There is nothing quite like an Open Championship. And there is certainly nothing in the game quite like an Open Championship at St Andrews. The game’s oldest Major returns to the home of golf this month. In what is the 150th Anniversary of the Open, the Old Course hosts this Major for the 28th time. ......more click here The ABC of MAC Two well-known US sport psychologists, Frank Gardner and Zella Moore, have developed a system they have christened MAC (Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment) to deal with the performance inhibiting implications of the different frams of mind golfer’s undergo. ......more click here Is stress draining your energy? A popular strategy to address stress build up, advised by many psychologists and counsellors alike, is to find a way to physically release our frustrations and anger in a safe, neutral manner – like using a punch bag or beating a pillow. ......more click here STORIES Open champion Louis Oosthuizen today admitted it could take a week for his amazing victory at St Andrews to sink in. . ..... more click here "I would like to congratulate Louis Oosthuizen on his fantastic victory today - it could not have happened to a better person. ..... more click here Louis Oosthuizen made a childhood dream come true at St Andrews on Sunday when he joined Bobby Locke, Gary Player and Ernie Els as one of only four South Africans to win the Open Championship. ..... more click here IN THIS MONTHS NEWSLETTER TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WORLD CUP STAGE With the FIFA Soccer World Cup 2010 in full swing, we ponder what value this global event has added to the South African golf industry. ......more click here NICKLAUS AND SORENSTAM COMBINE FOR OLYMPICS Jack Nicklaus and Annika Sorenstam have teamed up on the bid to design an Olympic golf course for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. ......more click here ELS-ENGELBRECHT SPLIT Meanwhile, the decade-long winemaking venture between Els and Jean Engelbrecht, son of a former Springbok rugby player, is over. ......more click here