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Troy Corser: BMW Motorrad star meets golf pros.
Thu May 24 14:10:00 CEST 2012 Press Release
Double world champion Troy Corser’s talents are not restricted to motorbikes. The Australian BMW Motorrad Brand Ambassador is also a fine golfer, as proven by his handicap of 17. Troy joined some of the world’s top pros on the iconic West Course at the British Wentworth Club, just west of London, where he teed off at the Pro-Am tournament, the precursor to the BMW PGA Championship – the biggest and most important tournament on the European Tour.
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BMW Motorrad Brand Ambassador Troy Corser teed off at the Pro-Am tournament at the Wentworth Club, Great Britain, on the eve of the BMW PGA Championship.
Wentworth, 24th May 2012. Double world champion Troy Corser’s talents are not restricted to motorbikes. The Australian BMW Motorrad Brand Ambassador is also a fine golfer, as proven by his handicap of 17. Troy joined some of the world’s top pros on the iconic West Course at the British Wentworth Club, just west of London, where he teed off at the Pro-Am tournament, the precursor to the BMW PGA Championship – the biggest and most important tournament on the European Tour.
The Pro-Am sees professionals and amateurs teamed together in groups of four – known as flights. Troy’s flight partners for the 18 holes were South African pro and 2011 Spanish Open winner Thomas Aiken, former racing driver Tiff Needell, and Rugby World Cup winner Will Greenwood. The quartet finished about midway down the 45 flights.
“I really enjoyed the day. The weather was perfect and we had a lot of fun in our flight”, Troy reported. “We played quite well. We weren’t the best, but we also didn’t end up at the bottom of the results. The West Course at Wentworth is great and its layout is really interesting. I played some pretty good shots and, overall, I played pretty close to my handicap today. That was not too bad and I am happy with how I was hitting the ball. Thomas, the pro in our flight, is a very nice guy. We had a good chat. He is also interested in motorsport, so he asked me a few questions about it. It was good!”
Among those playing at the Pro-Am were Roberto Di Matteo, who masterminded Chelsea’s Champions League win, former strikers Gianfranco Zola and Daniele Massaro, tennis star Tim Henman, multiple Olympic rowing gold medallists Sir Matthew Pinsent and Sir Steve Redgrave, star chef Jason Atherton and many other celebrities from the worlds of sport, show business and the media.
The pros included the current top three in the world rankings, Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood. They were joined by BMW Brand Ambassador and former world number one Martin Kaymer, as well as other stars including Colin Montgomerie, José Maria Olazabál and Ernie Els. For them, the Pro-Am provides an excellent opportunity to warm up ahead of the BMW PGA Championship.