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If I could post images I would LBD

Hurry up and learn then.

Originally posted by @Lets-B-Drinking

Hurry up and learn then.

I’ll try and get a one on one interview with her just for Sotonians in a couple weeks

Think we’ve been down this road before (and story) but this is Rafa’s Sister

Emma. And that is a story for the Pub

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Boom!

One is Sooooo ITK on Golf shit these days

Rory spent too much time playing with his balls over the Christmas period and has cracked one off his ribs

Stress Fracture

FWIW (ITK info) the boys down the road paid him about the asking price for Fonte to play down there. The boys up here paid him about a Steven Davis for the same 3 year contract.

More interestingly and a WORLD EXCLUSIVE here…

Steress Fractures of the Rib can ONLY be treated by rest. Coming back too soon starts the problem off again - you can’t play through the pain so to speak.

NORMAL healing time can be 3 to 6 MONTHS.

Which could put Rory out of the Masters and upset a shit load of other spectators & sponsors.

Will have to go and have a beer with his Caddy to get the full low down (he’s been invited to Barasti to watch the scousehampton game

Australians don’t like golf

As the Australian tennis is on thought D_P might appreciate this one

:smile: :astonished:

Some small news but will have a big impact next year are the changes to the Qualification Process for the Ryder Cup for “Team Europe”

In September we got royally roasted in the US, sme of that was down to the fact that players in great end of season form - like Alex Noren didn’t get picked, and people who had been shit since April (Danny Willett) did play.

Also players like Russel Knox - a Scot who plays in the US could now get selected automatically. (Although pretty certain that the Tour will find a way of keeping Paul Casey away from the event no matter what)

http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/news/newsid=318624.html

More about the whole Rolex Series and stuff in the weeks to come

In addition to the change to the Tour’s membership regulations, the Tournament Committee also approved three important changes to the qualification process for Europe’s 2018 Ryder Cup team.

Firstly, there will be a greater weighting for points earned in tournaments in the latter stages of the process to help ensure the European Team reflects those players in form nearer the time of The Ryder Cup itself.

Race to Dubai points and World Ranking points earned in these tournaments will be multiplied by 1.5 for the two respective qualification lists with the first counting event to benefit from this increased weighting in the 2018 season being the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Just so you are aware, it won’t take place for 19 months or so but Paris 2018 is starting to wind up into action. Getting Tickets for a U2 gig is easier than getting them for the RC but it does help if you pre-register (IF you cannot blag a Corporate)

http://www.rydercup.com/news-media/europe/tickets-and-hospitality-france-2018 (Click the relevant link)

While we are on the subject, there are actually a group of Saints Fans (besides me) who have worked at Tournaments as Volunteers - the boys are all retured and RyanAir across Europe for weekends to some of the most Picturesque events (at their own cost)

http://www.rydercup.com/2018-volunteer-registration

At the end of the day a Ticket is about 500 quid. Volunteering you work half a day watch golf half a day and only pay for your travel/accomodation

There was of course a Saints Shirt on the 18th Green in the middle of that celebration back in 2014. Working damned hard to make sure it is there again next year

Latest from the nutcase Media Team #theawkwardreporter

Think Sky should try this for footie

Pmsl

Check out @EuropeanTour’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/EuropeanTour/status/822444087466803200?s=09

Bernard. What a truly lovely man. 78 years young, the Desert Classic week after next will be his last.

What this story doesn’t say is that each year, the players give him signed “stuff” that he then auctions for Charity for a Childress Hospice up near his home of Sheffield. Some of the boys have gone along to add support and to date he’s raised over £169,000.

As part of my duties at DP World I’ve had to take on the Mantle of 1st Tee meeter greeter & comedy act, but would never dream of trying to emulate him, and his knowledge of the names of the wives kids girlfriends (& boyfriends) of every player.

So nice that his story is being told. And fark me, this tells me that this is MY 20th year.

Bernard Dowling - a Happy Golf Story

For Dubai Phil

I’ve just had an affable evening with Gary Christian’s bro Lee in a bar in the City, talking about Gary’s start in the “industry” but also about a few guys who didn’t get that far, but had the ability but not the balls to take the risk. One of which I know who is doing very well in the City…earning very well, but not the megabucks.

I can’t play golf btw.

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Golf is such a tough sport. Every week there are 140+ losers.

As a career it is often about being an average loser.

As we saw so vividly here last week it is also as much about mental strength as ability - Tiger’s face was etched with fear from the moment he arrived so his brain worried about his back not his golf.

For someone starting up they need sales ability & personality to talk those first few sponsors in to backing them, maybe 1 in a 1000 have a purple patch st the right time to get through the locals & to Q school.

By nature most golfers are very personable and fun to talk with. Their lives are hotel plane hotel and they need to talk to mere mortals like us.

Had a fantastic week down here. Tigergate & hurricane but we will never forget Sergio playing in pitch darkness. Great fun

Rory Mcllroy plays a round of golf with President Trump, before the Mexico Championships… was no interested in trying to drum up support then!

Bit of a no win situation, as Rory is getting slaughtered for playing a round with him. Was he supposed to say no to Trump for an offer of a round… how would that have panned out for him.

You are dammed if you do…

This anti- trump hysteria is getting a little bit silly. yes he is a douche bag, yes he says shite that I disagree withand in some cases I find reprehensibile, but I am not going sit there wringing my hands and wailing every time someone famous has an interaction with him.

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Those hammering Rory should look at how the left fought to link sport & politics back in the days of Apartheid.

It was a round of golf ffs. Trump the man is an important figure in golf with his global investments Doral Turnberry Dubai etc.

Imagine the outrage if Rory said no to an invite from a sitting US President.

Come on @dubai_phil give us the low down on these new rules will it make it a better game and have they got one to shut

"Get it in the hole " up

I have a happy tale. I have never wasted 000’s of £’s or hours on golf :lou_lol:

sorry D_P

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Hitting the ball twice may not incur a penalty stroke - that’ll halve my scores.

Hitting yourself in the face with the ball now only incurs a penalty of rofl’s from yourplaying partners

You could lay down to inspect where to drop your ball from 1 inch taking 20 minutes about it

My golf will be about 18 x 2 minutes quicker not looking for my balls

Sorry Americansatent banned so in day hole is around

There is a lot more change coming. I’m actually irk on some of it - using camera phones on course. 2nd rate web site upgrades funky formats like 6 a side.

Huge effort by everyone to “improve spectator engagement” may even change things like the cut. Toning down over officious marshals and actually giving information not orders - it was trialled at DP World last Novemberworked a treat just need practice on getting the crowds pointing out dickhead in da hole morons

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I’m starting up my golf days again on Monday. The father-in-law has moved up from Hertfordshire to Cumbria just last week, so he has twisted my arm. Going to have a block of 6 lessons as well to boot!

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