The Masters

Hooray! It’s that time of year again when I spend four evenings glued to the television watching golf on BBC2 - The Masters is back! Notice the social networking aspects of that site; you can upload your own photos, watch live video, read blogs and play online games - some common ways to attract visitors and build site loyalty.

I don’t play golf at all myself - never have done other than to swing a few clubs inaccurately at a driving range - but I really enjoy watching The Masters. The course always looks great, even if it’s chemically enhanced, and you can usually expect to see some great golf from a certain Mr Woods and his comtemporaries.

As I live in Hoylake I got to see quite a few of leading golfers including Tiger when my hometown hosted the 2006 Open at Royal Liverpool (a mile or so up the road from my house). Admittedly the fantastic weather helped enormously but it was a great event that I hope will return in the next 5 years or so. I might have even done something with my Wirral golf site by then!