USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
The bookies got it wrong then.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Looks like Hamilton after all, good shout Phil
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So bookies favourite comes second - it was all fresh in the mind with him recently winning
McIlroy only second and Hamilton wins. Quelle surprise.
FairwayDodger
Money List Winner
At least that proves it's not all about sporting achievement then.....
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Mcilroy was backed in to just less than 8/1 ON ahead of the announcement, some very burnt fingers
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Why ? He won a year long world title - in the sporting World its one of the top Achievements
Old Skier
Tour Winner
The public voted and as its a public vote it must be write, the maths says so. The fact that same don't agree with it is neither here or there surely.
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Siren
Tour Rookie
30 e/w @ 5/1 on Hamilton after Rory won the open. Happy days!
Lewis Hamilton was a deserving winner after a fantastic season of F1.
FairwayDodger
Money List Winner
Pretty obvious why. Rory had one of the best years in the history of golf and Lewis (who is a great guy and spoke well) won a two horse race.
It's a popularity contest, not a measure of sporting excellence.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Couldn't agree more, its a top achievement...............for me not as top as Rory's. Not many golfers win multiple majors in a single year.
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Further proof that, as a sport, golf just does not really register with the wider British public.
No surprise that the game continues to struggle for media coverage.
No surprise that the game continues to struggle for media coverage.
Yep pretty much spot on
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We will always think that way because we are golfers
Ask Forumla 1 fans and they will think the same
Its the other fans that make the difference.
One Planer
Global Moderator
Nail. Hit. On. Head.
Maybe Rory wowould gave better luck cleaning up on the Webb.com tour?
chrisd
Major Champion
He is rightfully World Champion but in a sport where the ability to be champion has more to do with who has the best car than talent, although he certainly gas talent in bucket loads
The third place goes to a lovely lady but only because she won a race after becoming a mum, had she not given birth a few weeks earlier, and won, I don't see her being nominated, she certainly wouldn't be a top sportsperson of the year purely on her sporting achievement, but a great story.
The third place goes to a lovely lady but only because she won a race after becoming a mum, had she not given birth a few weeks earlier, and won, I don't see her being nominated, she certainly wouldn't be a top sportsperson of the year purely on her sporting achievement, but a great story.
Siren
Tour Rookie
Your forgetting that Lewis is English, Rory is Irish.
Nationality plays a massive part like it or not. Should Rory win at Augusta he will be nailed on unless Lewis wins the title again.
Nationality plays a massive part like it or not. Should Rory win at Augusta he will be nailed on unless Lewis wins the title again.
Blue in Munich
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Rory won his second major back in August, the Ryder Cup was September; Hamilton won the world Championship less than a month ago. Very obvious which one was in the forefront of the voting public's mind.
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Pretty much sums it up for me
As a golf fan Rory for me should have won
But F1 fans would say that Hamilton was right to win
Hamilton had the best year he could possibly have in his sport - he is their World Champion in one of the biggest sports in the World
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