Havret Watch - Tuesday

The Golf Monthly team have spotted French star Grégory Havret a few times since arriving in Southport and they like what they've seen.

Fergus Bisset
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The Golf Monthly team has decided to follow Grégory Havret this week. In our humble opinions, he's the coolest man competing in the 137th Open Championship. We've already spotted the suave Frenchman a few times around Southport and Birkdale and he seems to be getting smoother every time we see him.

On Sunday night we had the pleasure of sitting at a table adjacent to Grégory's in a Southport steakhouse. He was sporting an ice-white Lacoste tracksuit top that, on anybody else, would have ended up absolutely covered in red wine and peppercorn sauce. Not Havret though. For a start he ordered, Sparclin' Watteur too cool for booze and he was eating fish too conscious of his physique to eat red meat.

Last night Paul and I spotted Havret promenading down Lord Street with a few members of his attractive entourage. This time the stylish Frenchman was looking sleek and sophisticated in a pink cashmere v-neck and a pair of immaculately fitted jeans.

Paul and Jezz heard a rumour today that Grégory was on the range so they hightailed it out of the media centre and across to the practice ground. Apparently Havret, who is known for having one of the best swings on the European Tour, was striking some awesome iron shots and looking understated yet chic in varying shades of khaki.

We'll keep you updated with Havret's movements over the coming days and we'll be there on Sunday evening as he lifts the Claret Jug.

Fergus Bisset
Fergus Bisset
Contributing Editor

Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He has also worked with Golf Monthly to produce a podcast series. Called 18 Majors: The Golf History Show it offers new and in-depth perspectives on some of the most important moments in golf's long history. You can find all the details about it here.

He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly.

Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?

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