## Richard Bland: Bringing Blandemonium to LIV Golf
Richard Bland carries a thought with him wherever he is about to play: Just be the best golfer you can be.
Bland is the oldest golfer in the LIV Golf League behind Phil Mickelson. But age is just a number for Bland, who has developed a winning habit in the latter stages of his career.
After turning professional in 1996 it took Bland 25 years and 478 tournaments on the European Tour to win his first championship – the 2021 British Masters.
By doing so at the age of 48, he became the oldest first-time winner on the tour, but despite the significance of his maiden victory, celebrations were muted.
“I did it through Covid-19 so we didn't have any family or friends there to see it,” he told LIV Golf’s Su-Ann Heng on Heng Time.
Once the significance of that win had sunk in however, it gave him new-found confidence in his game.
“As the dust settled afterwards it was more the satisfaction that you could do it, you could hit the shots when you needed to hit them and hole the putts when you needed to hole them.
“Without that win I wouldn't be where I am today."
Cleeks Golf Club