Golf Central

Laura Davies CBE, born on this day in 1963 in Coventry, admits she is not a Liverpool FC supporter by birth – though that never stopped Laura, England’s best female golfer of modern times, from Kop-ping (like what you did there - Ed) a lifelong obsession to all things Anfield.

She once explained, 'In ’71 Liverpool lost to Arsenal in the FA Cup final. I was six and I felt sorry for them. I was six. What are you going to do? And they wore red. I’ve always liked red.'

OK, perhaps no one has still had the heart to remind Laura that she wasn't 6 in 1971, or that Arsenal also wear red. And so does Tiger Woods, particularly on Sundays. But that said, on proud display at Laura’s stately manor in Surrey are smelly old red Liverpool shirts once worn by Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen and Robbie Fowler, and she may be stalking Fernando Torres as we speak.

On the golf side of her credit Laura owns four major titles, 67 professional victories (20 on the LPGA) and 7 LET Order of Merit titles in her esteemed career. With another win in a major or two more on the LPGA, long Laura gets her rightful place in the LPGA Hall of Fame.

Also, on this day, in 1947, Harry Truman made the very first TV address by a US President – urging Americans, amongst other things, to avoid eating meat on Tuesdays and poultry products on Thursdays.
    
So it’s Quchjaj Qoslij! as they say in under the Golden Crotches in the Klingon Empire, to gorgeous Berkshire babe Kate Winslet (b.1975), annoying Irish activiste Bob “I’m Not Bono” Geldof (b.1951), ugly sister to Paris, Nicky Hilton (b.1983) and ice hockey great Mario Lemieux (b.1965).