September 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Oh nice one, Harrington!
While Faldo strides confidently about America, convinced that Europe will definitely do it again, he’d be wise to re-examine the history books. If he did, he might notice that on five occasions in the last six Ryder Cups, the Americans have come into the competition with more majors won that year between [...]
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September 11th, 2008 · No Comments
US rookie has caddy with “history”
Eric Larson, a caddy who worked for Mark Calcavecchia back in the 80s, will carry Anthony Kim’s bag at this month’s Ryder Cup. But Larson has a little more on his CV than just “caddy”.
Kim was just ten years old when Larson started a 13-year prison sentence for selling cocaine [...]
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September 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Yes he will, say the turf accountants
While everyone’s getting excited about whether Padraig Harrington can maintain his recent form, or whether the American heavyweights like Phil Mickelson will fail to deliver again, we’re looking forward to seeing how the Ryder Cup rookies like Anthony Kim perform.
Kim has been installed by the bookies as the favourite [...]
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