Anyone Know Who Tony Jacklin Is Referring To Here?

[Shakey]

Just read an old interview with Tony Jacklin, and he says the following. Anyone know who he's talking about?

In the Ryder Cup, one bad apple can spoil the whole barrel. In 1979 at The Greenbrier, we had a player who sabotaged any chance of our team putting up a fight. This guy didn't show up for team meetings, he disrespected the team captains, didn't stand up for the national anthems, didn't wear the right uniforms and wouldn't help his partners. He signed the menu at the team dinner, and then was told the menu was for a priest. He asked for the menu back and added, "son of a bitch" after his name. The point is, the Ryder Cup is all about being a team, and this fellow only cared about himself.

 

[Dodger]

Just read an old interview with Tony Jacklin, and he says the following. Anyone know who he's talking about?

In the Ryder Cup, one bad apple can spoil the whole barrel. In 1979 at The Greenbrier, we had a player who sabotaged any chance of our team putting up a fight. This guy didn't show up for team meetings, he disrespected the team captains, didn't stand up for the national anthems, didn't wear the right uniforms and wouldn't help his partners. He signed the menu at the team dinner, and then was told the menu was for a priest. He asked for the menu back and added, "son of a bitch" after his name. The point is, the Ryder Cup is all about being a team, and this fellow only cared about himself.

I would guess at James?

 

[Ethan]

Just read an old interview with Tony Jacklin, and he says the following. Anyone know who he's talking about?

In the Ryder Cup, one bad apple can spoil the whole barrel. In 1979 at The Greenbrier, we had a player who sabotaged any chance of our team putting up a fight. This guy didn't show up for team meetings, he disrespected the team captains, didn't stand up for the national anthems, didn't wear the right uniforms and wouldn't help his partners. He signed the menu at the team dinner, and then was told the menu was for a priest. He asked for the menu back and added, "son of a bitch" after his name. The point is, the Ryder Cup is all about being a team, and this fellow only cared about himself.

Mark James and Ken Brown famously misbehaved at that RC, so one of them.

 

[SammmeBee]

Or Brown......

 

[Shakey]

Yeah, I vaguely remember that Brownie had a bit of a reputation. Jeez, he's changed and gone all BBC-friendly! Like to watch/listen to him these days though. But whoever did what Jacklin said (if it's true) is a complete plank.

 

[MetalMickie]

I am certain that in other publications, when this incident was recounted, the behaviour at the dinner was specifically attributed to Mark James.

 

[Shakey]

If it was James, how did he have the brass nerve to captain our Ryder Cup team in 1999?

 

[JCW]

Mark James , top ryder cup captain , him or faldo for the worst ever IMHO

 

[Shakey]

Mark James , top ryder cup captain , him or faldo for the worst ever IMHO

Sorry, are you saying he's top or the worst?

 

[JCW]

Sorry, are you saying he's top or the worst?

Tongue in cheek remark , take your pick which was worse , i say james because he had a lead but never trusted 3 of his team and it come home to haunt him , back to the thread , jacklin was on about james

 

[Shakey]

Tongue in cheek remark , take your pick which was worse , i say james because he had a lead but never trusted 3 of his team and it come home to haunt him , back to the thread , jacklin was on about james

LOL. Cheers, JCW.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

James and Brown were the rebels of their time.
The PGA at that time were very stuffy and John Jacobs was leading them back into the dark ages.
Some of the things they did were quite funny, others plain stoopid.

I think this rebellion was about not getting paid to appear in the Ryder Cup whilst the PGA were starting to suck up all the money.

Mind you Jacklin making comments of that sort is a bit rich. some of his latter business dealings were so wrong he had to leave the country.