Woosie - " Reduce the Pain, Focus on the Game"

After back pain forced him to pull out of this month's French Open he opted to try a cure that the former Tour winner Michael King, another victim of the condition, recommended.

Ian has been suffering from ankylosing spondylitis and eighteen months ago he couldn't do 200 yards but he was playing in the Jersey Senior Open and told me the revolutionary new drug was working marvellously for him. A doctor at St Peter's hospital near Wentworth explained the injection was developed to fight rheumatoid arthritis; which is now also used for spondylitis. This injection costs around £200 a week.

Fredrik and his team are currently working with Ian Woosnam to make some slight changes to the C2 Comfort to enable Ian to walk longer and continue playing. We are looking to fine tune the PU Sockliner so that it gives him a better fit and result in higher comfort.

Keep reading for updates on this development and I know that you, Woosie fans, will be supporting and hoping he plays for many years to come and that he keeps improving his game.