The media seems to love negative stories and whether they are trying to fill us with fear everyday as to crime or some or other politician that we should be scared of, and now do it even in sport.

I was really disappointed at the huge noise that was made about Tiger Woods no longer being number one in the world. I think Tiger would be the first to concede that he would be surprised that it never happened earlier as he had a terrible year. But, it is really boring for them to once again bring up details of his personal life and really have a go at him. I know many suggest that it is because he is black, and they cannot accept that the greatest golfer in all history is a black man, and that is certainly one theory, but there is no doubt that there is a large group of people out there who absolutely revel in him having any misfortune.

They don’t write articles that Phil Nickelson, who could have been number one months ago, if he could only finish a tournament decently after being told that he was about to be number one (he has had 12 different chances to become no. 1). Instead, the story could just have easily been written despite his shocking form, most of the contenders to be number one in the world in fact almost had nervous breakdowns every time they were in a position to become number one. Having said that, I do believe that Lee Westwood is the form player of this year and is a worthy number one and if I had to pick someone who really is going to rise even more in the ratings, it is Northern Ireland’s Graham McDowell.