for a long
time.

It will mean a lot to play on the Asian Tour. I’m at a cross road of my
career where I can go one way or the other. I need to get some sort of golf and
compete with these top players somewhere around the world. This is a strong Tour
as any. For me I think at the age of 34, if it doesn’t happen to me this year,
it is never going to happen. I have a family back home and the support structure
won’t last long. It is a big week for me and it will mean a lot to get my
card.]]><![CDATA[European Tour School Stage 2- La Manga]]>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:31:52 -0800http://www.guywoodman.com/1/post/2011/12/european-tour-school-stage-2-la-manga.htmlThis is your new blog post. Click here and start typing, or drag in elements from the top bar. ]]><![CDATA[Titlsit PGA Play Offs- Turkey]]>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:31:19 -0800http://www.guywoodman.com/1/post/2011/12/titlsit-pga-play-offs-turkey.htmlThis is your new blog post. Click here and start typing, or drag in elements from the top bar. ]]><![CDATA[South Region Final OOM Standings]]>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:11:17 -0800http://www.guywoodman.com/1/post/2011/12/south-region-final-oom-standings.html1  Richard Wallis 72 £24,029.57 2  James Ablett 79 £16,610.42 3  Andrew Raitt 55 £16,539.84 4  James Harris 63 £15,617.16 5  Guy Woodman 51 £14,295.19 6  Craig Cowper 70 £12,589.44 7  William Hodkin 75 £10,499.38 8  Michael McLean 46 £9,234.00 9  David Callaway 65 £8,751.20 10  David Osborn 68 £7,217.12

]]><![CDATA[Guy Makes it through to Stage 2 of European Q School]]>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:10:15 -0800http://www.guywoodman.com/1/post/2011/12/guy-makes-it-through-to-stage-2-of-european-q-school.htmlMy assult at gaining my European Tour Card this year started at Frilford Heath Golf Club- Red Course. It was a really tough week weather wise- with gusts of winds upto 30 mph. I played steady all week without doing anything spectacular-  playing some great golf in the 3rd round- battling strong winds, my 71 was one of the rounds of the day. I eventually finishd in a tie for 15th- and qualified by 3 shots.

T15 WOODMAN, Guy +5 18 +2 74 74 71 74= 293 ]]><![CDATA[Southern Comfort for Woodman]]>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:38:01 -0800http://www.guywoodman.com/1/post/2011/10/southern-comfort-for-woodman.htmlGuy Woodman (East Berks) showed his calibre yet again, winning his third event in as many weeks by cruising to a four shot victory in the PGA Southern Professional Championship at Dale Hill Hotel and Golf Club.The victory secured Woodman a £2,000 pay day.

After an opening 67, Woodman was three behind first round leader Anthony Tarchetti (Prince's) whose flawless six-under-par 64 outshone the 66s of Andy Raitt (St. George's Hill), Gary Marks (World of Golf) and 2011 PGA South Region captain Rob Edwards (Lee-on-the-Solent).

The second round produced two superb seven-under-par 63s from James Ablett (Lee-on-the-Solent) and Jon Le Roux (Oris Medical), with Woodman producing masterly 65.

He said: "I was surprised to find I was leading by three, but the first round leaders had all stumbled. Only three other people broke par and my 67, 65 started looking pretty good.

"I learnt a lot about Dale Hill's fast and tricky greens from the Pro-Am, and I stuck to my game plan: keep my ball in business, set up my second shots, be patient and hope to make a few putts. I was a bit apprehensive all the same.

"I got a few loose ones out of the system early on, and air-mailing my second over the green and out of bounds at the sixth from the semi rough shook me up, but I stayed focused. Three solid pars in a row steadied the ship, and three birdies at the 10th, 11th and 13th got me right back on track, although the bogey on the 14th was rather annoying!

"I'd heard Anthony (Tarchetti) was on a bit of a charge, so I was really pleased with the way I played the last four holes, and on the 18th tee I knew a five was going to be plenty good enough for victory."

With the points for his first Order of Merit title of 2011, Woodman has jumped to fourth in the 2011 Virgin Atlantic PGA South Region Order of Merit, just behind Jamie Harris (Nevill) in second and James Ablett in third.

The final Order of Merit event is the Wildwood Invitational on October 11-12 and will decide who will join Virgin Atlantic PGA South Region Order of Merit leader Richard Wallis (Walmer & Kingsdown), in the top three places to represent the South in Turkey for the Titleist PGA Play-Offs in November.

30 September, 2011 ]]><![CDATA[Flawless Guy wins Nelson Trophy]]>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 01:46:38 -0800http://www.guywoodman.com/1/post/2011/09/flawless-guy-wins-nelson-trophy.html
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Guy Woodman (East Berks) shot a flawless six-under-par round of 64 to win one of the top Pro-Ams in the PGA South Region’s schedule, the Nelson Trophy at St. George’s Hill, Weybridge.

Woodman finished two ahead of Richard Wallis (Walmer & Kingsdown) who also had six birdies but dropped two shots on his way to 66, while Bill Hodkin and Paul Simpson (West Berks) tied third with three-under-par 67s.

Woodman got straight down to business with four birdies on the trot after an opening par. Two more birdies on the fourth and seventh got Woodman to six-under-par, and then he got a big break on the 10th.

He said: “It was a blind tee shot and I hit my drive too far left; the guys I was playing with said I’d need to hit another. I did but that promptly went the same way as the first one, so I was now playing five off the tee. After all that, we found the first ball in an environmental hazard and although it was a bit damp I got it out to around 90 yards, pitched up and made the putt for a par!

“I just missed birdie putts on the next three holes, and made a good two putt par on the long par three 14th to finish with 64. It’s not often I get a bogey-free round, and winning a prestige event on a course of this calibre really is something to celebrate.

"The course was in fabulous nick. The greens were beautiful surfaces to putt on and were holding shots really well.

“Given all the fun and games getting there, it was great to be on my ‘A’ game and holing some good putts.

"With the Tour School at the beginning of October it’s nice to see all the practice paying off and to get a big boost to my confidence like this.”

The event raised more than £20,000 for the Princess Alice Hospice and amongst the famous names playing was that of Neil Coles.

]]><![CDATA[WOODMAN WINS AGAIN]]>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:15:44 -0800http://www.guywoodman.com/1/post/2011/08/woodman-wins-again.htmlGuy Woodman (East Berks) and James Ablett (Lee-on-the-Solent) both shot five-under-par 67s to tie for victory in the Windlesham Pro-Am.

They edged out Richard Wallis (Walmer & Kingsdown) and Alistair White (Royal Ascot) into a tie for third spot on 66.

Woodman had the title in his grasp but faltered at the last as he made a bogey six, which Ablett took full advantage of with a birdie.

Flawless for 17 holes, Woodman birdied the third, fourth and fifth, adding another at the ninth to reach the turn in four-under-par. Two more birdies on the 12th and 14th put him in the lead on six-under-par.

With just the 18th left to play, things came apart. He said: "I wasn't playing my 'A' game, but I was putting really well. I middled my drive on 18 and knew I had to keep away from the right hand front of the green where the pin was placed.

"My six-iron was short, so I played a little bump and run shot which looked good initially, but the ball caught the slope and wound up in the bunker from which there was no shot to the pin. I came out 20 feet away and nearly holed it, finishing with a bogey six. I should have made par after that drive, but I was pleased to make a good score."

Having birdied the third, Ablett chipped in to eagle the seventh, adding a birdie on the 12th to reach four-under-par. He then bogeyed the 15th taking four shots from 68 yards.

He said: "I'd hit a great drive to set up another birdie opportunity, but made a mess of it. I nearly got the shot back at the next hole, missing from seven foot for a birdie, but then I got a break on the 17th when my second shot hung on eight feet from the flag and I slotted it in for a birdie.

"On the 18th my second shot finished at the back of the green. We all thought my 45 foot putt was going in, but somehow it slid past. I looked up at the leaderboard, and realised I'd tied with Guy!"

This was Ablett's third win in two weeks. He added: "I'm starting to play my own game when I'm out on the course, getting into the right frame of mind and being disciplined enough to stay in that zone. I'm much more comfortable, focusing on the right things and not getting distracted."

Both Woodman and Ablett have now notched up four PGA South Region Pro-Am victories each, and are pushing current Money List leader Wallis hard, with Ablett in second spot in front of Craig Cowper (Horton Park) in third, Jamie Harris (Nevill) in fourth, Bill Hodkin in fifth and Woodman in sixth place.

08 August, 2011 ]]><![CDATA[Woodman cuts Kingswood down to size]]>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:35:27 -0800http://www.guywoodman.com/1/post/2011/07/woodman-cuts-kingswood-down-to-size1.html