Rab87 Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 1st European in how many years? Europe for the Ryder?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboMarc Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 1st European in how many years? Europe for the Ryder?? Vijay Singh (Fiji) won it in 98 and 04 but the last european was..... well actually, according to wikipedia, he's the 1st European ever to win it. Steve Elkington (Austrailia) 95, Nick Price(Zimbabwe) 92 & 94 and Wayne Grady (Austrailia) 90 are all Non-Americans to have won it recently. Then Gary Player a few times aswell. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_major_golf_championships#Major_championship_winners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab87 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Vijay Singh (Fiji) won it in 98 and 04 but the last european was..... well actually, according to wikipedia, he's the 1st European ever to win it. Steve Elkington (Austrailia) 95, Nick Price(Zimbabwe) 92 & 94 and Wayne Grady (Austrailia) 90 are all Non-Americans to have won it recently. Then Gary Player a few times aswell. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_major_golf_championships#Major_championship_winners Someone told me Vijay used to be a doorman at Centuary 2000, is this bull I suspect it is...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deek Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Vijay Singh (Fiji) won it in 98 and 04 but the last european was..... well actually, according to wikipedia, he's the 1st European ever to win it. Steve Elkington (Austrailia) 95, Nick Price(Zimbabwe) 92 & 94 and Wayne Grady (Austrailia) 90 are all Non-Americans to have won it recently. Then Gary Player a few times aswell. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_major_golf_championships#Major_championship_winners He is the first European to win the USPGA since Scotland's Tommy Armour in 1930. Although born in Edinburgh he became an American in the 1920's after moving there after the war. So some may claim he was a non European when he won. He lost his sight to a mustard gas explosion and surgeons had to add a metal plate to his head and left arm. During his convalescence, he regained the sight of his right eye and took to golfing. Great story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Someone told me Vijay used to be a doorman at Centuary 2000, is this bull I suspect it is...? Not sure which place, but Singh definitely used to be on the doors of somewhere in Edinburgh when he was an up and coming struggling golfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Not sure which place, but Singh definitely used to be on the doors of somewhere in Edinburgh when he was an up and coming struggling golfer. It was Wilkie House that he was a doorman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Spackler Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 I put a fiver on Garcia on Friday night at 7/1. Thought of sticking money on Harrington at the same time when he was 23/1 and playing not so well. He's won me a fortune before. Regretting the choice now! Garcia man, learn to putt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Spackler Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 It was Wilkie House that he was a doorman. I honestly thought you lot were talking absolute p&^h! But it's true, sounds like Century to me! http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Vijay-my-life-as-a.4139971.jp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Jeez, you gotta admire the guy - well, I s'pose I do 'nall 'nanyways. He's the first European to succesfully defend the British Open title in over a hundred years, and he's just gone and won himself back-to-back majors. Impressive by any standards. Very much so Doc. Padraig's worked his butt off in the last few years trying to improve. He's the first to admit he's not the most naturally gifted, compared to someone like, say, Monty. But there's the rub - Monty, for all his natural talent, has never been big on practice, he's renowned for only hitting a handful of balls now and then as it comes so 'easy' to him. And he's never won a Major. Whereas Harrington and Vijay Singh, another fanatical worker who won a Major in his 40's, practice like mad. Maybe a lesson in there somewhere, though it's too late for Monty now I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Spackler Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 Very much so Doc. Padraig's worked his butt off in the last few years trying to improve. He's the first to admit he's not the most naturally gifted, compared to someone like, say, Monty. But there's the rub - Monty, for all his natural talent, has never been big on practice, he's renowned for only hitting a handful of balls now and then as it comes so 'easy' to him. And he's never won a Major. Whereas Harrington and Vijay Singh, another fanatical worker who won a Major in his 40's, practice like mad. Maybe a lesson in there somewhere, though it's too late for Monty now I reckon. That's not entirely true about Monty. He used to have a routine where if he missed a 3 foot putt in a round he would get 200 golf balls after the round and putt the 200 in a row. If he missed one he would start again. You simply don't play as well and win as much as Monty has without practising. Monty's problem is a huge mental one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 That's not entirely true about Monty. He used to have a routine where if he missed a 3 foot putt in a round he would get 200 golf balls after the round and putt the 200 in a row. If he missed one he would start again. You simply don't play as well and win as much as Monty has without practising. Monty's problem is a huge mental one. You may be right about the putting routine Carl (I believe a number of players do the one you mention) but he's not going to be remebered for winning plenty of 'regular' tour events (not taking anything away from that) . Monty is on record as saying he wouldn't swap any of his Order of Merit titles for a Major, but do you honestly believe that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Spackler Posted August 12, 2008 Author Share Posted August 12, 2008 You may be right about the putting routine Carl (I believe a number of players do the one you mention) but he's not going to be remebered for winning plenty of 'regular' tour events (not taking anything away from that) . Monty is on record as saying he wouldn't swap any of his Order of Merit titles for a Major, but do you honestly believe that? I'm pretty sure he would swop quite alot for a major! He has plenty to swop so I don't think he's being entirely truthful there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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