#semi-professional golfer

[imaxyxia2]

[mickyschumacher]

[HANDS TO MYSELF!]

𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘: charles leclerc, at the end of the day, is a simple man. so of course, when you show up to the annual f1 dinner dressed like a goddess, it becomes impossibly hard for charles to keep his hands to himself.

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𝐀/𝐍: first post ahhhh... this was proof read but i wouldn't put it past me to have a few errors. hope you like it! ♡︎

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"Merde (shit)," Charles swore under his breath as he caught you finishing up.

You raised a brow at him through the mirror of your bedroom. Putting on your earrings, you asked, "What's wrong, Charles?"

You watched through the mirror as Charles walked up behind you. He gave a small smile to you, resting his shin on your bare shoulder and wrapping his arms around your waist. You returned a warm smile, leaning into him and resting your hands over his.

He pinched the silk fabric in his hands. "Can I convince you to change dresses?"

A small frown made its way onto your face while you mended your brows together. "Why? You don't like it?" You queried while eyeing yourself in the mirror. You thought you looked quite good.

It was a silk dress in pure white. It had its spaghetti straps that connected to the bunch of white silk hanging around your chest as the rest of the silk clung to you body, fitting each on of your curves snuggly. On the right side of your body, the dress had a slit for your leg to peak through. On the back, the spaghetti straps cross over each other as the fabric hung loose around your lower back.

You had paired it with a necklace Charles had got you for your anniversary: a thin gold chain with a small gold plated heart-shaped ruby. Your hair was also down and styled with a few soft curls that complimented your face.

Altogether, it was simple yet beautiful.

Your eyes snapped to your boyfriend who released a soft chuckle. Charles' eyes twinkled in the light. "Quite the opposite. I love it too much," he whispered into your ear as he rubbed the side of the your hip.

Your felt your breath slow incredibly fast, feeling his lips trail up your neck with small kisses. "Charles," you softly warned. You weren't necessarily complaining. You and Charles often had your hands on each other to the point where one might even say it was sickening. You didn't even have a bra on under the dress. But you both had somewhere to be.

Charles let out a small hum, meeting your eyes in the mirror. He bought his hand out, tracing your lips with his thumb. "Yes, mon amour (my love)?" He asked with feigned innocence.

Your eyes narrowed. "You can't start now. We're going to be late if you keep this up."

Charles pursed his lips, pouting as he turned you around to face him. He pushed your hair behind your ears. "Who cares? We can have dinner here. Just you and me. Doesn't that sound nice, amour (love)? I even know what I want for dessert."

You felt him pull you closer into him, his lips hovering over yours as his hand trailed up and down your leg.

You felt a grin play onto your face. You leaned closer, feeling impossibly close to him. "Oh Charles," You trailed you finger over his lip, in which he clearly invited the gesture as he bought your finger into his mouth. "In your dreams," you deadpanned, abruptly taking your finger out of his mouth and placing a kiss on his cheek.

You let out a sigh, pushing aside your own arousal. "Now come on. We need to leave."

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Charles was not a happy man, to say the least. You had practically blueballed him and despite being thirty minutes into dinner, plus the twenty minute drive to the restaurant, all he could think of is you.

You were sat next to him, conversing with Lily, Alex's girlfriend, about her job as a professional golfer. A job that required a lot more training and thought than you had previously thought. Honestly, you were having a such great time that you hadn't realised you were even neglecting your on-the-edge boyfriend until you felt a hand on your right leg.

"Charles, you good?" You asked.

Charles wanted to laugh because you had asked in so much earnest. Like you had genuinely forgot. Of course, he wasn't one to let you forget.

You felt him tug your chair both closer to the table, so the laced table drapes covered you, and to him. His hand moved from your leg to receive the the warmth of your inner upper thigh.

You looked at him almost dumbfounded. "Charles, amour, no," you said through gritted teeth as you gave him a fake smile. It's not that you didn't want to, but how were you supposed to act normal for the whole dinner? Especially when you and Charles both knew what his fingers did to you.

Charles only sported a grin on his face. His fingers continued to creep up your thigh, nearing your white laced underwear, which you had worn for the sole purpose of matching your dress, of course.

Your breathed hitched as you felt his fingers skim over your underwear. Your skin, he could tell, was beginning to burn with heat as it glistened with small traces of sweat. Whether it was out of embarrassment or arousal, hell, or both, Charles didn't care. Whatever was going on, he enjoyed it.

His fingers slid under your panties and found themselves in the heats of your soft lips of your pussy. His teeth sunk into his bottom lip. You were soaked down there. His two fingers already felt drenched. Charles knew that this hadn't just appeared out of nowhere. "Ma belle (my beautiful), be honest with me. You've been wet since you teased me in your bedroom, right? All of this... for me..."

If the slight quiver of your walls near his fingers didn't give you the answer, you sure did with a curt nod. How were you supposed to feel nothing for this blue-eyed, dimpled man who looked good in everything, but especially a suit?

Charles smiled. "That's what I thought. Thank you for being so honest, ma belle. I think that deserves an award," he whispered.

You felt yourself still at his voice as his fingers trailed over your clit a few times before he pushed them into your pussy. You pressed your lips together, suppressing the moan that so desperately wanted to escape your throat.

Charles couldn't help but grin further, darting his eyes from the conversation he was partially in with Carlos and Lando and to the glorious sight underneath the table. He couldn't entirely see your pussy but god could he imagine. You enveloping his fingers entirely as he thrusted back and forth. The trickles of your body running down his fingers.

He cleared his throat, taking a sip of his champagne as he adjusted himself. He was growing hard as every second passed. As much as he loved teasing you and fingering you... he wanted to fuck you. He wanted to watch as his cock entered you... the ring of white you made around him... your hips bucking for more... fuck.

You clenched around his fingers, feeling a pit at your stomach grow. You let out the shakiest and quietest sigh known to Earth. There was no way Charles was about to let cum with some of your closest friends around you... surely...

The answer to that qualm was a 'no' as Charles' fingers started to speed up. Jesus.

You must've been flushed to the max as you had to awkwardly laugh off Pierre's comment to "lay off the champagne". Honestly, that was your limit.

Before you could get any closer to your climax and risk losing it in front of everybody, you placed a hand on Charles' crotch, making him still his fingers and flicker his eyes to you.

His eyes hardened as you slowly rubbed him through his pants. "Charles, if you continue any further, I swear to god, I will blueball you till the end of the week. Let's be patient, okay, sweetie?" The sickly sweet smile on your face was in a hard contrast compared to the harsh whispers falling from your lips.

Charles' tongue darted out his lips and fell to the side. He rested his hand on yours and patted it gently. Although, to anyone, such a promise sounded empty. He was sure you would do it. It happened all the time even unintentionally. He placed a small kiss to your cheek. With a calm composure and through gritted teeth, he murmured, "Okay, mon amour."

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The ride back home was impossibly and scarily quiet. There was a lot of tension in the car. The both of you were still hooked on the adrenaline of risking yourselves in public and still horny as ever. Evident as Charles had applied more pressure to the accelerator and the cars nearby went from blurs to dashing streaks.

You were opening the door to your house as you felt Charles’ arms wrap around you. "Faster, mon amour, I can't keep my hands to myself," he whispered, starting kiss your neck.

You felt your heart pick up its pace when you heard the door click closed. Soon enough, both of your shoes were off, Charles' lips were crashing into yours, and your hands were in his hair. The fire between you two had reached a new height as Charles relished the moan that had fallen from your mouth. God, he had been waiting to hear that the entire dinner.

Bringing you back into your bedroom, Charles left kisses everywhere he could as he peeled back the straps of your dress, and gently removed the attired off your body, leaving you only clothed in your soaked panties and his necklace.

"Fuck," he groaned, hovering over you to hold the necklace between his fingers. "You look so good, mon amour."

The smile on your lips made his heart race once again. He smiled, planting a firm kiss on your lips before his hands started to trail down to your chest. Your breasts were what he considered a global treasure in his world, you. He loved everything about them; their softness, their plumpness... but especially, their sensitivity.

Charles latched his mouth around one nipple, leaving his hand to the other. His tongue swirled around the pebbled mound as his fingers circled the other.

You let out a sigh of pleasure, arching your back and raising your hand to feel his hair to push more of yourself into him. The obscene slurps of your breasts went straight to your core as Charles released your nipple with a slick pop.

"Ma belle," Charles breathed out, his fingers reaching your soaked panties. He pulled the drenched material away from your heated pussy. "I need to taste you," he spoke, himself drenched in desperation.

He pulled down the panties, revealing in all its glory, the pussy he had been thirsting over at dinner. He let out a moan as he prodded at your engorged lips.

You feel a shiver come over your body when his breath hit your pussy. His tongue took one long strip at your folds. His blues eyes averted back to yours, holding your gaze and blossoming an indescribable feeling within the both of you. "Look at me, love, while I devour you."

You managed to give a small nod as he returned his attention to your folds, all while maintaining eye contact. "Fuck," you moaned out, trying hard to not throw your head back as he dipped his mouth into you. It seemed that was still hungry from the dinner as he was true to his promise.

Charles was devouring you almost as if he were some sort of animal. He groaned in pleasure, sending a sort of vibrations through your core. He continuously lapped at your folds, drunk on the taste of you. "You taste so good," he grunted, bringing his lips around your clit.

You arched your back into the bed, toes curling at the sheets beneath you. "Fuck, Charles!" You bucked your hips into his mouth, giving into the need to roll your head back. When you looked back up, Charles was a sight to behold. His tongue traveled in circles around your sensitive nub. His stubble was soaked in your juices. He somehow even managed a smirk while eating you out.

"Charles... I'm gonna-" you began before cutting out as his tongue darted further into your folds. "God," you moaned out, your grip on his hair tightening.

"Don't say my name in vain, mon amour," Charles quipped, feeling a slight convulsion of your body as he thumbed your clit.

If Charles wasn't about to make you cum, you would've smacked that grin right off his face. But you were so close...

Charles placed a light kiss to your clit, removing his face from your pussy. He felt a sense of enjoyment follow him as a familiar terror spread over your face.

"No. Charles. Please. God, I want to cum," You whined out.

Charles looked at your flushed face, pushing your hair behind your ears like he did earlier this evening. Somehow, you had become even more beautiful. On the verge of a climax, fucked out, skin flushed and doused in arousal and sweat.

"I need to be in you... fuck, to fill you up, Y/N," Charles hissed in pleasure as he thought about his cum oozing from your hole.

"Hurry, Charles. I need you."

That was all you had to said as Charles rushed to finally take off his clothes.

You watched his thick cock hit his toned stomach and let out a small moan. Charles hovered over you, bringing you into a deep kiss. You could feel his cock nudge the sides of the pussy. Purposely, he dragged himself up and down your folds, intoxicated off the edging feeling.

"Fuck, Charles."

God, he loved the way you moaned his name. It was one of those other things that sent him overboard. Knowing that he was making you feel like that. That it was his cock teasing you. His fingers you clenched around. His voice that made you wet.

Charles looked down to your pussy, aligning his cock. He let out a ridiculously low grunt as he watched your folds cover his cock. You fit him so perfectly, it drove him crazy. His cock was snug and tight in you. It felt like one move in you would send him off.

You let out another moan, feeling his thick cock fill you up. His hands gripped your hips, turning you around so you sat on him. "Ride me, love."

There was nothing Charles wanted more than to see you ride his cock, tits bouncing up and down in sync with his your necklace. And you were happy to comply.

You began to move your hips, hearing the room begin to fill with groans.

"Y/N," Charles moaned, hips bucking to dive deeper into you.

You continued to ride at a semi-fast pace. Lewd sounds of your skin slapping and sticking against one another filled the air. You could feel his cock reach into the deepest parts of you.

Charles sunk his teeth into his lips, watching a white ring form around his cock. The twinkle of your necklace shone in his eyes, occasionally hitting your nipples as it swung around. It was all so much.

You could feel Charles' cock twitch in you, telling you he was close. You grabbed his hands and placed on them on your hips. Your own hands latched onto your breast and the other to your clit.

Charles tightened his grip on your hips before starting to thrust at an immense speed. "Merde," he swore, feeling you clench and take even more of him in you. He could catch the slight shake of your hands as you also neared your climax.

"Come with me, amour. Let me fill you with my cum," he groaned.

That dirty mouth of his and his rousing cock... it was enough to send you over the edge. You let out a high-pitched moan, the end almost silent as your orgasm hit you in hard waves. "Fuck, Charles!"

Charles followed you soon. He moaned, bring you down and holding you tightly. This new angle sent you both into a new spiral. His hips stuttered at an abnormal pace, feeling his cum paint your walls. He let out a string of colourful words, letting his orgasm take any extra drops of his cum into you.

Charles smiled, kissing the side of your forehead. "You did well, mon armour."

You gave him a tired smile. "You too, my love," you murmured before bringing him into a soft and lazy kiss.

Charles watched as you removed yourself from his cock. Only resulting him in a moan from the both of you as his cum trailed out of you.

"God," Charles gulped, feeling his cock harden once again.

You smirked. "I thought you were God, Charles," you teased.

Charles narrowed his eyes at you. "I guess I'm going to have to show you again, ma belle."

© 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐘𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑

[scotianostra]

Happy Birthday Bernard Joseph "Benny" Gallagher born June 10th 1945 in Largs.

There's very little about Benny online, his working life started in the Glasgow shipyards as a marine electrician and in his spare time played bass guitar in local semi-professional beat group The Bluefrets, which featured Graham Lyle on lead guitar.

Gallagher's first published song was "Mr Heartbreak's Here Instead", which he co-wrote with Andrew Galt. This was recorded as a single for EMI-Columbia in 1964 by Dean Ford and the Gaylords,the bulk of which later became chart-topping outfit Marmalade.

In 1966, Gallagher and Lyle – who by now had forged a songwriting partnership – moved to London in search of a publishing deal. Both continued to hold down day jobs, Gallagher as an electrician and Lyle as a shipping clerk, while waiting for their big break. After an abortive contract with Polydor, which yielded one unsuccessful single, the pair joined the Apple record label of Beatles fame, writing songs for Mary Hopkin.

Gallagher and Lyle first saw success as members of McGuinness Flint, a vehicle for ex Manfred Man member Tom McGuinness. Gallagher and Lyle left to work as a duo. Gallagher was credited as Bernard Gallagher on sheet music copies of early songs such as these, but later shortened his forename to avoid confusion with golfer of the same name. Although now playig as duo the pair also spent a short time in Ronnie Laine's band Slim Chance, making several TV appearances on a couple of songs.

In 1976 Gallagher and Lyle finally hit the big time with the help of US producer David Kershenbaum who has worked with Cat Stevens, Joan Baez Elkie Brookes and Supertramp, his work Brookes and has yielded multiple Grammys and an Oscar nomination.

The stand out singles from their album Breakaway, , "I Wanna Stay With You" and "Heart on My Sleeve" both hit the top ten and made the charts in the US. Two more songs from the album spawned big hits in the States for Don Williams, Stay Young,and Art Garfunkel with the title track Breakaway. The duo's next album, Love on the Airwaves, also produced by Kershenbaum, went silver in the UK but yielded only one minor hit single, "Every Little Teardrop". Their final two albums, Showdown and Lonesome No More – the latter issued on Mercury – failed to chart.

Gallagher and Lyle split in 1980, leaving behind an unreleased ninth album, Living on the Breadline. A song recorded for this set, "A Heart in New York", subsequently became another hit for Garfunkel.

Gallagher kept a low profile for much of the 1980s, but re-emerged in 1992 as bassist with The Manfreds, a mixture of ex members of Manfred Man, although not enjoying chart success they toured the world for several years before Benny left in 1999. . During his tenure in the band, he co-founded and served as chairman of the royalties campaigning body PAMRA, which was set up to ensure that musicians received a fair share of royalties from recordings and performances. He then spent a year or so with one of my favourite groups Dr Hook before he embarked on a solo career as a singer-songwriter, touring the folk club and festival circuits.

In 2010, Gallagher reunited with Lyle for two concerts in their former hometown of Largs in aid of Haylie House, a residential care home in the town. They then did a couple of gigs "The Big Gig" at Glasgow's Barrowland nightclub, alongside Marti Pellow, Jim Diamond and Midge Ure and and the MOARE Festival in Faversham, Kent, which was headlined by former Average White Band man Hamish Stuart.

In 2012, Gallagher and Lyle undertook a sell-out tour of Scottish venues, under the banner of "The Homecoming Tour"; their 22-song set included all their British chart entries and both their US chart-toppers, since then they seemed o have been popping up all over place at Festivals and on tour.

Gallagher has lso released two solo albums on his own OnSong label: On Stage and At The Edge Of The Wave. The latter set includes "Tusitala", a tribute to Robert Louis Stevenson, the name coms from RLS's time in Samoa, meaning "teller of tales" - by the local villagers. Journalist and writer Tam Cowan has also used Tusitala as tribute, naming his house at Swanston on the outskirts of Edinburgh Tusitala.

Gallagher and his wife Diane have four children: Dillon, and Paul (twins) and Julian and and Claire (twins). Both Dillon and Julian work in the Music industry, Julian has written songs for the band Five, Kylie Minogue and a couple of The Spice Girls solo songs.

There's nothing really new to say about Benny, I don't know if he has maybe retired, he did give an interview to the local newspaer in Largs, the Largs & Millport Weekly News where he said how he is indebted to Sir Paul McCartney for his musical career. He dd however play a gig last year with Ted Christopher for the Guardians of Scotland Trust His Facebook page hasn't been updated since January this year.

[mrs-jamesbbarnes]

Claire Novak mini golfing in 10x20 is making me laugh because Kathryn Newton really went from playing mini golf with Dean Winchester to being a semi-professional golfer playing with professional athletes in real life.

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[flopnatural]

kathryn newton is a semi professional golfer???????????????

[ad-ya]

ohhh she's a "semi-professional golfer" you say? fascinating.

[dashiell123]

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While Metairie itself does not host major professional sports teams, its proximity to New Orleans ensures easy access to the city's vibrant sports scene. Residents regularly support teams like the New Orleans Saints (NFL), New Orleans Pelicans (NBA), and New Orleans Baby Cakes (MiLB). Many professional athletes and coaches also call Metairie home, further solidifying the suburb's connection to the broader sports community.

Conclusion

Metairie, Louisiana, is more than just a suburb; it's a hub of athletic enthusiasm and community engagement. From youth leagues that nurture future stars to adult leagues that promote fitness and camaraderie, sports play a vital role in the fabric of Metairie life. Whether cheering on local high school teams, participating in recreational leagues, or attending major sporting events nearby, residents and visitors alike find ample opportunities to celebrate athleticism and community spirit in this dynamic suburb of New Orleans.In essence, Metairie's sports scene is a testament to the power of sports in fostering unity, promoting health, and enriching the lives of its residents across generations.

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Hotels in Tanjung Benoa And The Water Sport Activities

Tanjung Benoa is a Bali village located within the southern area of Bali, not too removed from Nusa Dua, right on the end of a peninsula. Resulting from its location the entire Tanjung Benoa Lodges cater to the extra wealthy tourists, finding budget lodging here is tough and the ones which might be accessible won't provide any views value mentioning. Inns and villas in this area start off at medium rates and climb to expensive in comparison with most of the different tourist areas round Bali. Even though the rates are much larger the value as a international vacationer is still exceptionally good and the service and high quality that you'll receive is excellent. Nothing is left to chance in Tanjung Benoa and you'll very seldom hear every other vacationer’s complaining about something if they have stayed in one of the hotels.

Commonplace services that Bali hotels and villas offer in Tanjung Benoa are very good air conditioned rooms with updated décor with a western model. Room service can be obtainable 24 hours to your comfort, and the in home bars restaurants will likely be 5 star affairs. Any such service can be frequent with a lot of the Tanjung Benoa Hotels even those in the mid range price bracket. Then the usual will increase once more as you keep in the extra unique lodges and villas.

When selecting one of the high rated locations to stay you possibly can expect nothing lower than excellent service and amenities. Many of those institutions offer non-public areas, obviously these are going to be the most expensive, however whenever you see what they provide you will admit that for the charges they cost it is extremely reasonable. Not so much the inns, but the non-public villas are the places to remain if you are on the lookout for a secluded vacation without being disturbed. Many of these provide private gardens, landscaped with tropical vegetation that shall be separated from another bungalows or villas, with your personal meandering path main down to a personal seashore so that you can sunbath on. There can even be a non-public pool close to your lodging that's solely for you and your visitor’s enjoyment. Aside from that the in house activities which might be supplied will probably be far too many for you to be able to do in one go to. The water sports alone that these Tanjung Benoa Accommodations offer will preserve you entertained your complete holiday.

Recommended Accommodations in Tanjung Benoa

Conrad Bali

The luxurious Conrad Bali is about within 6.8 hectares of manicured, tropical gardens and lagoons complete with cascading waterfalls and swimming pools that gracefully descend onto the lodge’s extensive expanse of seashore and protected bay. Located on the southern coast of Bali, Conrad Bali is conveniently situated solely ten kilometers (6.5 miles) from Bali’s Ngurah Rai Worldwide Airport at Denpasar and next to Bali’s Nusa Dua resort space. Designed in a horny E-shape structure, Conrad Bali offers three resort guest wings, an intensive Spa Centre, a retail village and a Convention Centre. The spectacular drive up to the resort entrance rises up three ranges to the porte cochère, passing a waterfall flowing from the lodge’s open foyer. Upon entering the resort foyer, the sunken Lobby Lounge, East, allows spectacular views over the Indian Ocean.

The Bali Khama

Witness Bali’s serene shores and exotic splendor from The Bali Khama. Boasting spacious suites and villas with a semi-open-air marble bath, the five-star, beachfront boutique lodge outfitted its accommodations with luxurious facilities, including high-speed Internet entry and a deck/ balcony, to create a regal, tropical ambiance for you. Apart from our elegantly styled guestrooms, we also lend tailored services. Butler assistance, VIP therapy on the airport, cooking courses, and golf-club privileges are supplied. Select from among our Romantic Pool or Honeymoon Suite Pool Villas, or Studio or Deluxe Backyard Suites. Nicely-appointed and boasting Europe-inspired decor, each accommodation is air-conditioned, and has a mini-bar, deck/ balcony, personal toilet and sizzling & cold bathe with bathtub, and protected.

Rising like a vision from the sea, the Grand Mirage is a refine and refreshing comfortable resort. Located on the tip of Nusa Dua Beach, in the serene district of Tanjung Benoa, the resort exudes an off the overwhelmed monitor atmosphere. Solely 20 minutes from the airport it's close proximity to the Nusa Dua Conference Center, the Bali Golf and Country Membership.

The locality of Tanjung Benoa is what makes it such a preferred and up market vacationer space. Being situated on the end of the southern peninsula ensures that there is no site visitors driving via and the one autos that might be there shall be those of the tourists staying on the motels. The rates of the resorts means that there's a extra fashionable clientele staying within the space and due to this fact you don’t have the noise and crowded seashores related to the more funds oriented areas of Bali. This is a nice vacation choice for couples or for households that prefer to have a soothing holiday and are not really in the night time golf equipment and bars of locations like Kuta. The short 15 minute drive from the airport is one other plus when staying in Tanjung Benoa accommodation. It is troublesome to differentiate between Tanjung Benoa and Nusa Dua when it comes to high quality and services and along the coast of Bali there are only a few different areas that can be thought-about as fascinating as Tanjung Benoa. The whole space has really been developed to an exceptionally commonplace with hectares of open land being landscaped in beautiful tropical vegetation and immaculately saved gardens. The roads are always kept in nice condition for you to tour the southern tip of Bali.

Another function that provides to the popularity of staying in certainly one of Tanjung Benoa accommodations is the pristine white sandy beaches with the clear blue ocean. There are a couple of islands shut by and the entire area is effectively protected against the strong currents and large waves which can be a common function of the resorts further up the west coast. This makes Tanjung Benoa a great spot for swimming and snorkeling, and at low tide it is doable to walk across to one of the close by islands, but just remember to regulate the tides so you don’t get stranded. These islands are un inhabited and don’t have any accommodations or resorts on them so on a quiet day you might be able to wander round all day and never see another vacationer.

Activities in Tanjung Benoa

Parasailing

Parasailing is a fantastic exercise by hinging the physique underneath airborne which is pulled by the velocity boat to overview the wonderful panorama of the coastal space. It would convey you to fly 95 meters above sea level and you may enjoy the stunning panorama of Tanjung Benoa and surrounding space. The friendly Parasailing Information will make sure you with the high safety equipment and short briefing earlier than flaying off. Your experience will begin from takeoff on the white sandy seashore to surround coastal space till touchdown again on the sand. It is certainly one of Bali Marine Sport Actions with exciting journey to be your next expertise throughout vacation in Bali.

Banana Boat

Banana Boat is the thrilling water activities ride on the rubber boat in form of Banana and pulled by the velocity boat. This adventure brings you to the fun situation together with accomplice or group which may give the memorable expertise. The journey trip on the Banana Boat is probably the most spectacular marine activities to discover the gorgeous seaside of Tanjung Benoa Seaside in south part of Bali. This seashore is featured by the calm seawater that ideally for marine sport actions and Banana Boat is one of the perfect selections to be experienced. Banana Boat using is without doubt one of the spectacular water actions to discover the warm and blue seawater within quarter-hour on each journey. The professional boat captain will make sure you to pleasurable on your journey with security tools and driving. The shock movement on Banana Boat driving is one of the unbelievable moments and provides you unforgettable memory.

Bali Golf and Country Club

Right here at Bali Golf & Nation Club in Nusa Dua, Bali, we’re all about the golf. We might wax lyrical about the views, the situation, the sea breezes and the tropical paradise setting, and doubtless will, but when it comes right right down to it, when you get out on the golf course it’s all about your recreation. That dimpled white ball is king round here, and your scorecard its humble servant. Which is why, at Bali Golf & Country Club, where we try to offer every golfer the perfect potential golfing experience ever, we do every part in our power to make every single day a fantastic golfing day.

Bali Yacht Charter

You can choose from a range of different charter yachts, sailing boats, and conventional schooners with knowledgeable crew and Western tour information for charter cruises from Bali by way of the Lesser Sunda Islands, to Sulawesi, and through the Moluccas. You too can select a Bali fishing boats from a fast (25 knots) state-of-the-art Blackwatch game fishing vessel with experienced crew and captain, heavy and lightweight fishing tackle, all electronics, satellite tv for pc navigation, top-of-the-range fish finder and sonar, and security gear.

The Tanjung Benoa accommodations are among the busiest hotels and resort on the island attributable to its preferrred location so it is advisable to e-book your vacation accommodation properly upfront if you wish to keep here. The vast majority of inns have a devoted website you could select your rooms and dates. The all supply online cost methods and accept major bank cards. If you do ebook on-line, just remember to obtain affirmation through electronic mail and test your bank card to guarantee that the correct amount has been deducted, the hotel staffs are all extremely trustworthy, but errors do happen.

Although you are going to be staying in one of the prestigious areas of Bali it's always a good idea to attempt to get a room that's not situated on the bottom flooring. The upper up you're the much less noise you'll hear. Vacationers coming and going into the foyer space can be fairly noisy with pleasure. Another benefit is the views it is possible for you to to see when on a better floor, the upper the ground the dearer it would most likely be, so simply finances what you are able for a more enjoyable time. April to September is the busiest time of the year for these motels so guide with that in mind. It is unlikely that a lodge in Tanjung Benoa won't present air con, however ask once you e-book simply to make sure particularly because the humidity will be very high and it is nice to loosen up in a cool resort room once you first arrive and give yourself an opportunity to acclimatize. Room safes are offered within the top lodges for you to keep your worthwhile gadgets in, use them. Don’t be tempted to assume that is doesn’t matter; the very last thing that anyone needs to lose on holiday is their passport. If attainable get a replica bank card from your bank and keep that within the safe as properly. The motels that don’t have safes within the rooms supply them in the reception area, pay the additional and preserve all essentials safely locked away.

The whole are around Tanjung Benoa is fairly protected and if you're not intending on traveling around a lot there's not a lot to worry about. It's once you resolve to travel outside the resort that it is advisable preserve a few things in thoughts.

Nearly everyone that travels to Bali will visit at the least one temple out of the thousands that obtainable to discover. When getting into a temple you will be required to wear a sarong or lengthy pants and shirt. With the heat in Bali it's better to go for the sarong, every temple affords them for lease or you can buy one at the resort or bring one from dwelling in case you desire your own or you're intending on doing a lot of temple hoping. Take a Bali tour service or use a Bali car rental service to drive you to the Temples you want to visit.

The best risk that you'll face when traveling to temples and other more rural sites in Bali is just not the pickpockets or thieves in human kind, however the ones dressed in fur with long tails. The monkeys in Bali are renowned for being the quickest little thieves you'll find, they'll snatch something that is hanging unfastened pondering that it is food. Over time they have turn out to be used to getting food from tourists and simply assume that you have something for them.

Preserve all loose objects securely saved in a bag and maintain it tight. If they do happen to grab something throw some meals down and they're going to drop it, or give one of the temple guides just a few dollars if it is a vital merchandise and they'll retrieve it for you.

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Happy 76th Birthday Bernard Joseph “Benny” Gallagher born June 10th 1945 in Largs.

There’s very little about Benny online, his working life started in the Glasgow shipyards as a marine electrician and in his spare time played bass guitar in local semi-professional beat group The Bluefrets, which featured Graham Lyle on lead guitar.

Gallagher’s first published song was “Mr Heartbreak’s Here Instead”, which he co-wrote with Andrew Galt. This was recorded as a single for EMI-Columbia in 1964 by Dean Ford and the Gaylords, the bulk of which later became chart-topping outfit Marmalade.

In 1966, Gallagher and Lyle – who by now had forged a songwriting partnership – moved to London in search of a publishing deal. Both continued to hold down day jobs, Gallagher as an electrician and Lyle as a shipping clerk, while waiting for their big break. After an abortive contract with Polydor, which yielded one unsuccessful single, the pair joined the Apple record label of Beatles fame, writing songs for Mary Hopkin.

Gallagher and Lyle first saw success as members of McGuinness Flint, a vehicle for ex Manfred Man member Tom McGuinness. Gallagher and Lyle left to work as a duo. Gallagher was credited as Bernard Gallagher on sheet music copies of early songs such as these, but later shortened his forename to avoid confusion with golfer of the same name. Although now playing as duo the pair also spent a short time in Ronnie Laine’s band Slim Chance, making several TV appearances on a couple of songs.

In 1976 Gallagher and Lyle finally hit the big time with the help of US producer David Kershenbaum who has worked with Cat Stevens, Joan Baez Elkie Brookes and  Supertramp, his work  Brookes and  has yielded multiple Grammys and an Oscar nomination.

The stand out singles from their album Breakaway, , “I Wanna Stay With You” and “Heart on My Sleeve” both hit the top ten and made the charts in the US. Two more songs from the album spawned big hits in the States for Don Williams, Stay Young, and Art Garfunkel with the title track Breakaway. The duo’s next album, Love on the Airwaves, also produced by Kershenbaum, went silver in the UK but yielded only one minor hit single, “Every Little Teardrop”. Their final two albums, Showdown and Lonesome No More – the latter issued on Mercury – failed to chart.

Gallagher and Lyle split in 1980, leaving behind an unreleased ninth album, Living on the Breadline. A song recorded for this set, “A Heart in New York”, subsequently became another hit for Garfunkel.

Gallagher kept a low profile for much of the 1980s, but re-emerged in 1992 as bassist with The Manfreds, a mixture of ex members of Manfred Man, although not enjoying chart success they toured the world for several years before Benny left in 1999. . During his tenure in the band, he co-founded and served as chairman of the royalties campaigning body PAMRA, which was set up to ensure that musicians received a fair share of royalties from recordings and performances. He then spent a year or so with one of my favourite groups Dr Hook before he embarked on a solo career as a singer-songwriter, touring the folk club and festival circuits.

In 2010, Gallagher reunited with Lyle for two concerts in their former hometown of Largs in aid of Haylie House, a residential care home in the town. They then did a couple of gigs “The Big Gig” at Glasgow’s Barrowland nightclub, alongside Marti Pellow, Jim Diamond and Midge Ure and and the MOARE Festival in Faversham, Kent, which was headlined by former Average White Band man Hamish Stuart.

In 2012, Gallagher and Lyle undertook a sell-out tour of Scottish venues, under the banner of “The Homecoming Tour”; their 22-song set included all their British chart entries and both their US chart-toppers, since then they seemed o have been popping up all over place at Festivals and on tour.

Gallagher has also  released two solo albums on his own OnSong label: On Stage and At The Edge Of The Wave. The latter set includes “Tusitala”, a tribute to Robert Louis Stevenson, the name coms from RLS’s time in Samoa, meaning “teller of tales” - by the local villagers. Journalist and writer Tam Cowan has also used Tusitala as tribute, naming his house at Swanston on the outskirts of Edinburgh Tusitala.

Gallagher and his wife Diane have four children: Dillon, and Paul (twins) and Julian and and Claire (twins). Both Dillon and Julian work in the Music industry, Julian has written songs for the band Five, Kylie Minogue and a couple of The Spice Girls solo songs.  

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A DEFINITIVE FIX FOR GOLF’S DRESS CODES

by Steve Gottschling

2020 is the year golf courses will gradually roll out the World Handicap System, which merges six measurements into one convenient way to determine exactly how terrible you are at golf.

This grasp at standardization is so sweeping that it makes especially clear how anarchic golf can be when it comes to something also quite important to the experience of the game– the dress code. Far from standardized, dressing for golf is like tiptoeing across a hostile feudal land where every fiefdom has its own vision for how players should cover their bodies.

Last February, the Professional Golfers’ Association let players for the first time in its history leave their trousers behind and walk onto practice rounds and semi-pro games wearing knee-length shorts. While this sounds like some sort of Bare Calf Revolution, the length requirement makes the PGA slightly conservative; clubs like Saint Andrews in New York have long allowed players to flash onlookers with four inches of skin above their knees. The course staffers scurrying around with measuring tape are a small price to pay for the privilege.

Saint Andrews, meanwhile, requires all shirts to be tucked in. This might seem like a standard rule unless you have suddenly teleported from The Heritage at Marion Country Club in Kentucky, where shirts can stay untucked provided they come with pressed collars and, possibly, pineapples.

The National Club Golfer is particularly fed up. In 2019 alone they published four articles calling for the relaxation or complete end of golf’s dress codes. But while pumping out editorials might convince a stray reader here and there, it’s clear nothing drastic has changed. I have a better idea.

Between 1998 and 2006, interest in golf seemed to soar, so developers, understanding the basic business law that when demand rises, it never ever stops rising, sprinkled the land with courses.

What a great time for that popularity to decline. By the end of the 2010s, courses had shed almost six million players, and as the supply of holes rapidly outpaced the number of people willing to smack balls in their general direction, the excess courses set about languishing unused.

Now here’s the plan: while those abandoned courses spend upwards of a year in limbo, waiting as the city hunts for developers and settles lawsuits, everyone who was once sent home for wearing black socks should turn these courses into Casual Communes.

It starts with a meeting place. All the bedraggled souls will gather near the course at the home of a family sympathetic to the cause. At dawn, after porridge, they will creep onto the course wearing porridge-covered t-shirts and inappropriate shoes, their drivers and putters glinting as the sun rises. And afterward, they will drop their clubs at the clubhouse and play wordless games of cards until night comes and they skulk back to their hideout.

Of course this plan has challenges. To stay silent, commune members will have to mow the green using manual reel mowers or, for a dash of mysticism, scythes. I hear there are bikers and meth cooks lurking about, but once they learn about the cause, they’ll surely see golfing in cargo shorts is more important than petty territorial disputes.

After all, there are other benefits too. The pace of the game will improve, and although no one will say how that happened, there will be rumors of sluggish golfers’ shoes poking out from beneath the sand traps. And the clubhouse can play host to things it never could before, like denim jeans and burning trash. The new handicap system, however, will stay in place. You can’t mess with international law.

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Golf Legends - A Race To The Masters!

IN THE BEGINNING     

     Started in the 1930’s by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts. The Masters, becoming one of the most sought after and admired tournaments, has over the years reeled in some of golf’s most prominent professionals. The Masters Tournament which is normally held in the month of April is traditionally held at a private club in Augusta, Georgia built by Bobby Jones along with architect Alister MacKenzie.

THE GREEN JACKET

     The first tournament was played in 1934, and the pool of players is a small one compared to the other championship tournaments, because The Masters is by invitation only. Let’s move on to the distinctive green jacket. Since the 1949 Masters, the tournament champion would receive a green jacket. (1. Golf Did You Know Fact?) The green jacket must be returned to the clubhouse one year after victory, but remains the champion’s personal property. A repeated champion will use the same jacket, unless the golfer needs to be resized. These jackets can only be removed by a first-time or current champion.

 AN ORDER OF EVENTS

     On the Tuesday before the big championship, there is what's called a Champions Dinner, first inaugurated by Ben Hogan in 1952. This is a pre-event held for past champions and a few board members of the Augusta National Golf Club. Starting in 1960 they began a semi-social challenge on a par-3 course played on the Wednesday before round 1. Since 1963, past champions and some legendary golfers have hit a commencement tee shot on the morning of the championship at the start of the first round.

GOLF LEGENDS AT HEART

     There have been many golf legends to grace the greens of the Masters Tournament. Follow us down this short path as we name a few.

Jack Nicklaus-(Nicknamed Golden Bear), is overwhelmingly considered to be the greatest golfer of all time, winning more than 117 professional championships. Nicklaus first took up golf at the age of 10, and he is a six-time winner of The Masters Tournament between 1963 and 1986.

Tiger Woods- At 18 years of age,he would win the World Golf Championship and become a professional golfer at the age of 20 in 1996. Woods went on to build an illustrious golf career. During the first 10 years of the 21st century, Tiger was a dominant force in professional golf. He was named as a top-ranked golfer in the world by 1999. As the next decade rolled around Woods's reign would be plagued by setbacks, personal problems and injuries. Tiger Woods is a five-time winner of The Masters Tournament between 1997 and 2019.

Arnold Palmer -(nicknamed The King)-Palmer is a well-known name in golf, dating all the way back to the 1950's. Arnold Palmer was a U.S. Coast Guard, serving for three years from 1951-1954. In 1954, he won the U.S. Amateur, and at that moment decided to turn Pro. Palmer's dominant years were between 1960-1963, where he won 29 PGA Tour events. Arnold Palmer is a four-time winner of The Masters Tournament between 1958 and 1964.

Masters Tournament Time-Line

1933- The Augusta National Course Opened.

1934- The first Masters Tournament was played.

1949- The first Green Jacket was won

1952- Ben Hogan inaugurated the first Champions Dinner.

1960- The first Par-3 Challenge was played.m

1963- Legendary Champions start honorary tee shot.

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Calacus Weekly Hit & Miss – Rory McIlroy & Tiger Woods & Stefano Domenicali

Every week we look at the best and worst communicators in the sports world from the previous week.

HIT - RORY MCILROY & TIGER WOODS

We have spoken before about the emergence of LIV golf and the threat it poses to the game worldwide, with players such as former Ryder Cup captain Henrik Stenson giving up his prestigious role for LIV’s riches.

The controversial launch of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series claims to want to grow the sport globally, but the emergence of the circuit has instead resulted in break-ups and alliances and caused suspensions and lawsuits.

The source of the funding for LIV Golf Investments and its threat to the status quo of the game have been the main reasons for criticism with a variety of players having defected to the Series, facing stark criticism for leaving the PGA Tour.

With the series lurching from one communications disaster to another, the PGA Tour have carefully crafted a fightback against LIV Golf to stop the exodus of players while being able to tap into the demand of the engagement of younger audiences interested in the sport.

In a recent announcement, the Tour put forward plans that will increase prize money at 12 events along with a new financial incentive program geared for all its members.

For the 2022-23 season, all fully exempt Tour players who compete in 15 tournaments will be guaranteed to earn $500,000 through the creation of the Earnings Assurance Program.

For rookies and returning members to the Tour, that money isn’t just guaranteed, but will be paid up front, with the players drawing against it during the season from their earnings.

This is along with other changes to the Tour which will cater to player needs far better than before, with the PGA Tour having to evolve its game.

They’ve also had help from Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods – two of the sport's biggest stars – who have been among the PGA Tour's most vocal advocates during the ongoing power struggle with LIV Golf .

Golfing icon Woods reportedly rejected an eye-watering £600million to turn his back on the PGA Tour and join LIV Golf, while McIlroy has also openly stated that he has no intention of ditching the PGA Tour.

Woods has also been critical of players who have left the Tour and when asked again at the start of the month, he said: "I disagree with it. I think that what they've done is they've turned their back on what has allowed them to get to this position."

In a further attempt to rally support for the tour, Woods headed to the BMW Championship to attend a player meeting that reportedly included many of the top 20 players in the world and other influential PGA Tour members, including McIlroy.

Chief among the topics was a future of bigger money and a formula that gets the best players on tour competing against each other more often.

With Woods and McIlroy said to have led the meeting, it doesn’t now come as a surprise that the two have joined forces to launch a new high tech league that aims to appeal to younger fans.

One of the most consistent criticisms that golf faces is that it isn’t doing enough to attract new, younger audiences that will inspire the next generation to play and the new league aims to combat this stereotype.

Known as TGL (Team Golf League), it will involve six teams of top golfers playing each other in a round-robin format over 15 Monday nights between January and April, with semi-finals and a final to follow. It is scheduled to begin in 2024 and has the backing of the PGA Tour.

The new league will allow 18 holes to be squeezed into a two-hour slot, and players will shift from the giant screen to a short-game area in a stadium.

On the launch of the event, Woods said: “TGL is the next evolution within professional golf, and I am committed to helping lead it into the future. Embracing technology to create this unique environment gives us the ability to move our sport into primetime on a consistent basis alongside so many of sports' biggest events.

“As a big sports fan myself, I'm excited about blending golf with technology and team elements common in other sports.

“We all know what it's like to be in a football stadium or a basketball arena where you can watch every play, every minute of action unfold right in front of you. It's something that inherently isn't possible in traditional golf — and an aspect of TGL that will set it apart and appeal to a new generation of fans.”

McIlroy added: “I have the utmost respect for the game of golf, and the TGL, while rooted in the traditions of the game, is taking a bold step into the increasingly tech-fueled future of sports.

“TGL will tap into the appeal of team golf within an exciting, fan-friendly environment, comparable to sitting courtside at an NBA game.

“TGL will widen the appeal of golf to younger and more diverse fans and serve as another avenue to introduce people to the game I love.

The PGA Tour have been resolute in their intention to head off the threat caused by LIV Golf and Commissioner Jay Monahan said: “The TOUR has been committed to aligning our athletes with innovative technology and this initiative combines that vision with a unique golf atmosphere.

“A primetime experience featuring PGA TOUR players will help attract a broader audience to our sport and the world's greatest players.”

With the two icons having seemingly re-shaped the PGA Tour, only time will tell how LIV Golf respond, and if this new approach can retain the sport’s best players still committed to the Tour.

LIV Golf player Lee Westwood was quick to criticise the PGA Tour’s new plans.

Speaking to Golf Digest, the former world number one said: "I laugh at what the PGA Tour players have come up with," said Westwood, who resigned from the PGA Tour to take part in the first LIV event in June.

"It's just a copy of what LIV is doing. There are a lot of hypocrites out there. They all say LIV is 'not competitive'. They all point at the no-cut aspect of LIV and the short fields.

"Now, funnily enough, they are proposing 20 events that look a lot like LIV. And hopefully, they will be held to account as we were in the early days."

In a further twist, Woods, McIlroy and Monahan have been served notice of a subpoena to reveal details of the PGA Tour players’ meeting to be held in late September.

Lawyer Larry Klayman, representing the lead plaintiff, suggested that the PGA Tour should be renamed ‘LIV Light' and wants the release of documents and audio or visual recordings of the meeting that took place at the BMW Championship.

A number of players have also joined LIV in an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour challenging their suspensions imposed by the PGA Tour in June, which barred them from participating in tournament play due to their involvement in LIV GOLF.

Remember, LIV only currently have one player ranked in the world top 20 with Cameron Smith set to also join with their 54-holes shotgun start not exciting golf fans, with viewing figures poor.

In Woods and McIlroy, the PGA Tour and the sport of golf have two icons who have the credibility to save the sport from its sportswashing new pretenders.

McIlroy has been full of praise for Woods and summed the situation up when he said: “I think it shows how much he cares about the players that are coming through and are going to be the next generation.

“It’s impactful, and I think it shows how much he cares about the Tour. He is the hero that we’ve all looked up to. His voice carries further than anyone else’s in the game of golf. His role is navigating us to a place where we all think we should be.”

Rory McIlroy says competing against LIV Golf players at the upcoming BMW PGA Championship will be "hard for me to stomach".

On Sunday, McIlroy became the first player to win the FedEx Cup three times with victory in the Tour Championship and used the opportunity once again to be critical of LIV Golf’s actions.

"I hate what it's doing to the game of golf," McIlroy said.

"Look, it's been a tumultuous time for the world of men's professional golf in particular. I've been right in the middle of it. I've picked a great time to go on the PGA Tour board.

"But yeah, I've been in the thick of things. I guess every chance I get, I'm trying to defend what I feel is the best place to play elite professional golf in the world.

“I hate it. I really do. It's going to be hard for me to stomach going to Wentworth in a couple of weeks' time and seeing 18 of them there. That just doesn't sit right with me.

"So yeah, I feel strongly. I believe what I'm saying are the right things and I think when you believe that what you're saying is the right thing, you're happy to stick your neck out on the line."

MISS – STEFANO DOMENICALI

Formula One has gone through significant changes in recent years since Liberty Media acquired the company in 2016.

Out have gone the sexist Grid Girls, social media marketing has been ramped up and F1 partnered with the W Series last year, which runs female-only races around the world.

But F1 has itself remained the preserve of male motor racing drivers.

Only twice have women driven in F1, the most recent being Lella Lombardi in 1976 while Desiré Wilson raced for Tyrell in a non-championship race in 1981.

Since then, Giovanna Amati took part in an F1 race weekend, entering three qualifying sessions for Brabham in 1992 and Susie Wolff drove in the practice session for Williams in 2014, managing four laps before she encountered engine failure.

Former F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone did little to encourage more women into the sport, yet again adding to his list of gaffes.

When asked if he could envisage the return of a female driver to the grid, Ecclestone said: “I doubt it. If there was somebody that was capable they wouldn’t be taken seriously anyway, so they would never have a car that is capable of competing.”

Alpine think differently, launching an eight-year programme to increase the number of women in their Formula One team and help female drivers reach the top for the first time in half a century.

Alpine Chief executive Laurent Rossi told Reuters: “The intent is to debunk all of the myths that women can’t, because they’re not adapted, because they don’t have role models, because the jobs we offer are not for women.

"We want to make sure we give access to all of the jobs, all of the opportunities at Alpine, to women.

"By not having a more balanced representation of women in the workforce I basically deprive Alpine and myself of 50% of the talents out there ... I see it as I’m missing half of my team”.

The aim is to increase the percentage of women working for the company to 30% within five years from the current level of 12%.

Seven-time F1 Champion Lewis Hamilton has also urged the sport to do more to rectify the “no progression” problem.

The right choice of words is vital when communicating to your audiences, particularly for a global sport such as F1 which has done so much positive work to broaden its appeal beyond traditional petrol heads.

When undertaking message development and media training, we advise our clients to think about headlines. What is the angle that a journalist, perhaps under time constraints and looking to capture the imagination of their editor and audience, most likely to lead with?

At a press conference ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, Domenicali spoke positively about women drivers entering the sport.

He said: "We believe it's really crucial in this moment to try to give the maximum possibility to women to come to Formula One, and this something we're totally dedicated to.

"We're trying to understand how we can prepare the right pyramid also for the girls to come into the pyramid at the right age with the right car. This is the key point.”

But that encouragement was ruined by clumsily dismissing the prospects of women entering F1 imminently when he added added: “Realistically speaking, I don’t see a girl in Formula One in the next five years unless something like a sort of meteorite comes into the earth. That is very unlikely.”

That sort of analogy undermined everything else that Domenicali said and predictably created global headlines.

Former World Champion and current Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel was quick to condemn Domenicali’s comments and the impact they may have on young women dreaming of entering the sport.

He said: "It was a very unlucky choice of words. I don't see a reason why we can't have a woman on the grid.

"It's statements like that which I guess women or girls are probably confronted with when they are growing up and sharing their dreams, sitting at breakfast saying I want to become a racing driver.

"And the father might just have read exactly statements like that and say: 'You do like other things, why not focus on other things?' Maybe they do focus on other things and drop racing or the idea.

"It is important we don't say these things because there are sparks everywhere. I encourage every girl to speak up and prove Stefano in this regard wrong, and all these people wrong who say certain things can't be done by you because you are a girl or woman.

"This type of stereotypical thinking is slowly disappearing but has to disappear completely."

Domenicali’s gaffe underlines the importance of always choosing your words carefully.

Even seasoned CEOs can make mistakes - but it is the mistakes that create the headlines, as Domicali has discovered this past week.

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Find Your Perfect Golf Shirt

If you are a professional golfer, your club may provide you with specific golf attire. If no such specific apparel is available for you, or if you merely play golf as a hobby, you have a variety of possibilities to wear. 

Since there are so many different sorts of classic golf shirts that are both attractive and pleasant to wear as made from high-quality materials? Let's talk about what you should bear in mind while purchasing unique golf shirts for sports or casual wear.

Steps to take before picking the perfect golf shirt for you 

The clothing choices of each individual may differ. So, before you go out and get classic golf shirts, think about what kind of clothing will be appropriate for you. For this purpose, you should consider a few factors. Let's have a look at these aspects that are the best tips for picking unique golf shirts.

Comfortable material: When purchasing a golf shirt, consider the design and other factors as secondary aspects. To begin, determine what type of fabric the shirt you're considering purchasing is made of. It’s important to consider whether the shirt will be comfortable for you. Purchase dri fit golf shirts made of high-quality cotton or semi-cotton fabric.

Different prints: When it comes to buying unique golf shirts, most people think of buying a one-color bold shirt. But some printed shirts look very elegant. For example, designer golf shirts with small dots are very popular nowadays. On the other hand, golf shirts with small floral motifs are very popular among golf players nowadays.

Length and size: In today's market, premium golf shirts are available in a variety of lengths. Whether you buy a long-length shirt or a short-length shirt is entirely up to your choice and comfort. We'll recommend you buy at least one from both styles. Then test which type of shirt length suits you better. You can make a purchase based on that from the next purchase time.

Sleeve pattern: Now we may talk about the shirt sleeve length of different premium golf shirts. Various types of shirt sleeves are popular throughout this period. These days, a shirt sleeve that is the middle of your upper arm or a small sleeve only about the shoulder point is fashionable. Some golfers prefer sleeveless dri fit golf shirts or t-shirts when playing golf in the summer.

Different colors: 

When it comes to premium golf shirts, most players favor light-colored shirts because they are required to run around all day in direct sunshine. Darker colors, on the other hand, are likewise quite lovely in appearance. When it comes to selecting a color for your golf shirt, it is entirely dependent on your mood and the season.

Conclusion: 

There is no denying the fact that golf is a royal game where time statement is very important to carry. So mind your style during this game at the best level possible for you. Maybe the above discussion will help you a little in this matter.