Spain and smoking, with Nicolas Colsaerts
Best friend on tour Marcel Siem
Funniest person on tour The caddies, no question
Worst shot you’ve seen on tour Some kid from Belgium tried to play an impossible shot next to a tree in the final round of the Scandinavian Masters back in 2007…ended up taking an eight and lost his Tour card a few months later…guess who?
Which question are you asked the most Why do you keep on smoking?
And the answer It’s my only vice left
Which famous person do you most look like I got DJ David Guetta quite a bit when I had longer hair
You’re leading going into the final round of a Major. Who do you want to play with Tiger
Best tip to deal with nerves? Ask this sort of thing to a Ryder Cup player, I reckon they will know the answer a lot better than I do A DVD, CD and book for a Desert Island The Big Lebowski, the Allen Carr book to stop smoking and a deep house CD I made myself
Favourite food Italian, nothing comes close to proper Italian food
Last time you cried About six months ago, I went to the funeral of the father of someone I know very well after a couple of tense weekends on tour and just absolutely let it all out…it had been years
One course for the rest of your life Valderrama
Most expensive purchase A house where my parents still live
Best tip to deal with nerves Ask this sort of thing to a Ryder Cup player, I reckon they will know the answer a lot better than I do
Tom Irwin
Tom is a lifetime golfer, now over 30 years playing the game. 2023 marks 10 years in golf publishing and he is still holding down a + handicap at Alwoodley in Leeds. He has played over 600 golf courses, and has been a member of at least four including his first love Louth, in Lincolnshire. Tom likes unbranded clothing, natural fibres, and pencil bags. Seacroft in Lincolnshire is where it starts and ends.
