Breaking: Poulter Taking Delivery On "Tailor Made"...Ferrari

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An unbylined report reveals the emotional news that Ian Poulter will finally be taking delivery on his Ferrari Tailor Made, part of "the ultimate automotive personalisation programme" and to help fill a hole in his garage that already includes, according to the story, a Ford GT, a Bentley Continental GT, and a Ferrari California.

The world's 25th-ranked golfer, who is renowned in the sport's circles for his unique personal dress sense and who has his own clothing company, IJP Design, chose a triple-layer paint for the exterior in ''Sabbia'', a pearlescent white.

And excessive hair gel absorbing head rests?

Inside, the Ferrari FF is trimmed in black Poltrona Frau Leather with highlights trimmed in the Tartan cloths that the golfer has made a personal trademark in his own fashion lines.

Red highlights are used on dashboard and instruments.

Why not blond highlights? Oh his are natural, I keep forgetting!

Great News: Klauk Returns To Golf Next Week

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Garry Smits with the news that Jeff Klauk, promising PGA Tour pro who had brain surgery to alleviate epilepsy symptoms, will be teeing up in next week's Albertson's Boise Open.

"I'm going out there to try and win, or else I wouldn't go," said Klauk, whose last professional start was the Web.com Tour's Wichita event June 16-19, 2011. "I've been working hard and practicing just as much as I ever did."

Klauk had a procedure in Atlanta April 20 in which doctors put 108 electrodes into his brain, then monitored activity during subsequent seizures.

Klauk's seizures are coming from the left side of his brain and he can elect to have another surgery in the future, which will be more invasive, in a more critical area.

These Guys Are Good, Especially On Twitter Files: Charlie Beljan Edition

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There is apparently someone on the PGA Tour named Charlie Beljan who, through the miracle of the all-exempt tour and of course, hard, hard, work, has racked up $424,278 dollars this year thanks to a T3 at Greenbrier (you all remember it!). Best of all, for the real thinkers of society
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Duval Opens Up About "Gigantic Financial Hit"

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A forthright David Duval was also cryptic about his TMZ-reported foreclosure, saying it was not a foreclosure but instead a long and painful negotiation with his lender that has been resolved.

First, from Doug Ferguson's lengthy story, the former Open Champion and World No. 1 admits it's distracted him.

More of it likely is due to the stress of financial problems at home.

“It’s been a very big distraction,” Duval said. “I have the weight of this on me.”

His wife, Susie, likes to be on the road with him and their children — Brayden and Sienna, along with three children from her previous marriage. She has been dealing with the bank and the home, and hasn’t gone to a tournament with Duval since New Orleans the last week in April. That was the last time Duval made the cut.

“This kind of thing can break us or hold us together, and we’re tighter than ever,” Duval said. “We’re more in love than ever. It’s a hugely stressful time, especially when information is out there that’s inaccurate. She’s been an angel. I think she’s the greatest thing ever. She’s my hero. I tell her that every day.”

And talking to Garry Smits:

"Like a lot of people in the past few years, I made a real estate investment that didn't go well," Duval said. "There is no foreclosure. That is 100 percent wrong but the web site that started that is a gossip site, no more. They never made any attempt to contact me."

Duval said he has been in constant communication with his bank to work out a resolution that will not involve foreclosure. He did not reveal specific details but he said "everyone's happy."

TMZ Report May Explain Why David Duval Is Much More Willing To Talk These Days

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Never one to give the impression that he enjoyed answering questions or in general, talking, David Duval has been working for ESPN these days and was in the Open Championship media center longer than anyone a few weeks ago. For someone so reserved it's been a refreshing change. There may be a reason. TMZ reports Duval has a house in foreclosure.

With $18 million in PGA Tour earnings and at one time a massive deal with Nike, I hate to ask, but one does wonder where the money went?

As a former Open Champion, the Daily Mail's crack reporter Daily Mail Reporter, took special interest in the story.

There's A Deep Backstory to Suzann's "Bodies" Issue Photo Shoot

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And Steve DiMeglio talks to her about it, but do you really care about anything else but the photo?

So when ESPN The Magazine approached her to appear in its upcoming Body Issue, Pettersen, ranked No. 6 in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, didn't hesitate in agreeing to show off her birthday suit.

"A lot of the best athletes in the world have done it, and I thought it was great to be asked. I thought about it, being naked and all, but I never really considered not doing it," said Pettersen, who is 5-9 and weighs 150 pounds. "I just had to make sure that I was comfortable in doing it. It's as natural as it gets. It's health at its peak.

"I'm in great company."

Westwood Injures Himself In On-Course Slip

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From an unbylined wire report, and just twelve days before the Open for the top title contender.

He was walking to the first tee in the third round of the Alstom French Open at Paris' Le Golf National.

"I was talking to Richard Sterne's caddie and not looking where I was going," Westwood told Sky Sports. "I slipped on wooden sleepers down the side of the cart path. My left foot went forward about two feet and my right foot stayed where it was.

"It left like I strained something at the top of my right leg and tweaked my right knee as well. I didn't really have much confidence in it and as the round went on I just kept stretching my groin out. It seems to have eased off but I am still a little bit wary of it. I felt if I stopped it might make it worse by seizing up, so I thought it was better to keep it moving.