Volcanic dust puts Parnevik on different planet

James Lawton
Tuesday 05 April 2005 00:00 BST
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Jesper Parnevik eventually recovered the clubs he left behind in Florida, but their recovery did not lessen the belief that he continues to occupy a separate planet.

Jesper Parnevik eventually recovered the clubs he left behind in Florida, but their recovery did not lessen the belief that he continues to occupy a separate planet.

Nick Faldo, who confesses to once forgetting his golf trousers before leaving for a major, thought that the Swedish player's latest misadventure rather confirmed his other-worldly status. Faldo, who discovered a sense of humour well into his brilliant career and now sometimes happens to sound like a man rehearsing a stand-up routine, said that Parnevik is plainly overdoing the volcanic dust, which he claims helps his golf game - along with a careful awareness of the alignment of the planets.

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