Kids, curries and Clooney, with Sam Little

Tour

By Tom Irwin

Feb 6, 2012

The Challenge Tour graduate on curries, kids and Clooney

Best friend on tour Benn Barham

Funniest on tour Chris Gane

Worst shot you’ve seen Tough one, probably one of mine! I won’t elaborate…

Best dressed on tour Robert Rock

Worst dressed on tour Andrew Marshall

Which famous person do you most look like? Probably Brad Pitt or George Clooney!

Who would play you in a film? Brad Pitt!
When did I last cry? When I left my children to come down to South Africa for the African Open. One CD, DVD and book for a desert island Any Coldplay album, Shawshank Redemption and The Secret

Favourite food Indian

First car A very old Volkswagen Golf

First job At my friend’s golf shop, The Complete Golfer

When did you last cry? When I left my children to come down to South Africa for the African Open

One course for the rest of your life Sunningdale Old Course

Best swing tip you’ve received Keep your right foot on the ground as long as possible. It stops you from spinning out of the shot

Best tip for dealing with nerves Embrace it, after all it’s only a game. Or is it?!

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.