Just got back from up there. That place is insane. Loved seeing all the players interact with the fans. Really cool experience

Darren Clarke’s fury as Willett’s brother blasts US Ryder Cup fans

Darren Clarke has expressed anger after the brother of Danny Willett used an online column to attack American fans in a supposedly light-hearted way that has spectacularly backfired.

Pete Willett shot to prominence by virtue of his comedic Twitter coverage of his brother winning the Masters in April. Yet within days of the start of the 41st Ryder Cup, Willett has stirred controversy with an article saying that Europe “need to silence the pudgy, basement-dwelling, irritants, stuffed on cookie dough and pissy beer, pausing between mouthfuls of hot dog so they can scream ‘Baba booey’ until their jelly faces turn red”.

He continued: “They need to stun the angry, unwashed, Make America Great Again swarm, desperately gripping their concealed-carry compensators and belting out a mini-erection inducing ‘mashed potato,’ hoping to impress their cousin.

“They need to smash the obnoxious dads, with their shiny teeth, Lego man hair, medicated ex-wives, and resentful children. Squeezed into their cargo shorts and boating shoes, they’ll bellow ‘get in the hole’ whilst high-fiving all the other members of the Dentists’ Big Game Hunt Society.”

It will be interesting to see how Danny Willett is treated by the home crowd when the Ryder Cup begins on Friday. His brother, writing for nationalclubgolfer.com, also referred to US supporters as “cretins” and “fat, stupid, greedy, classless, bastards”. When posting the article on Twitter, Willett stressed: “I mean every word.”

Clarke, Europe’s captain, and Danny Willett, are seriously unamused. Clarke said on Wednesday: “I just was made aware of the article about an hour ago. I haven’t seen it. As soon as I did, I went out to find Danny, who was playing in the last group this morning. I spoke to Danny about it. I showed it to Danny. And he’s bitterly disappointed in his brother’s article.


“It is not what Danny thinks. It is not what I think. It is not what Team Europe stands for. So Danny was unaware of it and he fully intends to speak to his brother whenever he comes in and express his displeasure to his brother about it, because that is not what Team Europe stands for.

“I was very disappointed in it, as well, because that’s an outside person expressing their opinion which is not representative of what our thoughts are.”

Willett was made aware of the article during Wednesday’s practice round at Hazeltine and later told the Golf Channel: “I’d just like to apologise obviously to everyone involved for what’s been said.

“It’s obviously not the thoughts of myself and of the team and of captain Darren. I spoke to him [Pete] on the phone after I was made aware of what was said and what has been going on.

“And I said to Pete that I was obviously disappointed in what was said and what was written about the American fans that obviously took me under their wing fantastically back in April [at the Masters].”

Davis Love III, the US captain, said he was aware of the article. “I heard about it on the course,” said Love. “I took advice and ignored the noise.

“If you know me, I don’t even read my own press clippings when I win. If I read it, I am just going to get mad. If I read it, I’m just going to get defensive. So I just try to ignore it.

“The fans at a home event, both in Europe and over here, get into it. They are so excited. A big part of home field advantage is the fans. If we play well here and get the fans behind us then we have an advantage.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...rticle-us-fans

Reed/Spieth winning their afternoon match would have really been huge. I like Garcia, but I would sure like to see the U.S. shove his ear-culp and Rory's bow's back in their faces.

The crowd size and intensity this morning was out of control.

Forgive the focus, I can't take pictures with my cell phone to save my life.

https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/ya/dow...ppid=yahoomail

Today

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

Mostly sunny on the course. 20 miles to the north-foggy. I have visibility of 1/2 mile.

How do you know the Ryder cup is in the Midwest? ESPN is not talking about it.

Damn. Feel bad for Westwood, but how do you not just knock that in?

Not sorry! Screw those Euro pricks. Great day of golf though except for the primal scream crap. The double fist pump, hip gyrating, screaming at the gallery stuff is a little much IMO. I know the crowds are harsh in these events but that's no excuse. The best way to put an end to that is for our guys to simply kick ass tomorrow. Shut them up early and often.

Sunday: Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

Near perfect conditions. Barometer may keep dropping. USA need to take the Ibuprofen.

Both teams have done it. I don't mind it. Never liked Mcilroy so he is getting on my nerves with it and I don't enjoy watching Peters do it either. Personally I can't stand when some idiot screams out some stupid saying a microsecond after a tee shot. I get why the crowd is doing it this week, trying to play on Willet's brother. In general though, I find it very annoying.

It all started with "you duh man!"

On a different note the USA shirts were fugly.

While it's unfortunate timing, the dudes not exactly wrong, is he?

Story in the MPLS paper today about rude people

http://www.startribune.com/shame-on-...mob/395536261/

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