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England has produced a couple of challengers to challenge for the number one throne in golf and stand up to the American golfers particularly Tiger Woods and the flag bearer of that English challenge, Luke Donald, is now busy preparing for the BMW PGA Championship which takes place in a week’s time. But the former world number one took a break from his search for a three-peat in the tournament as he dropped by London and the Buckingham Palace to receive one of the biggest honors of his life from the Queen of England.

Donald was conferred with the MBE (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire), an honor that is bestowed on civilians as well as service personnel for the service done for the public as well as other distinctions. Luke Donald is someone who is noted for his work as a philanthropist apart from his credentials as one of the greatest golfers in the world. Apart from holding the world number one ranking in the Official Golf World Rankings for a grand total of 55 weeks, the Englishman has also been noted for the service he has done for trusts like First Tree, helping raise millions of dollars for the sport.

Donald released a press statement where he stated that he is extremely pleased to have received such a prestigious honor from Her Majesty, the Queen of England. He went on to add that 2011 and 2012 have been significant years for him, both on a personal and professional point of view and he feels great that his achievements have been recognized and appreciated.

Luke Donald won both the money titles in the PGA Tour as well as the European Tour and won two titles on Tour the following year, although he lost his number one status that year.

Due to the storm that erupted suddenly in the midst of the Malaysian Open, the world number 3 Luke Donald could not make the cut as the event had to be reduced to 54 holes. After finishing at one-over-par 73 he felt equally disappointed as his fans did. But this is not going to bother him for the Masters that starts in Augusta on April 11 because this is one big event he is looking up to and would go to any length to get it right. Luckily, he has a couple of weeks in his hand when he can practice as much s he can and get prepared for the best.

At the Malaysian Open, in Kuala Lumpur although Luke Donald got a chance in the second round after he opened his round with a two-over 74 but missed the cut after ding a double bogey seven on the par-five 10^th. He is considered to be one of the most dependable putters when it comes to world golf and he too felt the need because he required 34 putts in the second round of the Malaysian Open. He had been just two shots away from the lead with 14 holes needed from the third round. He speculated that the difference in the greens with which he is not acquainted is the reason behind his performing poorly. He analyzed that they were a little slower and he could not adapt to them. He also blamed that the courses were too narrow.

Lately, things are not going right for the Englishman golfer Luke Donald. He could not practise much after coming back from Tampa Bay Championship in Florida. He first won as a professional at the 2008 USPGA Championship at Oakland Hills.

After the end of WGC-Cadillac Championship, Donald Trump has decided to go for a complete overhaul and the process would begin from Monday onwards. The matter was brought to his notice by none other than the world no. 3 golfer Luke Donald who played pretty wild in the championship. He made double bogey at every day of the championship on the par-four No.18 at Blue Monster. But he is yet to enjoy the benefits and the renovations. And the possibility for a complete change in the No.18 has been turned down b y Donald Trump who said that he would not change it ‘significantly’.

Things are not going quite well for Luke Donald. Recently, he was part of one of the biggest losses at the Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson. World no. 37 Scott Piercy, a man who is not that well-known in the golf circuit surprised him with 7&6. Being a winner in this tournament in 2011, Luke was regarded as one of the favorites in the match alongside Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods. The low-profiled Piercy made a shot for six under par 30 and nailed it. Luke Donald said, “Scott played very well, I played just very average.”

It was beyond Luke’s expectation that he would be beaten by Scott. He had just returned from a long winter vacation and before that he had defeated the German Marcel Siem by making two birdies hat earned him the winning points. So he ought to show his fresh skills but it went completely out of hand.

Hence it is quite obvious that after the WGC-Cadillac Championship, he would definitely want to improve upon his skills in every way he can. But it is up to Trump whether he would consider the appeal made by Donald.