Those Nike clubs have ruined him........
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PhilTheFragger
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May have been mentioned before but Rory's dad put a bet on Rory winning the open before he was 26
When Rory was 15, put on £400 at 500:1 with some mates
Nice little celebration methinks
When Rory was 15, put on £400 at 500:1 with some mates
Nice little celebration methinks
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Those Nike clubs have ruined him........
And leaving chubby then horizon and dumping his g/f and he will never win the Open
And leaving chubby then horizon and dumping his g/f and he will never win the Open
:thup::whoo:
Classy final round.
Nice to see Sergio giving him the hugs too.
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Yeah its good to see - hopefully that gives Garcia the really big confidence boost to win one.
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
Well done r&a, biggest profile tournament on terrestial TV and you have someone who can't give a speech to save his life 5 mins of prime time TV. Way to go for enhancing the image of the game. 
Seriously, watch how Wimbledon does it, they have as much history and tradition but have moved into to 21st century.
Seriously, watch how Wimbledon does it, they have as much history and tradition but have moved into to 21st century.
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Pin-seeker
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May have been mentioned before but Rory's dad put a bet on Rory winning the open before he was 26
When Rory was 15, put on £400 at 500:1 with some mates
Nice little celebration methinks
Think it was 25,there was doubts wether the bookie would pay out. I suspect they'll see it as good PR tho.
Well done r&a, biggest profile tournament on terrestial TV and you have someone who can't give a speech to save his life 5 mins of prime time TV. Way to go for enhancing the image of the game.
Seriously, watch how Wimbledon does it, they have as much history and tradition but have moved into to 21st century.
All for tradition but have to agree with you. Get the suits out of the way and let the player have the limelight. No some suit and tie that can't engage with the crowd or viewing public. It's these little things that leave the impression about it being elitist
cookelad
Tour Winner
It's bringing out the side table from grans hallway for the presentation which gets me!
jp5
Q-School Graduate
Rest of the year they'd go mental if anyone put something that weighty on a green!
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Well done r&a, biggest profile tournament on terrestial TV and you have someone who can't give a speech to save his life 5 mins of prime time TV. Way to go for enhancing the image of the game.
Seriously, watch how Wimbledon does it, they have as much history and tradition but have moved into to 21st century.
Not a great image...was it the Hoylake Captain?
At least we did not have Peter Dawson doing that totally naff carrying the trophy bit this year.
Rory spoke from the heart and very well.
{did I miss the trophy carry bit? thank goodness.]
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
I suppose at least the winner was under 40 this year so any youngster watching it may not have thought golf is a game your elderly uncle plays. Despite the best efforts of the r&a and sometimes the BBC.
As you say, the r&a just don't seem to get the fact they have a massive opportunity to send out a positive message about the game. It's hard enough to get golf in the papers and send out the message its an great game to play without wheeling out the g&t blazer brigade on these occasions.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
He's been second before so he knows what it takes, in fact he was second when he should have won at Carnoustie.
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User62651
Guest
Maybe the presenting committee should all dress like AliG to attract the Yoof and maybe they should fill the claret jug with snakebite and force the winner to down it before the speech! Seriously I agree the guy doing most of the speaking was poor but I quite like the tradition of the presentation, the winners gets enough time to speak, Rory's wasn't a classic speech like Tom Lehmans or David Duvals but it was ok.
richart
Major Champion
Perhaps the Captain should have told a few jokes to spice up the speech.Seemed fine to me, short and to the point. Didn't detract from my enjoyment of the Open one little bit.
Seemed fine to me, short and to the point. Didn't detract from my enjoyment of the Open one little bit.
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Snelly
Guest
Tom Lehmans speech made me feel queasy. It was absolutely appalling. Only worse one in Open history was Faldo singing My Way.
richart
Major Champion
Faldo's 'heart of his bottom' was pretty cringeworthy.
Sweep
Journeyman Pro
To be fair, it wasn't the Captain of Hoylake. He handed over the prizes and didn't say anything. I think it was the Chair of the Championship Committee.
I think it is important to keep the traditions alive and a couple of minutes of thanking people is not too much. It genuinely would be impossible to stage such a big event without a lot of sacrifice by a lot of people and they should be recognised. The Open is unique in that it is held not at the venue of the competition organisers, like Wimbledon or The Masters and it relies on a lot of people stepping up. I have heard a lot more cringeworthy speeches at the Oscars where winners thank everyone including their dog and it doesn't do them any harm.
dewsweeper
Tour Rookie
Sweep,
I agree completely.
In time ,changes will occur and the more modern approach asked for by some on the forum may well be the norm.
However,as a golfer since 1967,I am not sure all change is for the better and not only in sport!
After a superbly run 4 days of golf I ,for one,am comfortable with the old traditions being observed and accept tht we are not all public speakers,witness the posts on this forum sometimes!
My only criticism was the way the BBC cut away from Rory's greatest moments to show a montage of the play,I would have preferred more of the moment with the crowd and interaction after a memorable and popular win.
Dewsweeper
FairwayDodger
Money List Winner
I think the speech was ok, he said all the right things but just in a bit of a monotone which was a shame. But public speaking can be a bit traumatic, I know I was rubbish after our club championship....
However, what was really noticeable was the presentation party consisted entirely of old white men. That's the perception the general public have of golf and, once again, the R&A reinforced it. In my opinion, they urgently need to modernise because for all the good they do in the game they continually reinforce the perception of elitism and privilege.
However, what was really noticeable was the presentation party consisted entirely of old white men. That's the perception the general public have of golf and, once again, the R&A reinforced it. In my opinion, they urgently need to modernise because for all the good they do in the game they continually reinforce the perception of elitism and privilege.
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