1 Essential body processes such as water balancing, nutrient transport, and muscle contractions require protein to function. 2  Protein is a source of energy. 3  Protein helps keep skin, hair, and nails healthy.  Protein, like most other essential nutrients, is absolutely crucial for overall good health.
By Jamie Kennedy. With four majors, 14 career PGA and European Tour titles and more than Â£30m in earnings, Rory McIlroy may not be your typical custom-fitting customer. However, he was the first to use Nike's first ever Performance Fitting Centre based in Archerfield Links in East Lothian.
Last month, Phil Mickelson and longtime caddie Jim Bones Mackay jointly announced they were splitting after more than two decades together. Mackay, who was on the bag for all five of Mickelson's major wins, made his debut as a member of the NBC/Golf Channel broadcast crew at the Open. In the past, most notably when he imploded on the back nine at the 2011 Masters, McIlroy had been forced to defend keeping Fitzgerald on the bag.