My two weeks off were spent primarily relocating my gym into the main body of the house and working on my game as well as my body. Rob Watts has been supervising my daily workouts aimed at flexibility and posture in those parts of the body most influential in the golf swing.  I was also working away with coach Ewen Murray so all-in-all I feel fit and ready for the busy months ahead.

My tee to green play has been pretty good of late, but my putting has been somewhat askew and that's putting it mildly and politely.  To counter these woes, I've seen an alignment specialist and hopefully his input will allow me to start threatening the hole again.

Back at home, the Irish wolfhound puppies are growing at an alarming rate and I have a new mode of transport to get me from home to my golf club Queenwood.  It's a mini-Hummer golf buggy with its own plates and registered for road use.  What fun. 

I'm also looking forward to the fishing season starting on May 5 when I shall be dragging my good friend Keith Maxwell down to the River Test, one of the world's most famous chalk streams.

Back at home, watching golf on television is difficult for me when I am not involved in the tournament and The Masters was particularly hard  How I missed Augusta, but I did get through the entire week and thought Trevor Immelman - a true gentleman and a nice guy - was a worthy champion. I was also pleased to see that there was a strong European showing which included my good friend Lee Westwood, Paul Casey and Ian Poulter.

Finally, I would like to offer my support and encouragement to Ernie and Liezl Els for the incredible work they have taken on in promoting awareness of autism, something they have lived with through their son Ben for several years.