Red spot makes difference

THE Open this year was not as close as at Turnberry in 2009, but it had a worthy winner in South African Louis Oosthuizen.

He seemed very focussed on the final day and he did not look like he would throw his lead away.

Sports psychologist, Karl Morris, helped him prepare for last week’s event, which he won by seven shots from England’s Lee Westwood.

So how did Karl Morris help him prepare? Morris said a red spot was marked on the glove of Oosthuizen.

He was then told to look at the spot and focus his mind at the start of his pre-shot routine.

It was said that this was the key to Oosthuizen looking so focused before every shot.

Oosthuizen was part of the management company ISM, which includes Lee Westwood, former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan and Darren Clarke.

It may not have been a close open at St Andrews, but the viewer of the event got a sense of the history of the course.

You can see why the players say they get a shiver down their spine when they play the course.

St Andrews has some of the most iconic holes in golf, such as the 17th and the 18th.

I think the R&A are right to hold The Open Championship there every five years.