They were all there: Beefy, Granty, Scotty…

A delightful mixture of oily celebrities and successful professional golfers enjoyed a day out in St Andrews yesterday, playing for the Alfred Dunhill Cup. Polite Applause would have loved to have been there, but was busy bathing in champagne in beautiful London. Thankfully, some photographers were on hand to [...]

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Europe star claims Kim walked through him

Ian Poulter has claimed he was bodychecked by the USA´s Anthony Kim as part of a campaign to unsettle the European Ryder Cup team. Poulter, arguably the star performer in the defeated Europe team, refused to name Kim but dropped enough clues as to his assailant’s identity.
“I was body-checked [...]

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In case you were wondering…

In the last week or so, we’ve come to know a new Nick Faldo. Gone is the icy egomaniac who prowled the fairways like a night time strangler, and in his place is a self-absorbed joke maker, who’s roughly as hilarious as an evening watching the rib-tickling Ian Botham and Alan [...]

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Europe veteran reveals US intimidation tactics

Lee Westwood has described the “shameful” abuse he received from US fans at the Ryder Cup. The disruptions included a 12.30am ´good luck´call from American fans ahead of the all-important singles matches yesterday. This was followed up by a 4.30am call to his parents room, which was reportedly due to [...]

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Americans end Europe´s decade of domination

The United States recorded their first Ryder Cup victory over England since 1999 with an impressive 16½ to 11½ victory at Valhalla. Nick Faldo´s gamble of leaving his in-form players until later in the singles backfired as the US raced to victory with the likes of Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood [...]

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´Ballers´ pitch and putt challenge

This enthralling clash involves Fulham footballers Jimmy Bullard and Clint Dempsey having their own Europe vs USA Ryder Cup-style tournament. The challenge involves chipping a ball into a bucket from 10 yards. A meagre 31 shots in and Dempsey takes the initiative, but just look at Bullard´s coolness under pressure. In [...]

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Europe take it down to the wire

Europe´s Ryder Cup team are back in touch with the USA after a pulsating second day at Valhalla. The US take a 9-7 lead into the final day´s action, but there is no doubting which side got the better of the second day.
Europe clawed back the USA´s three-point advantage [...]

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Americans take early lead

The United States took a 3-1 lead after fighting back in the opening foursomes of the Ryder Cup. Phil Mickleson and Anthony Kim halved with the hotly-tipped European pair of Padraig Harrington and Robert Karlsson. The US then took the lead when Justin Leonard and Hunter Mahan picked up a 3&2 win [...]

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Let’s get ready to rumble applaud politely

After the grand build-up, the selection dilemmas, the mind-games, the team-bonding and probably a lot of other things, we are now just an hour from the start of play in the Ryder Cup. Europe’s Padraig Harrington and Robert Karlsson open the tournament against the United States’ Phil Mickelson and [...]

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Ex-champ makes surprise Valhalla appearance

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has visited Valhalla to meet both Ryder Cup teams. Lousiville’s most famous son was on hand to provide a motivational boost for the players. Ali arrived on the 10th tee in a golf cart for a surprise visit to the American team yesterday.
Fellow Kentucky native, Kenny Perry, [...]

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