2011 Australian Open released

The historic tournament will start on November 10, with the Australian PGA Championship to follow the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne.
The decision means that Tiger Woods is unlikely to play in his third straight Australian Masters, which is expected to take place in the first week in December. View taylormade r7 cgb max irons at okgolfclubs.com
The world No 2 had earlier stated that he would have preferred the Masters to be played the week before the United States take on the International team in Melbourne.
But PGA of Australia chief executive Max Garske said: “There were a number of factors that needed to be carefully considered in finalising the scheduling for 2011.
“These included the timing of a number of international events, the availability of certain venues and the domestic schedule that best serves the Australian golfing public.
“With the focus of the golfing world set to be firmly on Melbourne come mid-November 2011, it is a given that the Presidents Cup will offer up a number of benefits to events falling on either side.

Kaymer Wants a Hole-in-one

A first major win at the US PGA Championship, a successful Ryder Cup, a Dunhill Links victory at St. Andrews and the Race to Dubai money list title – despite all these achievements, the German still dreams of getting one in the cup off the tee.
“I’ve never made one in my life, so that would be nice in 2011,” said Europe’s No. 1 golfer Martin Kaymer according to pga.com.
As for the fight to become the world’s number one golfer, Kaymer is taking it one day at a time.
“World No. 1 is one of my goals, but I had a lot of things to think about this year, especially after the PGA Championship,” he said. “So to be honest with you, the number one in the world is still too far away to realise for me.
Kaymer’s focus will still very much be on Europe in 2011.
“I would like to prove that I’m Europe’s No. 1 and take that challenge on again. It would be nice to win a major again, preferably the British Open, our only major that we have in Europe,” he added.
The 25-year-old is keeping his feet firmly on the ground, and not allowing himself to get too carried away with his approach in the new year.
“Obviously I try to play as good as possible every week and if it happens it happens. But if it doesn’t happen I’m sure and I hope that I will have the chance in a few years again. I know that I can do it,” he said. “I always felt I had the potential to become one of the best players in the world, but no one would have thought that I could make it this quick.
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Abu Dhabi Featuring more Sand

The Abu Dhabi Golf Club has been altered to offer more of a challenge for the world’s best golfers when the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship tees off next month.
The course, which hosts the opening event of the European Tour’s Desert Swing, has seen modifications implemented on five holes ahead of the tournament, which starts on January 20.
The course remains at 7,440 yards, but new bunkers on holes 2, 5, 6, 13 and 17 will test the likes of Lee Westwood, Phil Mickelson, Graeme McDowell, Louis Oosthuizen and Martin Kaymer, who are all confirmed for the event, attracted, no doubt, by the $2.7 million prize purse – the largest on offer on the Desert Swing. View taylormade burner superfast driver at okgolfclubs.com.
The new hazards are described as “subtle and effective”, with many bunkers pushed up closer to the greens. Rather than deepening the traps, organisers have instead steepened the faces and added definition to the lips in order to provide a strategic challenge.
“I think the players will enjoy the challenge of analysing the course changes and adapting their games,” said Faisal Al Shaikh, Events Manager for Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA).
“I am confident The National Course will once again provide a stern test for the field and offer the millions of television viewers tuning in around the world a fitting spectacle for what has become a flagship showpiece in Abu Dhabi’s ever-evolving sporting calendar.”
“We didn’t want to make The National a more difficult course for our club golfers because it was already a great test,” said Abu Dhabi Golf Club’s Andrew Whittaker, the course superintendent. “Our objective was to modernise the look and feel of the course, and the new bunkers will certainly make the players think long and hard about their club selection.
“We wanted to give the bunkers the impression of depth, so we’ve flushed the faces up rather than deepening the traps themselves. The result is a more visually stimulating experience for players and spectators.”