Trevor Immelman steps into 2011 with a mended wrist but broken poise
Currently, all Trevor Immelman has been able to weigh the damage his wrist and confidence has experienced since the last two years.
According to statistics, the thirty-year old last stood as a threat to many at the Augusta National GC for the Masters Tournament and dominated the leader board with a minus 8 and a 3 stroke margin. Thus, Immelman had been a ruthless
and an uncatchable piece in 2008 but since then, he has done nothing but falter.
It all began in late 2008 when the thirty-year old golfer experienced a sharp sting in his left wrist and was forced to consequently withdraw from the U.S. Open, the British Open and the PGA Championship after a practice round
in Las Vegas.
“I went back to the hotel and said to my wife, I don’t think I can play anymore” Immelman said.
As a result, Immelman withdrew from the tournament, flew to New York, and remained in a cast for three weeks and after three months, he was unable to grip a putter even. For the last 2 years, Immelman has consequently been going
through a slow recovery but vows to step back into the field for the 2011 spell.
“It’s a completely new start for me” said the thirty-year old golfer.
However, his doctors warned him of only one thing, his slow confidence recovery and it seems like they are right. Immelman is now not only worried about his confidence, he believes that it is now impossible for him to gain it back
even by hitting those white balls.
According to the South African, confidence is when a golfer is busy topping the leader board. Immelman is currently under the impression that self-belief is a golfer carding a 65 in his score card and playing a full 18 green in
regulation. Comparing all that to what he is today, he isn’t doing as well as he used to.
With a new season starting in 2011, Immelman is aiming for a new beginning as he will step into the Bob Hope Classic hoping to gather his poise back and strike the same muscleman pose he once shot at the 18th hole of
the Masters tournament in 2008.
“It’s been a long time...I’m highly excited to play the next season and I’m looking forward to it” said Immelman.
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