Washington, April 11: Tiger Woods may be having more grey matter in his brain than others that keeps him winning, if the findings of a new study are to be believed.
University of Zurich researchers have found that expert golfers have a higher volume of the grey-coloured, closely packed neuron cell bodies that are known to be involved with muscle control.
The finding attains significance as it suggests that golfers who start young, and commit to years of practice, can also grow their brains while their handicaps shrink.
Augusta, Georgia - Pre-tournament favourite Tiger Woods and Open and US PGA champion Padraig Harrington suffered huge blows to their hopes of winning the Masters in early third round action on Saturday. Saturday is traditionally called "Moving Day" at the Majors, but both men were going in the wrong direction.
Augusta, Georgia - American Chad Campbell enjoyed a small piece of Masters history Thursday and missed out on a bigger one as he set the pace on the first day of the opening major of the year. He became the first man ever to birdie each of the first five holes in the tournament, but after threatening to break the course record he had to settle for a 7-under-par 65.
Augusta, Georgia - Camilo Villegas gets to the Masters in Augusta as the new star of Latin American golf, but the Colombian knows that good players are defined by their performances in Majors.
