What a weekend

As a self confessed sports nut this weekend has to rank up there as one of the best of the year. The PGA at Wentworth, Monaco Grand Prix, French Open, Champions League Final, First Test, Championship play off final and two glorious rounds of golf. Now I may have taken up residence in the kennel (and we don't even have a dog) but it has been worth it.

I'll begin at the BMW Championship which was the complete opposite of last years enthralling chapter, but equally (if not more) noteworthy. There was no fairytale finish for a journeyman pro but it did give us a titanic tussle between the worlds top two. Seeing Westwood find water in the playoff was a cruel way to decide the contest but you cannot argue with the quality of golf that Donald has been producing this year. A lot if people raved about his round on Thursday but you don't win a golf tournament on the first day, you win it on Sunday.

New World Number One Luke Donald

Westwood charged, Donald faltered and it looked as though the encumbant number one would snatch the elusive double of matchplay and strokeplay Wentworth wins. What impressed me most about Donald's tournament wasn't how he ripped the course apart on day one but how he kept himself in contention when his long game went AWOL on Sunday. Taking it's literal definition, as opposed to it's bastardisation in American vernacular, his short game was awesome. So we have a new number one and a number two who is reaching his best form. The Open this year will be enthralling.

Other highlights from this Bank Holiday are:

• Barcelona's destruction of Man Utd at Wembley a clear demonstration that the beautiful game executed correctly is mesmorising (I wish the Man U players a speedy recovery from their motion sickness)
• England's staggering victory in the first test albeit only in front of a couple of sheep and a bass baritone named Dafydd
• Andy Murray coming back in his 4th round match from 2-0 down (here's hoping he finishes the job today)
• My only disappointment is how racing incidents deprived us of a fitting finale to the race in Monaco.

This weekend reaffirmed the mantra that self belief is a critical component to sporting success and I finally have that with my golf. A few moments of misfortune and a couple of lapses of concentration have prevented good rounds from becoming great but it is clear that I am better than my current number. Luke Donald has inspired me to further sharpen my short game, I just need some qualifying events to get that handicap down.