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American Golf Fans.
Particularly American Golf Fans in the Ryder Cup.
Now, I’m writing this on the Sunday before the singles, so I don’t actually know the final result, but as it stands, USA are leading 9-7 with the final event, the singles, to come.
In watching the previous 2 days, at times I been tempted to throw my remote straight through the television. It’s been at times, painful. Boo Radley, who seems like the real life version of Ricky Bobby from Talladega Nights, is the worst, deliberately antagonising the crowd. But something about them makes me want to churn.
You see, there was this one point on the 2nd day where an American, hit the ball into the woods. Fair enough, tricky shot. However, “luckily” it seemed to bounce (pretty highly I may add), out of the woods. Anybody think a fan just threw it out of the trees? Luckily, the American hit the ball into the water the next shot, so a little bit of justice. But still it seemed odd.
And they make no sense! I mean, what the ruddy hell does “Be the ball!” mean?
Now, two things I’d like to point out – I love Americans. I know loads, and consider loads to be my friends. They’re everything which common perception says they aren’t: funny, intelligent and genuinely nice people. However, the golf fans don’t seem to do you people justice.
Secondly, a few people may claim sour grapes, but they did it four years ago, when we hammered you! I remember the boos that rang around Oakland when Monty sank the winning putt.
So, dispite the factthat I love golf, and love Americans, I think put the two together, and you’ve got a fan 1 step above football hooligans. What do you think?
Comments: 6 Comments
Rhys Wynne, the author of this blog, is a 20 something web designer from Colwyn Bay. 
Boo Weekly you mean?
And why is Thomas Levet pictured?
Because my knowledge of golf isn’t actually that good, and I couldnt’ be arsed looking for correct photos.
haha thats some top notch fek ups
surely the bbc has ryder cup photos on its page – you mares well of put tiger woods up!
Boo Weekly needs a damn good slap. Everythign about him annoys me – even riding the bull, doing the bull dance, feeling the flow, working it… working it! So happy gilmore!
Was a great spectacle this year… Celtic Manor will be a fantastic event… especially when we get the trophy back!
Yes, they do. However I have been collared more than once to go through the site removing photos from major news organisations. I simply went onto flickr, typed in “Ryder Cup”, and found the first picture.
I thought they were great. They really helped the Yanks get pumped up for the matches.
Most American golf fans (or, at least the ones that you see at the live tournaments) are actually uptight, corporate douchebags who either A) spent way too much on their tickets because their boss or their boss’s boss is going and they are spending more time trying to kiss that person’s ass than worry about the tournament or B) the friend of that guy who got his friend’s ticket because his wife caught him cheating with his secretary and he has to go to marriage counseling instead of sucking up to his boss.
The Ryder Cup is different, because there is the whole “us vs. them” mentality involved, so there is that to consider. There are a couple tournaments where the crowds are known to get a little rowdier than normal, but they’re usually fairly well behaved.
By the way – its a bit early here still and I seem to still be a little drunk from last night, so if this is more rambling than it appears to me at the moment – that’s why.